Mar
02
02
The Final Straw
That’s it, after this I want to never again hear a call for the US to work through the United Nations or any other ridiculously perverted international body. Ever. Put a fork in it, fellas, that goose is cooked.
It is now impossible to turn a blind eye to the flagrant hypocrisy represented by the “key US allies” on the Security Council, who continue to make it clear that they’re none too interested in upholding the key tenets of the resolution they themselves voted for months ago, to say nothing of the plethora of resolutions they have sternly issued over the last decade free gay dog sex.
“Moving the goalposts” is too gentle a characterization to describe the gross, atrocious efforts by certain UNSC members at every kind of stalling rhetoric to halt any US action that would actually enforce what the UN itself requested. With their pathetic calls for further inspections in the face of obvious, acknowledged fact that Saddam has been unshakably aggressive in disobeying every single one of the proscriptions in Resolution 1441, in their ability to repeatedly turn their appeasing faces away from the avalanche of evidence shotgunned right into their eyes by Powell on Wednesday (evidence that, even if you are the most disbelieving, cynical and rabid anti-American, cannot be denied as proving that Saddam has flagrantly ignored ever single request made of him by 1441, to say nothing of the more circumstantial yet nonetheless compelling evidence detailing his links to Al Qeada), in their ready-made and instantaneous rhetoric of “more inspections! more!” that would follow any revelation Powell might have made, without even considering what was actually said, by all these things and more, they have proved themselves unwilling to seriously address the issues presented by that mad fuck in Baghdad.
Forget “moving the goalposts.” They’ve taken the goal posts down, disassembled them, burned the pieces, loaded the ashes into a rocket and shot that rocket into the sun horny woman fucking dog. They’ve made it clear that there is nothing that Saddam could do, nothing that the inspectors could find or not find that would make them actually admit that the time for their cat-and-mouse diplomacy is over.
If tomorrow the inspectors found, despite the Iraqis’ best efforts at hinderance, a hidden factory for processing uranium, along with blueprints for making a nuclear bomb and a test site for banned ballistic delivery systems, all with notarized photos of Saddam gesturing to said items with a big grin on his face and a thumbs-up sign, this would merely, in the perverted bizarro-world logic of France and her cohorts in the UNSC, provide more reason to continue with the inspections, because they are so obviously working!
Even if you brush off the dozens of items of solid evidence detailing Saddam’s links to Al Qeada, even if you decide to live in a magical fantasy land where fairies and elves lurk behind every corner and the notion that Saddam isn’t any longer trying to build a nuclear weapon to accompany his vast stores of chemical and bio devices is credible, even if you’re sufficiently stupid to hold the crank idea that Saddam is not a dangerously increasing threat to the United States or the rest of the world, you still cannot deny that he has systematically, with every resource at his disposal, violated every one of the requirements laid down by the United Nations, requirements that were wedded to a specific and mandatory schedule of military action that would be taken against him should he not enthusiastically follow through with the UN’s demands.
To deny this is to be at odds with reality. But not only that, it is to be at odds with the very body that purports to represent the interests of the “international community” as well as that vaunted entity known as “international law,” which is so often and so loudly proclaimed to be the supreme governing force of the world that the members of the UN righteously uphold short beastiality story.
Well, they’ve made it clear now that all of those values mean nothing to them. They’re merely props, a screen draped over the same naked self-interest and brutal, greedy power-politics that always characterized relations between states. If that is the way they want the world to be run, then fine. I think they’ll find we can play that game better than they private dog sex.
The sheer fact that they have engaged in this war of moralizing (no matter if their stances as to just what is moral and right keeps shifting, except in the sole case of, whatever they tell us to do, that always seems to be the moral way), the fact that they think to move us with appeals to ethics and law and right and wrong reveals that, even with all of our power and potential for violence, still they expect perhaps that we will be constrained by harangues based on what is right, even when it places a burden on us and our people.
And the fact is that, some times, we will.
But not when those barbed criticisms and invocations of morality serve only as a thin, trasnparent sheen over another country’s personal interest. Not when they dump vats full of heated rhetoric about our arrogance and unilateralism and war-mongering at our feet just so they can direct attention away from the fact that the whole reason they’re interested in the situation in the first place is because there’s some surreptitious money to be made or power to be gained or an ego to be stroked woman animal sex.
Now things are clear. Let the French go do what they think is best for them and theirs. We’ll do the same. We’ll stand inextricably by those who are our true allies, because that’s what allies do, and we’ll also assist those who share our interests. And, when it’s possible, we’ll do the Big Right Things and leave it to history to decide whether it was we or that cadre of scheming weasels that helped drag this world, kicking and screaming, into some semblence of civilization, security and human happiness that outweighs whatever existed before.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
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."
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
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 real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
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
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
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
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
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
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
being the reaction described above.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
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
about equal probability.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
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."
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him 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
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
of fist.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
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
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
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."
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
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
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
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
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
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
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
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
looks like a green light, no?
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."
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
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
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
of the mass moron movement.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
being the reaction described above.
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 09:13 PM | Comments (4)
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
of fist.
vulnerability.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 09:13 PM | Comments (4)
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Why are you still here?!
of fist.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
A taste, just a taste...
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
about equal probability.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
computer systems.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
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
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
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."
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
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
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
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
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
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
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
In your face, Space Coyote!
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
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
looks like a green light, no?
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
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.
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
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
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
lap dance.
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
Why are you still here?!
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
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
Why are you still here?!
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
superiority.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
rivals.
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
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
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
Wheeler Hall last spring.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
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
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
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
Wheeler Hall last spring.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
lap dance.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
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
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
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."
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
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
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
about equal probability.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
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
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
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
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
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 article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
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
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
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 blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
hacky-sack?"
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
Why are you still here?!
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
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
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
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
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.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
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
last update : 4-7-2008
