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Thursday, Nov 11, 2004
Faux Release
So I try the faux press release format. Something new for me. I thought it wasn't bad for a first outing. I even decide, ooooh, I should cross post this to DKos. And then I check out some guy with a website, and I realize I know nothing.
Insurgents Allowed To Leave On Condition That Remaining City Be Bombed To Rubble
In retaliation for insurgents' occupation of Fallujah, U.S. have negotiated the complete escape of all insurgent leaders from the city, in exchange for which U.S and Iraqi forces are to be allowed to bomb the remaining city to rubble. Insurgents also agreed to leave behind a token force of insurgents that U.S. forces can kill, capture, injure, and hound. U.S. representatives declined to reveal the number of civilian casualties that insurgents and U.S. forces agreed upon.
In retaliation for insurgents' occupation of Fallujah, U.S. have negotiated the complete escape of all insurgent leaders from the city, in exchange for which U.S and Iraqi forces are to be allowed to bomb the remaining city to rubble. Insurgents also agreed to leave behind a token force of insurgents that U.S. forces can kill, capture, injure, and hound. U.S. representatives declined to reveal the number of civilian casualties that insurgents and U.S. forces agreed upon.
Update: Army Capt. Sean Sims said it appeared foreign insurgent leaders had fled the city, leaving locals to fight. That assessment was consistent with reports from rebel sources in Fallujah.
"I left that Spic hanging! Fuck him, maybe invade his ass next, they got WMD in Spainardstan?"
rereblogging
Would Random Be Better?
The second key difference is the level of participation. Our democracy is representative - we choose politicians to rule for us. Athenian democracy was direct and in-your-face. To make it as participatory as possible, most officials and all jurymen were selected by the lot. This was thought to be the democratic way, since election favoured the rich, famous and powerful over the ordinary citizen. From the mid fifth century, office holders, jurymen, members of the city's main administrative Council of 500, and even Assembly attenders were paid a small sum from public funds to compensate them for time spent on political service away from field or workshop.
The Democratic Experiment
By Professor Paul Cartledge
The Democratic Experiment
By Professor Paul Cartledge
Wednesday, Nov 10, 2004
Mind-Brain
This morning KQED broadcast an interview with John Searle, author of Mind: A Brief Introduction. I caught a few snippets during my commute, and plan to go back to listen to the rest. In particular, there were some very good questions from the radio audience.
Must be a bunch of blue county "elites" and their fancy "knowledge".