Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in peacetime.
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I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale.
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Illegal Alien
Got out of bed, wasnt feeling too good
With my wallet and my passport, a new pair of shoes
The sun is shining so I head for the park,
With a bottle of tequila, and a new pack of cigarettes
I got a cousin and she got a friend,
Who thought that her aunt knew a man who could help
At his apartment I knocked on the door,
He wouldnt come out until he got paid.
Now dont tell anybody what I wanna do
If they find out you know that theyll never let me through, cos
Its no fun being an illegal alien, no
Its no fun being an illegal alien
Down at the office had to fill out the forms
A pink one, a red one, the colours you choose,
Up to the counter to see what they think
They said it doesnt count man, it aint written in ink.
I dont trust anybody, least not around here, cos
Its no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
Its no fun being an illegal alien, no no no no no
Its no fun being an illegal alien, I mean it when I tell ya that
Its no fun being an illegal alien,
An illegal alien, o.k.
Consideration for your fellow man
Would not hurt anybody, it sure fits in with my plan
Over the border, there lies the promised land
Where everything comes easy, you just hold out your hand
Keep your suspicions, Ive seen that look before
But I aint done nothing wrong now, is that such a suprise
But Ive got a sister whod be willing to oblige
She will do anything now to help me get to the outside
So dont tell anybody what I wanna do
If they find out you know that theyll never let me through, because
Its no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
Its no fun being an illegal alien, and its getting me down
Its no fun being an illegal alien, no no no no no
Its no fun being an illegal alien, yeah yeah yeah
Its no fun (not much fun) being an illegal alien, I tell ya that
Its no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
Its no fun being an illegal alien, no no no
Its no fun (not bloody much fun) being an illegal alien,
Its no fun being an illegal alien, and thats what I am.
song performed by by Genesis
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If civilians are going to be killed, I would rather have them be their civilians than our civilians.
quote by Stuart Symington
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Imperial Drones
superpower arrogance
self aggrandized
American egodacity
White House
taking action through
negotiation negating force
as continues Bush's war on terror
now redubbed Obama's camera friendly
overseas contingency operation
under peace medal valor
of the administration
409 drone strikes - 2,114 unmanned casualties, -
...civilians killed...? can anyone keep count?
'no direct risk to American military personnel'
compared to
New York Times article,
unnamed former senior intelligence officials
criticisms over the White House's civilian death estimates:
"They count the corpses and they're not really sure who they are."
Indiscriminate
human rights violations
conducted outside
military chain of command
failure to comply with
international law
extrajudicial killings,
unacknowledged detentions
enforced exile and
mysterious disappearances
broken sovereignty justified?
CIA to unleash aggressive campaign
upon Islamabad
said a senior U.S. Official in regards to
the administration's attitude,
'What do we have to lose? '
May 20-21 NATO summit: President Obama
giving Pakistan's president, Zardari
cold shoulder in Chicago
before signing off on
eight Predator drone attacks
after Zardari refused to make a deal
as the White House had hoped
reopening troop supply pipeline
along Karachi ports
drone strikes attempt to intimidate
Pakistan's tribal belt
Pakistanis -
civilians, officials, and military leaders
into giving in to U.S. Demands.
poem by Gregory Allen Uhan
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Unprovoked attacks on Israel's borders, murdering Israeli soldiers, taking Israeli hostages and showering rockets targeting and killing Israeli civilians are not furthering any legitimate goal.
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Christianity is perhaps as much indebted to its enemies, as to its friends, for this important service. In their indiscriminate attacks, whatever has been found to be untenable has been gradually abandoned, and I hope the attack will be continued till nothing of the wretched outworks be left; and then, I doubt not, a safe and impregnable fortress, will be sound in the center, a fortress built upon a rock, against which the gates of death will not prevail.
quote by Joseph Priestley
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Mubarak Orders Attack Upon Protesters
Mubarak is an old military commander ordering attack upon civilians.
Mubarak said this is a war I will not be beaten by our hungry civilians.
Mubarak in Stalin like style orders attack upon own Egyptian civilians.
Mubarak orders mufti secret police to attack with clubs knives stones.
poem by Terence George Craddock
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Hospitals are closing across the country due to the burden of illegal immigration, college students find that summer jobs have dried up due to illegal immigration, and wages across the board are depressed by the overwhelming influx of cheap and illegal labor.
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Peacetime
We're living in peacetime—
floating and adrift in
an endless space
of instant materialization,
lɐǝɹǝɥʇǝ waves coasting on
the crystal rim
of our infrastructure,
impelled, jettisoned
through the jet steam
ɯɐsʇǝɾ of
a jocular lifestyle.
We're living in peacetime.
We refuse
to be roused
from out medicated slumber
slɐɔıɯǝɥɔ lɐɥʇǝl ɟo lıɐʇʞɔoɔ ɐ
suıǝʌ ɹno ɥƃnoɹɥʇ ƃuısɹnoɔ —
t̡͕͔̦̝̏̾̓̆r̞ͥ̂ͮ͂͝ë̯̱ͯͯ̽ͧ̓ḁ͇̱͓̣͚̭ͬc̥͍ͤ̓͐l̫ͯ̔ḛ ̿̕ ̣̤b͖ͭ͗̇̎̑̍l̂̓͏o̦̣̬͚̻͈̔o̸͖̩͉̖͔̲͎̐ͬ̀̐̇̎d͔̥̝̖̹̲̻̿̃̂f ̖̗̳̓ͮ̊̈͌͘lͪͬͥỏ̺̩͖̩̼̱̽̉̀w̱͉͕̙̲͂͊̂͊
pǝʇɐɔɔısǝp'pǝʇɐssıdsuı
perennially cubed
contamination
a mordant climate forming:
fever-pitch ʇ͖͙͠s̸͍̗̲͎̙̳ı̶͙̫̪ǝ̙̫̞͖̲ƃ̱̝͓͖̰̦̩͝ ʇ̢ı͝ǝ͈̺ẓ̗̺̀ ̜̥͉̮̀z̰̯ɯ̘̬̫͖͎̳̟ɹ͕̠̖ǝ̱͉̼͈͇ͅͅɥɔ͚̼͖sʇ̢̗̱̩̜̗͍ḻǝ͍̱ͅʍ̸
sickness ƃuıllǝʍs ƃ̪̭̰͈̥̹̕u̖͕̰̼͓͓̳ı͏ll͖͇͘ǝ͓̝ʍ̪͢s̨̰̻ ƃ̸̻̤̬̯̖̺̦̬̭̝̩̲̖̟̰̞̲́͢͠ù̴̶̷̥̯̣͓̫͚̻̻̳̣͈̟̫͍̜͎͚͓̥ı̴͔̝ ̳͍̟͜ĺ̨̤͇̲̳͚̝̖̘͔̥̖̹̩̫̺̳̞́͘l̡͢͝҉͈̭͈̦̞̥̫̳̙͇̝͚͔̪̣̫͓͙͎ ͢ǝ̀҉̡͕̱̙̗̙̟͕̩̻̪̰̤͇͜ʍ̡͉͇͓̯̞̹̯̩̮͔̦͓͜ͅś͚͎̯̤̘͢͞͞
i n our heads;
a jumbled abjuration,
abeyance— ǝɔuɐés 'ou —
for existence.
Sleep now,
we're living in peacetime.
We're deaf to
nature's gnarled cachinnate,
eschewed its guttural
ɔıɟǝlɐɯ
ǝuıuɹnʇɐs snarl, replaced
our Adonai—
o̙̰̫̼̍̇̋̑͗u̖̗̙͎͚̮̝͛ͧ̃r̝̟̱͓̪̝̥̝̲̬̃̐̑ͫ ̄̏̄ͬ̊̌̈ ̭͚͍͍̭̣̬͇̰͕͖̈͛͂̔̋ͩͯͧ̔ṭ̭̥̇͊͊̒͐̍̾̔͑ͣ̓͐ͥ̋͑͂͒r͇͉̠͇͔͆ͥͥ ͑ͪͨu̙̲̯͓̺̻͔̤͚̯̰͊ͥ̊̂̓̓ͥt͇̩̭̘͕͈͖̞̦̙̮̮̘̖̩̘̮̻̽̂͐ͤ̉͆͌̓ ͮ̐̿̊̀͛ͪ̿̍̄h̺͚͇̤̣̬̳̫̰͉͚̫ͤ̈́̑͐s͕͖͉͖͔͕̟̺͇͍͚̠ͣ̅́͊ͬ͛̏̽ ̒̆͗̑ͩ ̗͕͉̞̥̰͙͙̈́͛͆̌͑͐̑͑̔t̯̳̙̘̦̭͈̣͖̹͙̪ͭͫ̑͆͆̐̎ͣ́͑̎ͅr̠͍͕̦͍ ̰̰ͣ͌̂̑͆o̮͖̜̱͖̫̙̟̺ͫ͋͐̊̍̋ͮm͍̩̺̪̦̣̘͚̜͓̞̬̒̋́̓ͮ̌̀͂͌̉͑ͬ p̬̱̠͔̬͉͎̙̼͕̖̥̝ͤ̔͆̏͐ͪ̑ͬ̑̅̑̓̏ͨ̅̓ȇ͖̹̖̺̖̻̮̲̳̯͊ͣ̓̑̐ͧ ̳͍̤̬̯̞͕͂̽̀͌̅̈́ͦͭͤͯͬ̉l̩͍̰͖̠͉̅̽̅ͧ͒͗ͦͦ̏̆̋̓ͅē̝̣͈̩̣̱̟̙ ͎̰̖͕ͣ̆ͭ͗̆̇̋ͩͩ̑̾ͤͣ̔͒̒ͮ͆ͅ-͇̣̪̻̠̦̬̥̣̲̹͔̊ͤ̒́ͩ̒͐ͤõ̪̻̳̤ ͔̰̟̼̻̋̓̂͗̀͗͑e̥͈͖̤͔̙̠̘̟͇̩̬̘̒̾̋͋ͭ̓͗͛͊͌ͧͅì̬̮̘ͯͬͤ̎̾ͣ̊ ͨ͗̑̈̆ͪ̀̿̚ͅl̟̤̝̙̼͖͔̊͛̿̎̈́̈́ͪ̎ͧ͆̏̑̃̉͗̇ͩ͂̒ —
for anodyne automatons
that supplant sylvan landscapes—
spnolɔ ǝʇǝɹɔuoɔ ɟo ǝuılʎʞs.
We substitute community
for its datapoints
in an advertising algorithms.
We're living in peacetime.
We're living in peacetime,
accepting that loss is forever.
Lethean padded coffins for us, calling
ǝ̹̹͚̗̬̼̣̣̟̥͔̪̯͆ͧ̐̒͐ͭ̊̏͆ͥͪɔ̤̼͎̳̼̳͓͙̝̳͚̼ ͕ͭ͌̔̂̒́͐̈͒̀̆̓ͮ͂ͧ̆̚ͅͅu̹̤͈̟̣̻͔̥̩͔͇̇̐̐͗̉ͫ̓ͪ͑͌̓̚ͅǝ̩͉͈ ̬̮̼͕̿ͫͫͥ̾ͬ͌ͣ̇̆̌̍̄̚ḽ̻͚͇̙̠̬͍͌ͬ̓̒̍̔̐̚̚ͅo̙̣̤͈̺͓̼̥̼̖̮͍ ̰̫̻͑ͣ̔̿ͅı̩̭̘͆̂̂͛̈́͌ͮͅʌ̳̝̞̙̘͚̞̠̼̱̙͒ͤ̋ͥͯͦ̔͒̚ ̳͍̤̳͑̀ͩ͐̉ͅɹ̝͎̱̬͖̣̣̫̠͚̞̜̱̤̋͑̊͆̌ͬ̽ͬ͋̾o͍͚̥͉̤̟̰ͩ̓̐͒ͧ̊ ́̈̈͗ͦ͒̓̑ɟ̟̭̗̺͚̋̄̑ͩ̾͊̾ to contain us contain us—
tombs to betray, plunder, and sell.
poem by Tim Stensloff
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In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer.
quote by Mark Twain
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Panic Attack
Thought I could fake this thing alright
Thought it could somehow get me by
Watching the doctors as they slide
Needles into my eye
Thought I could finally get around
Laughable symptoms keep me down
Faces I see all keep me blind
And now theyre redemptions mine
Now that I cant exchange actions for words
Now that I found these inside fears the worst
Now that I know theres no place left to hide
Can I become all I thought I might
As the leaders who follow the path of whoever was standing round them
Call to say what Im missing and into a detail they always go
Dont believe them but offer condolences under the circumstances
All too often Im missing the spirit to fit in so call me out
Thought I could soundly sleep tonight
Positive clear and breathing right
Panic attacks, panic attacks me now
Seems like a fair redemption
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California has the highest number of illegal immigrants residing in its borders. The estimated number of illegal alien residents in California was about 2.2 million, or nearly 32 percent of the total number of illegal immigrants in the United States.
quote by Gary Miller
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Prior to ROE V. WADE, abortions were common even though they were illegal. I don't think making them illegal again is going to solve the problem.
quote by Tony Campolo
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I Am Afraid I Have To Say It Is Too Hot Too Here
Fighting between Islamic rebels and Philippine troops intensified Sunday, dimming hopes of renewed peace talks with the southern separatists, government and military officials
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More than 100 Muslim fighters have been killed in four days of clashes with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Mindanao island, said military spokesman Colonel Julieto Ando.
About 90,000 people have been displaced by the upsurge in fighting, according to local and foreign relief agencies operating in the region where government troops have battled insurgents for 40 years.
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'Fighting intensified overnight with battles raging near the towns of Datu Saudi Ampatuan and Datu Piang, all in Maguindanao province, ' said Ando, who blamed recent rebels attacks for the deteriorating situation.
'We have done our best to embrace peace, but the MILF started the hostilities by pillaging villages and murdering innocent civilians in Mindanao, ' Ando said.
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'Now we are implementing the full force of the law and we will arrest those responsible for the traitorous attacks against civilians.'
The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said Sunday that more than 240,000 people have been displaced since the fighting began two weeks ago.
The NDCC put the number killed in two weeks at 50, conflicting with military figures.
Glenn Rabonza, NDCC executive officer, said nearly 100 evacuation centres have been set up across the affected areas in Mindanao.
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poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Stopping illegal immigration would mean that wages would have to rise to a level where Americans would want the jobs currently taken by illegal aliens.
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So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.
quote by Barry McCaffrey
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People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
quote by George Bernard Shaw
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The Hypocritical
So many people injured and more than fifty numbered with the dead
About the recent London bombings a lot has been written and said
Though such cowardly and callous attacks on civilians are happening in Iraq every day
That Country to us seems so foreign and from our thoughts seems far away.
One can only feel for the civilian casualties of London for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq they are not to blame
Though their Government will not admit to it at the sufferings of millions of Afghanis and Iraqis they ought to feel shame
They are part of the invading Coalition of the willing those who have managed for to stir up more hate
And though victory in Afghanistan and Iraq has been proclaimed one wonders what is to celebrate?
When I hear war leaders condemning acts of terror I say to myself how hypocritical they are
For to wage their wars on other Nations their fighter jets and their armies travel far
Thousands of civilians have died in their bombing missions though that to them seems quite okay
They do seem to have some strange values those who promote us against they.
The perpetrators of the London bombings their names not worthy of mention but the war leaders who condemn them no better than them 'twould seem
For them to wage war on other Nations is a boost to their egos and their self esteem
They must address the root cause of terrorism before the last hope of peace has gone
For if they keep on bombing other Nations then terror is bound to live on.
poem by Francis Duggan
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I Refuse To Get Old And Die
Too bad, I’m getting very old and gray and I’m not too pleased,
I’m still reasonably healthy and I’m still not too diseased,
Unfortunately, I still think as though I just turned seventeen,
Which is probably illegal and criminal, if not obscene.
And I’m also stuck in the present tense and there’s no going back,
And many of my old friends and comrades have died of heart attacks,
Because they too seemed to have been stuck in nineteen sixty two,
Long before computers when even typewriters were few.
Many of them didn’t even know how the keyboard was laid out,
And they were much too proud to even ask, what’s it all about,
Many of their names are on headstones in the cemetery now,
It all depends on how much time I have what god will allow.
Dec 7th,2010
poem by James Bredin
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Mr. Speaker, for the last 5 years I have been working with a bipartisan group of my colleagues to make it illegal to continue the barbaric practice of game bird and illegal dog fighting.
quote by Earl Blumenauer
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