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Africa: Tentative Hope
Millions of people in Africa who could never dream of seeing normally now have a chance to, with a new type of adjustable-lens eyeglasses that don’t require an optometrist. As the Independent article says, in Ghana there’s one optician per 400,000 people in the country. I’d expect numbers in the rest of the continent to be similar. But with these glasses that magnify with variable levels of silicon oil, the user can simply adjust the levels of oil until their sight becomes clear, and readjust them if their sight degrades later in life. And they cost about 14 bucks a pair.
Currently Ghana and South Africa are buying millions of pairs for their citizens, and good for them. But frankly, as Instapundit points out, there will most likely be people who are unhappy about this beastiality movies. He (perhaps a little faceitiously) pegs anti-globalists.
Well, maybe.
After all, you can never overestimate the propensity of the hemp-sandaled unwashed hordes to find fault with something that has to do with life-improving technology in underdeveloped countries, especially one in which the Western suppliers of that technology are making a profit (as the article points out, the glasses sell for about 14 bucks, which is more than they cost to make), no matter whether or not their profit-making ends up helping millions. It’s the triumph of fanatic idealogical purity over any consideration of practicality: making profits often comes with some sort of enviromental or cultural drawback, so therefore, any action that results in private enrichment is, at best, morally suspect, and at worst, the height of all evil.
But I think even more likely than getting the goats of the anti-globos, I would not be surprised if this move aroused the indignation of government officials and other elite members of African society. As pointed out in the comments section of the Samisdata post:
A few years ago there was an admirable scheme whereby people gave away their old glasses to Africa. The glasses were sorted into necessarily approximate categories of sight correction and distributed to those who needed them fucking female horse. A generous scheme, you would have thought. Not everyone did, though. Ah, the screams of outrage at this “second best” scheme - as if half a loaf were worse than no bread. (Or as if GM modified food were worse than no food at all, perhaps.)
As Natalie points out, this scheme was derided as being “second-best” and therefore likely a form of racism or imperialist pandering. Can’t you just hear the shouts of moral outrage at this “hand-me-down” insult? No matter that such a plan would give real, non-trivial help to millions whose life would be improved by the ability to see better, the fact that it wasn’t a perfect solution means that it was actually worse than doing nothing.
I think it’s highly possible that there will be those who will call this plan to give the gift of clear sight to millions of Africans simply not good enough males fucking dogs. What the West should do to make up for the rape of Africa is to spend billions of dollars training optometrists in Africa, and then shedding many more billions to pay for free designer Italian specs for poor-sighted Africans, so that Africa can have the same kind of eye care developed nations do.
Sounds silly, doesn’t it? Wouldn’t happen, you say?
Does it sound any sillier than berating the US and calling it stingy and greedy for not sending billions of dollars in foreign aid to Africa without any strings attached? Often when America gives foreign aid to troubled economies, part of the agreement is that the recieving country implement economic reforms (essentially free market programs and efforts to lessen corruption) that would make them more self-sufficient, less dependent on aid, and more prosperous. Recently, after the Johannesburg summit, assembled African governments demanded a huge increase in economic aid from the US that carried no such restrictions. The demand is, quite simply, ludicrous and the height of arrogance. Acceding to those demands would be the equivalent handing a twenty dollar bill to a homeless guy whom you know will spend the money on bottles of Ripple. I’m all for foreign aid to Africa. The place is in shambles generally and badly needs help first beastiality experience. But just throwing gobs of money at them and hoping their governments will use it sensibly is a recipe for disaster. At best, you’ll be pouring billions of dollars into the pockets of various bureaucrats and failed economic models.
But doing anything less than that is derided as implicit imperialism and racism.
The news of the adjustable glasses is heartening though, and will go a long way towards improving life in those countries. Now, if only we could convince the place to accept GM seed stock, they may start themselves on a road tpwards real, significant improvement in the lives of Africans.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.In your face, Space Coyote!
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
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
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
nothing may stand in our way!
Wheeler Hall last spring.
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
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
of the mass moron movement.
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them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
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 off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
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
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
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
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
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
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
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
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
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
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
trying to get an education
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
trying to get an education
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
of the mass moron movement.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
I finally went and did it.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
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
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
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
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
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
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
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
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
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
trying to get an education
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
A taste, just a taste...
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
about equal probability.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
superiority.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
being the reaction described above.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
the not-being-a-jerk department.
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
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
In your face, Space Coyote!
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
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.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
of fist.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
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join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Wheeler Hall last spring.
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
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."
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
lap dance.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
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."
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
A taste, just a taste...
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
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 teacher trying to impress both of them.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
that I hadn't thought of it first!
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
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
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
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 penetrate.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
hacky-sack?"
University or Diversity
computer systems.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
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.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
Wheeler Hall last spring.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
rivals.
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
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
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
of the mass moron movement.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
rivals.
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
I finally went and did it.
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Wheeler Hall last spring.
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
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
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
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
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
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
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
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
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
I finally went and did it.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
looks like a green light, no?
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
the Feds know about it.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
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.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
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
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
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,
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
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.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
looks like a green light, no?
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
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
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
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
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
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
conflict.
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
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