Comments on: Intelligence Director Lies To Senate

By: Kyle E. Moore

Kyle E. Moore — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:37:26 +0000

Well, that’s nice and enlightening, isn’t it? I wrote a little something about that tendency in my “fear of knowledge” post.

Because heaven forbid those against terrorists who want to learn more about the enemy should be given the chance.

I’m just sayin’

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:40:49 +0000

So, I go check out ‘the site’ and today I get this from a Mark Crispin Miller mailing:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070910/wr_nm/eu_bombs_internet_dc&printer=1;_ylt=AutzDjvIrKaP12vnCPZKW5oh2.cA

By the way, after I was at ‘the site’, my power went out for an hour; coincidence? I think not… well, I did hear something about a transformer….

By: Kyle E. Moore

Kyle E. Moore — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:18:42 +0000

We actually had a problem with that on the Ike. The rules about foreign languages shipboard are actually kinda fuzzy, believe it or not, and actually the ship is supposed to set its own rules.

I don’t mind it personally, so long as when we’re working together you’re speaking a language that I speak. But it’s a kind of different situation in that context. When you’re underway for six months, I think it’s good for morale to do what you can to make your off duty time feel as much like home as you can get it. Kinda like, okay, so you can’t sleep in a real bed, and it’ll be at least a month before you even see dry land so I guess it’s okay if youwant to speak spanishon the mess decks with your friends.

As for Amurican, yeah, that’s kinda funny.

By: xranger

xranger — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:53:18 +0000

When I was a soldier a zillion years ago, I had a redneck platoon leader that hated it when the Hispanic troops spoke to each other in Spanish.

He used to say, “Hey! You’re in ‘Murica! Speak Amurican!”

I thought it was funny then, as now.

Ya know, you can’t take life too seriously…

By: Kyle E. Moore

Kyle E. Moore — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:37:28 +0000

I aim to please.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:06:33 +0000

Seriously! Thanks!!

By: Kyle E. Moore

Kyle E. Moore — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:58:30 +0000

http://www.disastercenter.com/terror/

Ask and ye shall receive.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:43:41 +0000

I will always be nice to xranger! It was ‘Murica-speak; his sarcasm was well received. I’ve read his posts and can see he’s not thin-skinned. I hope he’ll be as witty about anything I post worth his time to comment… I do realize I might tone it down a bit, as sarcasm doesn’t always play well in black and white… (and I truly love my cousin; he actually did a skeet shoot performance with his Dixie Chick albums, tho’, “Pull!” KaBlammo!!! I’m serious! )

On the issue of telecommunications warrantless interception: I’m really very concerned about the dismantling of an infrastructure that hasn’t been inexpensive to install…. How will we know they won’t still use it? Because they’ll say they won’t use it if the law changes? Makes me nervous.

Anyway, are you serious about the al Queda handbook? That could be interesting…

By: Kyle E. Moore

Kyle E. Moore — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:23:04 +0000

Now now… We try to be nice to X. He’s our longest running commenting reader here, and I think he’s actually being sarcastic (he’s much more verbose when he’s serious). And yeah, I think it was only a six month pass to give congress time to rethink the whole thing, but we’ll have to check in and see. As for the terrorism brochure, actually, not long after 9/11 we actually did uncover an al Qaeda handbook, I’ll see if I can’t dig up a link for you later on today.

I personally think it’s an important thing to read as it gives a lot of insight into how terrorist organizations think and act.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:51:14 +0000

Yes, temporary. That’s why AT&T is already gearing up for their bi-annual communication interception equipment sale!! I hear it’s really something!! Goofiness aside, I hope you’re right about the temporariness. Xranger, you sound like my ‘give-you the-shirt-off-his-back’ cousin who shot up his Dixie Chick albums a while back… I think she is American, but I didn’t check ‘her papers’, so it may be another example of me facilitating terrorism… I haven’t actually received my “Terrorism–3 Easy Steps” brochure yet, but I have figured out a way to light and keep my shoes on fire while I’m on a plane.

By: Kyle E. Moore

Kyle E. Moore — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:01:03 +0000

I… I don’t know what to say… X… were you being… sarcastic?

By: xranger

xranger — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:57:13 +0000

Hey! You’re in “Murica! Why don’t you hire an Amurican hair dresser!

Commie..

By: Kyle E. Moore

Kyle E. Moore — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:08:36 +0000

TERRORIST!!!!!!!!!! TERRRORIST!!!!! Obviously anyone who has their hair done by an Iranian on a monthly basis is in league with al Qaeda.

Happily, if memory serves, the passing of this new FISA lawis only very very temporary, like six or nine months. I could be wrong on that.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:22:05 +0000

The Intelligence Director lying to The Senate!??!!! I guess it rolls downhill because my congressman lied to me when I asked him about his vote to support the latest FISA revision. He told me terrorism is very real and this measure increases my safety because it’s a very valuable tool to fight terrorism; where is the proof and at what cost? (…And he’s a new democratic arrival who replaced a very well-known republican in a red state! He knows why we put him in Washington….) If I’m so safe, why am I nervous when I call my Iranian hair stylist? You know, she calls her extremely elderly mother weekly back in Iran; then I call her monthly for an appointment…. there’s a pattern there which should probably be monitored….. I feel real safe… like I always feel when I ‘m being watched…