Post #248,095
3/16/06 10:30:04 AM
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It's not Bolton.
Bolton is just stating Bush administration policy since late 2001. Nothing's really changed since then, policy-wise. [link|http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/01/20020129-11.html|January 29, 2002 State of the Union Address]: While the most visible military action is in Afghanistan, America is acting elsewhere. We now have troops in the Philippines, helping to train that country's armed forces to go after terrorist cells that have executed an American, and still hold hostages. Our soldiers, working with the Bosnian government, seized terrorists who were plotting to bomb our embassy. Our Navy is patrolling the coast of Africa to block the shipment of weapons and the establishment of terrorist camps in Somalia.
My hope is that all nations will heed our call, and eliminate the terrorist parasites who threaten their countries and our own. Many nations are acting forcefully. Pakistan is now cracking down on terror, and I admire the strong leadership of President Musharraf. (Applause.)
But some governments will be timid in the face of terror. And make no mistake about it: If they do not act, America will. (Applause.)
Our second goal is to prevent regimes that sponsor terror from threatening America or our friends and allies with weapons of mass destruction. Some of these regimes have been pretty quiet since September the 11th. But we know their true nature. North Korea is a regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction, while starving its citizens.
Iran aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror, while an unelected few repress the Iranian people's hope for freedom.
Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support terror. The Iraqi regime has plotted to develop anthrax, and nerve gas, and nuclear weapons for over a decade. This is a regime that has already used poison gas to murder thousands of its own citizens -- leaving the bodies of mothers huddled over their dead children. This is a regime that agreed to international inspections -- then kicked out the inspectors. This is a regime that has something to hide from the civilized world.
States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger. They could provide these arms to terrorists, giving them the means to match their hatred. They could attack our allies or attempt to blackmail the United States. In any of these cases, the price of indifference would be catastrophic.
We will work closely with our coalition to deny terrorists and their state sponsors the materials, technology, and expertise to make and deliver weapons of mass destruction. We will develop and deploy effective missile defenses to protect America and our allies from sudden attack. (Applause.) And all nations should know: America will do what is necessary to ensure our nation's security.
We'll be deliberate, yet time is not on our side. I will not wait on events, while dangers gather. I will not stand by, as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons. (Applause.) The policy hasn't changed. Bush is weak and is trying desperately to remain relevant. I'm sure he and his administration know that they've painted themselves into a box (not just a corner). They can't moderate their stated policy or risk looking weaker. So, they keep up the braggadocio in the hope that unsavory regiemes will think that he's crazy enough to attack, in the hope of advancing his agenda, or at least not suffering another significant setback. My $0.02. Cheers, Scott. (Who figures Bush isn't going to change his policy, so we have to change administrations.)
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Post #248,106
3/16/06 1:31:04 PM
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policy not merely unchanged but reaffirmed
Undaunted by the difficult war in Iraq, President Bush reaffirmed his strike-first policy against terrorists and enemy nations on Thursday and said Iran may pose the biggest challenge for America.
In a 49-page national security report, the president said diplomacy is the U.S. preference in halting the spread of nuclear and other heinous weapons.
"The president believes that we must remember the clearest lesson of Sept. 11: that the United States of America must confront threats before they fully materialize," national security adviser Stephen Hadley said.
"The president's strategy affirms that the doctrine of preemption remains sound and must remain an integral part of our national security strategy," Hadley said. "If necessary, the strategy states, under longstanding principles of self defense*, we do not rule out the use of force before attacks occur, even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack."
Titled "National Security Strategy," the report summarizes Bush's plan for protecting America and directing U.S. relations with other nations. More [link|http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060316/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_national_security_8;_ylt=AmAOB8aE5i_eDstzYHAZP4VqP0AC;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl|here], or you could go right to the executive summary [link|http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/8456/Llapgoch.htm|here]. cordially, *The "longstanding principles of self defense" here referred to are, of course, those on which the ancient Welsh art of "LLAP-GOCH" is based. See the executive summary. Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
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Post #248,112
3/16/06 1:57:59 PM
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Not happenin': LLapgoch blocked!
Apparently Large Giant Corp. doesn't want its line engineers knowing about this ancient art...or it could be that it's hosted by geocities....
jb4
"Every Repbulican who wants to defend Bush on [the expansion of Presidential powers], should be forced to say, 'I wouldn't hesitate to see President Hillary Rodham Clinton have the same authority'."
&mdash an unidentified letter writer to Newsweek on the expansion of executive powers under the Bush administration
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Post #248,148
3/16/06 6:19:48 PM
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OK...as a public service, then (text only)
FEAR NO MAN!
I'll make you a
MASTER of LLAP-Goch.
... the Secret Welsh ART of SELF DEFENCE that requires NO INTELLIGENCE, STRENGTH or PHYSICAL courage
The FANTASTIC SECRETS of the SECRET world-famous method of SELF DEFENCE, kept secret for centuries because of their DEADLY POWER to MAIM, KILL, SMASH, BATTER, FRACTURE, CRUSH, DISMEMBER, CRACK, DISEMBOWEL, CRIPPLE, SNAP and HARM are now revealed to YOU in the English Language by a LLAPGOCH master AT HIS OWN RISK, PROVIDED you promise to MAIM, CRUSH, DISEMBOWEL and so on ONLY in SELF DEFENCE.*
* This is just to cover ourselves, as you will understand.
WHY 'At his own risk'?
BECAUSE if his fellow masters of LLAPGOCH DISCOVER his IDENTITY, they will PUNISH HIM SEVERELY for revealing the DEADLY secrets he had promised to keep SECRET, without giving them a piece of the ACTION, and also BECAUSE of the TERRIBLE risk of PUNISHMENT he runs under the Trades Description Act.
WHAT is LLAP-GOCH?
IT is THE most DEADLY form OF SECRET self-DEFENCE that HAS ever been widely advertised and available to EVERYONE.
WHY ALL the CAPITALS?
Because THE most likely kind OF person TO answer THIS sort OF advertisement HAS less trouble under-STANDING words if they ARE written in BIG letters.
WHAT is LLAP-GOCH again?
It is an ANCIENT Welsh ART based on a BRILLIANTLY simple l-D-E-A, which is a SECRET. The best form of DEFENCE is ATTACK (Clausewitz) and the most VlTAL element of ATTACK is SURPRISE (Oscar HAMMERstein). Therefore . . . the BEST way to protect yourself AGAINST any ASSAILANT is to ATTACK him before he attacks YOU . . . Or BETTER... BEFORE the THOUGHT of doing so has EVEN OCCURRED TO HIM!!! SO YOU MAY BE ABLE TO RENDER YOUR ASSAILANT UNCONSCIOUS BEFORE he is EVEN aware of your very existence! Banish Inadequacy No longer need you feel WEAK, helpless, INDECISIVE, NOT fascinating and ASHAMED of your genital dimensions. No more need you be out-manoeuvred in political debate!! GOOD BYE HUMILIATION, Wisecracking bullies, Karate experts, boxing champions, sarcastic vicars, traffic wardens; entire panzer divisions will melt to pulp as you master every situation without INADEQUACY. PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES. You will no longer look pitiful and spotty to your GIRL FRIENDS when you leave some unsuspecting passer-by looking like four tins of cat-food! They will admire your MASTERY and DECISIVENESS and LACK OF INADEQUACY and will almost certainly let you put your HAND inside their BLOUSE of sheer ADMIRATION. And after seeing more of your expert disabling they'll almost go to bed with you, although obviously we can't ABSOLUTELY guarantee this, still it's extremely likely and would make learning LLAP-GOCH really worthwhile although legally we can't PROMISE anything.
Why WELSH Art?
LLAP-GOCH was developed in Wales because for the average Welshman, the best prospects of achieving a reasonable standard of living lie with the acquisition of the most efficient techniques of armed robbery.
HOW do I learn?
No, you mean 'How do You Learn'. I know already.
HOW do You Learn?
You receive ABSOLUTELY FREE your own special personal LLAP-GOCH Picture Book with hundreds of PHOTOGRAPHS and just a very few plain, clear and simple, easy to understand words.
Only a FOUR-SECOND WORK-OUT Each Day!
and you will be ready to HARM people
DEVELOP UP TO 38 BICEPS
GROW UP TO 12" TALLER
LOSE UP TO 40" OF FAT IN YOUR FIRST WORK-OUT!
PROLONG YOUR LIFE BY UP TO 1,000 YEARS
GO TO BED WITH UP TO ANY LUDICROUS NUMBER OF GIRLS YOU CARE TO THINK OF PROVIDING YOU REALIZE THIS STATEMENT IS QUITE MEANINGLESS AS THE PHRASE 'UP TO' CLEARLY INCLUDES THE NUMBER'NOUGHT'
What Does it Cost?
This, like LLAP-GOCH, is a SECRET but you will find out sooner or later, don't worry.
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Post #248,159
3/16/06 8:24:00 PM
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:-) Images.google.com is your friend. 128 kB image.
[image|http://www.ppsa.com/gif/llap00.gif|0|Monty Python's LLAP-Goch|645|494]
From [link|http://www.ppsa.com/magazine/llap.html|PPSA Magazine].
:-)
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #248,188
3/17/06 7:52:15 AM
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Tom Toles: 3/17/2006. 26 kB .img
[image|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinion/ssi/images/Toles/c_03172006_520.gif|0|Insanity is ...|439|520]
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #248,223
3/17/06 10:17:57 AM
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What the ...?
I can see your first image from google search but this one is just large blank spot.
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Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Do it now.
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Post #248,245
3/17/06 12:30:58 PM
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Dunno.
Does [link|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinion/ssi/images/Toles/c_03172006_520.gif|this link] work? If not, perhaps I have a cookie that you need. I do have a username there, maybe that's required now. :-(
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #248,297
3/17/06 3:29:56 PM
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Worked for me
Worked when you first posted it, still working now. I don't think it's a cookie or session issue.
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Post #248,303
3/17/06 4:22:57 PM
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Link works fine.
I've seen this problem before with inline images. I thought it was some setting I made in some long ago version of Firfox that has been carried forward through upgrades and now I can't remember what it was I changed.
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Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Do it now.
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Post #248,108
3/16/06 1:49:09 PM
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I think Bolton goes further
I think Bolton is actually going further then many inside the Bush White House really want to go. What I don't know is if those at the top are unaware of what he is doing or silently allowing it.
Bolton is going a lot further then just saying that we would like the government of Iran to fall or that we will use force in the face of threats. He is doing the same thing the White House did to Iraq. Puffing up the threat here, making demands that that nobody could satisfy, working to prevent any negotiations, and so on.
Not that the rest of the administration are pro-peace of course. But I think most realize that starting another war would be a bad thing. They are hoping that something can be worked out. What I don't think they are willing to do is really negotiate or compromise with Iran, they want Iran to give in to US demands across the board.
Bolton is activly working to derail any chance of avoiding war. And that is what I think puts him further then the rest.
Jay
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