The funny thing, of course, is that I'd actually hit Kim's page to look up that quote of his on "self-confessed terrorist" Nelson Mandela, since the man made the news again recently:
Mandela Blasts U.S. Attack ThreatsNelson Mandela, South Africa's former president, strongly condemned U.S. threats to attack Iraq, warning on Monday that the United States was "introducing chaos in international affairs."
"We are really appalled by any country, whether a superpower or a small country, that goes outside the U.N. and attacks independent countries," Mandela said before meeting with French President Jacques Chirac at his Johannesburg home.
"The message they are sending is that if you're afraid of the veto in the Security Council, then you're entitled to ... ignore the Security Council."
None of which is news to anyone who's been paying attention, but diplomatic niceties generally keep such thoughts unexpressed.
Another figure respected pretty much everywhere on the planet except among the warbloggers was the subject of speculation, yet again, about his retirement as Secretary of State. George only mentioned this in passing, I pretty much shrugged and ignored it completely. The only thing that caught my attention, really, was a quote I now cannot locate, about Condi Rice stepping into the position.
They really are trying to bring on the apocalypse, aren't they?
Oh, and Mister Charlie attacks both Powell and Mandela, because that's just the sort of guy he is.
Oliver tries to reason with him. I was that young once.
ahem...(self-quoting from interestingmonstah.com)
At this point...
I hate everyone.
freaks me out -- makes me literally dizzy -- how the hell does anyone anywhere justify going to war without UN backing, without any allies at all, without even the congress behind it? just that twit in the whitehouse, about half his cabinet, and some lawyers?
i'm so dizzy and confuzzled, i just found myself reading that andrea harris, and i know better than that.
kitten pictures. i need kittens. i need to take some online tests and do a tuesday whatchamacallit meme thingy. must. stop. thinking.
Colon should wise up: quit immediately, join forces with McCain and cause a badly wounded Dubya to fall victim to a Democratic takeover in '04. *still a dreamer after all these years*
kd, you asked for this, you know.
ronn, I'm still waiting for CBS to wise up and put "Frank's Place" back on. My dreams are more realistic than yours. And I think half the cast is dead now.
Jason, I thought you were post-Mecca Malcolm.
Talk of 'dizzy and confused.'
I'm a prof in a social science dept. at a big state U. I had a student come in last week and grill me on the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, which I covered in a lecture that day. She finally explained that she's an army reservist who upped right out of high school to pay for college, and she's trying to follow the news because she might end up going to fight for freedom (or something) in Iraq, and she doesn't understand why. Let me clarify: an intelligent, savvy, well-spoken and well-written young woman, who after a single lecture grasped the majority of the political and social intricacies of the French Revolution, and has been bending all her thought on this because her life may depend on it . . . and she doesn't get it.
And neither do I. And so here's me, about to turn 30, already educated, owing nothing for that education, white, trying to explain (note: explain, NOT justify) as much as I could to this Black woman who might be sent away to war to "defend my freedom" just because she was willing to do about anything to get an education. She was wringing her hands in her lap.
I nearly puked.
I nominate Antoinnette (that's her name) as the new Sec. of State, if we need one. If Shrub II can't justify himself to HER, he shoudn't be allowed to go. It'll be a neat trick if he can pull it off. I couldn't justify it, and I've had a lot more education and started with a lot more native intellect.
How difficult is it to get Canadian citizenship? Do they have a discount for Minnesotans because we're so close? I can learn to eat everything with gravy, and I'm no stranger to LeBatt's, eh.
Who is leading the people against Bush? Why doesn't someone bitch slap him? Is there a group that is not afraid of attracting negative attention from the bloodlusting hillbillies?
Wouldn't it be great if dubya puked on Jacques Chirac? What will Thanksgiving be like at the Bush's?
G.B. Sr.: "..and I'm thankful that little dubya has jumped on Saddam Hussein, finishing my job"
G.B. Jr.: "Who's ass should we kick next, Pa? Didn't Libya piss off you and the Bedtime for Bonzo pip?"
Anyway...
Oh yeah, by the way, I love the title
Kill da Wabbit! Kill da Wabbit!
now I'm bizarro world post-mecca malcolm.
malcolm no love everyone. malcolm hate everyone.
malcolm smash!
where solomon grundy?
garrity, I couldn't even figure out the Iraq/Kuwait thing, and it was supposedly a hell of a lot simpler. Eventually I just went into "I'm enlisted, I'm not expected to think" mode, and went with the flow.
This is also known as "surrendering your humanity," so she maybe doesn't wanna go for that (non)solution.
Know there are warbloggers lurking here. Perhaps one of them will provide a clear explanation.
And CSCWebmaster, the title's actually from that Evil Stig cd, but they probably yanked it from the 'toon. Remember, that cd can be yours for only a *mutter* dollar pledge. And your company may offer matching grants.
'course, when I called to find out if they'd match my AIDS Ride contribution, I was told the HR Guy wasn't in the office. Huge effin' corporation, and there's only one person who knows these things? God, your company was totally useless.
Jason, have you considered decaf? And Hydrox?
I don't think Bush could pick out the countries in question on a map if he had to. The whole situation just makes me ill.
Fuck it. I'm tired of fighting. I should just give up and give in. War, war, war. Which we all know means "we are right." What the fuck ever.
Michelle, Bush probably couldn't find your home country on the map.
And I'm not making another Canadian joke.