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wTuesday, March 25, 2003


Wow, a lot of comments last night. While I was out drinking last night quite a few comments got added to some of the things I posted right before I left work. Well, it's good to know someone is paying attention.

First, the lies. I posted that the missiles that had been fired at our troops in Kuwait were not Scuds. This is important, because Scuds are banned weapons (for Iraq), and some conservative commentators immediately seized upon this (incorrect) information to show that Iraq was a very naughty nation and deserved to be spanked.

Now, as most of you know, even if Iraq is found to be in breach of 1441 (or any of the other resolutions banning certain types of weapons) the issue was supposed to be "remanded to the Security Council for further consideration". The language did not say "If we even so much as think you have these weapons, we get to drop thousands of bombs on your heads." I thought I might need to mention that again.

Now, on the Chemical Plant business, I saw Fox* (I was at Stolze's, and had a rare opportunity to watch Fascist** news with a real Fascist) reporting that the U.S. had found a "Huge Chemical Weapons Plant" now it looks like it might be more appropriate to call it a pharmaceutical factory. To clarify, absolutely no Weapons of Mass Destruction have been used or found in Iraq. Well, on their side. I'm not sure what else you could call a MOAB.

And as far as the erosion of our civil liberties goes... ummm. If you don't have a problem with this, maybe you should move to China, you Unamerican Bastard! Oh wait, no, that would be insulting someone personally and impugning their patriotism because I disagree with their political beliefs. And even though mine are in the constitution (and their beliefs are in violation of it), I don't think that would be right (and even though I can't count the number of times I've been told to go to Iraq/France/Over there[by the geographically challenged]). Well, it would be the right thing to do, but it would also be the wrong thing. Not the correct thing. Woo, Homonyms!

For more on the raping of the Bill of Rights, check out Bartcop's analysis.

* Who do you think is more biased, Al Jazeera or Fox News?

** Now now, before you get too upset about my usage of the word "Fascist" (note I did not say Nazi) here's the scoop from an expert:

"Fascism should more appropriately be called corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini

posted by Matthew Carroll-Schmidt at 9:44 AM



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