http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:24:52 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:24:52 Due to some screw up by my health insurance provider (which I am trying to sort out), a bill was left unpaid and my account was turned over to a debt collector. I immediately paid the debt collector, but my concern now is that my credit card rates will go up. Has anybody else experienced this?... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/21 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:58:55 The Invasion of Iraq: Realism vs. Imperialism.
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[i]Introduction[/i]

In March 2003, the United States launched an attack and invasion of the state of Iraq. The United States cited the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 as justification for this action. Was Saddam ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/20 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:40:49 does not a chess master make. It requires [i]strategy,[/i] what this writer (and many others lack).

I just finished writing a paper for my international relations grad class. My topic was The Invasion of Iraq: Realism vs. Imperialism. Using political theories of realism and capitalist imperialis... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/19 Mon, 18 May 2009 12:25:34 None Dare Call It Treason:
An Examination of Constitutional Checks and Balances During the Bush Administration
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“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.”
-... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/18 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:35:34 [b]FISA, Telecommunication Companies & The Bush Administration[/b]
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President Bush has announced that he would veto a bill that does not provide immunity for telecommunication companies that allowed the government to conduct electronic surveillance on its cust... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/17 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:49:27 Bushco was chomping at the bit to get this eavesdropping bill passed before Congress went on vacation. The reich wing noise machine was summoned to the White House for a special meeting. Was it to make sure that everyone is united in their message, identifying (labeling) the Other (Iran/Al Qaeda/who... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/15 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:03:38 I believe the anthrax attacks were a continuation of the shock and awe campaign launched by the administration on 9/11. Why do I believe this?

Who was a victim of the anthrax attacks?

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle

Sen. Daschle was the first speedbump in the path of the 9/11 bli... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/16 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:21:53 But I believe all has been planned far in advance. Bushco made such a stink about WMD in Iraq [i]because they planned on putting them there.[/i] Textbook interventionist liberalism: Accuse Iraq, plant WMD, invade, overthrow, and it's all gravy after that. Saddam's gone, W's a hero, and the oil will ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/14 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:18:50 "You don't introduce new products in the summer." Isn't that what KKKarl said about the Iraq war?

Chimpy and his minions like to reveal bits of their evil plots to stroke their egos. From viewing their actions and reading their words, I'm guessing (If you happen to be reading, Agent Mike, I have ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/13 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:10:22 With Bushco spinning like crazy to secure the tools of their trade (ie. domestic surveillance, military tribunals), I have to ask, To what end do they (and those who come after) hope to bring this state? An absolute hegemony using spying, torture, and kangaroo courts against all citizens, domestic a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/12 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:30:28 From Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradox

The dichotomy paradox
"You cannot even start."
"That which is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way stage before it arrives at the goal." (Aristotle Physics VI:9, 239b10)
Suppose Homer wants to catch a stationary bus. Before h... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/11 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:24:19 It will only undermine your argument. (I've been considering scrapping my poster idea entirely.) My significant other is a university speech communication professor, wise in the ways of rhetoric, and she nixed my idea from the start. Hitler is such an extreme figure, it will cause you to lose cre... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/10 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:06:58 I'm sending off my FOIA request today. No point in persuading my POS senator, Mike DeWine. I did send him my thoughts, though:

Thank you, Senator, for shredding our Constitution in
support of your party and your King. Why should that
"goddamned piece of paper" stop the pResident of the
Unit... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/9 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:05:26 using a persuasive argument, for my poli-sci class. I decide to do it on the NSA wiretaps. The class was asked to write a paragraph describing our paper and to turn it in. I write this:

President George W. Bush claims the September 2001 congressional resolution authorizing the use of military ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/2 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:39:48 I shudder at the thought. In fact, I consider them to be state-sponsored terrorists. From an essay I had written:

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Attacks carried out by non-state actors, rather than state-sponsored terrorism, receive the media spotlight. “World attention often seems to focus only on individual perp... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/6 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:52:31 Did you not read any of my posts? Or do you reject anything that does not conform to your preconceived ideas? The terrorists (and I use that term because they are not an army. They do not represent a state. Yes, they [u]ARE[/u] civilians. You get a cookie.) are holding Jill Carroll hostage beca... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/5 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:02:25 http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e161/vandier34/RULES.jpg
... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/7 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:43:18 For your edification, terrorism is a tool used by the weak (non-state actors) as leverage against the strong (the state). The targets of terrorism are chosen for their symbolism and their impact. They are also chosen for the media response they will receive. Terrorists use the media to spread the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/4 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:42:36 states do not negotiate on behalf of civilians who are held hostage by terrorists? When states address terrorist threats, they speak to two audiences, the terrorists and the families of the hostages. So, when you hear this reply to terrorists holding hostages in Iraq, “The United States will not d... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/3 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:50:41 taking out Saddam would have been a noble thing.

Liberals believe people are generally good. People want to work to better their lives, and by trying to achieve their own perfection, bring the state closer to perfection. Not all people are good, and authoritative governments, ie. dictatorship... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/8 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:14:55 I recently did a paper for my political science class on the fourth chapter of Kenneth Waltz's Man the State and War. My right-wing republican military instructor assigned the chapter to us, and surprise! the author explains liberalism and why he feels it's a flawed concept. Actually, the underlyi... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/blackops/1 Sun, 25 Dec 2005 23:21:54