Mickey Z
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Sunday, March 25, 2007
Donald Rumsfeld vs. The Pentagon?
Can we save the Pentagon by destroying it?
Posted by JOS on from Oak Park 03/25 at 11:05 AMWhy do we need the pentagon?...who needs rummy?
Rummy could be prosecuted and sent to a real prison. The pentagon could be bulldozed and an orchard planted in its place. Apples, pears, peaches, cherries, etc.Posted by Joe of Maine on from 03/25 at 11:31 AMHello Expendables. The sun is fighting against the clouds here...much like Rummy taking on the Pentagon.
JOS: Only if we are trying to save it from itself.
Joe: How about an organic vegetable garden?
Posted by Mickey Z. on from Astoria 03/25 at 11:41 AMRumsfeld says: “It’s the Pentagon bureaucracy. I have no desire to attack the Pentagon; I want to liberate it.” Liberating the pentagon from the adherence to fixed rules and a hierarchy of authority.
Seems like Bush has the same idea with the whitehouse. Ditto Cheney and his office.
Meanwhile Latin American and African peoples are suffering under the privitization of water. What a freakin nightmare! Redirecting the water from rural areas into tourist resorts and cities, bottling it and selling it back. No $$ no water. What water remains available to rural communities is far away and severly polluted by industry and agri-business.
How long did it take for north Americans to lose jobs after NAFTA was signed? How long will it be before we are forced to purchase water?In regards to Iran, I am still thinking about this
http://tinyurl.com/3xndm7
I was so blown away by the bombing of Lebanon and the diabolical evilness of it. There must be a much larger agenda to “all of this” than most are willing to openly contemplate.Posted by frances on from british columbia 03/25 at 11:50 AMFrances you stated:
“There must be a much larger agenda to “all of this” than most are willing to openly contemplate”I don’t know if it’s important to know these kinds of details...the fact remains there are barbarians killing people and lying about why they are slaughtering entire cultures. I think these same people would be destructive even if there were no intentional reason to bomb other countries to have routes for pipelines, waterlines, test weapons, control real estate, resources, exploit others, etc. I’m sure some are simply enjoying the savage feeling of domination and murder!
Posted by Joe of Maine on from 03/25 at 12:48 PMHi JOS, Joe, Mickey, and frances…
Sorry, I just can’t help myself. He might have killed a lot of people but he DOES have a way with words. There are some Rumsfeldisms that I really like a lot. Here is my second favorite.“Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.”
Posted by RMJ on from Churchill 4 Prez Hdqts 03/25 at 12:53 PMI like this one:
"I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the past. I think the past was not predictable when it started."
Posted by Mickey Z. on from Astoria 03/25 at 01:14 PMSpeaking of bombing Lebanon:
Posted by JOS on from Oak Park 03/25 at 01:58 PMThat’s a good one, Mickey. Here is my favorite.
“As we know, there are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know.” D.R.
Posted by RMJ on from Churchill 4 Prez Hdqts 03/25 at 01:58 PMJOS...we hit the jack pot here with the exact same timing. I think we deserve a prize.
Your link is a good one there in #8. The facts were well known before this but his admission is significant. The photos there add to my hatred of anyone who kills children. Sorry, I know that we are not supposed to hate anyone, but I do hate those who kill civilians. Anyone who can look at those photos and not be emotionally moved to anger, must be already dead.Posted by RMJ on from Churchill 4 Prez Hdqts 03/25 at 02:05 PMMaybe what the pentagon needs is more scenes like this. It’s like she’s on display on a pedestal!--
Posted by James on from Hell's Kitchen 03/25 at 02:09 PMwell.... then there is always this:
http://tinyurl.com/e3rcpand this:
http://tinyurl.com/yjmtvePosted by frances on from british columbia 03/25 at 02:19 PMDems who voted NO on the war spending bill. All others support the war.
Congressman Kucinich voted NO. Standing firm with him on this NO vote
were 13 Democrats: John Barrow [GA], Dan Boren [OK], Lincoln Davis [TN],
Barbara Lee [CA], John Lewis [GA], Jim Marshall [GA], Jim Matheson [UT],
Michael McNulty [NY], Michael Michaud [ME], Gene Taylor [MS], Maxine
Waters [CA], Diane Watson [CA], and Lynn Woolsey [CA].Posted by RMJ on from Churchill 4 Prez Hdqts 03/25 at 02:21 PMSo frustrating that a board full of such great comments is going on here on such a nice day outside. Reiterating my recommendations of this movie:
http://www.counterpunch.com/maass03242007.htmlPosted by James on from Hell's Kitchen 03/25 at 02:29 PMThanks James, you give me an opportunity to post this again for anyone who wants to sign the petition.
Posted by RMJ on from Churchill 4 Prez Hdqts 03/25 at 04:16 PMOnly 7 years in and already I want out of the 21st century!
We be sheeple next? This is just tooooo much for me.
http://tinyurl.com/yrd6xlAm I lacking perspective? a sense of humour? Is there any reason at all I shouldnt be upset about this?
will scientists now want to patent human organs?Posted by frances on from british columbia 03/25 at 09:04 PM“I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the past. I think the past was not predictable when it started.”
that sounds more like a George Bushism. But then again, in all fairness, the meaning of the quote depends on the context, maybe it was only meant to be a filler or lead-in kind of sentence in a conversation. Though I am not sure he’s all that spiritual or deep / nuanced a speaker.
But taken out of context its like the GB export import quote.
The known unknowns quote tried to categorize something that is verbally tricky, so its not that bad. (I have no clue what the context was though)
Posted by J Chien on from Vancouver, BC 03/26 at 11:56 PM
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