March 31, 2003
March 29, 2003
Finger pointed at Iraq over missiles
Turns out that those missiles the Iraqi's are blaming for the civilian deaths are actually failed Iraq air-defense missiles. The question I have is, are the peaceniks going to aknowledge that this is just another (perhaps intentional) play by Saddam to tug at the world's heartstrings? I sure as hell know the Arab media wouldn't admit it if the Iraq military itself admitted to it..
March 28, 2003
Eurythmics Use Ferrets Lay Cable For Y2K Gig
LAUNCH: " [Ferrets] were utilized by organizers of Greenwich, England's Party In The Park millennium eve concert -- featuring the Eurythmics, Simply Red, Bryan Ferry, and the London Symphony Orchestra -- to lay sound, lighting, and television cables through underground tunnels for the event, reports the BBC.
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March 26, 2003
Morocco offers US monkeys to detonate mine
UPI: A Moroccan publication accused the government Monday of providing unusual assistance to U.S. troops fighting in Iraq by offering them 2,000 monkeys trained in detonating land mines.
The weekly al-Usbu' al-Siyassi reported that Morocco offered the U.S. forces a large number of monkeys, some from Morocco's Atlas Mountains and others imported, to use them for detonating land mines planted by the Iraqis.
The publication quoted a highly-informed source as saying, "that is not a scientific illusion but a well-known military tactic."
March 25, 2003
Support our troops!
Check out the shirts I designed for the pro-war rally Sunday: http://www.cafeshops.com/defendamerica
this is kinda cute: MSNBC:
this is kinda cute: 
MSNBC: "K-Dog, a bottle-nose dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit trains with Sgt. Andrew Garrett in the Arabian Gulf. These units are working to ensure shipping lanes are clear of mines for humanitarian relief."
March 23, 2003
Check out my latest: La-La
Check out my latest: La-La Land Economics
Recently, the professor of my economics class discussed the "flaws of markets," claiming, "markets are only more efficient than state run intervention when they approach perfect competition." She then addressed public choice theory, the idea that government bureaucracies are inefficient because bureaucrats tend to care mainly about their budget and job security rather than the function they are supposed to perform. She dismissed the idea as "la-la land" and claimed that bureaucracies could be efficient as long as bureaucrats acted in the "best interests of the country..."more
March 22, 2003
Peaceniks in Iraq 'Shocked back to reality'...
UPI:"A group of American anti-war demonstrators who came to Iraq with Japanese human shield volunteers made it across the border today with 14 hours of uncensored video, all shot without Iraqi government minders present. Kenneth Joseph, a young American pastor with the Assyrian Church of the East, told UPI the trip "had shocked me back to reality." Some of the Iraqis he interviewed on camera "told me they would commit suicide if American bombing didn't start. They were willing to see their homes demolished to gain their freedom from Saddam's bloody tyranny. They convinced me that Saddam was a monster the likes of which the world had not seen since Stalin and Hitler. He and his sons are sick sadists. Their tales of slow torture and killing made me ill, such as people put in a huge shredder for plastic products, feet first so they could hear their screams as bodies got chewed up from foot to head."
March 19, 2003
A note to my audience:
If you have been reading my blog and would like to take on my ideas, I recommend two Yahoo Groups I frequent (and moderate):
The NEW A&M Objectivist Club Discussion List (for philosophy)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TAMUObjectivismClub/
..and my own Politics and Economics Discussion List (for politics and such)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProFreedom/
This is great:
http://komo1000news.com/audio/kvi_aircheck_031003.mp3
The best line:
"In 10 years, will people shake your hand and say "Thanks for my freedom", or will they shake my hand and say "Thanks for my freedom"? I think you and I already know it."
Sorry for the lack of updates...
I'm working on some new sites/school stuff.
Laurel has been getting into some trouble bashing Rachel Corrie, the (anti) American terrorism advocate who was crushed as she stood or crouched in front of an Israeli Defense Forces bulldozer in Gaza.
I share the WSJ Opinion Journal's sentiment in that:
"It's a shame that Rachel Corrie died the way she did. It's shameful that she lived the way she did."
Laurel's take on the story is even better:
"What Rachel Corrie did wasn't noble, it was stupid. I sincerely hope that other 'human shields' will realize their naivete and go back to smoking weed all day."
I offer the following photo of her at a pro-Saddam rally last month as my commentary:
March 11, 2003
Have you forgotten?
I hear people saying we don't need this war
I say there's some things worth fighting for
What about our freedom and this piece of ground
We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down
Now they say we don't realize the mess we're getting in
Before you start your preaching let me ask you this my friend
Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden
Have you forgotten?
They took all the footage off my T.V.
Said it's too disturbing for you and me
It'll just breed anger that's what the experts say
If it was up to me I'd show it everyday
Some say this country's just out looking for a fight
Well after 9/11 man I'd have to say that's right
Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden
Have you forgotten?
Now I've been there with the soldiers
Who've gone away to war
And you can bet that they remember
Just what they're fightin' for
Have you forgotten all the people killed?
Some went down like heros in that Pennsylvania field
Have you forgotten about our Pentagon?
And all the loved ones that we lost and those left to carry on
Don't you tell me not to worry about bin Laden
Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden
Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?
(Listen to the song at http://www.minibite.com/america/forgotten.htm
March 07, 2003
some interesting links..
The White House website has an interesting section on the lies that Saddam's regime tries to pull over the world's media. (view the pdf)
On a lighter note, here are some great stories from the Onion: One, Two, Three.
..and one more serious one: Why the Hollywood Left Hates Bruce Willis
March 03, 2003
10 Tips on Writing the Living Web
This is interesting: "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." The website has several other good essays for good writing such as "Write A Better Weblog." So, how many of these rules do I actually follow?
Actually, the most helpful essay on good writing I've read is "Writing a Convincing Editorial by Robert W. Tracinski, collumnist and my current intructor in my OAC writing class. His essay and regular editorials provide inspiration and guidance for many of the essays you see on my website.
Edit: George Orwell's 1946 essay “Politics and the English Language” is another must-read for any aspiring writer.
March 02, 2003
"mindless destruction"
Tim Blair reports:
"GENERAL AMIR AL-SAADI, special aide to Saddam Hussein, is heartbroken over the mindless destruction of his beloved Al Samoud missiles:
They're just hurting people, these are creation by the people who designed, worked and manufactured, they belong to families and people, the whole people will be affected by this.Poor little Al Samouds. Just more innocent victims of the West's brutality.
Al-Saadi said Iraq had not permitted photographs or video images of the destruction - despite the potential impact on world opinion - because it didn't want the Iraqi people to see what would be a bitter image."It is too harsh. It is unacceptable. That's why we have released no pictures," he said somberly.
The people need a happy picture. This is an early design blueprint for the next generation of Iraqi ul-Snoop anthrax fragmentation grenades."
Also, Iraqi soldiers are already getting their white flags ready, it seems.