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Europe, the UN, The War
Things are coming down to the wire. It seems that, just as the Cap’n predicted before his shore leave, that within the next week we’re either going to get approval in the UN to attack Iraq, or be vetoed by France or Russia or both, and attack decide to Iraq. Only someone who is truly spiteful and holds an almost pathological contempt for Europe specifically and the UN in general would actually hope for the latter option to come to pass. So of course, I do.
Well, not really.
Honestly, as any sensible person, I would prefer that the Continentals, the UN, hell, everyone in the world and their mom for chrissakes, were on board with us in this thing. But seeing as how it doesn’t look like that’s a sure thing by any means, I’m content in us going it alone gay horse sex story. A small consolation prize in that would be the perfect live-on-CNN demonstration just how irrelevant Europe and the UN have become. It would be the ultimate visual aid. France, of course, will be outraged (others, like Germany, may very well be too, but for situations like these, France is just too perfect of an exemplar for the European mindset: the pure, distilled, free-based, crystalized form of European snobbery and post-modern diplomacy).
They’ll be outraged that we violated “international law” (an “honor among thieves” system if there ever was one), and they’ll be outraged about losing billions of investments and trade agreements with Iraq over the last decade, having sought to slither their way around both the spirit and the letter of the UN sanctions (how’s that for a belief in international law?). But most of all, the thing that will really get their goat(ees) is the fact of us being successful. Because as much as they officially despise everything culturally and politically American, the biggest fear that keeps them up at night is the prospect that they will be revealed as even more impotent in their ability to influence the US, and hence world affairs, than they are now.
The UNSC power of veto is the last vestige of real material power they have (or so they think) animal bestiality. All else is talk: criticisms, strong suggestions, frowns, outraged statements about US aggressiveness, etc. Now, in post-modern Europe, lots of verbiage is the only diplomatic currency that they possess, and it’s the one thing they can be said to truly have in droves. They’ve got windbag diplomats coming out of their ears. The only problem is this currency is about as inflationary as a gigantic hot-air balloon. Swing a dead cat in Brussels and you’re likely to be denounced roundly in the next meeting of the European parliment for not adhering to the EU’s 347 regulations concerning dead cat swinging. Terrifying, I know.
It’s for this reason that I wonder if France and Russia actually will force our unilateral hand pet sex tales. Den Beste expects the Un to have gotten a hearty middle finger from Bush and Co. by this time next week. I’m not so sure. It’s of course possible, perhaps even probable. But can France really stomach the kind of post-Saddam world where a unilateral US thumbed its nose at the one thing that (at least on the surface) can still be said to grant France power to reign in the simplisitic American cowboys?
Around August, I guessed that France would complain and threaten a veto right up until the last moment, and then fall into line when it became absolutely certain that their enlightened chastising wasn’t going to dissuade us. And at that moment, they would wring some laughably trivial “concession” out of the US’ resolution, like getting Bush to replace a semicolon with a comma, and would then proclaim that they had convinced the unsophisticated Americans to do things their way, and go along with the whole deal. They’d be proudly holding up their heads, hoping no one saw the drooping tail between their legs Animal Dildos.
I still think that’s possible, if only to preserve on its surface the lie that they still hold some real tangible sway over the direction the river flows. But in either case, we’ll know the answer in a week.
There is a part of me that would love seeing France veto in the SC and get shown up and thrown permanently onto the dustheap of world prominence (I’m constantly trying to tell this side of myself to stop ranting and put the gun down), since it would be nice to watch in a guilty pleasure, schadenfreude way. But most of the time, I’d be perfectly happy to see France continue to play their game of international make-believe, chiding us as if we gave a damn, knowing all the while that they can either do things our way, participating under our direction, or they can sit it out helplessly and watch as we go and do basically whatever the hell we think we have to anyway.
There’s some fun to be had in watching that, too.
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
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 you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
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
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
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
rivals.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
of fist.
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
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
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
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
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
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
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
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
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...
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
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
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
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
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
I 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
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
hacky-sack?"
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
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
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
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
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
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
superiority.
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."
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
computer systems.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
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.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
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
superiority.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
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
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
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
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
being the reaction described above.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
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
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
being the reaction described above.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
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of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
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.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
"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
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
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
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
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."
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
conflict.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
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.
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.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
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.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
I finally went and did it.
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
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
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.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
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
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
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the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
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
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
the Feds know about it.
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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
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
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.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
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
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
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.
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
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
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
the Feds know about it.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
computer systems.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
lap dance.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
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
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
of fist.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
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
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
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
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
conflict.
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 extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
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 perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
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
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
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and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
hacky-sack?"
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
The 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.
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
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
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
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
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
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Why are you still here?!
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
conflict.
computer systems.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
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
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
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