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This is how we do it at Check Point.Let me be clear. I will not be arguing that Israel is 'bad'. I will not be arguing that it doesn't deserve to exist. I won't be arguing that it behaves worse than every other country. I will only be arguing that Israel is 'rogue'.
The word 'rogue' has come to have exceptionally damning connotations. But the word itself is value-neutral. The OED defines rogue as 'Aberrant, anomalous; misplaced, occurring (esp. in isolation) at an unexpected place or time ', while a dictionary from a far greater institution gives this definition 'behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a destructive way '. These definitions, and others, centre on the idea of anomaly – the unexpected or uncommon. Using this definition, a rogue state is one that acts in an unexpected, uncommon or aberrant manner. A state that behaves exactly like Israel.
You have to read this. It will certainly get you thinking. Having been to Israel a few times, I can tell you that it's not nearly as bad as people think it is.
A State Department official warned students at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs this week that discussing WikiLeaks on Facebook or Twitter could endanger their employment prospects.
The official, a former student of the school, called the career services office of his alma mater to advise students not to post links to WikiLeaks documents, nor to make comments on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, as "engaging in these activities would call into question [a student's] ability to deal with confidential information, which is part of most positions with the federal government," he was quoted as saying in an e-mail sent to students by the career services office on Tuesday.
via mashable.com
The reason we are able to talk about these documents is because someone else leaked them, thus even though the government may have classified them in some way, it really doesn't matter since they are essentially public documents.
Certainly you wouldn't want to brag on Twitter or Facebook that you posted confidential information to the Internet. That would be career-limiting.
Anyone who regularly listens to No Agenda has probably heard the idea that Michael Jackson was murdered--likely for his music catalog. He did own the rights to the Beatles back catalog, which I imagine is worth quite a bit of money. Not to mention all the music he made.
Therefore, I find it a "coincidence, I think NOT!" that Michael Jackson and The Beatles are showing up together on iTunes. Just saying.
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This is about evolution and how to debunk creationists. However, what I was thinking about when I heard this wasn't about biology, but about contemporary technology and how it "evolved" in much the same way: things started out simple and "evolved" to far more complex things. If you look hard enough, you could reduce that complexity down to relatively simple parts.
A 47 year old gay man was arrested at San Francisco International Airport after ejaculating while being patted down by a male TSA agent. Percy Cummings, an interior designer from San Francisco, is being held without bail after the alleged incident, charged with sexually assaulting a Federal agent.
I can't find this on any "proper" news source, so I am going to assume this parody. I do wonder how long it's going to take before something like this becomes a real news story, though,
Exactly two things have made airplane travel safer since 9/11: reinforcing the cockpit door, and convincing passengers they need to fight back. Everything else has been a waste of money. Add screening of checked bags and airport workers and we're done. Take all the rest of the money and spend it on investigation and intelligence.
via nytimes.com
The above two are exceptions to the rule. Every other "security measure" that travelers have experienced since 11 September 2001 have been little more than security theater.
