Israel used cluster bombs and phosphorous in Lebanon
Bob Morris @ Sep 12th 2006 09:37 - Category: Unfiled ;
“What we did was insane and monstrous, we covered entire towns in cluster bombs.”
Archive for September 12th, 2006
Note to HP
Bob Morris @ Sep 12th 2006 08:08 - Category: Unfiled ;
You need to rename your ‘Integrity Systems‘, and having Dunn step down as chair but remain on the board is stonewalling and dumb.
The FBI, House of Reps, US Attorney General, California Attorney General, and SEC are investigating. Someone will get nailed for obstruction of justice or making a false statement, because invariably, it’s the coverup that brings you down, not the actual crime. But it appears HP will have to learn the hard way. With that many ongoing investigations, it’s a given they will too.
Fair Use. Some thoughts
Bob Morris @ Sep 12th 2006 06:28 - Category: Fair use ;
Since running a series of posts on fair use, I’ve changed my blogging style and rarely directly quote other sources now - and the blog is better for it.
Many blogs routinely quote multiple paragraphs from other sources. While this can make for a quick post, paraphrasing works better, because then what you say becomes your own words and your own thoughts. It makes for better writing and better blogging, with the added benefit that fair use is then no longer an issue.
Neocon agenda circling the drain
Bob Morris @ Sep 12th 2006 00:15 - Category: Unfiled ;
A top Marine says the situation in west Iraq is lost politically, and nothing can be done to fix it. Nonsense. Lots can be done. First, the US withdraws from Iraq and lets Iraqis put their country back together again. Then the US pledges to stop invading countries based on made-up lies and pays reparations to the countries it did invade. Were this to happen, you bet the world would become a way more peaceful place.
CIA officers are buying legal insurance in case they’re sued or indicted. But hey, more than a few of them have aided and abetted torture and other nasty crimes, so don’t waste sympathy on them. They sure didn’t have any for those they shipped to Uzbekistan to be tortured.
The Bush and neocon agendas lie in tatters. Even Bush’s own party is ignoring him now, as witness their recent refusal to confirm John Bolton or the growing numbers of Republican candidates who refuse to appear on a podium with Bush.
Way too many have died because of the imperialist bloodlust of the necons. Now that they’re weakening, let’s redouble our efforts and protests. I remember the Watergate era. Most, even towards the end, never believed Nixon could be driven from power. But he was. That didn’t happen so much because of something Congress did (although Congressmembers did possess actual vertebrae then) but because the will of the people made it so.
In Britain, Tony Blair is fatally wounded. He will not survive. Neither will Bush. Mark my words. He will fall.
Nearly half blame Bush for 9/11
Bob Morris @ Sep 12th 2006 00:07 - Category: Unfiled ;
And they blame Clinton almost as much, according to a CNN poll.
Extraordinarily high numbers, aren’t they? The public has little faith in either party, something which must make the ruling class nervous indeed. Imagine what would be accomplished if all that rage and disillusionment got directed into real political action.
That would be real action, and not the upcoming silly charade where Democrats pretend to be anti-war so you’ll vote for them.
