Brooks has it right once more. Understanding that, for the most part, the terrorists are bred within an educated group of intelligent, Muslim radicals is a far cry from the earlier reasons we were encouraged to accept. These radical Islamists are not the product of the poor, backward Muslim societies. They have embraced a cause that rails against the modern world. Whatever the reason, They must be eliminated.
"In other words, the conflict between the jihadists and the West is a conflict within the modern, globalized world. The extremists are the sort of utopian rebels modern societies have long produced.
In his book 'Globalized Islam,' the French scholar Olivier Roy points out that today's jihadists have a lot in common with the left-wing extremists of the 1930's and 1960's. Ideologically, Islamic neofundamentalism occupies the same militant space that was once occupied by Marxism. It draws the same sorts of recruits (educated second-generation immigrants, for example), uses some of the same symbols and vilifies some of the same enemies (imperialism and capitalism)."
August 4, 2005
President Makes It Clear: Phrase Is 'War on Terror' - New York Times
The President is right. We must be on offense and use all possible means to defeat those who use terrorism as a means to an end. The fight is a war to be fought with conventional and unconventional means.
"Mr. Bush made a nod to the criticism that 'war on terror' was a misleading phrase in the sense that the enemy is not terrorism, but those who used it to achieve their goals. In doing so, he used the word 'war,' as he did at least 13 other times in his 47-minute speech, most of which was about domestic policy.
'Make no mistake about it, this is a war against people who profess an ideology, and they use terror as a means to achieve their objectives,' he said."
"Mr. Bush made a nod to the criticism that 'war on terror' was a misleading phrase in the sense that the enemy is not terrorism, but those who used it to achieve their goals. In doing so, he used the word 'war,' as he did at least 13 other times in his 47-minute speech, most of which was about domestic policy.
'Make no mistake about it, this is a war against people who profess an ideology, and they use terror as a means to achieve their objectives,' he said."
Al Qaeda video warns Brits of more attacks - Yahoo! News
Can there be any doubt who are enemies are and why they must be eradicated? All possible means must be used to keep nukes out of their hands because they will use them. I believe that is what they are referring to here:
'"What you have seen in New York, Washington and
Afghanistan, are only the initial losses and if you (United States) continue the same hostile policies you will see what will make you forget those horrors," he said in reference to the Sept. 11 attacks.'
'"What you have seen in New York, Washington and
Afghanistan, are only the initial losses and if you (United States) continue the same hostile policies you will see what will make you forget those horrors," he said in reference to the Sept. 11 attacks.'
What's the difference between e.g. and i.e.?
Tips on how to remember the difference between these oft misused abbreviations.
August 3, 2005
When Apple's store meets historic district | CNET News.com
So now we know!
"'The concept of 'shop till you drop' started in this area,' said Jack Taylor, president of the Drive to Protect the Ladies' Mile Historic District. 'All these great buildings, all this great shopping, engendered a feeling of street safety. And because it was so popular, that made it safe for women to go shopping unaccompanied by men for the first time.'"<em>
"'The concept of 'shop till you drop' started in this area,' said Jack Taylor, president of the Drive to Protect the Ladies' Mile Historic District. 'All these great buildings, all this great shopping, engendered a feeling of street safety. And because it was so popular, that made it safe for women to go shopping unaccompanied by men for the first time.'"<em>
RED HERRING | The Pentagon?s Chatter Box
If they can pull this off, I'll be very surprised and overjoyed. Of course, we may never know if the project is successful or not, will we?
FCC to change DSL rules | News.blog | CNET News.com
The Telcos were monopolies as a matter of public policy. Tax dollars were not spent on telco capital investment. Technology has changed the whole environment.
Hate 'BIG' if you must, but the facts are that only a handful of companies have access to the capital to build large scale physical networks. Arbitrage (the term used to describe the purchase and resale of services) is a losing strategy long term. Only companies that own and continue to invest in substantial physical infrastructure will be able to compete and provide the services we want.
The FCC is right to make the ground rules consistent for the real players.
Hate 'BIG' if you must, but the facts are that only a handful of companies have access to the capital to build large scale physical networks. Arbitrage (the term used to describe the purchase and resale of services) is a losing strategy long term. Only companies that own and continue to invest in substantial physical infrastructure will be able to compete and provide the services we want.
The FCC is right to make the ground rules consistent for the real players.
Top 10 buzzwords - CNET.com
With every era comes new language or new meanings for common words. Here's the list to date from the Internet age.
Congress flips a big switch | csmonitor.com
This repeal of PUHCA will open the door to a rush of M&A activity for electric utilities which may have mixed blessings. I wouldn't hold my breath for lower electricity rates, although they might be lower "than they otherwise would be."
The interesting thing here s that Congress actually repealed a law!
The interesting thing here s that Congress actually repealed a law!
August 1, 2005
Images: The long and short of broadband speeds | CNET News.com
Nice summary of broadband speeds and prices from the major U.S. providers.
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