So, I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the Columbia. I don’t realkly feel any need to link to news stories because there are literally many hundreds of them on Google News now, and any one that I link to will likely be old news by the time you read this.
I found out an hour ago, and now, looking back through the lens of 60 minutes worth of hindsight, I’m struck not by what I thought at the time, but what I didn’t think. I didn’t think, “Oh my God, the terrorist bastards brought down a shuttle.” I didn’t think, “We’ve been hit again.” I didn’t even think of a terrorism as a possibility until I read the ABC headline telling me that there was no apparent evidence of terrorism.
“Oh right. Terrorism.”
And not only because such an act would be absurdly beyond the capabilities of the medieval stripe of thugs that would want to do such a thing Gay beastiality. Even though it’s almost laughable to suggest that the backward, personified anachronisms of the Islamist movement could have the ability to bring down a landing shuttle, still it would be understandable for one, in that first moment of such a high-profile national disaster, to think, “My God, they did it again.” And only then, in the few seconds afterward to sit down and think, “OK, get a hold of yourself. That was a shuttle at 203,000 feet and they’re ignorant pigs who think oxygen and hydrogen come together to form water because ‘Allah wills it so.’ They couldn’t have done this.”
But my mind didn’t even get that far. The fanatical hordes who will no doubt cheer at this accident never entered the picture, because despite their best concentrated efforts, the specter of their presence has been pushed to the collective backburner of the American psyche. We’re not jumping at their shadows. We’re not looking behind our shoulder thinking that every public disaster is the work of the malevolent revenging hand of Allah.
Terrorism is supposed to cause terror zoophilia and women and dogs. It’s supposed to strike fear and uncertainty and jumpy paranoia in the minds of its victims. It’s supposed to make its targets think that they could die a quick painful death at any moment, to remove the blanket of security that allows a person to go through their day and not chew their fingertips raw in the process over the thought of all the ugly possible fates that could befall them in the meanwhile.
If we were terrorized, I would wake up thinking that somehow Al Qeada had destroyed a United States space shuttle. I would thinking that Allah’s fearsome agents on earth had managed to precipitate a national disaster. Perhaps not one where hundreds or thousands were killed, but one that would have been a heavy symbolic blow to the seat of our national character. “Jesus Chrst, man, they got the space shuttle. The shuttle.”
But it didn’t happen.
Yeah, that’s right you fuckers gay animal sex. You barely register anymore.
Now go and play out your suicide fantasies somehwere else for a second. Don’t worry, we’re still coming for you. But right now, we’ve got to figure out why one of our shuttles exploded over Texas, and the answer is likely a lot more complicated than “Allah willed it.”
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
University or Diversity
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
nothing may stand in our way!
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.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
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
to penetrate.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
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
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
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
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
looks like a green light, no?
A taste, just a taste...
A taste, just a taste...
In your face, Space Coyote!
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
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
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
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
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
In your face, Space Coyote!
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
superiority.
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
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
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
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
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
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
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 you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
I 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
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
lap dance.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
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
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
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And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
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."
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
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
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 you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
rivals.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
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
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Why are you still here?!
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
the not-being-a-jerk department.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
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."
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
A taste, just a taste...
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
cause, but I,
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
rivals.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
of fist.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
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,
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
In your face, Space Coyote!
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
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
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
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
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
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
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
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 efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
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
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
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
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
A taste, just a taste...
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that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
superiority.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
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.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
superiority.
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
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.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
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 at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
hacky-sack?"
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
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
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
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
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
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
about equal probability.
rivals.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
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
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
looks like a green light, no?
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
the not-being-a-jerk department.
to penetrate.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
last update : 23-5-2013
