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July 14, 2005

College Professor Implicated In London Bombings

Shocker.

These murderous bastards are permitted to preach murder on campuses and recruit unformed-but-searching retarded little minds into the ranks of Al Qaeda.

Does freedom of academic expression actually embrace conspiracy to commit murder?

When the hell are we going to get serious about these things? How many more people have to die before something more than 40% of our country (and Europe, and the world) decide that enough is just goddamned enough?

Your Patriotic Academy

We'll expel students for posting flyers for Republican guest speakers, but we'll be damned before we cast out professors who agitate for actual mass-murder. You can't make an omlette without fragging a few officers or decapitating a few commuters.

Meanwhile... In San Fransisco... City supervisors vote 8-3 to reject hosting historic WWII battleship USS Iowa as tourist attraction and floating museum.

In order to protest, you know, war and associated boy-stuff, as well as the military's mistreatment of gays and lesbians, and also, maybe, something to do with shade-grown coffee.

Uhhhh... I'm starting to think that Star Trek lied to me by claiming that San Francisco would wind up as the Federation's galactic headquarters.


posted by Ace at 03:00 PM
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I dunno. Star Fleet's saving grace was that it was into all sorts of exploratory sex, with like guys and green girls and stuff. To boldly go where no man has gone before. So it'd fit right in with San Fran's permissive atmosphere

Posted by: Iblis on July 14, 2005 03:35 PM

You are wrong wingnut. The Federation was a socialist paradise. No redstaters allowed!

Posted by: on July 14, 2005 03:37 PM

Worked in the Bay area for three years (while still living in Tx). SF left the planet about 26 years ago.

And although I didn't like Willie Brown, there was a funny story going round on him... his home phone number was listed. A frustrated citizen called him in the wee hours of the morning bitching about a burned out street light. He said he'd take care of it. Tried going back to sleep, couldn't, got up and went to work. After everyone started coming to work, he called the public works director and said "whatever you do, get that light fixed and tell me when it's done".

So it gets fixed. He goes home. Waits until the wee hours of the morning and calls the citizen back, saying "I just wanted to make sure we got that light fixed for you, is it on now"?

Posted by: Dave in Texas on July 14, 2005 03:42 PM

It wasn't a lie. It merely omitted the fact that SF was chosen AFTER it had been paved over.

Posted by: physics geek on July 14, 2005 03:44 PM

You are such an amazing hack. What a fucking stupid post.

Are you fucking kidding? What is the point you are trying to make with this? Why don't you spit it out in less ambiguous terms?

An Egyptian chemistry professor working on a visa at Leeds, who spent a single, fucking semester at an American University is a suspect in the London Bombings and that somehow leads you into a thinly veiled rant about American liberal academics.

So tell me, Ace, is it time to censor or jail all the academics and artists, is it ace? If that's not what you are saying, exactly what is it? What are you advocating? What is your fucking plan for dealing with this grave threat to the red, white, and blue?

I know this will bring out all your sycophants defending you with their best venom and bile. But you know what? It really is time for you too take a long hard look at what fascism is, how it is defined, and what its characteristics are and then look in the mirror. Or better yet, just spend a week reviewing your moron-blog.


Posted by: izzadem on July 14, 2005 03:47 PM

Hey stupid,

I think he has been pretty clear that if you encourage violence, you should be locked up.

Must be so hard to wrap your little brain around that.

Posted by: The Dude on July 14, 2005 03:50 PM

One wonders if izzadem would classify his own comment as containing any venom and bile, or if that can only be attributed to opinions in which he disagrees. So tell us, oh keeper of the flame of enlightenment, how exactly can fascism be applied to a blog that so freely allows you to post a dissenting opinion?

What's more it is quite brave to demand solutions and then offer up none of your own. Let me guess, you are currently employed or enrolled in a university and you classify yourself as either a liberal or left-leaning.

Posted by: Defense Guy on July 14, 2005 03:54 PM

Oh, yeah, tell me exactly how this fucker was preaching murder on campuses when he was delivering lectures on fucking bio-chemistry?

Cuz, that's probably how your moron-mind is working, "Let's round up all the academics who are preaching murder, and put them in Gitmo"

You in charge, dip-shit, how to you propose to get serious about these things?

What's your genius d&d inspired plan?

Posted by: izzadem on July 14, 2005 03:55 PM

Oh, yeah, tell me exactly how this fucker was preaching murder on campuses when he was delivering lectures on fucking bio-chemistry?

Gee, I don't know... meeting with students interested in Islamicism, recruiting them from Middle-Eastern Students' Leagues and such?

Goodness gracious, I had no idea that professors simply vanished off the face of the earth when not standing in a lecture hall.

Posted by: ace on July 14, 2005 03:57 PM

Dude, you stupid twat... were do you see that this jack-ass was encouraging voilence in any publicly recogonizable way? Or are you just making baseless assumptions?

Posted by: izzadem on July 14, 2005 03:58 PM

Given that he built the bomb... yeah, I'm making some assumptions he recruited students and impressionable youths.

Crazy assumption.

You know another crazy assumption I made?

That Muslims were responsible for this.

Still waiting for "all the evidence" on that one, though.

Posted by: ace on July 14, 2005 04:00 PM

As Norman Mailer pointed out, the Pax Americana of the future is solid evidence of this calamity brought to us by a horrific onslaught, known as Shock and Awe. This suggests that the appropriation of Arab resources represents the repudiation of international law in order to bring about the seizure of the Iraqi Oil Ministry. Clearly, the unstated purpose of this war represents the crushing of internal dissent in order to propagate the resurgence of White Supremacist ideologies. Let us never forget that the pro-Sharon neoconservative cabal brings forth the end of any possibility of social justice in a reactionary state.

Posted by: profdem on July 14, 2005 04:02 PM

Ace,

Whatever you do, don't question the courageous dissenter izzadem's patiotism, or his support for the troops.

Lord knows, I certainly don't.

Although, to be honest, I have no idea whose troops (or, conceivably "unlawful combatants") he may be supporting.

But I'm sure he's with them 110%.

Posted by: Jack M. on July 14, 2005 04:04 PM

A chemistry instructor at Leeds University has been implicated as the possible as the mastermind behind the 7/7 bombings, but the fact that the bomb-making materials were found in his apartment puts him squarely at the center of the conspiracy.

I guess reading is not your strong suit izzadem. Don't worry there must be some sort of career path that has as it's central strengths the spouting off of inane and pointless accusations that are provably false. Politics maybe?

Ace, any idea why your comment section refuses to remember me?

Posted by: Defense Guy on July 14, 2005 04:04 PM

Izzadem, are you seriously suggesting that a guy who apparently assembled the bombs in his apartment and then fled to Egypt days before the attack should retain his teaching position because terrorism was more of an extracurricular hobby? That's a rhetorical question, BTW. Discussing the issue with you looks like a profoundly unrewarding experience.

Posted by: utron on July 14, 2005 04:06 PM

Oh, and Iblis? All that interspecies sexual experimentation was only possible because of Starfleet's liberal, supportive attitude toward alternative lifestyles. Most Federation citizens were quite boring and conventional, and by that point in history they were all gay as clams.

Posted by: utron on July 14, 2005 04:08 PM

profdem

That explains the absolute resurgance of Klanners running around and the huge boost in sales of white sheets at the local WalMart. If these two are any indication of the brain power of the current crop of leftists then they should look forward to a very long losing streak in American politics.

Posted by: Defense Guy on July 14, 2005 04:08 PM

Is profdem for real? Either way, he is cracking me up.

Posted by: TheDude on July 14, 2005 04:09 PM
Izzadem, are you seriously suggesting that a guy who apparently assembled the bombs in his apartment and then fled to Egypt days before the attack should retain his teaching position because terrorism was more of an extracurricular hobby? That's a rhetorical question, BTW. Discussing the issue with you looks like a profoundly unrewarding experience.

You're kidding right? Please tell me you're kidding. The creep is dead, for one thing, keeping his teaching position would be pretty fucking pointless, wouldn't it?

There is no way this guy walked around campus with sandwich boards advocating bombing and killing civilians, and I'm certain it wasn't on his visa application.

And besides, ace just used that ask a pathetic excuse to make some stupid point about how its time to get serious, presumably about the presence of traitorous liberals on our campuses.

I want to know exactly what his plan is. And how he is going to implement without raising taxes.

Posted by: izzadem on July 14, 2005 04:15 PM

El-Nashar is dead? Well shoot, somebody call the cops and tell them they can quit looking for him.

whizzerdem, are you stoned or something?

oh, my question is rhetorical too. I can't get interested in a conversation with you either.

Posted by: on July 14, 2005 04:27 PM

Izzadem, in the first sentence of the linked article, it's stated that the guy is being sought by the police. You would have to read... wow, all the way to the fourth sentence before you learned they thought he had fled to Egypt.

I know why you're so upset about this. You're a graduate liberal arts TA, aren't you? I can't think of any other field where reading comprehension skills like that would make you employable.

And there's another one of those "rhetorical questions." Do you even know what that means? If not, I suggest you look it up. Assuming you can, of course.

Posted by: utron on July 14, 2005 04:28 PM

Izzadem, you are a moron. The article (and Utron's comment) clearly states that the lecturer fled to Egypt prior to the bombings - why would he be dead?

Ace's comment was that we need to stop the hate speech on our campuses. That would seem to be noncontroversial, given current campus speech codes. But at this point, no one in academia is even addressing the issue: there is no effort to create a no-tolerance environment for speech advocating violence against the West.

As far as his plan, I think it is to encourage knee-jerk liberal apologists like yourself to STFU, while simultaneously encouraging bipartisan criticism of hate speech in mosques, universities, and youth centers. Just before he lowers taxes.

Posted by: on July 14, 2005 04:30 PM

04:27 pm was me...

sorry about the loose shit.

Posted by: Dave in Texas on July 14, 2005 04:31 PM

izzadem, I think you're cute. For a quarter, I'll let you do my dog, i.e. if that wasn't you last night.

Posted by: on July 14, 2005 04:31 PM

. . . and 04:30 was me (I'm compelled by forces beyond my control to press "Post" before I remember to type my name).

Posted by: Geoff on July 14, 2005 04:34 PM

fyi, shade grown coffee is delicious - about 10 times better than regular.

izzadem is accurately, but given the quality of his 'thinking', redundantly named.

Posted by: max on July 14, 2005 04:53 PM

JESUS H. CHRIST! (there I said it!) What a bunch of divided squabbling assholes! If we don't like what guys like Ward Connerly are doing we should boycott the goods and services that support them. That really will stop them all cold, tenure, academic freedom or none. How much clearer can it be? And best of all we don't have to actually do something, we merely have to NOT buy the the goods and services that support them! We get to still keep our freedoms and stop the motherfuckers cold from this shit! The right must boycott!

Posted by: 72 VIRGINS on July 14, 2005 04:59 PM

"As Norman Mailer pointed out, the Pax Americana of the future is solid evidence of this calamity brought to us by a horrific onslaught, known as Shock and Awe. This suggests that the appropriation of Arub resourcez representz the repudiashun uv internashunal law in ordure to breeng abowt thee seezure...seizzure...zeizzzure...zzz....zzzzzzzz..."

Well, what do you expect? He's no Tom Clancy. Heck, he's no Dr. Seuss, either.

Wake me when he's through. And then someone please wake HIM.

Later,
bbeck

Posted by: bbeck on July 14, 2005 05:01 PM

Guess Izzadum doesn't know how to follow a link. Or read. One of the two. Hmm, I'd say he thought the red print was one of those Red Letter Bible deals but I doubt he's ever touched a Bible. At least not one that didn't burst into flames.

Later,
bbeck

Posted by: bbeck on July 14, 2005 05:04 PM

Izzademon confirms the saying

keep your mouth closed and only be thought a fool, open it up and remove all doubt.

Posted by: Dman on July 14, 2005 05:05 PM

72 Virgins:

I think you mean Ward Churchill, don't you?

And how exactly do we boycott academia?

Posted by: Geoff on July 14, 2005 05:05 PM

Utron, which is why Star Fleet is perfect in San Fran. I mean this is the organization that brought you form fitting mini-skirts for men.

Its guys like izzadork that make me miss Cedaford.
....well not really.

Posted by: Iblis on July 14, 2005 05:23 PM

I think Geoff is right on the Ward deal...
SF as the Federation's galactic headquarters??
Perhaps the hindquarters...
And boy, isn't that little izzadem in a tizzy?
After every sentence he's left breathless from his frenzied typing.

Verklempt!

Posted by: Uncle Jefe on July 14, 2005 05:30 PM

Ace,

Wow.

You might want to turn off that angry moonbat-troll Norman
Mailer, Noam Chomsky, McHitlerBurton, EvilBushRovian, Death-to-Zion, tractor beam-thingy.

Ouch.

As for San Francsisco, I meant to post on the cop who suffered head injury at the hands of so-called anarchists-read: dirty, unemployed, crank-using, angry runaways, losers, and beggars.

No really.

And I am being generous.

For the last few years I have traveled there on business almost every month, and believe-U-Me, there's a lot of rage in the streets.

The police are incredibly restrained. I have on many occasion seen them just grit their teeth, and remarkably not bust some dirtball's head in after he has urinated on the building, accosted passersby, and swung at the cops.

The SFPD are to be complimented.

As for Federation HQ?

I think it does have something to do with the tight fitting clothes. Looking good in San Francisco is a must.

Just sayin'.

Posted by: on July 14, 2005 06:12 PM

Ace,

In case you didn't already know.

That was me n'stuff, you know, with the funny tractor beam schtick.

That is all.

Posted by: MeTooThen on July 14, 2005 06:14 PM

Yeah, why doesn't "remember info" work?

Posted by: NathanB on July 14, 2005 06:30 PM

"I'd say he thought the red print was one of those Red Letter Bible deals"

You're killing me!

Posted by: Michael on July 14, 2005 08:01 PM

"Remember me" doesn't work on a single site on mu.nu (the domain I'm on). It's a glitch in the software we use affecting 100+ blogs.

Posted by: ace on July 14, 2005 08:12 PM

This academic piece of shit was sentenced to life yesterday:

Muslim Leader Gets Life for Inciting Jihad

Ali Al Timimi: American born Jihad recruiter convicted of urging holy war

And tomorrow is Lynne Stewart Day, hurray!

p.s.: I like Ward Connerly.

Posted by: on July 14, 2005 08:59 PM

"Remember me" doesn't work on a single site on mu.nu (the domain I'm on). It's a glitch in the software we use affecting 100+ blogs.

That should be the first comment on every topic, so dumbasses like myself will stop trying to use it.

Posted by: digitalbrownshirt on July 14, 2005 09:00 PM

Izzadem is from The Onion. Has to be. Or he's Jeff Larkin. Because that was Great!

[I]s it time to censor or jail all the academics and artists, is it ace? If that's not what you are saying, exactly what is it? What are you advocating? What is your fucking plan for dealing with this grave threat to the red, white, and blue?
Awesome!

But, Ace, you were saying that, right? It wasn't really about universities firing death preaching murder fiends? Because that would be censorship. The only exception is when academic expression rises to the level of hate speech. (Spoken by a white person.) (Unless leftist.) You knew that, I'm sure. Everyone knows hate speech hurts people much worse than exploding.

Posted by: rdbrewer on July 14, 2005 09:21 PM

As Norman Mailer pointed out, the Pax Americana . . .

Heh. That satirical appeal to authority. Classic. Great way to start off. ProfDem is from The Onion too, I'll bet. Prolly the same person as IzzaDem.

. . . of the future is solid evidence of this calamity brought to us by a horrific onslaught, known as Shock and Awe.

Oh, this is the best. And it's not even a sentence. Well, technically it is, but the prepositional phrases render it delightfully non-sensical. Absurd humor. My fav. It needs a that, or a them, or a second verb. Or something. Heh. And there's no explanation of the apparent time-travel-based rationale! It's just left hanging there. Hi-larious. Like some drunken professor rambling away at the keyboard.

This suggests . . .

What, the evidence from the future?

. . . that the appropriation of Arab resources represents the repudiation of international law in order to bring about the seizure of the Iraqi Oil Ministry.

So we could have cheap oil, cheap gasoline? Ha! I just love this.

Clearly, the unstated purpose of this war represents the crushing of internal dissent in order to propagate the resurgence of White Supremacist ideologies. Let us never forget that the pro-Sharon neoconservative cabal brings forth the end of any possibility of social justice in a reactionary state.

Larkin, that's the greatest pile of bullshit you've ever written. You da man.

Posted by: rdbrewer on July 14, 2005 09:53 PM

Shhh, you'll inhibit him.
Great artists are shy.

Posted by: lauraw on July 14, 2005 10:03 PM

Should we start having a "Comments until Izzadem calls someone a twat" countdown on relevant posts. Ace could set an over/under and field bets. Of course, Izzadem couldn't place bets shimself, but it might be fun for the rest of us.

Posted by: anon on July 15, 2005 11:06 AM

twat.

Posted by: izzadem on July 15, 2005 11:22 AM

Hey, izzadope, they caught that dead guy in Cairo. How does a corpse flee the country, anyway?

Maybe by the same magic they use to vote Democrat.

Posted by: lauraw on July 15, 2005 12:27 PM

laurawrong,

Yeah, I was mistaken about his being dead. I thought he was one of the 4 bombers. So Sorry.

Really had nothing to do with what I was saying anyway.

Posted by: izzadem on July 15, 2005 01:13 PM

VERKLEMPT
Anyway.

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