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Rumbles From Europe
Via Michael Totten, I’m pointed to this article by Khidir Hamza, a nuclear scientist who worked on Saddam’s nuke program before he defected. I’ve seen him make several news appearances befroe reading this editorial, and he has always been adamant about the fact that 1) Saddam would never disarm (he sees his entire destiny bound up with them) and 2) he is most assuredly still working on a nuclear weapon.
In this most recent WSJ piece, though, Hamza gives what I think is the most credible voice yet to the notion that France and Germany are so steadfast in their opposition to the deposing of Saddam because they are grossly complicit in his illegal weapons programs, and are motivated not only by greed but also by the fear of the revelations of their underhanded deals directly in violation of the UN resolutions they voted for. Hamza focuses mostly on the money issue, but he
Now, when Steven Den Beste first speculated about this, he offered what were worst case scenarios should some kind of treachery by Germany or France show up. At the time, I read it and thought, “Hmmm, quite scary, very unlikely pet sex story.”
The “unlikely” part is frankly starting to lose out to the “scary” half in my mind. The end of the UN. The end of NATO. The end of the EU. The US withdrawing from Germany erotic stories with animals. And with what Donald Sensing has written recently…
There were no reporters present, so people spoke pretty freely. During the course of the discussion, Herr Leutnant General said that the only reason Europe had enjoyed its longest period ever of uninterrupted peace was that there were two US Army corps in western Germany, and significant US forces elsewhere in Europe k9 slut. He didn’t quite say that without American boots on the ground there, Europe would have gone to war with itself again, but we clearly understood that’s what he meant. The British and Italian representatives nodded.
.. male animal hardcore.and combined with the anti-growth, anti-prosperity economic policies of the Weasel axis (encouraging crippling economic stagnation - a wonderful catalyst for national aggressiveness if there ever was one) I’d think anybody would be truly daft to not get significantly worried at the prospect of severe German/French treachery in the immediate future.
I know that a lot of people will think of this and simply roll their eyes at the suggestion.
“Come on, Germany and France are the most transnationally progressive of any country in the world. That runs directly against any kind of European war scenario.”
Well, first of all, any actions they have been shown to take with regards to their dealings in Iraq will be pretty good evidence that their tranzi clothes are all for show, and that they’re really just for getting whatecver piece of the pie they can for them and theirs zoo sex photos. And that’s not even mentioning the fact that much of their UN maneuvering of late has been specifically geared towards securing for themselves places of power and influence through the machinery of diplomacy, which just happens to be their weapons system of choice right now. The French particularly, have revealed themselves to be nothing short of nationalistic, and I don’t now doubt for a second that given the correct conditions, they would move in the direction of aggressive geopolitical power plays to secure their interests.
What are those conditions? Well, for instance: a Europe no longer heavily saturated in American stationary forces, one not bound up in the “brotherhood” and etiquette of the EU (even now mostly a pretense, as recent startegically timed letters have shown), a Europe where the declining economic well-being of France prompts them to once again look with a green eye at the prospect of imperialism, certainly not the same kind of imperialism they practiced in the past, but nonetheless a practice of holding spheres of influence over less developed territories. One that particualrly comes to mind would be them exploiting anti-Americanism in Arabia, at first merely making stronger and stronger overtures of friendship, and then attempting to exercise power over the region outright through proxy governments which they would support.
WHat the US would do in such a situation is a good question, but more importantly is how the rest of Europe would react. Would Germany join France in its endeavors or become a rival? It seems that the recent chumminess of their diplomatic alliance against he US is prone to all kinds of quick fracturing, as the confused and recriminatory reactions to the leaked “Mirage” plan revealed. And what about New Europe, who seem much more eager to throw their lot in with the US?
Many more interesting questions than answers, as is usually the case.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shockedWhen I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
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."
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
again soon, didn't we?"
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
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
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
University or Diversity
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
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
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
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
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
superiority.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
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
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
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
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
looks like a green light, no?
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
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
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Why are you still here?!
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
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)
trying to get an education
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 world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
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to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
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."
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..."?
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
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!
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
being the reaction described above.
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.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
to penetrate.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
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lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
conflict.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
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
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
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,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
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.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
superiority.
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 middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
nothing may stand in our way!
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
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
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
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
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?"
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
to penetrate.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
conflict.
computer systems.
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.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
again soon, didn't we?"
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
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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
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
"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,
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
conflict.
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
about equal probability.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
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
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
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
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
again soon, didn't we?"
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,
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,
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
conflict.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
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
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
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.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
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
In your face, Space Coyote!
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
nothing may stand in our way!
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
conflict.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
looks like a green light, no?
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
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
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
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
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
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
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
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sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
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
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
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
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
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
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.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
Wheeler Hall last spring.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
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 all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
conflict.
last update : 10-3-2010
