tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post1391330300204284490..comments2023-07-23T14:10:14.460+02:00Comments on Shall we talk?: I'm scared, very, very scaredFloconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-18143959820034981342010-11-16T23:32:13.291+01:002010-11-16T23:32:13.291+01:00Today a buiding collapsed in India and a tower wen...Today <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/16/AR2010111602409.html" rel="nofollow">a buiding collapsed in India</a> and a <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/11/15/GA2010111503920.html" rel="nofollow">tower went ablaze</a> in China. <br /><br />120 dead.<br /><br />The terrorists scare the hell out of me!Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-87743787939228878702010-11-04T03:32:35.203+01:002010-11-04T03:32:35.203+01:00//what government doesn't lie//
Ned: Exactly...//what government doesn't lie//<br /><br />Ned: Exactly. I agree. <br /><br /> My profession has required regular study of international law. The more I learn, the more I align myself with those who insist that international "law" is not law at all. At least not in the sense that a citizen of the West would understand. <br /><br />There is no international legislature to make Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-86803450769235961182010-11-03T14:44:46.303+01:002010-11-03T14:44:46.303+01:00Semperfi,
"I am interested in your views of ...Semperfi,<br /><br /><i>"I am interested in your views of the boldfaced Iranian lies about their nuclear weapons program."</i><br /><br />I have <a href="http://libertesinternets.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/colin_powell_at_the_un_feb_5_2003.jpg" rel="nofollow">another example</a> of boldface lies (with some consequences) in front of the whole General Assembly of the UNO.<br /><br />Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-87320832712259222412010-11-03T07:19:26.186+01:002010-11-03T07:19:26.186+01:00Semper Fi, what government doesn't lie about i...Semper Fi, what government doesn't lie about import things and sometimes unimportant things. I looked up a few things and the case is more complicated than I had thought.<br /><br />Some think that Iran is developing nukes, others think that it just wants to reach the threshold point where it could if the situation demanded, and others think not at all.<br /><br />When the Shah was in power, Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-16236416409699767032010-11-03T02:53:04.915+01:002010-11-03T02:53:04.915+01:00Ned: You have captured the Iranian government cal...Ned: You have captured the Iranian government calculation accurately. They want the bomb. <br /><br />It appears that we have a tacit agreement that Iran is seeking to develop a nuclear bomb. But I doubt that we will agree on the West's proper reaction to the Iranian effort.<br /><br />I also agree with you that the effectiveness of the Non-Proliferation Treaty regime is is in inexorable Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-846786572968527152010-10-31T13:08:04.527+01:002010-10-31T13:08:04.527+01:00Here is the link to the Iran bomb post.
I apologi...<a href="http://flocon-flocon.blogspot.com/2010/08/live-and-let-die.html" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is the link to the Iran bomb post.<br /><br />I apologize fot the thousands who were disappointed when they first tried.Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-77850362740140241612010-10-31T09:19:47.406+01:002010-10-31T09:19:47.406+01:00Semper Fi, I doubt if there is only Iran and me. I...Semper Fi, I doubt if there is only Iran and me. Iran is surrounded by nuclear powers. Pakistan on the east, Russia on the north, Israel on the west, the U.S. ships on the south. It is normal that they see the need to defend themselves.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWGa9ViY7G8<br /><br />Non-nuclear Saudi Arabia has signed to buy 30 billion dollars to buy American military goods(or Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-36287146784816559332010-10-30T16:45:48.903+02:002010-10-30T16:45:48.903+02:00Blogger being as reliable as you get, SemperFideli...Blogger being as reliable as you get, SemperFidelis's last comment didn't appear on the comments list.<br /><br />Semper, I can't remember how good your French reading skills are but if you're interested there's a post <a rel="nofollow">here</a> about iran and the bomb that may interest you.Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-72875667585838451502010-10-30T04:26:07.229+02:002010-10-30T04:26:07.229+02:00//a state is not supposed to help a non-signatory ...//a state is not supposed to help a non-signatory state on the nuclear level. But the U.S. has signed nuclear agreements with India.//<br /><br />Article IV provides that nothing in the treaty limits states from exercising their "inalienable right" to develop, research, produce and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. The US has cooperative research agreements with India for the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-20001568172910068432010-10-25T13:20:35.958+02:002010-10-25T13:20:35.958+02:00Semper Fi, nice to hear from you.
As I understand...Semper Fi, nice to hear from you.<br /><br />As I understand the non-proliferation treaty, a state is not supposed to help a non-signatory state on the nuclear level. But the U.S. has signed nuclear agreements with India.<br /><br />Then there is the question of where did Israel get its nuclear material once France stopped its aid in the fifties. Most likely it got it from the U.S., secretly of Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-46514130537655880572010-10-21T16:59:29.235+02:002010-10-21T16:59:29.235+02:00It is the task of conservatives to conserve these ...<i>It is the task of conservatives to conserve these things.</i><br /><br />lol<br />Hi SemperFi!<br /><br /><i>Peut-être Anijo ou Nedd peuvent-elles contacter Semper via SF's forum et lui faire savoir he's not given the cold shoulder on Shall We talk? </i><br /><br />Done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-33445425821624556362010-10-21T16:26:35.653+02:002010-10-21T16:26:35.653+02:00Semperfidelis,
Sorry your comment landed in the s...Semperfidelis,<br /><br />Sorry your comment landed in the spam box while I'm on vacation. I've just noticed it from a cybercafe.<br /><br />I hope your comment will catch Mr. Ludd's attention although you posted it 10 days ago :-(<br /><br />Thanks for passing by and leaving a message which eventually didn't peter out in the ethernet.<br /><br />Peut-être Anijo ou Nedd Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-58137569275449851932010-10-10T01:10:19.252+02:002010-10-10T01:10:19.252+02:00SemperFidelis here: Mr. Ludd's comments call ...SemperFidelis here: Mr. Ludd's comments call for some clarification. Pakistan is not a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. She also is not a signatory to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Therefore, she is under no legal obligation to refrain from possessing and testing nuclear weapons. However, the United States, under the Clinton administration, as a strong sign of disapproval,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-31142925278261722462010-10-07T15:25:52.598+02:002010-10-07T15:25:52.598+02:00Ned,
Your mention of the Anti-Diffamation League ...Ned,<br /><br />Your mention of the Anti-Diffamation League led me to Wiki which in turn led me to the story of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Frank" rel="nofollow">Leo Franck</a>.<br /><br />And yes I'm scared, very, very scared and not by islamist terrorists but ordinary people on the street.<br /><br /><br />re the ADL, in the French Wiki article Noam Chomsky is quoted as sayingFloconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-39796667751317066472010-10-07T11:32:35.597+02:002010-10-07T11:32:35.597+02:00Flocon, I know it is edited and biased for comic r...Flocon, I know it is edited and biased for comic reasons. This same show has made fun of Australians.<br /><br />As to the U.S.S. Liberty event, it is well known among certain Americans and survivors have web pages to explain that it could not have been mistaken identity.<br /><br />I don't believe much what the Anti-Defamation League says, originally about 100 years ago it had a good purposeNed Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-52313338214835873962010-10-07T11:09:04.774+02:002010-10-07T11:09:04.774+02:00Ned,
This video is a well known one (over 25 mill...Ned,<br /><br />This video is a well known one (over 25 million views on youTube!!!).<br /><br />It may seem funny in the first place but in the end I think those who put up the video abused the sincerity and ingenuity of these poor "victims".<br /><br />For example, printing the names of Iran or France on the map of Australia is bound to give the expected answers.<br /><br />The same Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-73363140675106777382010-10-07T10:49:33.464+02:002010-10-07T10:49:33.464+02:00Anijo,
Les commentaires dans les journaux améric...Anijo, <br /><br />Les commentaires dans les journaux américains en ligne sont 10² plus intelligents que ceux des journaux français which are a pathetic joke.<br /><br />C'est un lecteur du New York Times qui m' appris l'existence de Abdu-l-Ala al Maari et dans le Politico, un des commentateurs a évoqué <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavon_Affair" rel="nofollow">l'affaire Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-49976067774207883172010-10-07T10:15:59.421+02:002010-10-07T10:15:59.421+02:00A little humor from a few years past by an Austral...A little humor from a few years past by an Australian tv show.<br /><br />"Americans are not stupid".<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFENed Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-29915163535745621052010-10-06T23:54:44.327+02:002010-10-06T23:54:44.327+02:00Also there were interesting comments about the pol...<i>Also there were interesting comments about the poll you linked to. </i><br /><br />Yes, Flocon, they were indeed interesting. Politico is neither a left-wing nor a right-wing blog. Most of the responses sound like something Ned would say re Iran and Israel.<br /><br />Most Americans are finally weary of war. Even many Republicans have had enough of all of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-31867392001597760012010-10-06T22:28:08.148+02:002010-10-06T22:28:08.148+02:00I believe that it was SemperFi who first referred ...I believe that it was SemperFi who first referred to "America" as "she"... this lead to an ensuing discussion and where it lead i forget.. so many discussions and exchanges of thought in the days..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-88742541898575320792010-10-06T22:04:50.105+02:002010-10-06T22:04:50.105+02:00Anijo,
I've read your links and I found this ...Anijo,<br /><br />I've read your links and I found this in ZB's one.<br /><br /><i>"...that America would see itself engaged if Iran threatened..."</i><br /><br />Didn't you teach me that America is a she?<br /><br /><br />Also there were interesting comments about the poll you linked to.Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-73249753624252923292010-10-06T18:58:56.309+02:002010-10-06T18:58:56.309+02:00I'm firmly against any formal or informal agre...<i>I'm firmly against any formal or informal agreement for a U.S. umbrella, which would just be an excuse for more wars.</i><br /><br />The umbrella only applies to an actual nuclear attack on another country.<br /><br />Ned, ZB does not say that he feels that an attack on neighboring countries is iminent, but that they are <i>potentially</i> more vulnerable to an attack. He actually has a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-57299966307282860652010-10-06T18:35:25.762+02:002010-10-06T18:35:25.762+02:00Flocon, you scared me so much that I thought of mo...Flocon, you scared me so much that I thought of moving back to the U.S. Then I remembered that I had more of a chance of being killed in an auto accident there than by a "terrorist".<br /><br />Actually, I have more of a chance of dying in an auto accident here also.<br /><br />Not to mention the danger of airplanes which the FAA has allowed airlines to outsource maintenance to Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-32512200321976845822010-10-06T16:09:10.021+02:002010-10-06T16:09:10.021+02:00Poll finds Americans not trigger-happy on Iran
I ...<a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/1010/Poll_finds_Americans_not_triggerhappy_on_Iran.html?showall#" rel="nofollow">Poll finds Americans not trigger-happy on Iran</a><br /><br />I was listening to the news this morning. They were interviewing Zbigniew Brzezinski who said that he was certain that the Obama administration had no desire to attack Iran on behalf of Israel or because ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-28541328078041090862010-10-06T15:30:41.138+02:002010-10-06T15:30:41.138+02:00I think Americans are sick and tired of these terr...I think Americans are sick and tired of these terror alerts. We got tired of them during the GWB administration days because of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeland_Security_Advisory_System#Criticism_of_the_system" rel="nofollow">Homeland Security Advisory System</a> which became a joke.<br /><br /><i>The lack of disclosure makes the system vulnerable to manipulation by government Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com