Halloween Scare!

William S. Lind: Third and Final Act. Halloween Scare! Failure to adapt is among the largest of all possible flaws. The greatest is the delusion of invincible power. Guess what we're stuck with?

Senator Allen's Staff Tackles Blogger. You're next, bub.

Definition of the Day: Devil Worshiper.

Pissing And Moaning

Bush Moves Toward Martial Law. Doesn't that describe almost his entire presidency?

Many casualties in Baghdad blast. Again.

Sticking it up Vladimir the Impaler. Pissing and moaning.

Definition of the Day: Devil Worship. See also Anton LaVey.

Suitable Metaphor

Journalist: "The President Knows More Than He Lets On." Excerpt:

"One hundred suspected terrorists from all over the world are still being held in secret American prisons. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, CIA expert Ron Suskind accuses Washington of "running like a headless chicken" in its war against al-Qaida. He reserves special criticism for the CIA's torture methods, which he argues are unproductive."

Now, that's a suitable metaphor, and it doesn't just apply to the war against al-Qaida (whatever that is).

Juan Cole: Marine Dies of Wounds; 11 Iraqi Soldiers Kidnapped, 35 Killed in New Wave of Violence. Down hill.

Troops 'locked down' by suicide bombers. Lest we forget that Afghanistan is also deteriorating.

Global Guerrillas: Global Oil Shocks. Infrastructure is easier to attack than people.

Definition of the Day: deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA

Failure

From "Mission Accomplished" to "Mission Impossible" in Iraq. Failure everywhere.

al Qaeda calls for media war against America. Why not? They're better at it. See Also and Also.

War Support Among Evangelicals Collapses; Bush Incompetence Said to Delay Second Coming. Are they finally going to stop being Chumps?

Rice: Hezbollah must disarm if it is to remain in Lebanese politics. Let's see you make 'em.

Definition of the Day: Late Fee.

War In Sweden

Fresh violence hits Paris suburbs. One again the city of light is being torched. Why stop in the first place?

William S. Lind: Strategic Counteroffensive. War in Sweden.

How the Japanese learned to compete. About the teachings American W Edwards Deming. Japan would not be what it is today without him.

Definition of the Day: Lawsuit.

Isn't Shocking.

Tracking Dissent in academia. This should be shocking, but isn't.

As violence grows, oil-rich Kirkuk could hold key to Iraq's future. News from the North.

From "Mission Accomplished" to "Mission Impossible" in Iraq. You get what you ask for.

Paul Craig Roberts: The Crimes of Greed vs. the Crimes of Government. Life in Florence Supermax for Bush and Cheney? Left and Right come together.

Definition of the Day: Law.

Enough!

An Appeal for Redress from the War in Iraq (via Al-Jajeera). Enough is enough! See Also and Also.

Weapons of mass financial destruction. Kiss your cash goodbye.

Riverbend Returns

Riverbend Returns with The Lancet Study...

Dreaming

Here's an interesting blog I'll have to read more of: Dreaming 5GW.

Heck of a job, Maliki! Not. See Also Here and Here.

The week the war unraveled: Bush to 'refocus' Iraq strategy. Another loser.

Definition of the Day: Largesse.

Wrong

Journalists from Newsweek, Atlantic Monthly met with Bush to create post-9/11 talking points. I didn't think it was possible to trust the US MSM any less. I was wrong.

Space: America's new war zone. New frontiers must always be exploited to Maximum Advantage in all Things.

Iran warns of revenge over Israel. More of the same. See Also.

Top US general says God tells Rumsfeld what to do. If so, God must be a fucking idiot.

Definition of the Day: Kwanzaa.

Not Quiet

Beware empires in decline. They do not go down quietly.

Iraq attacks kill 10 US soldiers. A bad day for a bad month.

What are 20 tons of explosives? Getting real.

Definition of the Day: Korea, North.

Too Many Humans?!?

US population reaches 300 million. Too many humans?!?

William S. Lind: Barbarians at the Gates. At this low point in our country's history, no phrase in the English language has less meaning than "“political leader." (I laughed aloud at that opener.) From notes: How many gringos even know the term Aztlan? The Southwest U.S. was territory ceded in a war. Like certain other groups throughout American history, the inhabitants are did not ask to become a part of the U.S. It's not surprising that the concept of greater Mexico has some appeal North of the border.

Senate candidate McGavick in hot water with Warner. Now, that's a (political) stunt that night play well in Washington State. See Also.

Definition of the Day: Kooky.

Again

Iran leader in Bush 'Satan' claim. Who's the bigger nut?

Al-Qaeda scare jolts Pakistan into action. Again.

Keith Olbermann Goes On the Attack Against President Bush. Big fucking deal. Media talking heads are not even human. Who gives a stale shit what they think? My advice: go set yourself on fire.

Definition of the Day: King, Stephen.

Kidney Stone

Israel's president 'should face rape charge.' There's nothing like a good old fashioned sex scandal to divert attention away from far more serious matters.

MI: Hamas smuggling anti-aircraft weapons into Gaza. Escalating 4GW front?

Colleges join U.S. to track negative overseas press via Unknown News. Fascism marches onward.

Definition of the Day: Kidney Stone.

Tribal World Returns

Petty, pathetic pandering from partisan political pukes. Now that's alliteration.

The South Turns Against the Iraq War. Not too surprising. They're fighting it while their cities drown.

It's the Tribes, Stupid. Tribal world returns.

Definition of the Day: Kind.

Contempt is a Weakness

Small aircraft hits New York highrise. Headline made me look. (Piloted by a New York Yankee Pitcher.)

How Hezbollah defeated Israel Part 1. Contempt is a weakness.

William S. Lind: Why We Still Fight. "...so the retreat from Iraq happens on the next President'’s watch." Sounds criminal. He concludes:

"But donkeys will think when pigs fly. A Democratic Congress will be as stupid, cowardly and corrupt as its Republican predecessor; in reality, both parties are one party, the party of successful career politicians. The White House will continue a lost war in Iraq, solely to dump the mess in the next PresidentÂ’s lap. America or Israel will attack Iran, pulling whatÂ’s left of the temple down on our heads. Congress will do nothing to stop either war."

Definition of the Day: Kant, Emmanuel.

From Notes

Robert Fisk: The Age of Terror. From notes. Always save your notes. (Unless these writings contain something incriminating--then burn!) I recall various Federal government officials denied the possibility of 9-11? Who knew? In early 2000, after I read a book called Taliban by Ahmed Rashid, Capt'n Lightning and I used to discuss the possibility of a suitcase size nuclear weapon carried to the top of the Twin Towers and detonated. We wrote Jihad Swing during this period (which is also about the Oklahoma City Bombing). Relatively speaking, the world is awash is undocumented uranium and plutonium. Of course, it was airplanes. However, I also recall that the Columbine murderers fantasized about hijacking a plane and crashing it into the Statue of Liberty. Tom Clancy wrote something of the sort. All sorts of debate appears concerning this topic. Personally I suspect, such things were not given very much thought. The Defense Industry would not stand to make a killing (pun intended), as is done by selling weapons systems that will never (or should never) be used. Maximum Advantage is mediocrity. The actual response has confirmed its base line. Broad is low.

Bad Idea

Experts Warn of an Accidental Atomic War. ICBMs carrying either nuclear or conventional payloads? Unbelievable! Nobody knows which is which. That's one bad idea. This goes beyond Chump of the Year. You have to be really stupid to contemplate such a thing.

Decline of the State

Taliban put Pakistan on notice. Another example of the weakening state.

Warner issues dismal warnings on failed Iraq war. He just figured it out. A further example of the decline of the state.

Hizb Allah, Party of God. On the Rise. Another example of the decline of the state.

Evaluate!

1. "Nobody needs a blood bath."

2. "A tree falls in the forest, and nobody cares."

3. "Wow. Is it cosmic?"

4. "What does it mean?"

Too Busy

North Korea calls the shots. Too busy wasting time on horseshit to pay attention to real threats (at least if you live in the Pacific Northwest).

Democrats: Yes to War, No to Pedophilia! Gotta draw the line somewhere.

America cancelled: U.S. citizens can be held for no reason, forever. Fascism on the march.

Definition of the Day: DUI.

Boom or Fizzle?

Militants threaten Hamas leaders. One big happy family.

North Korea Says It Will Conduct Nuclear Test. Boom or fizzle?

Iran: Khomeini's 'killer poison' returns. Back from the grave.

William S. Lind: Dear Jim. Warning of a debacle.

Definition of the Day: Drunk.

Perverts

Finger pointing hits manic levels in Foleygate. Perverts whine about perverts.

Iraq Government Facing Sectarian Rift. A sign of "progress." See Also.

Hamas closes government offices. More Progress.

The March to War: Iran Preparing for US Air Attacks. Why not?

Definition of the Day: Drug Paraphernalia.

Run Into The Ground

Paul Craig Roberts: The New Face of Class War. Run into the ground.

National Guard to Be Called Upon to Help Tired Army. Break one; break another.

Afghanistan: Why NATO cannot win. Nobody ever has. See also Afghan military policy 'barking mad.'

Iran to support oil price raise. Hard to believe. Not!

Definition of the Day: Dowry.