Letters to the Editor
Bill Owen
Published Letters: 509 Editor's Choice: 6
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Where are all the people that used to say "Thank you"
[Read the article: Ask the pilot]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What happened? Just a few years ago everybody was thanking these guys for ordering them to pull their pants down?
The threat of a terrorist attack on America is now many times greater than it was in 2001.
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I ride a bicycle
[Read the article: Peak oil? Consider it solved]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I ride a bicycle, don't have a car, never did.
See you all soon.
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Mad Max
[Read the article: Peak oil? Consider it solved]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Some people think Mad Max was a science fiction fantasy.
I say it was a documentary.
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Bush has a plan to end the energy problem! Bombing will start in five minutes.
[Read the article: Peak oil? Consider it solved]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Invade Iran. This will trigger a nuclear conflict which will exterminate 90% of human life.
Result? Enough oil to last for centuries!
Who said he isn't a genius?
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The Bullshit hits the fan. Today in Basra
[Read the article: Fred Kagan on Monday: "The civil war in Iraq is over"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Raging battles today in Basra, 4000 Brits ready to step in. Shia on Shia violence. Can you say "civil war" Mr. Kagan?
No, he can't.
The man widely regarded as the intellectual author of Mr Bush’s surge strategy in Iraq, Fred Kagan, blamed Britain’s “short-term approach” in Basra for the upsurge in violence. He told The Times that the UK Government had ordered the withdrawal of forces to the airport without leaving “behind a stable security situation”.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3642863.ece
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I was hoping to have some conversation and get called some names
[Read the article: Why doesn't the 9/11 Commission know about Mukasey's 9/11 story?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Absolutely Glenn, Mukasey has been caught in a bit of sticky wicket. And yes, we must call him on that. And Glenn I do understand that you want this conversation to be limited to the topic. But surely that is your goal with each and every blog?
It is not unusual to see the threads hijacked, often into complete tangents. Yet, this is the first time I have seen you personally intervene and call for an on topic discussion. You are correct too, when you say that the conversation will quickly degenerate into previously held positions. But this is also true with a lot of what is discussed here. Besides, I am not trying to change anyone's mind as this is probably impossible. I am trying to influence the undecided and those who perhaps have simply not been exposed to counter theories about the events of Sept. 11, 2001. My ultimate goal is a new international investigation led by Louise Arbour.
Perhaps you believe that by "our" and I use that word loosely, discussing 911 truth or lack thereof, you and yours will be discredited. This is not true, or at least it should not be. I hardly need to post a disclaimer saying the my opinions do not reflect the views of Glenn Greenwald, Salon or the "sane" posters. People know this.
Now I feel very constrained in discussing Mukasey, because I find it is impossible to discuss the actions of anyone who participated that day without mentioning what I consider to be serious questions about the official version of what happened that day. I call that context.
If you, and or Salon would consider doing a full on examination of "what really happened that day" then perhaps we could have a legitimate, high profile space to discuss those issues. I do understand that Salon has a long held editorial policy to ignore or denigrate "conspiracy theories" (read crazy talk) but perhaps it is time to reconsider that position and do something larger and more interesting than a puerile hit piece by Farhad Manjoo.
And please I am NOT saying that Salon or Glenn are part of The Conspiracy. For the record: Neil Armstrong did walk on the moon, the earth is not secretly ruled by alien lizards, and the Earth is not flat.
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Maybe Farhad should hire someone to google for him
[Read the article: What happened when I Googled For You]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Nothing new in this post.
Google actually did this for several years. Real questions answered by real people. Yahoo is doing that now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Answers
http://answers.yahoo.com/
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Great post Patrick
[Read the article: Ask the pilot]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Some of your best writing so far.
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On Why Bowling Skills Matter
[Read the article: The U.S. establishment media in a nutshell]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Is it silly to focus on Obama's dreadful bowling skills? Yes and no. Yes, it is silly because there is no rational relationship between the ability to be president and eye and hand coordination.
No, because we are descended from hunter gatherers. Evolutionary psychology teaches that our psychology evolved in response to environmental pressures. We work together because those who work together are more likely to live and pass on their genes. We are interested in the sexual escapades of others for the same reason, we are here to pass on our genes and so we need to know who is with who, why, etc. These data help with our mating strategies.
For 99.9% of our time here on Earth, we have been living in small groups of hunter/gatherers. In order to best cooperate with each other and hence survive we began to rely on "leaders" to lead the hunt, keep everyone in line and coordinate the dispensation of resources, today we call him the President, formerly he was called "ug".
So what does this have to do with Obama's bowling? It's simple, our leaders used to be the biggest, the strongest, and the best hunters. The tribal leader can run, jump, fight, find and control his subordinates. So when we see Obama, who is about to become the War Lord for America, mincing down the alley, and then missing the shot; unconsciously we think, "what a wimp". Our instincts tell us he could not bring home the bacon, especially if that bacon weighs 5,000lbs and has big teeth. This biologically based preference for big, strong, manly leaders, also explains the fact that in virtually every presidential race the taller man has won.
Obama says he would bomb Pakistan, but does he have the bowling balls?
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Mukasey's Favourite Colour
[Read the article: The Associated Press fails to reveal Mukasey's favorite color]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]After an extensive search and interviews with dozens of people, we can now reveal that Mukasey's favourite colour is black. As in Ops.
No word on whether or not he is an evil smoker. We'll keep looking.
Who the hell owns AP anyway? Rupert Moloch? Neil Buhs? A. Hilter?