Wednesday, February 11, 2004
We are SMALL
I'm a sucker for detailed photos of galaxies. This one is of the "Sleeping Beauty Galaxy", or M64.
I often have pictures of galaxies as the wallpaper on my desktop. Helps to keep things in perspective, as it makes you realize that the things we think are so important really aren't. We are fleas on the fleas on the fleas on the fleas of a very large dog, to make a really stupid analogy. To call the planet Earth dust in the cosmos underestimates the size of dust particles.
And yet, some nimrod thinks that what he wants is SO important that he is advocating the cultivation of civil war in Iraq in order to "keep the resistance going." It astounds me how little regard Al-Qaeda operatives have for the lives of even FELLOW MUSLIMS. Not that that should surprise anyone, as you didn't hear much of an apology after they blew up a bunch of people from other Arab nations in Riyadh several months back. Still, the sheer selfishness of declaring that you want to create a CIVIL WAR in Iraq staggers the imagination.
It seems so obvious to me that the RIGHT thing for Iraq is for Iraqis to reacquire sovereignity as fast as possible. Obviously, though, that would count as a success in America's little experiment at democracy-building in the Middle East, and that's the last thing certain people want...even if it means more suffering and hardship for Iraqis. I noted that bin Laden used the death of children in Iraq as one of the justifications for Sept. 11th. Well, if al-Zawahiri's little opinion piece is any indication of thought at the highest level of al-Qaeda, then they couldn't give a damn about what happens to Iraqis. They're pawns in the game playing out in their own minds.
Like I said, not really surprising as these ARE terrorists...but disconcerting nonetheless.
I'm a sucker for detailed photos of galaxies. This one is of the "Sleeping Beauty Galaxy", or M64.
I often have pictures of galaxies as the wallpaper on my desktop. Helps to keep things in perspective, as it makes you realize that the things we think are so important really aren't. We are fleas on the fleas on the fleas on the fleas of a very large dog, to make a really stupid analogy. To call the planet Earth dust in the cosmos underestimates the size of dust particles.
And yet, some nimrod thinks that what he wants is SO important that he is advocating the cultivation of civil war in Iraq in order to "keep the resistance going." It astounds me how little regard Al-Qaeda operatives have for the lives of even FELLOW MUSLIMS. Not that that should surprise anyone, as you didn't hear much of an apology after they blew up a bunch of people from other Arab nations in Riyadh several months back. Still, the sheer selfishness of declaring that you want to create a CIVIL WAR in Iraq staggers the imagination.
It seems so obvious to me that the RIGHT thing for Iraq is for Iraqis to reacquire sovereignity as fast as possible. Obviously, though, that would count as a success in America's little experiment at democracy-building in the Middle East, and that's the last thing certain people want...even if it means more suffering and hardship for Iraqis. I noted that bin Laden used the death of children in Iraq as one of the justifications for Sept. 11th. Well, if al-Zawahiri's little opinion piece is any indication of thought at the highest level of al-Qaeda, then they couldn't give a damn about what happens to Iraqis. They're pawns in the game playing out in their own minds.
Like I said, not really surprising as these ARE terrorists...but disconcerting nonetheless.
