Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Western civilisation in decline
Yet again I am posting a link to a George Monbiot article. He points out that our (Western) way of life cannot be sustained and that if we wish to survive, we must let go of certain capitalist tendencies. A well thought out and intuitive piece of writing, broadly in line with my own views.
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Rumsfeld and Saddam
Seems that the US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, travelled to Iraq in 1983 in order to normalise relations with Saddam. This was at a time when Saddam was using chemical weapons in defiance of international conventions. Anthrax and bubonic plague were also sent to Saddam under the Reagan and later the Bush Snr administrations. A…
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Last post of 2002
These will be my last entries of this year. Going by my server logs it seems I have built up a small but loyal following, who regularly visit my site. As of yet I have not been contacted by anyone – LOL not sure if thats a good or bad thing. I will be away…
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Gavinsblog surpasses 600 visits in December
Due to my logs being down for a week during December, I have failed to reach my target of 1000 visits this month. If I put in the average number for each day it would amount to about 200 visits. So that would mean I am on 800. Getting closer, but I am happy with…
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We know what war is
The Deputy Defence Secretary in the US, Paul Wolfowitz writes an article in defence of US strategic planning with regard to Iraq. He does not believe that they are being blaze about how difficult an invasion will be. Interesting insight into his thought though, he has a painting of Antietam hung in his office.
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US goes up a gear
Live fire exercises in Kuwait, Pentagon plans to invade from the North and South of Iraq, and the number of US troops in the region will double to 100,000 within weeks. Now I do not think anyone doubts it will happen, question is, is it right?
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Last ditch effort for peace?
Tom Friedman writes about the war that nobody wants, except the US. A delegation will visit Saddam in the next few weeks to try and persuade him to reveal his weapons (if there are any) and to cooperate. But I doubt it will work. The US, or should I say the top people in the…
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Appropriate quote of the day
You know we armed Iraq. I wondered about that too, you know during the Persian Gulf war… those intelligence reports would come out: “Iraq: incredible weapons – incredible weapons.” How do you know that? “Uh, well… We looked at the receipts Haar.” “Ah but as soon as that cheque clears, we’re going in.” “What time’s…
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US government planning complete Internet monitoring
For my American readers, a report in Internet week is saying that the Bush administration is planning to require Internet service providers to become part of a new monitoring system. It is all part of the “National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace” which will be launched in the new year.
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Adobe not really happy about Elcomsoft and Sklyarov
The Reg is reporting that Adobe did not really urge the Department of Justice not to prosecute Elcomsoft. Instead they fully supported it, and also fully support the DMCA. I do not like Adobe anymore.
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