File this (via Instapundit) under “Shocked -shocked!-.”

 

The ad… was created by the group Not In Our Name, which has purchased similar ads in other papers around the country. A box at the bottom of the ad asks readers to send donations to an organization called the Bill of Rights Foundation. “We suggest a $200 contribution,” the ad says, “but all contributions large or small help to make the goal possible.” 

The Bill of Rights Foundation is a New York-based group that has for years devoted nearly all of its funds to the defense of Abu-Jamal, who shot and killed a Philadelphia police officer in 1981 horse harness sex. Abu-Jamal’s guilt has been upheld during decades of appeals, but his case has become a cause c?l?bre among some on the Left, who maintain that he was unfairly convicted.

 

It’s a cause that also bestows instant counter-cultural capital on just about any college campus across the nation. Around here for instance, a popular grafittied addition to city STOP signs is to add, below the “stop” letters (along with the usual spate of silly “driving” type messages) “Mumia’s execution.”

I was prodded into looking into the case from the constant calls for the man’s release, and I came away with the conclusion that anyone even remotely familiar with the facts of the Mumia case who says the man is innocent is either deeply dishonest or else so stupid that they shouldn’t be allowed to use grown-up scissors. And, just as a warning, don’t ever actually confront a Mumia supporter with concrete information. It’s only going to piss them off.

And again, I cannot adequately register my utter hair-turned-white shock that an anti-war ad is soliticing donations for a group devoted to getting an unrepetant, convicted cop-killer released from prison.

See fellas, this is exactly why any antiwar protest movement isn’t taken seriously hot girl and dog sex. Garofalo can complain about some corporate media conspiracy to squash dissent all she wants, but the fact remains that the anti-war movement can’t seem to divest itself from all kinds of idiotic, kooky causes that make them look (rightly) like a foolish conglomerate of reflexively anti-everything-including-Mom-and-apple-pie punks from the sheltered halls of Academia. But even putting it that way is too generous, because that scenario makes it sound as if there is a core of genuinely patriotic, well-meaning Americans who simply don’t think that war in Iraq is best and most just course of action, but who are weighed down by the fringe of extreme counter-cultural elements nipping at their heels. But that isn’t the case at all.

The sad fact is that those kooks of the “free-Mumia!” variety are the core of the movement, and their current anti-war stance is just another line item on their counter-cultural spreadsheet. Sure, there are some who join the anti-war marches who aren’t of this hard-left variety, but they’re the ones who should be considered the fringe of the movement, especially when the marches themselves are led and organized by groups like ANSWER.

And just to make sure we’ve beat this dead horse into the ground, let’s once again go over just who ANSWER is: they are a front group for the Wrokers’ World Party, a group that split with the Socialist Workers’ Party in 1956 because they were upset that the SWP didn’t support the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Since then, they’ve done a swell job of making sure their fervent orthodoxically revolutionary credentials never waned, when they, for instance, voiced support for the actions of the Chinese government which resulted in the massacre of student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square.

It’s not enough to not personally be a Stalinist dupe xxx paola. If you want to have a credible anti-war stance, you must disassociate yourself completely from groups like this, or else you’ll be forever lumped in with the myriad “Free Mumia!” and “Cyclists for Biodiesel!” type of polyglot leftist causes, a collection of ideologes who make it clear at every anti-war march that the event isn’t so much to offer a principled stance against military action in Iraq, but to let everyone from the freakshow of people who never escaped from the 60’s wax nostalgic.

I was at the Jan 18 anti-war rally in San Francisco. And yes, the first picture that I posted from the event shows a bunch of people carrying a “Free Mumia” banner.

And right now, as I write this, I’m looking at a flier for the next big march in SF. This time, the top bill sponsor is Bay Area United Against War. Frankly, BAUAW seems to suffer from many of the same ugly associations that ANSWER does, as one quickly finds from their mission statement:

 

We oppose this war for the sake of all people in the Middle East, who will see their communities destabilized and threatened by further U.S. wars; and especially the Palestinian people, whose human rights are continually violated by Israel, with the support and funding of the U big horse cock sex.S. government. 

It is intolerable for the United States to spend billions on weapons at any time, but especially while poverty, unemployment, and homelessness are rising. We advocate that society’s resources be allocated for jobs, education, health care, a clean environment, and social justice.

 

Yes, yes, what would an anti-war movement be without the obligatory statement defending the war waged against Israel by sick fanatics in “Palestine”? And as for “social justice”: well, I’m fairly certain that releasing Mumia and other such patently idiotic causes fall under that rubric. Indeed, a look at the Endorsers page spells it out in black and white, identifying as supporters of BAUAW “Jeff Mackler and Laura Herrera, Co-Chairs, Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal,” and of course, that 800 pound gorilla of anti-war silliness, ANSWER, is listed as the second most prominent sponsor of the rally, right below BAUAW.

That’s right guys, keep putting all your rotten, diseased eggs into the same basket of stupidity. I’d like to see the omelet that comes out of this beastiality dogs fucking women.

The next march is scheduled for Feb 16, follwoing the tried and true protest route of Embarcadero to the Civic Center. Sigh. I suppose I’ll be there as well. Showing these people for who they really are is just too important.

And one last thing about Mumia: The funniest goddamn thing that ever appeared in the Berkeley campus comedy magazine, the Heuristic Squelch, was a fake advertisement for MacDonalds with a picture of the aforementioned cop-killer and the lettering: “Free Mumia!… with any purchase of soft drink and fries.”

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Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
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
of the mass moron movement.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
conflict.
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 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
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
trying to get an education
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
to penetrate.
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
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.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
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
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
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
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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
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why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
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
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
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."
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
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,
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
that I hadn't thought of it first!
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?
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
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
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
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which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
In your face, Space Coyote!
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
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
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
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
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.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
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.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
the Feds know about it.
looks like a green light, no?
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
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
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.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
A taste, just a taste...
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
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,
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?"
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
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]!
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
looks like a green light, no?
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
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
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
lap dance.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
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Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
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
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
computer systems.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
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
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
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
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
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Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
In your face, Space Coyote!
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
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
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
, "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.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
of the mass moron movement.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
rivals.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
University or Diversity
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
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
hacky-sack?"
nothing may stand in our way!
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
cause, but I,
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
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
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.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
I finally went and did it.
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
rivals.
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
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
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
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
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
University or Diversity
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
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."
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
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
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
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
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
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
being the reaction described above.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
again soon, didn't we?"
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."
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
the Feds know about it.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
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]!
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
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
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
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)
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
superiority.
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
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
hacky-sack?"
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
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 09:13 PM | Comments (4)
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
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 09:37 AM | Comments (0)
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.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
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