I'm sure Iran's invasion of Greece 7,000 years ago is a winner of a reason to declare them Cold War enemies.

The fleshy phallus thing wanders around sightless until the multi-egged (scratch that) eyed thing it bumps into grunts one out, so now the fleshy thing is a one-eyed phallus? And that sells Zunes?

Please, make it stop.

Here, P, a bit of a non-sequitur, but back atcha. 8')

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05/the-first-genet.html

Just got an e-mail from PFAW:

Word from Capitol Hill is that a "compromise" is in the works to get a new FISA modernization bill in front of the House and Senate as early as this week.

The president and his congressional Republican allies are still demanding telecom immunity and the ability to spy on Americans without individualized warrants. Some Democrats at the table seem poised to capitulate.

Don't let your representative compromise away YOUR constitutional rights.

Call your member of Congress now and urge a vote of NO on any FISA modernization bill that allows the government to spy without individualized warrants and grants telecom companies retroactive immunity.

Let's get those calls going on, people. We've stopped them before -- let's stop them again.

Hi. I don't think there is an "ignore this person" feature here, but I am no completely familiar with Salons features.

However, on the "send a letter" page there is a line at the bottom:

If you are experiencing a problem with our Letters feature or wish to complain about a letter, please send us e-mail at: lettersproblems@salon.com.

What a bizarre interpretation. You also demonstration the bigotry of the Left as Lebanon is slowly but surely dismantled by Iran's allies. Iran's fingerprints are all over the problems in Iraq and Gaza.

I see. It's all Iran's fault. Hezbollah was formed from whole cloth by Iran; its formation didn't have anything to do at all with the occupation of Lebanon by Israel. Oh no! And Lebanon (a country cobbled together by France and Great Britain from Syrian parts) is not falling apart because it has repeatedly been attacked by Israel. That couldn't possibly be why. And the problems in Gaza have nothing to do with Israel's occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, and Israel's annexation of all the best parts thereof. These people would have meekly accepted the humiliating attacks on their sovereignty if only Iran would quit their meddlesome meddling!

Damn. What willful blindness. Who's the bigot here?

The Thai drug police reportedly fulfilled their previous government's call for a Drug Free Thailand by committing extrajudicial homicides of over 1,000 drug users.

Then Bush congratulated them for their successes in the War on Drugs.

I didn't see anyone calling for a Cold War with them.

Extra-judicial homicide does not count for much in this world. It's certainly not an excuse for war.

Indeed, in the case of Thailand, it was met with applause.

Apologies to the late Dudley Moore, but I think of this skit every time I read something like this:

... Since you're genetically incapable of concocting one of your own original thoughts...
Was there something else, [...] or do you have some more insults you wish to hurl at me... -- Electro Robot

A veritable font of respectful disagreement -- that's our Electro Robot.

I read Baldie McEagle, Oh boy. wow. I read 'P' and Derbig too. ETC.,

The part about yelling at the toe? okay. Go to Dunking Stumptoes?

Order ~; I hope you loiter. Don't litter. order,

Order ~; from a stunned coffee clerk, a black coffee for dunking a nose and sore toe.

sing soprano with the head stuck in the crock bucket. Sing so low no one hears you.

More from the Zune ad:

A pink phallic-looking creature on legs (what Tokyo Plastic refer to as a ‘fleshy wonder’) wanders around aimlessly, relying on touch on account of having no eyes. It bumps into a much larger creature which turns out to have many eyes. In fact the new creature has the capacity to share it’s eyes and, after a bit of straining, pops one out for the little creature.

I'm guessing the ad didn't go far what with the FCC fines and all.

Friedman was there. Apparently he has no eyes either. Or maybe it's his ears that are defective...... :-s

Ca we start calling him the "fleshy wonder"? Or would that be Rush??

Why, considering all of this "Serious" foreign policy speculation in the US and Israel about preemptive strikes on Iran, wouldn't rational Iranian defense officals consider a nuclear weapons program a top priority -- simply as a deterrent?

Do our Serious foreign-policy "experts" give any consideration to how this talk plays in Iran? We seem to be determined to maneuver the Iranians into our worst-case scenario.

Remember, there were pro-American demonstrations in Tehran after 9/11 and the Iranians assisted us in Afghanistan after our invasion. We gave that up just so Bush could use that cute "Axis of Evil" line.

Historic periods and events

http://www.iranchamber.com/history/historic_periods.php

Is there a way to filter/ignore a specific poster? While I have no doubt the hallucinogens ‘ElectroRobot’ takes cause him euphoric joy, having to sift through his irrelevant drivel, self-loathing comments, and Greenwald-envy on every page is very irritating.

I was being sarcastic, too. Notice that I said it was the RWNM types who would remind us of the embassy storming and that that event proved Cleveland was next.

...the false equivalency of "Country X killed Y number of people, so it's now our job to kill Z number of their people."

That's worked so well in Iraq.

Here's a hint:

The Zune, Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s iPod, is being marketed on television and computer screens with Zune Artist Films, a series of animated art videos around the theme of music, sharing and friendship. One particular video, “Eyes”, has got people talking.

It is certainly true that Persia had empires at various times in the last few millennia but the last time they actually attacked anybody was about 250 years ago. As opposed to say 250 days ago for the Israelis. I think Shrub has done well, we haven't invaded anybody in about 5 years. Can you remember the last time we went for a whole five years between invasions or attacks?