:: Gandalf23's Blog ::

:: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 ::

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From now on I'll be blogging over on my domain, Gandalf23.com. We've got Moveable Type running on the server, so I'll be using that instead of Blogger. The format looks a little bit different, but I'm still working on it. And I have to figure out how to see it from the house, right now I can only see it if I'm not on our internal network.





:: gandalf23 11:07:00 AM [+] ::
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Reevaluating Weapons of Mass Destruction


"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us
or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
Madeline Albright, Feb. 18, 1998

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect
Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of
mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998


"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov.10, 1999

"There is no doubt that..... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless
using the cover of an elicit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies."
Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham(D, FL,) and others,
Dec, 5, 2001

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them."
Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002


"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002


"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
Al Gore Sept. 23, 2002

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction."
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002


"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-if necessary-to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass
destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years ... We also
should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made
in development of weapons of mass destruction."
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002

"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do"
Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and
his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including
al Qaeda members... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop
nuclear weapons."
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002

"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons
of mass destruction."
Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002


"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so
consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to
his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real..."
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003


:: gandalf23 9:33:00 PM [+] ::
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The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.


"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us... they can't get away this time."
- Lieutenant General Lewis B."Chesty" Puller (when surrounded by 8 enemy divisions)



:: gandalf23 10:45:00 AM [+] ::
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Saw this on someone else's blog:

Next time there's a war in Europe, the loser has to keep France.

:)


:: gandalf23 8:20:00 AM [+] ::
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Webcomics to take a look at:

Nowhere Girl

Electric Sheep Comix


:: gandalf23 1:46:00 PM [+] ::
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Most non-criminals hate burglars more than we hate paranoid farmers; farmers don't break into our houses at night, steal our DVDs and piss on the floor. Not even French farmers.


:: gandalf23 9:35:00 AM [+] ::
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Bang Bang.

If you liked Pulp Fiction and Resevoir Dogs, then GO SEE KILL BILL!

It's a little bloody, but it's cartoony, like a bad horor movie. If you watched say, The Way of the Gun, then this is no problem. WotG was, in my opinion, much worse as it was a more realistic portrayal of the effects of violence. Still, I don;t recommedn that my mom go see it. My dad would like it, but not good for the madre.

The music is, like all Tarantino movies, incredible. The opening scene is great, but I don't know how it would've played without Nancy Sinatra's cover of Cher's Bang Bang.



:: gandalf23 8:49:00 AM [+] ::
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Gun fire is the sound of freedom.


:: gandalf23 8:18:00 AM [+] ::
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Give a man a fish and he eats for one day. Teach him how to fish, and though he'll eat for a lifetime, he'll call you a miser for not giving him your fish.



:: gandalf23 8:16:00 AM [+] ::
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:: gandalf23 10:04:00 AM [+] ::
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Wanna be an astronaut? Fluency in Russian and previous space experiance are pluses. :)


:: gandalf23 8:32:00 AM [+] ::
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:: gandalf23 11:52:00 AM [+] ::
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:: gandalf23 1:22:00 PM [+] ::
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