From Cold Desert
From Jesus’ General
I really don’t understand how the market can be up when everyone’s at Bohemian Grove.
And here is an article from the Guardian about the War on Children:
It’s weird, the things that make you feel better in the south of Lebanon, but seven dead instead of 40 gave me a sense of relief.
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Then another child was pulled from under the rubble, and another followed, and then another. You go a little crazy when you see little body after little body coming up out of the ground. I looked around me and all I could see in the house was the detritus of their short lives – big plastic bags filled with clothes, milk cans, plastic toys and a baby carriage.…
As we walked, jumping from one boulder to the other, Ali said: “My father and mother went with my other brothers and sisters to another town. They said they will come and get me when the bombs stop.”
In the scorching sunshine above, Israeli jets were flying, their sound mixed with that of the drones. Suddenly a thud came from the hills and Ali froze. “They are going to bomb again!” He started to cry. “Why are the Israelis hitting us? Do they hate us? My cousin Mahmoud called me on the phone and he told me that the nuclear bombs are really big. Are they as big as these rockets?” It’s hard to convey quite how shocked, perhaps quite literally shell-shocked – this little boy was. He was almost delusional.
Une petite corneille, peut-être ?
de Sploid:
Congress Surrenders to the “French”
[yeah, I’ve heard that French Congress has always been popular in Washington]
More than three years after one of the most pathetic displays of political petulance in this once-proud nation’s history, french fries have returned to Capitol Hill.
On March 11, 2003, Congress, led by Republic Representatives Bob Ney and Walter Jones, voted to eliminate all references to France from the House cafeterias’ menus. From that day forward “freedom fries” and “freedom toast” would replace “french fries” and “french toast” respectively.
Very quietly last week, the word “french” returned to the menus.
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Never mind that french fries are originally from Belgium.
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The change comes as France‘s popularity among Americans far exceeds that of the President. In a recent Pew survey, 52% of Americans said they had a favorable impression of France. Just last week, only 38% of Americans said they support the president.
Remember all those dopey hippie sayings like, “If war is the answer, what was the question” and “Make love, not war” and “what if they gave a war and nobody came?” Well those hippies are all growed up now and, thanks to the changes in draft eligibility, possibly on their way to Afghanistan or Iraq right now.
Critical ammunitions shortages have made the US uncharacteristically cautious about spending their precious ordnance, so we at the raincoaster blog have a suggestion. A radical suggestion. One which integrates the hippie Free Love aesthetic with the Imperialist invasive one. One which could change the very nature of war.
We suggest the deployment and use of the tampon gun.
From BoingBoing:
Tampon gun
TamponCrafts has published a HOWTO for building a paintball-style gun for firing tampons:Inspired by marshmallow shooters, this air-powered tampon gun turns your feminine hygiene products into high-flying projectiles. Have a shootout between rival tampon brands, or use it as a fun alternative to paintball. The tampon shooter has a range of 10 to 20 feet depending on your ammo and lung capacity. The matching bandolier lets you carry a full “clip” (i.e., box) of 20 tampons, so you’ll never be caught short in the heat of battle.
I defy any army to be able to continue fighting under a barrage of fluffy, white tampons. Although, given the dioxin component in the bleach used, it could well violate chemical weapons sanctions. Something to think about…
Not every Israeli is pro-war, kidlet or grownup. These are some shots from an antiwar protest in Tel Aviv that brought out 2,500 people. They were taken by Nilly Oren, and I found them via Cold Desert.
That flaming flag says “Stop killing civilians.”
There was, apparently, one anti-antiwar protester, and he’s the one that got on tv, bien sur.
But check this out. It says “War is not my language“.
Is that not the coolest t-shirt , like, evah?
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