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So, I found this in my drafts (no, don’t ask how many drafts I have).  While it’s relatively old, it still mildly amuses me.  Just ignore the random links at the end of the post…though I might comment on them at some point (highly unlikely).

The War Against Terror

So, it would seem that “War Against Terror” is falling out of vogue as the phrase of choice when describing our little soirée in the Middle East.  Truth be told, “War Against Terror” hasn’t been popular for a long while.  “War on Terror” has been the preferred politically correct locution for some time now.  Maybe it has something to do with the definite article version of “War Against Terror,” maybe not.  At any rate, it’ll be fun to watch Obama and his little marionettes stumble over the awkward phrasing that alone can be the result of this shift.  Just call it what it is: Crusades Part II.  Oh, wait, that’s just what it should be.

Bugs of War

The chance that terrorists are going to use bugs to attack anyone isn’t very high.  To borrow someone else’s awkward phrase: terrorists like “shock and awe,” they aren’t out for long-term results.  After all, when you’ve the mentality of a coconut and, oh, I don’t know, are willing to run into a supermarket and blow yourself up via the C3/4 strapped to your chest, you probably aren’t really the long-term thinking type.  Of course, the leadership of Islam is much more willing to bide it’s time, but that still doesn’t make it likely they’ll use bugs.  All of the long-term planning that has taken place within Islam to the detriment of the modern world has ended in flames, literally.  Unless someone invents a tiny beetle with a flamethrower, it’s highly unlikely that the crazies will care.  (If any of you send me a link to the Bombardier Beetle, I just might publicly ridicule you.)

Smoke the Rope

It would seem that Michael Phelps likes to entertain himself with college girls, alcohol, and pot.  And?  In all seriousness, if you think that pot is a ‘performance-enhancer,’ go smoke some.  If you don’t want to do it yourself, watch someone who is on it.  Better yet, speed up the experiement and tell the poor bugger that his shoe is untied.  Truly, it won’t matter if it is or isn’t, the experiment will quickly reveal the folly of your previous belief.  Marijuana is not a performance enhancing substance:

Robin Williams – Olympic Drug Tests

Aside from the obvious arguments for legalization,

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090202/D9636EEO0.html

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/150832/14-times-Olympic-gold-medal-winner-Michael-Phelps-caught-with-bong-cannabis-pipe.html

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/strange_news/offbeat_wthi_terrehaute_islam_is_the_light_nintendo_0126200921532177991

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a545f3b0-f1f9-11dd-9678-0000779fd2ac.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5655115.ece

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D964904G0&show_article=1

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_on_an/obama_cutting_losses_analysis_1

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090203/D964CQ181.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20090203/cm_csm/ythornton;_ylt=A2KIKu11KIlJ3iYB1k1OxBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTFkaGVvbTEzBHBvcwMxMwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX29waW5pb24Ec2xrA25vdGV0b2NvbmdyZQ–

~ by Zoellner on Thursday 29 October 2009. Tagged: Europe, Islam, Middle East, Obama