Bill Whittle gets his groove on. Another remarkable, exhaustive essay.
Come for the essay, but stay for the decidedly dishonest Chomskyean critiques offered in the comments section.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybethe All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
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to penetrate.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
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
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
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
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
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something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
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
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
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
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
vulnerability.
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
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.
of the mass moron movement.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
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
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
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
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" 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
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
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
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
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
nothing may stand in our way!
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
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.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
hacky-sack?"
that I hadn't thought of it first!
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
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
cause, but I,
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
rivals.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
of the mass moron movement.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
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
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
A taste, just a taste...
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
superiority.
about equal probability.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
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
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
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
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
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
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
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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
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
"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.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
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
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
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
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
A taste, just a taste...
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
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
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
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
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.
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.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
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.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
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"?
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
about equal probability.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
In your face, Space Coyote!
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
nothing may stand in our way!
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
computer systems.
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
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
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 eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
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."
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
A taste, just a taste...
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
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
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
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.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
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.
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
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
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
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
cause, but I,
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
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"?
rivals.
nothing may stand in our way!
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
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
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
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
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
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
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
vulnerability.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which 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
lap dance.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
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."
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
the Feds know about it.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
vulnerability.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
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:
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
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
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
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
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
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
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
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
rivals.
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
A taste, just a taste...
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,
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
University or Diversity
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
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
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?"
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
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.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
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