Archive for September, 2006
Imprisonment by executive order
This week I’ve found myself by turns angry and sad about politics for the first time since the Israeli bombardment of civilians in Lebanon. This time the reason, I think, is that I had begun to believe that the right wing assault on the foundations of democracy, freedom, and human rights had ground to a [...]
Air force ordered to stand down on 9/11
Cheney seems to have ordered the US air force not to attack the commercial airliners hijacked on September 11.
The link and discussion is here
Techniques of rhetoric
Mark Kaplan, 18 months ago, presented the ultimate blog argument. Titled “Notes on Rhetoric” it was a list of the phrases and techniques used in dodgy comment thread debate. It’s hilarious and very much to the point. I’ll give you a couple of excerpts:
A priori - your apriori supposition is that: “I operate by the [...]
Final failure of the occupation
Andrew Bacevich writing in the Australian today says the chickens have come home to roost in Iraq:
Historians of the global war on terror will likely recall September 2006 as a pivotal moment. Throughout this month, chickens have come home to roost. Each has arrived bearing bad news for the Bush administration.
First came a pessimistic assessment [...]
Carnival of the Liberals
Carnival of the Liberals has bulldozed my little shanty town and set up its tents on my metaphorical village green. Some Bloodthirsty Vegetarians even took time out from a glass of Shiraz and an attempt to discover which science fiction crew they belonged to (Firefly, of course!) to put a shout out on their podcast.
There [...]
