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January 9th, 2009
 | 10:23 am - I'm so tired of stupidity today it isn't even funny
War is insanity, regardless of how one draws the rules.
The rules of war, as I have understood them, say that soldiers fire at each other, the armed against the armed. They do not fire on civilians. They do not keep the wounded from receiving aid. I seem to recall that the latter borders on a war crime; it is certainly a violation of international humanitarian law.
This is what is happening in Gaza. For four days the Israelis kept aid workers out of a residential area it had bombed to destruction; when they went in, they found 100 people who were still alive trapped in the rubble with the dead. Small children were sitting next to their mother's corpses. I think you can take it as read that those children are hungry and thirsty, and will not get over this with a fresh blankie and a cup of cocoa. And the insanity continues in return. Don't even think of commenting to this post in support of Israel's immoral and illegal tactics here. There is no excuse for this. None at all. I'm not excusing the stupid murderous idiot in the last link, either. There are no excuses anywhere. Take a good long look.
Someone has to be pretty venal and petty to make his money by skimming the food allowance for jail prisoners. Well, an Alabama sheriff did it to the tune of nearly three times his own salary, letting his prisoners border on starvation. He's going to jail now himself. By the way, the budget for food was $1.75 per day per prisoner. Just how much did he have to take from them to clear $212,000 over three years?
Virginia feels snubbed by the inaugural bridge closings: "First was the hysteria of announcing over 4 million people might be flooding the Mall. Later, they amend that number by half. Then they announce there will be no parking, few toilets and that everyone will be standing and waiting for hours. Then they tell people not to bring children and, finally, they close all the bridges," fumed Virginian Holly Kenney. "Do they think we're dense? Clearly, the public is no longer welcome." But to some business and political leaders in the region, the plan represents more than a snub. They are concerned that the unprecedented closings and restrictions will turn away visitors, hurt businesses and employees, and tip the balance too far toward security over access. ... ( more )
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Every time that ad for the new Underworld movie comes on Sci-Fi, I hear it as "Underworld: Rise of the Lichens." I doubt this is what they intended.
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