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On the Nuclear Brink?
President Musharraf of Pakistan recently said that during the last India/Pakistan crisis, he was perfectly willing to use nukes if any Indian soldier crossed the line into Pakistan.
“I personally conveyed messages to (Indian) Prime Minister Vajpayee through every international leader who came to Pakistan, that if Indian troops moved a single step across the international border or Line of Control, they should not expect a conventional war from Pakistan,” he told Pakistani Air Force veterans close up horse sex.
Musharraf differs from many of his countrymen in the fact that he is not completely nuts. I think over the last year he has shown himself to be the type who realizes that certain elements in his country must be appeased if he is to remain in power, and the point (at least to a certain extent) of his remaining in power is to actually help Pakistan find its way out of the backwardness of the fundamentalist woods beast chat room. One of the historical figures he most looks up to is Ataturk.
So it perhaps helpful to take these statements with a grain of salt horse sex drawing. For one thing, Musharraf would have known full well that any nuclear attack against India (even invading Indian forces) would cause India to retaliate. Nuking Islamabad itself would be a clear possibility.
It is far less risky to make bellicose statements about what you would have done after the fact than it is to broadcast such threats in the moment of crisis. Furthermore, you have to keep in mind that Musharraf was talking to a group of former military officers, and there is no reason to think that he was not tailoring his message accordingly. Based on this, I don’t think that Pakistan was as close to actually using nuclear weapons as Musharraf might suggest they were.
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 12:47 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
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serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
nothing may stand in our way!
Wheeler Hall last spring.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
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that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
about equal probability.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
vulnerability.
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
the Feds know about it.
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
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
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"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
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."
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
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
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
superiority.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
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,
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
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,
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
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.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
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."
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
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
A taste, just a taste...
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
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 said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
conflict.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
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
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
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
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
about equal probability.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
University or Diversity
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
again soon, didn't we?"
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
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
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
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,
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
I finally went and did it.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
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
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
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 tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
conflict.
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
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
looks like a green light, no?
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
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
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
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
superiority.
about equal probability.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
lap dance.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
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
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
computer systems.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
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.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
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the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
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."
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
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
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
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
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
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 death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
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!
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
Wheeler Hall last spring.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
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
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
lap dance.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
cause, but I,
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
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
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
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
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
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
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
lap dance.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
"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
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
of the mass moron movement.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
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
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
the not-being-a-jerk department.
I finally went and did it.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
cause, but I,
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
again soon, didn't we?"
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
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