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Friday, February 11, 2005
Unix Resources
Unix Resources
Links to Unix Resources... tasks, commands, concepts and utilities. Geek-girl has a long list of other Unix resources as well. A Basic Unix Tutorial, Idaho ...
Links to Unix Resources... tasks, commands, concepts and utilities. Geek-girl has a long list of other Unix resources as well. A Basic Unix Tutorial, Idaho ...
Terrorism Triggers Democratic Backlash in Douhouk
Terrorism Triggers Democratic Backlash in Douhouk
Terrorist action near Douhouk was counterproductive, to say the least. Not only was no one hurt, but the voter turnout also climbed as a result. Also, the terrorists were captured.
Terrorist action near Douhouk was counterproductive, to say the least. Not only was no one hurt, but the voter turnout also climbed as a result. Also, the terrorists were captured.
Friends of Democracy
Friends of Democracy - Spirit of America Web Cast - 2pm to 4pm EST
Missed Sunday's C-Span presentation? It's not too late to see the web cast again at Friends of Democracy.
Missed Sunday's C-Span presentation? It's not too late to see the web cast again at Friends of Democracy.
Spirit of America
Spirit of America is a nonprofit, non-political public charity. Our mission is to extend the goodwill of the American people to assist those advancing freedom, democracy and peace abroad. 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes directly to the project of your choice.
Lawyer Is Guilty of Aiding Terror
Lynne F. Stewart, an outspoken lawyer known for representing a long list of unpopular defendants, was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Manhattan of aiding Islamic terrorism by smuggling messages out of jail from a terrorist client.
Justice for Lynne Stewart
It is always disturbing when a lawyer is prosecuted and convicted for activities arising from the conduct of their defence of unpopular defendants.
Critics often unfairly - and cynically - hint that lawyers who perform, professionally, the essential task of representing clients with extreme and obnoxious political views are in fact their active sympathisers and supporters. Simply making such an accusation discourages lawyers from taking controversial cases, and potentially denies defendants - innocent until proven guilty - of access to a proper choice of counsel. It certainly used to be said that it was difficult to find able counsel to take on terrorism cases in Britain in the 1970s, because of the perception that such a defence would damage the advocate's career prospects.
Critics often unfairly - and cynically - hint that lawyers who perform, professionally, the essential task of representing clients with extreme and obnoxious political views are in fact their active sympathisers and supporters. Simply making such an accusation discourages lawyers from taking controversial cases, and potentially denies defendants - innocent until proven guilty - of access to a proper choice of counsel. It certainly used to be said that it was difficult to find able counsel to take on terrorism cases in Britain in the 1970s, because of the perception that such a defence would damage the advocate's career prospects.
Musings on news, politics, sports, and culture from a not-so-quiet American
24 Problems
Yes, this has been the best “24” season, and yes, the gamble of replacing nearly the entire cast has paid off, and the suspense level is at an all-time high for the show. (Even though its plot continues to strain credulity at every turn, especially the way they allowed a singular computer hacker- played by the guy who was Big Pussy’s FBI handler on “The Sopranos”- the authority to shut down the nation’s entire nuclear fleet, even though he wasn’t sure he knew what he was doing. Don’t think the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would quite go for that- not to mention that a simultaneous outage of that magnitude would likely immediately cause blackouts and/or an energy crisis.)
I want that minute of my life back...
Yes, this has been the best “24” season, and yes, the gamble of replacing nearly the entire cast has paid off, and the suspense level is at an all-time high for the show. (Even though its plot continues to strain credulity at every turn, especially the way they allowed a singular computer hacker- played by the guy who was Big Pussy’s FBI handler on “The Sopranos”- the authority to shut down the nation’s entire nuclear fleet, even though he wasn’t sure he knew what he was doing. Don’t think the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would quite go for that- not to mention that a simultaneous outage of that magnitude would likely immediately cause blackouts and/or an energy crisis.)
I want that minute of my life back...
Nailing It Down
Nailing It Down
Michael Totten relates a conversation with Ahman Al Rikaby, former Director of Radio Free Iraq and current Director of Iraq's Radio Dijla:
At one point, apropos of something I can't remember, Ahman said to me: "I can tell you in one sentence how my country feels about your country."
"Really?" I said. "Can you really boil it down to one sentence?"
"Yes," he said. "And it is this: Thank you for coming, now please leave and take us with you."
I laughed because it seemed totally contradictory and totally right.
It does indeed. Read it all.
Michael Totten relates a conversation with Ahman Al Rikaby, former Director of Radio Free Iraq and current Director of Iraq's Radio Dijla:
At one point, apropos of something I can't remember, Ahman said to me: "I can tell you in one sentence how my country feels about your country."
"Really?" I said. "Can you really boil it down to one sentence?"
"Yes," he said. "And it is this: Thank you for coming, now please leave and take us with you."
I laughed because it seemed totally contradictory and totally right.
It does indeed. Read it all.
REGIONAL ROLLING
REGIONAL ROLLING
In the early 1990s when I lived in Hong Kong there was a tremendous amount of hype about Vietnam and it being the next economic miracle and on track to throw of the communist's party yoke and become a democracy. For some reason neither really materialized. The country has not been very well covered by the media in my opinion, but that may change now that the VietPundit has opened up shop and it won’t be just the present that he will cover, the past will be equally important:
I plan to offer some thoughts on the Vietnam War from a South Vietnamese perspective, which is sorely lacking in the media and academia
In the early 1990s when I lived in Hong Kong there was a tremendous amount of hype about Vietnam and it being the next economic miracle and on track to throw of the communist's party yoke and become a democracy. For some reason neither really materialized. The country has not been very well covered by the media in my opinion, but that may change now that the VietPundit has opened up shop and it won’t be just the present that he will cover, the past will be equally important:
I plan to offer some thoughts on the Vietnam War from a South Vietnamese perspective, which is sorely lacking in the media and academia
Gwynne Dyer's Unbroken Losing Streak
Gwynne Dyer's Unbroken Losing Streak
The latest in the continuing "If Gwynne Dyer Looks Into The Face Of Victor Davis Hanson He Will Burst Into Flame" series, this quote from his new book Future:Tense ;
The United States needs to lose the war in Iraq as soon as possible. Even more urgently, the whole world needs the United States to lose the war in Iraq. What is at stake now is the way we run the world for the next generation or more, and really bad things will happen if we get it wrong.
The latest in the continuing "If Gwynne Dyer Looks Into The Face Of Victor Davis Hanson He Will Burst Into Flame" series, this quote from his new book Future:Tense ;
The United States needs to lose the war in Iraq as soon as possible. Even more urgently, the whole world needs the United States to lose the war in Iraq. What is at stake now is the way we run the world for the next generation or more, and really bad things will happen if we get it wrong.
BUSH PROMISES TO BRING TROOPS HOME THROUGH IRAN
BUSH PROMISES TO BRING TROOPS HOME THROUGH IRAN
Most Direct Route, President Says
Under pressure to detail an exit strategy for Iraq, President George W. Bush said at a White House briefing today that he would not designate an exact timetable for a withdrawal of U.S. troops but added, “The fastest way to bring the troops home would be through Iran.”
Most Direct Route, President Says
Under pressure to detail an exit strategy for Iraq, President George W. Bush said at a White House briefing today that he would not designate an exact timetable for a withdrawal of U.S. troops but added, “The fastest way to bring the troops home would be through Iran.”
Sock Khatami
Sock Khatami
My apologies for that horrible pun, but after four days in the workforce again, I'm too exhausted to come up with something intelligent and witty. Work is going better, though. Here's your "unthreaded" link roundup.
* The US and Iran have reached a boiling point in relations...
My apologies for that horrible pun, but after four days in the workforce again, I'm too exhausted to come up with something intelligent and witty. Work is going better, though. Here's your "unthreaded" link roundup.
* The US and Iran have reached a boiling point in relations...
GRUMPY
GRUMPY
I have a couple of things I want to blog about, but to be honest I've been feeling too grumpy lately. Today was just one of those days where everything went wrong: I drove to the next post to re-register our car and realized that I had left my ID in the pocket of my gym sweatshirt. So I drove all the way home and back, only to find that they close for lunch, which they failed to mention when I called for their hours. I got the car registered and then went to drop the dog's stuff off at my friend's house; naturally I had forgotten her key. And so on. Just one of those days.
I have a couple of things I want to blog about, but to be honest I've been feeling too grumpy lately. Today was just one of those days where everything went wrong: I drove to the next post to re-register our car and realized that I had left my ID in the pocket of my gym sweatshirt. So I drove all the way home and back, only to find that they close for lunch, which they failed to mention when I called for their hours. I got the car registered and then went to drop the dog's stuff off at my friend's house; naturally I had forgotten her key. And so on. Just one of those days.
outsidethebeltway.com
Hitchens is simultaneously disarmingly polite and possessed of a biting wit. The breadth and depth of his knowledge is simply unrivaled by any journalist working today.
Lucky Totten
Lucky Totten
If you're a Chris Hitchens fan (as I am), you must check out this report from Michael Totten. The post is thought-provoking, informative, and extremely entertaining. I especially liked the part where MJT taught Hitchens about the importance of the blogosphere:
If you're a Chris Hitchens fan (as I am), you must check out this report from Michael Totten. The post is thought-provoking, informative, and extremely entertaining. I especially liked the part where MJT taught Hitchens about the importance of the blogosphere:
Billhennessy
Some people demand admiration, and Christopher Hitchens ranks near the top of that list. Before I agreed with him about anything, back in the days when he seemed closer to Alexander Cockburn than to, well, to me, I would find myself pausing on some talkshow just because he was talking.
wonkette.com
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My babydaddy, discredited conservative reporter Jeff Gannon, just rode Wolf's Blitzer on CNN.
CNN called in commentator and WaPo-ite Howard Kurtz to give the intro, because God knows Wolf couldn't summarize 30 blog posts all on his own. Also: Gannon says he's been stalked by "nuts on the left." Tee hee! Oh, wait...
Gannon reported he'd been stalked in the neighborhood and in church -- which is crazy! Liberals near a church? Also, his family was harassed, upon which Blitzer stealthily gay-baited him to define "family." (FYI: this family is a mother and brother.) Then Wolf backpedaled the question about Gannon owning gay domain names question with a qualifier: "I don't understand it." Indeed: what is internets, Wolf?
Reportedly, Talon News has 700,000 subscribers. Where, on Mars? But there's good news! According to Gannon, God closes doors and opens windows. If you're concerned about his future, he has had people call and make inquiries if he was "interested in certain positions." Heh. Also: heh heh. —C.S.
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My babydaddy, discredited conservative reporter Jeff Gannon, just rode Wolf's Blitzer on CNN.
CNN called in commentator and WaPo-ite Howard Kurtz to give the intro, because God knows Wolf couldn't summarize 30 blog posts all on his own. Also: Gannon says he's been stalked by "nuts on the left." Tee hee! Oh, wait...
Gannon reported he'd been stalked in the neighborhood and in church -- which is crazy! Liberals near a church? Also, his family was harassed, upon which Blitzer stealthily gay-baited him to define "family." (FYI: this family is a mother and brother.) Then Wolf backpedaled the question about Gannon owning gay domain names question with a qualifier: "I don't understand it." Indeed: what is internets, Wolf?
Reportedly, Talon News has 700,000 subscribers. Where, on Mars? But there's good news! According to Gannon, God closes doors and opens windows. If you're concerned about his future, he has had people call and make inquiries if he was "interested in certain positions." Heh. Also: heh heh. —C.S.
Jesus H. Christ
Ever since his star began to rise after the 1979 Australian thriller Mad Max, Mel Gibson hasn't seemed fully alive on screen unless he's being tortured and mutilated. In the Road Warrior and Lethal Weapon films, as well as such one-shots as Conspiracy Theory (1997) and The Patriot (2000), Gibson courted martyrdom, and he achieved it. He won an Oscar for his labors in Braveheart (1995), which ends with its hero managing to scream "FREEEEE-DOM!!" as he's drawn and quartered. Gibson snatched the pulp movie Payback (1999) away from its writer-director, Brian Helgeland, to make the torture of his character even more gruelingly explicit: He added shots of his toes being smashed by an iron hammer. Payback: That's what almost all of Gibson's movies are about (including his 1990 Hamlet.) Even if he begins as a man of peace, Mad Mel ends as a savage revenger.
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