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Notify Blogger about objectionable content. What does this meanSend As SMSBlogThis--Letters Apart . . .(Floating between both shores of the bay, I send out my message, one letter at a time.) --Floating between both shores of the bay, I send out my message, one letter at a time. --Wednesday, October 04, 2006 fascinating.arms without borders has released some very interesting figures, which include:Global military spending is estimated to exceed $1 trillion this year - roughly 15 times annual international aid expenditure.There are enough bullets in the world to shoot all 6 billion of us twice.more information can be found in their report.all very fascinating ... sadistically speaking of course.posted by Lazarus, 2:43 PM 1 commentsSunday, October 01, 2006 sunday.posted by Lazarus, 10:26 AM 2 commentsFriday, September 29, 2006 a prominent myth.It is not at all uncommon to claim that everybody in Lebanon has blood on their hands, and thus there is no point in commenting on the bloody history of certain personas.However, it must be emphasized that such a statement is fallacious.Do you have blood on your handsMoreover, do ALL politicians have blood on their handsThe answer is no.And yet we have succeeded in limiting the political arena to a minimal set of those who not only had the bloodiest history, but more importantly have a failed PRESENT in governance (and please, dont blame that on Syria).Now it happens that these personas also have large gatherings (which is not a random coincidence), but does that imply those who dont identify with such groupings apathetically accept these warlordsHowever, lets assume that it is true:everybody of importance has blood on their hands.Does it necessarily mean that they should not be held accountableMaybe, but according to such logic, there is no need to counter other failings of the Lebanese state, such as the extreme levels of corruption, simply because ALL of those involved in the past 15 years were corrupt and embezzled millions (the current 40 billion dollar debt wasnt accumulated through constructive projects).These claims, and this attempt to not punish,set a precedent for the future, and will lead to a failed state; it isnt only the existence of Hezbollahs arms that will be responsible for this.Accountability, a drive against corruption, and the development of a judicial system are fundamental building blocks of a sustainable state (the term strong state is just too amorphous to use constructively), and not vice versa.It would bode well if Lebanese citizens did not just accept the current status quo simply because everyone was involved.Something has to break this cycle; acceptance will just eternalize it.posted by Lazarus, 10:18 AM 3 commentsThursday, September 28, 2006 celebrity obsession.apparently jimmy kimmel had someone by the name of yehya on his show.worth a watch, if you have 8 free minutes.posted by Lazarus, 11:46 PM 2 comments A Day at Frys ...Since my laptop has failed, I went to the nearest stor

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