norton ash » Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:53 am wrote:My take? That depends on what your definition of 'is' is.
I saw what you did there.
Is you is?
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norton ash » Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:53 am wrote:My take? That depends on what your definition of 'is' is.
Let contractors fight the Islamic State, Blackwater founder Erik Prince says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/chec ... ince-says/
Judge rules he can't stop Detroit water shutoffs
Matt Helms, Detroit Free Press 1:33 p.m. EDT September 29, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... /16414363/
MacCruiskeen » Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:13 pm wrote:Ffs...Let contractors fight the Islamic State, Blackwater founder Erik Prince says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/chec ... ince-says/
Meanwhile, at home (sweet home):Judge rules he can't stop Detroit water shutoffs
Matt Helms, Detroit Free Press 1:33 p.m. EDT September 29, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... /16414363/
Privatise the fucking air while you're at it. Why should anyone breathe for free?
- No, none of this is OT. It's all part of the same war.
Prince is currently courting private business in Africa for his new company. He also is preparing to drum up readers for the paperback version of his bestselling book, “Civilian Warriors: The Inside story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror,” out later this month.
8bitagent » Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:49 am wrote:I actually dont think ISIS is overhype or propaganda, but a really nasty incubated hacker like program unleashed by the powers that be. And Im curious,
where do you all see this heading?
May 26, 1999
Book Discussion on Machiavelli on Modern Leadership
Mr. Ledeen talked about his book Machiavelli on Modern Leadership: Why Machiavelli’s Iron Rules Are As Timely and Important Today As Five Centuries Ago, published by St. Martin’s Press.
He explained that the book measures contemporary leaders and celebrities against the standards established by Machiavelli for leadership and survival.
After his prepared remarks he took questions from the audience.
Michael Ledeen in 2012 wrote:So:
We support regime change (hopefully non-violent regime change) in Iran. We do it because it’s the biggest threat, and because we don’t need to send troops or drop bombs to bring down the regime. Support the opposition and condemn the regime and its totalitarian doctrines.
The specific steps are well known, because they are the ingredients of Reagan’s successful strategy against Soviet Communism. They include a relentless diplomatic campaign against the regime and in favor of freedom for the Iranian (and Syrian) people, building a strike fund (best in conjunction with international trade unions) to support Iranian workers, providing the opposition with effective communications technologies and methods for defeating regime censorship of, and spying on, the Internet, overpowering Iranian jamming of our satellite broadcasts (and making a better VOA and Farda).
We also support regime change in Syria. It’s too late for non-violent change, so we need to support a guerrilla war against Assad. This requires us to organize, train, and arm the opposition. There are lots of problems, because we’ve dithered, we’ve subcontracted the project to the Turks (who’ve no reason to think Obama seriously wants the Assad regime out), and we’re frantically trying to make a deal with Khamenei instead of working for his downfall. It’s a big challenge. But we’re the world’s lone superpower. Stop whining and get on with it.
When the United States moves, the world changes. As we’ve seen, when the United States doesn’t move, the world also changes. For the worse. If we engage, and win, we will have a voice in the Muslim future. If we lose, jihadi ranks will swell and we will face dhimmitude. So we have to win, which requires us to engage.
minime » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:02 pm wrote:The US is a fucking pariah state.
Wombaticus Rex » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:31 pm wrote:minime » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:02 pm wrote:The US is a fucking pariah state.
This would seem to constitute an almost total abuse of the word "Pariah," at least in the limited and unpopular sense that words have definitions and meanings. Allegedly, "Pariah State" has both.
Perhaps "Pariah King" might get slightly closer to the facts of the matter, but it's really better to abandon that altogether. The United States is not an outcast, the United States is a global Empire.
The United States is not shunned because they are not shunnable at this juncture in spacetime.
Wombaticus Rex » Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:31 pm wrote:minime » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:02 pm wrote:The US is a fucking pariah state.
This would seem to constitute an almost total abuse of the word "Pariah," at least in the limited and unpopular sense that words have definitions and meanings. Allegedly, "Pariah State" has both.
Perhaps "Pariah King" might get slightly closer to the facts of the matter, but it's really better to abandon that altogether. The United States is not an outcast, the United States is a global Empire.
The United States is not shunned because they are not shunnable at this juncture in spacetime.
82_28 » Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:54 pm wrote:What, what I said? I don't sense any "piling on" to anyone in this thread.
82_28 » Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:59 pm wrote:
Is there really any other country on Earth that its own inhabitants question the morality of its government more than the US?
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