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Well, the UN charter does allow for states to react to rogue advances under article 2(4) and article 51 of the charter - the catch is that it must be a self-defensive action. Thus far, the Bush administration has come up with absolutely nothing to show that there was a "clear and imminent danger of attack so pressing as to allow no time for deliberation". Also, it happens frequently these days that states or coalitions claim humanitarian intervention to justify interference in the sovereignty of another state. Technically, the government could claim it was acting to assist supressed or violated groups in Iraq. Unfortunately, humanitarian intervention and protection of nationals both require that the intervention be solely for the purpose of ending human rights abuses and extracting nationals, not for the purpose of meddling in or toppling existing sovereign governments. The technicality there: if the abuses cannot be ended while leaving the present government in place, only then, that government may be forcibly downed and replaced with another. Even so, that doesn't justify the continued occupation of Iraq, it should be left to the Iraqi people now to determine for themselves which governmental structure they wish to have, and to construct it accordingly.

While you have a really good point here - Clinton usually had some way to justify US actions under presently accepted international law. Bush, unfortunately, violates these norms regularly without even trying to justify his gross offenses of the law - either that or he makes up false BS about weapons that don't exist. I feel that the intervention against the Taliban was definitely necessary and proper, but I continue to be hung up on the fact that it was technically against international law. What is so unfathomable to me is that the intervention in Iraq is even more blatantly and offensively against international law. Liberal interpretations of I-Law will justify rooting out the Taliban, but not even the most liberal reading of the UN charter and customary law will cover the ass of the iraq intervention. I think Bush doesn't even know anything about I-law, really, but that's a different story. In any case, I want this interventionist crap to end - I agree that we have to intervene in certain respects to stop problems that *actually* threaten national security (Iraq didn't, hint) or that would otherwise leave populations susceptible to genocide, but all of this needs ot be done by a COMPETENT leader with SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. Otherwise I'm afraid the entire international law system may face collapse, either that or the US hegemony that so many people seem so comfortable with will finally be balanced out by a coalition of many other small yet really pissed off states that are sick and tired of our imperialist crap.

Thank you Don't worry about not making it, Not a problem at all. These things happen & there will be others

Could there just be a general "bush and his policies are positively assinine" protest that includes the iraq issue? Our foreign policy is such a clusterfuck lately ...oh wait, likewise with domestic policy :eyeroll: OT: the "need phish tickets" sign totally cracked me up

Yeah how's life treatin' ya over there? Enjoying yourself, it seems! I'll def. drop in on ya if I visit!

Just thinkin'... would be quite nice, really. One of those Fabric gay nights would do just fine - had a ridiculously good time there *nostalgia* Does anyone want to be me a ticket? Nils? You could sell your silly car and buy me one! hehe

Sweet! I had a great time. This was the first time I'd ever tagteamed with anyone, so it was definitely a challenge, especially because I'd never heard Proxxy spin and vice versa. It was a great experience though, I got positive feedback from everyone, things sounded very good and Proxxy is not only a great DJ but also one of the nicest ones out there! Huge thanks to him for giving me the opportunity to play out there - I love the booth, and they set up this little stage thingie in front with all these plants on it - I felt like I was DJing in the jungle hehehe Definitely thumbs up on the night

i don't think he's as hardcore as that though!

Too bad you weren't That's okay, at least you've come into your own now, 20-something and still lookin' a 14 year old catholic school boy where's father o'reilly? hahahhahah where has ur ass been by the way? I miss your car, I mean, uh, you!

Tear it up, killer

I don't really subscribe to the idea that DJing needs a rule book. Honestly, I try to make everything I do heartfelt and tie it to the core experiences that shaped me and what I do. I apply that same rule to DJing - the affil's I listed are there because the time I was fortunate enough to spend DJing in Italy was very formative for me. A lot of what I spin and much of what I learned was brought back from there, and it was those people who were extremely patient and supportive of me when I was over there. Also, I use that little space to pay a little thank you to the ones who helped me - if I can stick the name Il Caldetino or Ex-Mud or Blob Club in the minds of some people who will later go hit up those venues on a vacation that's my small way of helping them out like they helped me. OK last one - I still have open bookings with the places listed. I was monthly resident at Il Caldetino and when I move back to ITaly that will resume again. When I go back to visit, there are gigs waiting for me at that venue. Yada yada, etc. etc. I can't believe we're wasting our breath on a little parenthetical. Let's all get over ourselves, stop picking and move on.

No, because the residencies I held were there. Il Caldetino, Exmud and Blob Club are all in Italy. Duh.

Thanks everyone I'll be spinning a mix of various types of house - Proxxy and I will be tagging a bit.. I'm planning to mix up some funky with some nasty. I think this should be a good opportunity to break out some of those nifty dark and/or tribal records I can't usually play to the more mainstream crowds. *dusts off some fave tracks from Italy*

Thanks dude

You have mail, Miss Cassandra!

Me and Trentbeefpile will be there I'm sure.

hey kiddies! Unexpected party plans have arisen! Looks like I'll be spinning Friday night at FIVE as part of a special lil' night -DJ X-DREAM - NYC 3-D PARTY! Cds & 3-D glasses for everyone! -DJ ALY DI NAS - Il Caldetino - Ex-Mud - ITALY -DJ PROXXY Luvchildentertainment.com - RaversOnly.com $10 all night - NO DRESS CODE - 9pm til 5am guestlist, email: Contact@Mthre3.com Hope you can all come out! You know you can't resist 3D glasses

He really prefers your full-length features like "junior high boys in the locker room episode 5" and "highschool freshman boys gone wild" though Oh yeah and Little Asian Persuasion was high on his list too...

Probably at home whacking off to gay kiddie porn

LOL oops, I totally get the major assbrick award for the day I'm a PMS victim this week, please excuse my tirades. Sowwy! rofl about the diva comments... so true!

hmm I wonder which one is nomembername? I didn't make it to the picture 'cause I had an accident on the short bus that morning

Derrrrrrrrrrf I'd be down to check it out is there a lista?