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Anti-War Photo Roundup
Well the protests didn’t go over as planned. Less than half as many people as projected showed up in San Francisco, and that was after they rounded up everyone they could from all over the western US, so from a population of about 100 million people, you got 42,000 protesters. I suppose they’ll have to start referencing the “silent and lazy majority” so as to claim popular support for their cause.
Meanwhile, in the rest of the world, they were lucky to get a few hundred people willing to come out and look silly in each of their respective cities. The entire world is clearly outraged.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do notcare. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
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
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
A taste, just a taste...
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
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."
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
looks like a green light, no?
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
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I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
to penetrate.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
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
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
A taste, just a taste...
In your face, Space Coyote!
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
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
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
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."
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
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
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
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
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
of the mass moron movement.
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
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
superiority.
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
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
I finally went and did it.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
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.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
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."
being the reaction described above.
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
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
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
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.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
again soon, didn't we?"
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
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
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
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
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
computer systems.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
hacky-sack?"
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
again soon, didn't we?"
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
of fist.
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act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
about equal probability.
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
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
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
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
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
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
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
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
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
about equal probability.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
that I hadn't thought of it first!
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
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
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
I finally went and did it.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
hacky-sack?"
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
of fist.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
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
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
I finally went and did it.
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
superiority.
about equal probability.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
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."
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
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
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
to penetrate.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
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Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
computer systems.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
cause, but I,
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
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
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
about equal probability.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
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 not-being-a-jerk department.
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.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
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
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
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join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
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
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
of fist.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
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
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
I finally went and did it.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
A taste, just a taste...
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
that I hadn't thought of it first!
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
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
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Why are you still here?!
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
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
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
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