An interesting game is going on in the Security Council, and the whole thing actually seems to be circling around just what the word “consult” means.
The conflict in the SC that has been going on for the last couple weeks has been mainly the Americans saying we needed an inspection resolution that mandated military action immediately should it become apparent that Saddam was not cooperating, and the French taking the point position in arguing that the resolution should dictate a further series of discussions if and when the inspections are hindered. It was this disagreement that would prompt France, Russia and China to veto an SC resolution. Now, it seems a compromise is in the works that apparently frees the US to act alone if it so wishes, but also requires to first “consult” the SC after Saddam is revealed to be less than totally forthcoming during the inspections.
It’s funny how one word can have two different meanings. I’m guessing the US interprets the word this way: we lay out what we want to do and why with our allies. If they agree, great; we attack Iraq together. If they don’t, we listen briefly to their concerns, but if those concerns aren’t persuasive, we attack Iraq alone (which actually wouldn’t be alone, because we’ll still have a host of allies in a fighting coalition - Britain, Australia, Kuwait, Qatar etc etc - but the initiative will be ours and will not come from the UN).
I don’t think it’s outrageous to suggest that France has a slightly different conception of the word “consult” in this context. The compromised text says that the US would be free to act alone only after a debate was held in the UN, and I’m guessing that France and other SC members intend specifically to hold this debate on their watch, by their timetable and standards of how long the debate has to be in order to be considered satisfactory, meaning it goes on as long as they want it to, and cannot be said to be over (thus freeing the US to act alone) until all parties are explicitly satisfied that it is xxx paola. What I see is months of debate, while France and other SC nations continually harangue the US with new motions and issues for discussion, or they simply rehash old, tired discredited arguments again and again. Really however, the only true message they would be intending to send is, “Come on, just give it up. You know, we can keep this up as long as you can…”
And of course they could, for while we would be spending billions of dollars of real money in mobilization and preparation costs, French diplomats would simply be continually dipping into their limitless storehouses filled to the brim with empty rhetoric. Talk is cheap, preparing for a war isn’t. And they will happily prattle on, reminding us that we solemnly promised to wait until there was a satisfactory debate before we went off all half-cocked like the crazy cowboys we are.
There was a Simpsons episode where Homer wanted to buy a gun, and Marge was against it. They held a legnthy discussion about the matter, and trying to be concilatory and settle the issue, Homer says, “Look, come with me to an NRA meeting, and if you’re still not convinced guns are great, then we’ll argue some more,” sending the clear message that the only outcome that won’t lead to further discussion is Marge acquiescing to his side sex orgy with dogs. Well, I think it’s a pretty safe bet to say that France will be taking the same stance. Anything the US says during this “debate” will only lead to more debate, that is until those clodheaded Americans see the light of truth that is the sophisticated French point of view and abandon any plans for war against Saddam.
Of course, Bush, Powell et al won’t let this happen, and I honestly wonder if the French know that. Perhaps they are so accustomed to empty rhetoric that they don’t really buy into statements by Powell about not allowing the US to be “handcuffed,” thinking that such pronouncements are merely part of the game of international diplomacy. “Have to pay lip service to things like independence, sovereignty… etc etc blah, blah, blah.. Horse Dog Orgy. but we don’t really mean any of that, do we? Of course not.”
Unsophisticated Americans like George Bush are just the kind of people who are too simplistic to grasp such highly cultured practices. Doublespeak is just too chic for them.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
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.
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
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
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
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
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
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
computer systems.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
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
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
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
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
vulnerability.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
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
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
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
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
trying to get an education
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
looks like a green light, no?
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
computer systems.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
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
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
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
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
A taste, just a taste...
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
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
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
rivals.
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
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."
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
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
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
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The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
that I hadn't thought of it first!
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
cause, but I,
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
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
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
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 is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
nothing may stand in our way!
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
about equal probability.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
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
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
University or Diversity
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
rivals.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
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
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
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
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Why are you still here?!
again soon, didn't we?"
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
A taste, just a taste...
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
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."
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
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
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
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
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
the Feds know about it.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
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
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
the Feds know about it.
conflict.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
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
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
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.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
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 strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
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the teacher trying to impress both of them.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
lap dance.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
about equal probability.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
vulnerability.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
hacky-sack?"
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
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."
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
last update : 11-10-2008
