tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post115618820823608134..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Are We Still Here?ambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1156223984910879622006-08-21T23:19:00.000-06:002006-08-21T23:19:00.000-06:00I take the Brits' refusal to get on a plane with a...I take the Brits' refusal to get on a plane with a pair of suspicious looking "Asians" as a healthy sign. Drive these rational distrusts underground and watch what happens.......cfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415260679597997353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1156208351802413922006-08-21T18:59:00.000-06:002006-08-21T18:59:00.000-06:00The second resolution is supposed to have expanded...The second resolution is supposed to have expanded Rules of Engagement, which is probably why the sissy girl Frenchies ran away.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1156208243805467602006-08-21T18:57:00.001-06:002006-08-21T18:57:00.001-06:00My question was about the bright light over Jerusa...My question was about the bright light over Jerusalem not Bush's press conference.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1156203250973531972006-08-21T17:34:00.000-06:002006-08-21T17:34:00.000-06:00Peter:Each action creates a reaction. Or something...Peter:<BR/><BR/>Each action creates a reaction. Or something like that.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1156197596988904652006-08-21T15:59:00.000-06:002006-08-21T15:59:00.000-06:00Hmm, I wonder what the mullahs and imams think of ...Hmm, I wonder what the mullahs and imams think of life insurance. In our 19th century, a lot of clerics spoke out against it - gambling with the lord - though it proved a key means of capital accumulation for industrial growth. A lot of the early sickness and life insurance business was in the form of fraternal organizations that combined motivating rituals and policing of moral hazards with their insurance programs. That history is just vaguely comparable to Hezbollah and its 12 grand for those it has left homeless - of course the moral hazard here is on the part of the leaders, not the rank and file (whose method of premium paying, is, well, not regular in the eyes of the free market), so the plan, however dependent on high oil prices, is sure to meet actuarial doom soon enough<BR/><BR/>I know one Muslim whose business is selling Canadian insurance in India and Pakistan. Of course there are local companies over there, but many people want to buy into what they think is a more secure currency. Makes one wonder how financially entwined the world is and the consequence for all the (re)insurance industries if a major war breaks out. In any case, there may still be time to get in and out of the life insurance business in Teheran, if there is one.truepeershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401984575637492845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1156196935823343392006-08-21T15:48:00.000-06:002006-08-21T15:48:00.000-06:00"They will minimally have to kill thousands of the...<I>"They will minimally have to kill thousands of the younger Islamic males residing within their borders."</I><BR/><BR/>Not at all. The minimal requirement is to say "you're screwed" and follow through. The islamist strength only comes from a pseudo- western allowance of status that can be removed in a rather breathtaking fashion.<BR/><BR/>We aren't that far from a round up - and listening to the islamist squeals will be a form of music to many.<BR/><BR/>Those of minimal intelligence in Teheran aren't paying attention to the lessons of resiliance embodied in the West. The penalty for inattention will prove to be death.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1156192344577318562006-08-21T14:32:00.000-06:002006-08-21T14:32:00.000-06:00It is strange how Islam began to go backward at ab...It is strange how Islam began to go backward at about the time the west went forward. <BR/><BR/>So yes, I agree they can not win, unless we let them.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1156191538986152522006-08-21T14:18:00.000-06:002006-08-21T14:18:00.000-06:00Where I disagree with you is that I don't believe ...Where I disagree with you is that I don't believe there's a conflict between the West and Islam at all. I mean, there obviously is, but that conflict isn't really worth worrying about. Because if the West made up its mind to have such a conflict, it would all be over very quickly.<BR/><BR/>So, the real conflict is within the West, because the West can't make up its mind, because the West is at war with itself. We now have prominent people such as Kevin Drum in positions of responsibility who have convinced themselves that helping the Mullahs is more important than helping Bush. This kind of deranged thinking is the real threat. This is the war we must win.MeaninglessHotAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767916621253839341noreply@blogger.com