With the same morbid curiosty that accompanies one slowing down to witness some horrible highway accident or searching for news reports of a grisly industrial accident, I cruised on over to SF Gate to see what I could see.
The following is horrid. Painful.
I’m talking about blood trickling out of your ears painful.
But I had to go through it, so you do too, so sit still while I strap you down, Clockwork Orange-style, and get going with the viddies. (“It’s a sin!!!”)
TWO CENTS is a feature at SF Gate where the newsmen pose a question of great international import, putting stock in the collective wisdom of its readers, searching for and pointing out what are apparently the smartest and most thoughtful comments of the Bay Area.
Sort of like looking for the tallest buildings in Spokane, Washington my fantasy dog sex.
This week’s weighty question was “What would you do if you were Saddam Hussein?”
At least they didn’t print all of the “Give everyone in my country a puppy” or “Teach the world to sing” responses. You have to hand it to them at least for that.
Mike Sher, Oakland
Retain a good public relations firm and let the American people know my side of the story. Tell the United States that it isn’t politics as much as oil that’s the motivation for a possible war. Tell them that when I say inspectors can come in, they can come in. Tell them that we want to be part of the world community, have the embargoes lifted, and live in peace.
Someone should have this fellow transported back from about 1990, since what he describes is exactly what Saddam has been doing for the last decade or so beastmistress. Except for the PR firm thing. That part is just sheer brilliance.
Lani Silver, San Francisco
I would announce that starting tomorrow, my country would be a democracy. I’d host conferences every day on nonviolent solutions to conflict. I’d apologize to the Kurds for the genocide I’d perpetrated upon them, and I’d now protect them. I’d also tell the United States, in the nicest possible way, that for it to pursue war with Iraq is cruel and inhumane. And I’d suggest that all the energy being put into this proposed war could be spent solving the problems of the United States Bestiality In Japanese.
Oh shit. How in God’s name am I supposed to parody that? Seriously, God, please give me a sign, because I don’t think any mere mortal could know. I think saying “Teach the world to sing” would have been about as silly as this one.
Oh lord… too stoo-pid girls having sex with horses… head exploding…
What’s this? Something approaching common sense? It’s like some beautiful dream. hot animal sex fantasy..
Steven Travers, San Anselmo
I would attempt to negotiate a deal, like the one Don Rumsfeld has hinted about, in which I would be allowed to leave Iraq with my family and a lot of money to go to a friendly country like Syria and live out the rest of my miserable days in exile. Beyond that, I would pray to a benevolent God for forgiveness.
Well I’d have to say that’s the one among the bunch that I agree with most, but all of these people have left out the single most obvious thing to do if you were Saddam Hussein: Kill your two sons while they sleep, and then kill every one of yours and their thuggish Tikrit supporters. Then put a bullet in your own head.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminenteconomic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
In your face, Space Coyote!
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
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
of fist.
In your face, Space Coyote!
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
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
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
the Feds know about it.
A taste, just a taste...
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
...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
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
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the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
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
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
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
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
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In your face, Space Coyote!
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
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
conflict.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
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.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
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
of the mass moron movement.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
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.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
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
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
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
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
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
computer systems.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
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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making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
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
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
nothing may stand in our way!
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
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
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
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lap dance.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
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Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
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
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
nothing may stand in our way!
again soon, didn't we?"
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
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
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
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
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
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
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
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
Why are you still here?!
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
Why are you still here?!
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
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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
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
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
the Feds know about it.
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
about equal probability.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
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."
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
superiority.
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
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
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
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
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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I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
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
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
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
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
trying to get an education
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
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
lap dance.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
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
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
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.
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
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
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
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
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!"
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
the Feds know about it.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
hacky-sack?"
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
superiority.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
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
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
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
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
I finally went and did it.
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
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
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
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
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Why are you still here?!
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
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