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From the desk of Lileks, riddle him this:
One final point: if уouТd lived under SaddamТs rule all your life, and you saw the Americans coming to kill him and his clan, and you believed in your heart this was really about oil . . . would that really matter? Would it matter to you at all?
Of course, as much of the antiwar crowd are willing to believe (or at least to parrot), Iraq is composed of millions of die-hard Saddamites who would gladly take up their pitchforks and tilt at B-52’s, giving their little patch of desert a bright new red color in order to protect the right to have their eyes gouged out and their children starved to death.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'llconflict.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
rivals.
cause, but I,
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
again soon, didn't we?"
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
about equal probability.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
In your face, Space Coyote!
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
trying to get an education
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
rivals.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
being the reaction described above.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
computer systems.
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
cause, but I,
the not-being-a-jerk department.
being the reaction described above.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
University or Diversity
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
again soon, didn't we?"
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
trying to get an education
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
being the reaction described above.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
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Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
vulnerability.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
that I hadn't thought of it first!
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
to penetrate.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
of fist.
In your face, Space Coyote!
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
A taste, just a taste...
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
looks like a green light, no?
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
nothing may stand in our way!
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
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We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
vulnerability.
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
cause, but I,
the not-being-a-jerk department.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
about equal probability.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Why are you still here?!
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
In your face, Space Coyote!
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
hacky-sack?"
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
about equal probability.
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
rivals.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
hacky-sack?"
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
trying to get an education
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
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