Comments on: The Neo’s Terrible Dynamism http://dublinopinion.com/2007/09/12/the-terrible-dynamism-of-the-neos/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:45:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: 9/11 and after. Six years on and still taking stock… « The Cedar Lounge Revolution http://dublinopinion.com/2007/09/12/the-terrible-dynamism-of-the-neos/#comment-36354 9/11 and after. Six years on and still taking stock… « The Cedar Lounge Revolution Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:01:44 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/09/12/the-terrible-dynamism-of-the-neos/#comment-36354 [...] Donagh recently on Dublin Opinion I couldn’t help to some degree agreeing with him as regards 9/11. [...] […] Donagh recently on Dublin Opinion I couldn’t help to some degree agreeing with him as regards 9/11. […]

]]> By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2007/09/12/the-terrible-dynamism-of-the-neos/#comment-34061 Donagh Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:29:50 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/09/12/the-terrible-dynamism-of-the-neos/#comment-34061 <i>the terrorists could never have imagined how successful their attack has been it is slowly crippling the psyche of the American people</i> Paul Krugman had a good conceit around the time that the remake of the Mancunian Candidate came out, following the line of 'what if George W. Bush is actually an agent of Al Qaeda?' because he seems to be their finest propagandist. In that Buruma article Cheney is quoted as saying about George, 'Yep, he's a revolutionary President'. Yea, but which revolution. Very nice nautical blog you have there Tim. Lots of facinating sea stories. It felt like I was reading Joseph Conrad or something. Hugh, the day seems to be bring out all sort of conspiritorial associations and mad concordences in lots of people. Amis even, or I should especially, because when it comes to the topic of the politics of the Middle East he seems to get the scurvy. I'm sure you remember but in his review of Lawrence Wright's Looming Tower he made the association of 9/11 with the date of the Seige of Vienna, which he thought was Sept 11 but which it turns out was September the 12th. I've since found out on unspeak that Christopher Hitchens was first to make this parallel, but he retracted it when his error was pointed out to him. <i>Giuliani’s present stance on Israel/Palestine is the sort of thing that would make Binyamin Netanyahu go ’steady on, sir, I think you might be going too far’.</i> Haha! <i>he is the individual best placed to assume temporary emergency dictatorial powers.</i>Jesus! You're right. Where's a deranged hero-fixated college drop out when you need one. Wait, no, that would make the idiot Giuliani an icon for several generations. Better to leave him wither on the vine of the US Presidential elections. They could never elect such a simple minded reactionary, could they? the terrorists could never have imagined how successful their attack has been it is slowly crippling the psyche of the American people
Paul Krugman had a good conceit around the time that the remake of the Mancunian Candidate came out, following the line of ‘what if George W. Bush is actually an agent of Al Qaeda?’ because he seems to be their finest propagandist. In that Buruma article Cheney is quoted as saying about George, ‘Yep, he’s a revolutionary President’. Yea, but which revolution.

Very nice nautical blog you have there Tim. Lots of facinating sea stories. It felt like I was reading Joseph Conrad or something.

Hugh, the day seems to be bring out all sort of conspiritorial associations and mad concordences in lots of people. Amis even, or I should especially, because when it comes to the topic of the politics of the Middle East he seems to get the scurvy. I’m sure you remember but in his review of Lawrence Wright’s Looming Tower he made the association of 9/11 with the date of the Seige of Vienna, which he thought was Sept 11 but which it turns out was September the 12th. I’ve since found out on unspeak that Christopher Hitchens was first to make this parallel, but he retracted it when his error was pointed out to him.

Giuliani’s present stance on Israel/Palestine is the sort of thing that would make Binyamin Netanyahu go ’steady on, sir, I think you might be going too far’. Haha!

he is the individual best placed to assume temporary emergency dictatorial powers.Jesus! You’re right. Where’s a deranged hero-fixated college drop out when you need one. Wait, no, that would make the idiot Giuliani an icon for several generations. Better to leave him wither on the vine of the US Presidential elections. They could never elect such a simple minded reactionary, could they?

]]> By: Hugh Green http://dublinopinion.com/2007/09/12/the-terrible-dynamism-of-the-neos/#comment-34028 Hugh Green Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:50:17 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/09/12/the-terrible-dynamism-of-the-neos/#comment-34028 It's a remarkable coincidence that Norman Podhoretz and Osama Bin Laden both referred to Noam Chomsky in their respective dispatches to mark the 6th anniversary of September 11th 2001. The conspiracy theorists on my lunatic fringe are having a field day. Also on Giuliani's team of advisers is the egregious wytchfynder-general Daniel Pipes. Giuliani's present stance on Israel/Palestine is the sort of thing that would make Binyamin Netanyahu go 'steady on, sir, I think you might be going too far'. It will be interesting to see how Giuliani gets on. His Churchillian performance in the aftermath of 9/11/01 would be the perfect reference point for justifying in the media precisely why, in the event of another terrorist attack on the US, he is the individual best placed to assume temporary emergency dictatorial powers. It’s a remarkable coincidence that Norman Podhoretz and Osama Bin Laden both referred to Noam Chomsky in their respective dispatches to mark the 6th anniversary of September 11th 2001. The conspiracy theorists on my lunatic fringe are having a field day.

Also on Giuliani’s team of advisers is the egregious wytchfynder-general Daniel Pipes. Giuliani’s present stance on Israel/Palestine is the sort of thing that would make Binyamin Netanyahu go ’steady on, sir, I think you might be going too far’.

It will be interesting to see how Giuliani gets on. His Churchillian performance in the aftermath of 9/11/01 would be the perfect reference point for justifying in the media precisely why, in the event of another terrorist attack on the US, he is the individual best placed to assume temporary emergency dictatorial powers.

]]> By: Tim http://dublinopinion.com/2007/09/12/the-terrible-dynamism-of-the-neos/#comment-34025 Tim Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:30:21 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/09/12/the-terrible-dynamism-of-the-neos/#comment-34025 September 11 has been used as an excuse for many things, not least the restrictions imposed on normal travellers Americans or not, the level of paranoia surrounding airports is astounding. The level of military spending has never been higher, at the same time US infrastructure crumbles, the terrorists could never have imagined how successful their attack has been it is slowly crippling the psyche of the American people, and it looks like Bush will leave the party going until the next probably democrat president takes over.....then we will see some unclouded impartial journalism from Fox..... September 11 has been used as an excuse for many things, not least the restrictions imposed on normal travellers Americans or not, the level of paranoia surrounding airports is astounding. The level of military spending has never been higher, at the same time US infrastructure crumbles, the terrorists could never have imagined how successful their attack has been it is slowly crippling the psyche of the American people, and it looks like Bush will leave the party going until the next probably democrat president takes over…..then we will see some unclouded impartial journalism from Fox…..

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