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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.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
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
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
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a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
hacky-sack?"
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
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
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
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
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
of fist.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
being the reaction described above.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
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Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
being the reaction described above.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
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Wheeler Hall last spring.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
the not-being-a-jerk department.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
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I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
I finally went and did it.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
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
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
rivals.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
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the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Wheeler Hall last spring.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
being the reaction described above.
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
hacky-sack?"
the Feds know about it.
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
hacky-sack?"
the Feds know about it.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
superiority.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
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
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
to penetrate.
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
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
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
computer systems.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
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Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
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
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
the not-being-a-jerk department.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
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
vulnerability.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
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
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
cause, but I,
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
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.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
again soon, didn't we?"
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
superiority.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
the not-being-a-jerk department.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
the Feds know about it.
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
lap dance.
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
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
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
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
the Feds know about it.
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
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
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
being the reaction described above.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
University or Diversity
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
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
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
of the mass moron movement.
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 that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
last update : 24-5-2013
