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James Lileks has a problem with the guy too, and seeing as how he is “the Lileks!”, he expresses his qualms with Scorsese’s mouth-before-mind Iraq statements much more eloquently and forcefully than my pigswill yesterday. In particular, he closes with the following gem:
You know what I’d like to hear, just once? “As a New Yorker, I remember too well the death and destruction that arrived on our doorstep that day in September bdsm k9 play. As an American, I worry about regimes who possess both the means to kill innocent citizens and the devilish will to do it. As an artist, I value the freedom I have in a pluralistic, secular democracy, and I realize that these traits are not only rare and worthy of defense, but deserve to be extended to people in other nations fucking female horse. As a student of history, I am impressed by how our military - which has the ability to annihilate cities and nations - has spent billions to develop weapons that destroy a single building. Surely this says as much about us as our crass and extroverted culture; what other nation with our abilities would take such care? Presented with enemies who build weapons factories next to kindergartens, we invent missiles that take the former and spare the latter womens sex with dog. This may not mean we are right, but it surely means we are are bound by a notion of decency our opposites lack. As a human being, I mourn the loss of innocent life that will surely attend any war - but I must admit, if we could have prevented 9/11 with a military action that cost a dozen innocent lives, I would have supported it with the reluctance that must attend any act of organized violence. And finally, as a filmmaker who lives in a special kind of isolation, surrounded mostly by affluent like-minded people from the arts community, I must admit that when it comes to foreign affairs and military matters I don’t know what the hell I’m talking about.”
Now, even setting aside the last sentence, could you ever, in your heart of hearts, even hope for such a thing from a Hollywood celebrity? The amount of sheer clarity and simple forceful moral sense would likely cause his showbiz friends, so comfortably ensconsed in their constructed ethical fantasy land, to skitter hurriedly from the room like roaches with the lights flipped on.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
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."
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
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 suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
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.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
University or Diversity
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
computer systems.
to penetrate.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
Wheeler Hall last spring.
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?
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
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
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.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
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
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
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of the mass moron movement.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
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
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
being the reaction described above.
lap dance.
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
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
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
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
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
of the mass moron movement.
A taste, just a taste...
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
, "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
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
the Feds know about it.
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
the Feds know about it.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
superiority.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
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
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
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
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,
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
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
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
about equal probability.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
I finally went and did it.
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
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
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.
In your face, Space Coyote!
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,
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
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
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
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
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."
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
looks like a green light, no?
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
rivals.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
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
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
trying to get an education
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
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
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
that I hadn't thought of it first!
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
that I hadn't thought of it first!
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
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
In your face, Space Coyote!
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
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a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
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
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
to penetrate.
lap dance.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
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
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
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
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
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
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
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."
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
rivals.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
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
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
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
Why are you still here?!
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
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
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
again soon, didn't we?"
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
hacky-sack?"
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
to penetrate.
hacky-sack?"
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
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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Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
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
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
vulnerability.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
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
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
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
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
conflict.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Why are you still here?!
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
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.
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
that I hadn't thought of it first!
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
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,
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
being the reaction described above.
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
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
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
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
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
trying to get an education
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
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.
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