I watched that speech, and I gotta say I have never heard a more hostile, more indifferent crowd than the NAACP. They weren't actually booing, but in places where Bush really got going... there was zero response. And that lack of responsiveness spoke volumes.
How can we reconcile Article 2(4)'s prohibition on the threat or use of force to attack or interfere with the political independence of another state with Article 51's guarantee to use self-defense if attacked? Does Article 51 take the teeth out of Article 2(4)? Article 2(4) of the UN Charter says that member States must "refrain... from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of a
That is a gorgeous room. Great job, mommy! My wife was so happy we had a girl. We also had three boys, but she has her girl.
So what I am trying to say is that though America acted without UN mandate in assembling the "Coalition of the Willing", it doesn't mean that the UN is dead. It just means there are other solutions outside the cacophonous world body. There are always regional solutions (NATO, EuroArmy) as well as the cobbled-together "Multi-National Forces -- Iraq".
Okay let's say a group of radical American's (some Timothy McVeigh types) decide to shoot a rocket into Canada. That's not a valid analogy, because there is no adversarial history between the US and Canada. Israel and Lebanon (heck, the Arab Middle East) has been swearing "Death to Israel" for decades now, and they've been putting their money where
I can understand Joe Blow working in Lebanon and having to pay for his own extraction. But does this include Embassy workers and people who are there on behalf of the US Government in the first place? I must admit that I am unfamiliar with this law.
among the points not receiving enuff attention is how and why it wasn't immediately secured. Yes, someone should do a "Where Are They Now?" on the car-sized barrel of yellowcake. That's something the environmentalists would like to know, I'm sure.
People think the price is artificially high right now.. if that were true, their would be surpluses of oil. Some people want the price to be held artificially low.. which would result in an oil shortage. In those secret storage bins in the Gobi Desert or Alaska? <img src="http://images.stardock.com/JU/smiles
I will say I wish he'd stop getting featured as his crap truly doesn't deserve to be there Brad said he featured the good COL's article(s) because it allows both sides to be heard on the JU home page. He feels that way JU won't be pigeonholed as a right-wing site. Equal time, even if it is given to a peabr
Is the UN "law" on the unilateral use of force, articulated in Article 2(4), irrelevant? Does it serve any purpose(s)? The UN banned the unilateral use of force in order to defer all war to the decision of a consensus of nations, as presently embodied in the United Nations. As far back as the Hague Conferences of 1899, groups of nations have
wrapping so much into hating aguy that's not going to be leaving in 30 months is just pitiful. Let's hope that he'll latch onto the next President with as much hatefilled glee. Otherwise he'll have no agenda. Okay, now on to the topic at hand: <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center
But beating off while driving? Amazing what people are capable of.
I saw Thomas Barnett (a lib, but a very good speaker) in person a couple of months ago, and he said this is how he responds to the "No Blood for OIl" chant: In essence, "Thank God there IS oil under that sand, and that's why we're going in to help all those sad people. No oil in Rwanda, and what are we doing for them?" Food for thought...
Why is it the first sign of trouble in the Middle East and we suddenly focus on the price of a barrel of oil?
Iran has threatened many times to disrupt oil shipments if anyone messes with them. Terrorists have also threatened to do so. Both are pissed at the moment. Time to totally scorch th
There was no justification to attack and impact a million Palestinians because ONE soldier was captured by a terrorist group. Just as there was no justification for toppling the Taliban government and impacting a million Afghanis because only FOUR airplanes were hijacked? Mmm hmmm... okay, whatever. You really feel that Israel should allow t
The price of oil hit an all-time high of over $77 per barrel today. Okay, please somebody explain this to me: The price is skyrocketing because of a war... over no oil reserves? Israel and Lebanon have essentially gone to war. Neither n
The Rocky Horror Picture Show... It was 1975, with a long run in theaters (31 years and counting)! I saw it for the first (through sixth) times in 1988, the summer between junior and senior years in HS, during a six-week run at our local theater. "Oh, Rocky!" "Great Scott!" <BR
George W. Bush is running around telling the world that Syria and Iran are responsible for the new violence in the Middle-East. Yes, it's true. George W. Bush is saying that Hizbollah is backed by Syrian and Iranian arms, cash, and fighters. Can you prove otherwise? <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center bgColor=#FFF394 class="mb-Bod
Know what's on right now? Pee-Wee's Big Adventure! Yep, another great movie. And Better Off Dead: "Go that way, very fast. If something gets in your way, turn."
Back to the Future was a great movie, as well as Beetlejuice and Pretty in Pink. But too many people said I look like Ducky. : :
Guess I did accidentally put six... but honestly I could've put ten.
Got to reminiscing about the great teen films of the '80s... Here are my top 5: Breakfast Club -- saw this movie about 150 times. Red Dawn -- kicks Red Army butt. Ferris Bueller's Day Off -- have it at home, still working on the magic number 150. Some Kind of Wonderful -- Lea Thompson at her mos
Okay, Guster's show last night ROCKED. Fantastic show, many great songs. If you're willing to try new music, I highly recommend Guster. I can add two more bands to my list now: Ray LaMontayne Guster Why are there are always tons of concerts when I'm pregnant or breastfeeding? </TABLE
So unless Bush was president in 1997/1998, this has been going on since well before GWB came into office. Funny...In PolySci in 1991, we were talking about "offbudget" expenditures as
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