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To Fisk or not to Fisk
The CalPundit has a problem with fisking. Someone should tell him there are creams for that.
Oh, you mean that kind of fisking. Well why didn’t you say so?
In what Tapped seems to think is a triumphant “gotcha!” moment, CP takes a turn at fisking the Gettysburg Address, and reveals exactly how he doesn’t get it.
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new Nation,
Jesus H horse penetration. Christ, does Abe seriously think that our country got started by the Declaration of Independence? Since he obviously has trouble with anything that happened before he was born, I’ll clue him in: it was the constitution that got us started, big guy. That was 73 years ago, not 87.
Etc. etc. dogsex story.. you get the idea.
Please. The fact that CP seems to imply here that the sort of commentary offered by Abraham Lincoln and Robert Fisk are somehow the same and equally worthy of massive dump truck loads of refutation and scorn heaped upon them (and that bloggers who fisk would be just as inclined to miss such a distinction) instantly shows that he has no idea what he’s talking about, and is creating a strawman which he then valiantly takes down. Bravo Young woman gets plowed by pony. He’s bravely slain the rhetorical equivalent of a newborn bunny rabbit that someone dressed up in a suit of armor so as to create the impression that their victory over the innocent cunnicular creature is something of worth.
I would be surprised if you could actually find 5 bloggers who ascribed to the sort of silliness he parodies. Certainly you wouldn’t find any whose stock was worth a damn in the blogosphere.
Lileks put it best when he described (I’m paraphrasing) quality fisking as a fun rhetorical romp wedded to serious, non-trivial points. Neither of those things is at all present in CP’s caricature free dog fuck story. CP of course doesn’t point to any actual instances where people have committed such egregious snarking as the type he lambasts, but I sure can: at least 1 out of every 2 Maureen Dowd columns. The only difference is she often doesn’t follow the fisking format of offering quotes to what or whom she’s criticizing.
And that’s the real reason that CP’s contention is baseless, because he forgets that any fisker of even the barest quality will have his comments juxtaposed with that which he/she is refuting, and if his commentary is as silly and baseless as what CP apparently thinks it is, then their stupidity will be on display for the whole blogosphere to see.
So unless you’re willing to say that the entire blogosphere is made up entirely of people who cannot be trusted to read something blatantly wrong and notice it as such, your concerns hold no water.
I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if you did think that though, because it would jive perfectly with the progressive notion of an enlightened elite protecting the ignorant and base masses from themselves.
Do fiskers occasionally reach too high a pitch in their criticisms in order to be entertaining or otherwise to stand out? Perhaps, but those instances are few and far between (especially among bloggers of note), and at worst, all they will have done by constructing poor arguments and making trivial, pointless criticisms is to make themselves look stupid.
I trust reasonable individuals to be able to tell the difference.
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
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.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
vulnerability.
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
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
vulnerability.
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
to penetrate.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
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.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
Wheeler Hall last spring.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
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."
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
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
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
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
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
superiority.
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
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
of the mass moron movement.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
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
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
superiority.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
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
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
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
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
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
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
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
to penetrate.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
rivals.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
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
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
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
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
that I hadn't thought of it first!
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
trying to get an education
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
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
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
looks like a green light, no?
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
In your face, Space Coyote!
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
rivals.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
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Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
superiority.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
lap dance.
the Feds know about it.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
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."
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
conflict.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
hacky-sack?"
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
again soon, didn't we?"
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
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
lap dance.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
Why are you still here?!
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
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
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
of the mass moron movement.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Wheeler Hall last spring.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
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attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
A taste, just a taste...
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(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
to penetrate.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
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
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
the Feds know about it.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
of fist.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
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
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
A taste, just a taste...
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
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
lap dance.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical 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
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
about equal probability.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
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