Wolf Pangloss's Fish Taco Stand

"But, reverend father," said Candide, "there is horrible evil in this world."

"What signifies it," said the Dervish, "whether there be evil or good? When his highness sends a ship to Egypt, does he trouble his head whether the mice on board are at their ease or not?"

"What, then, must we do?" said Pangloss.

"Hold your tongue," answered the Dervish.

: Name: Pangloss; Location: Edge City, Titan

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"Individual misfortunes result in the general good, with the consequence that the more individual misfortune there is, the more everything is for the best."
Pangloss, Candide

The Chronological Koran. Read the Koran in the order that it was narrated. Understand the doctrine of abrogation, that states that everything that comes before is rendered meaningless by that which comes later. Then read the last three books and understand the problem.
John Stuart Mill, The Subjugation of Women. A seminal work, from 1869, by one of the greatest moral philosophers of all time, explaining why women should no longer be subjugated. This needs to be part of everyone's education, especially those who are poisoned by gynophobic Moslem dogma.
With the Fjordman Files, Fjordman exposes the cancer that is eating Western Europe alive.
The Euston Manifesto, working toward a revival of the classically liberal, anti-totalitarian wing of the so-called liberal movement.
Manifesto Against Islamic Totalitarianism, from the Jyllands-Posten.
Choose Your Friends Wisely, the impact of those with whom you associate on your own emotional health.
I, a Muslim, from Czech Television

Ibn Warraq's Secular Islam
Ali Sina's Faith/Freedom
Committee to Defend Women's Rights in the Middle East
Apostates of Islam
Know Islam
Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation
Arab Infidels
http://www.murtadd.org/
Anwar Shaikh
Freethought Mecca
Muslims for Christ
Walid Shoebat Foundation
Nonie Darwish tells it like it is
Thinkers' Web/Thinking Peoples' Cup of Tea
Secular Site for Bengali Humanists & Freethinkers
Taslima Nasrin: Nobel Nominee
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Dutch Parliamentarian/, screenwriter of Submission part 1, the movie that led to the murder of Theo Van Gogh.
Ibn Rushd2
Ampbreia
Islamic Reformation Movement
WebPortal of Free Spirits from North Africa and Elsewhere
Sabatina James

101st Fighting Keyboardists

14 March 2008

Drug Warriors

Not anti-drug warriors, but warriors who are blitzed on barbituates, high on hash, strung out on smack, crazed on cocaine. According to Dr. Paul Rexton Kan:

From marijuana, khat, hallucinogenic mushrooms, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine to looted pharmaceuticals, irregular fighters have found a ready supply of narcotics to consume for a variety of combat purposes. Such consumption has led to unpredictable fighting, the commission of atrocities, and to the prolongation of internal violence. The presence of intoxicated combatants will continue to be a feature of armed conflict and requires a fuller accounting to adequately prepare policymakers and military planners for future conflicts...

h/t: Small Wars Journal Blog