tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post115377273886717688..comments2024-01-19T00:52:12.231-05:00Comments on I Me My: Brokering for an Immediate Ceasefire?Id it ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933156607975500727noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154359935823680882006-07-31T11:32:00.000-04:002006-07-31T11:32:00.000-04:00Not very optimistic on this onePeteNot very optimistic on this one<BR/><A HTTP://PETASSOCIATION.ORG HREF="" REL="nofollow">Pet</A>eAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154298838833448472006-07-30T18:33:00.000-04:002006-07-30T18:33:00.000-04:00... and now Qana!So much for her brokering peace i...... and now Qana!<BR/><BR/>So much for her brokering peace in the mid east. She had best be out of there and let fate take its course in Lebanon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154197556030710532006-07-29T14:25:00.000-04:002006-07-29T14:25:00.000-04:00Yes, I would agree that apathy, ignorance, a kind ...Yes, I would agree that apathy, ignorance, a kind of fatalism contribute much that is negative. But I would also agree that some of the worst violations in history, which involve indiscriminate killing, are done, not from ignorance or apathy, but from a sense of arrogant superiority. I watched a peace march today. I have done anti-war marches in the past. But this one seemed to be going through A.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08716463684593767622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154086352068099132006-07-28T07:32:00.000-04:002006-07-28T07:32:00.000-04:00Liked the link. It says it so much better. I do fe...Liked the link. It says it so much better. I do feel hepless to some extent. I did march last year in the anti-war rally in DC. I just wish both sides would step down and try to talk about it. <BR/>Am contributing time and $ to hopefulyl help elect a bunch of more responsive and responsible group of public officials. It just feels like such a long hard slog.karmichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973922761187532706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154067466932403722006-07-28T02:17:00.000-04:002006-07-28T02:17:00.000-04:00Maybe it doesnt alter the larger picture persay,bu...Maybe it doesnt alter the larger picture persay,but thru this post, u just made 9 others ponder over the point so far..and i believe thts the way one can/should go about it. Coz in the end its all about forming collective opinion.jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398715357622137266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154067393026612892006-07-28T02:16:00.000-04:002006-07-28T02:16:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398715357622137266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154036110795646412006-07-27T17:35:00.000-04:002006-07-27T17:35:00.000-04:00eshuneutics,"though, you have to be arrogant to ac...eshuneutics,<BR/>"though, you have to be arrogant to accept the indiscriminate".<BR/>I was thinking about that and I am not so sure that one necessarily presupposes the other; you needn't always be arrogant to accept the indiscriminate. You could as well be<BR/>'karmic', or then ignorant, or simply apathetic to have an acceptance for the indiscriminate. Would you agree?<BR/><BR/>As for the fatal Id it ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933156607975500727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154035912237780662006-07-27T17:31:00.000-04:002006-07-27T17:31:00.000-04:00U.N.Glad to know we share the same sentiment.Thank...U.N.<BR/>Glad to know we share the same sentiment.<BR/>Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>SR<BR/>That is a great point you make there<BR/>'Defeating a terrorist group is impossibly militarily'<BR/>Infact I'm reminded of the "universalism' concept of Bill Clinton; his theme for the keynote address at princeton this year. <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your last post on this same subject a great deal, and I Id it ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933156607975500727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154034196721243892006-07-27T17:03:00.000-04:002006-07-27T17:03:00.000-04:00exseno,I am sorry to have missed that earlier comm...exseno,<BR/>I am sorry to have missed that earlier comment; I wonder why it didn't show up.Id it ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933156607975500727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154033778683608832006-07-27T16:56:00.000-04:002006-07-27T16:56:00.000-04:00I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT DO THE CIT...I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT DO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY GET THE POINT? I DON'T THINK THEY DO. I'M ASHAMED THAT A POWERFUL COUNTRY LIKE THIS IS NOT HELPING IN ANY WAY!<BR/><BR/>-U.NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1154024391051371022006-07-27T14:19:00.000-04:002006-07-27T14:19:00.000-04:00I remain a mute spectator sitting on the fence and...I remain a mute spectator sitting on the fence and watching the freakshow. And thts the state of many of us..but then weve got something potent in our possession that we better use. The flick of the pen or the keystroke.jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398715357622137266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153974413926003492006-07-27T00:26:00.000-04:002006-07-27T00:26:00.000-04:00That was a good graphic.. and a potent one.. thank...That was a good graphic.. and a potent one.. thanks for sharing it.Aditihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548024598187197703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153971273609240892006-07-26T23:34:00.000-04:002006-07-26T23:34:00.000-04:00What happened to my comment I know I made one earl...What happened to my comment I know I made one earlier but it never appeared. Oh well maybe it is a sign so I guess I won't repeat it. lolEXSENOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439855607574342872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153951466934778132006-07-26T18:04:00.000-04:002006-07-26T18:04:00.000-04:00How do you accidentally hit a UN post in this hi-t...How do you accidentally hit a UN post in this hi-tec age? Insiscriminate killing, now arrogant killing. Probably, though, you have to be arrogant to accept the indiscriminate.A.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08716463684593767622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153951015271704692006-07-26T17:56:00.000-04:002006-07-26T17:56:00.000-04:00I was standing picking cherries from a tree in my ...I was standing picking cherries from a tree in my yard while talking on the phone with a friend, and then a plane flew over my head , and I wondered, imagine that I can just look at this plane flying over my head and continue picking my cherries, but to think about the people caught in the crossfires of hell right now, imagine a small child, the fear that an airplane would ignite in them rather Nandi23https://www.blogger.com/profile/07589419447836878294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153927582842920072006-07-26T11:26:00.000-04:002006-07-26T11:26:00.000-04:00Israel is claiming that the foot-dragging being do...Israel is claiming that the foot-dragging being done is a result of wanting to defeat Iran in this battle, a "first" victory that they hope of a long series of such victories.<BR/>It seems like a silly idea - I can think of no good examples of a conventional army defeating a terrorist group. Defeating a terrorist group is impossibly militarily; there is no clear definition of military defeat whensrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160258503931306599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153877005952945502006-07-25T21:23:00.000-04:002006-07-25T21:23:00.000-04:00It sure took a long time to get her there. Talk ab...It sure took a long time to get her there. Talk about slow moving.Dr. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153863861908066112006-07-25T17:44:00.000-04:002006-07-25T17:44:00.000-04:00I'm glad you heard it too...I was wondering if it ...I'm glad you heard it too...I was wondering if it was just me. And I hope the same as you.A.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08716463684593767622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153856656876236502006-07-25T15:44:00.000-04:002006-07-25T15:44:00.000-04:00eshuneutics,How true! Never in the past had I hear...eshuneutics,<BR/>How true! Never in the past had I heard the Dr. before her name, and now all of a sudden that part of her identity seems to flex muscle and is in the limelight. <BR/><BR/>With all else failing, I hope her credentials bring about that ceasefire!Id it ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933156607975500727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153855357184144392006-07-25T15:22:00.000-04:002006-07-25T15:22:00.000-04:00Yes, the visual representation in the UK Independe...Yes, the visual representation in the UK Independent says it all. The coverage has been largely as expected in the UK...lots of profiled tragedies and "human interest" stories. But suddenly,at every turn, Condoleeza Rice has become Dr Condoleeza Rice.<BR/>Why? She has been this since the early 1980s. I suspect it marks a deferential tone towards the USA and a wishful belief that she can pull of A.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08716463684593767622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153852210302567482006-07-25T14:30:00.000-04:002006-07-25T14:30:00.000-04:00I am sitting on the sidelines like you watching th...I am sitting on the sidelines like you watching the show.Can do very little. hopefully this show will end.no winners in this game,just a lot of lives lost.starryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250437477875291892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-1153835090690940852006-07-25T09:44:00.000-04:002006-07-25T09:44:00.000-04:00Pray that they trash out a solution for peace.Pray that they trash out a solution for peace.babluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360955014728850417noreply@blogger.com