The former head of the Israeli army, Shaul Mofaz, is on a speaking tour in Britain. A British lawyer named Imran Khan is seeking to get him arrested by British police for apparent “war crimes” against Palestinians during his tenure leading the Israeli army.
Before today, I had never heard of Mofaz, and being the gullible wide-eyed innocent that I am, I thought to myself, “Hmmmm, well I don’t know anything about him, maybe he is a war criminal. Who knows?
The allegations include instructions to assassinate, torture and demolish houses.
Assassination? You mean killing known terrorists who daily work to kill innocent Israeli civilians? Interesting pet sex tales.
Torture? Like when they knock a captured terrorist around for a while when they know he has information that could prevent an imminent bombing? Curious.
Demolishing houses? Like the houses of suicide bombers who murder women and children for the sheer joy of filling some filthy Jews full of nails and glass?
Of course, I’m just taking shots in the dark here. Maybe this Imran Khan guy has something more substantive…
[Mofaz] directed some of Israel’s most controversial military operations in the West Bank earlier this year, including Jenin – where Palestinians claim a massacre took place – and Ramallah bestality gay sex.
Yes, they claimed a massacre took place, with the same amount of honesty and trustworthiness with which they claim the Holocaust didn’t take place. Even the reliably pro-Palestinian UN concluded after a lengthy investigation that the death toll at Jenin was not significantly higher than the number of Israeli soldiers that died in the same operation, and that those deaths were overwhelmingly composed of PA fighters. The fact that the BBC doesn’t mention any of this is shoddy, biased reporting.
And if Jenin is typical of the “evidence” that this lawyer has against Mofaz, then it’s pretty safe to conclude that this is another attempt on the part of the PA and their apologists abroad at spreading the Big Lie: namely that Israel is really the only actual terrorist entity in the middle east, and what those subhuman walking bombs do shouldn’t be classified as terrorism or crimes agianst humanity, but “resistance.”
If this scum lawyer really cared about the suffering of the Palestinian people, he would be working to get Arafat indicted for crimes against humanity. Even if Khan doesn’t give a rat’s ass about murdered Israelis, he should at least be a little more concerned with the suffering that Arafat’s thugocracy has visited upon the Palestinian people Wolf Fucking.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have leftHowever, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
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
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
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 not-being-a-jerk department.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
conflict.
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
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
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
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
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
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
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
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
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
superiority.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
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
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.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
conflict.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
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.
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
nothing may stand in our way!
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
looks like a green light, no?
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
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
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
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!
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
superiority.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
Wheeler Hall last spring.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
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
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
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...
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
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
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" 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
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
of the mass moron movement.
cause, but I,
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
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
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
again soon, didn't we?"
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
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
rivals.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
conflict.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
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
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
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
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
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
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
A taste, just a taste...
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
superiority.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
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 prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
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?
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
looks like a green light, no?
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
trying to get an education
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
hacky-sack?"
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
that I hadn't thought of it first!
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
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
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
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
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 book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
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."
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
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?
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
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.
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
rivals.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
conflict.
A taste, just a taste...
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
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
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
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
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
computer systems.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
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
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
cause, but I,
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
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
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
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
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
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
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
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
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
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,
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
hacky-sack?"
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
trying to get an education
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
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
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
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