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Posted by zeugma on November 24, 2006, at 18:18:34
Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy, died yesterday after ingesting polonium 210, a highly toxic radioactive substance.
He was a British citizen. Litvinenko pointed the finger at Putin.
I suppose, whether Putin is behind it or not, that Putin knows his enemies (the first principle of any war). His good friends Bush and Blair are a bit preoccupied right now destroying civilization in the Middle East, in order to save it.
Meanwhile, Putin is proceeding with an arms sale to Iran, disregarding American protests.
A canny man, Putin. Very much unlike Bush or Blair.
-z
Posted by Dr. Bob on November 24, 2006, at 19:04:28
In reply to ex-spy dies in London, posted by zeugma on November 24, 2006, at 18:18:34
> Bush and Blair are ... destroying civilization in the Middle East
Please be sensitive to the feelings of others (such as supporters of Bush and Blair).
But please don't take this personally, this doesn't mean I don't like you or think you're a bad person.
If you or others have questions about this or about posting policies in general, or are interested in alternative ways of expressing yourself, please first see the FAQ:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#civil
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#enforceYou might want to consider asking another poster to be your "civility buddy" and to preview your posts before you submit them.
Follow-ups regarding these issues should be redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration. They, as well as replies to the above post, should of course themselves be civil.
Thanks,
Bob
PS: According to the current system:
previous block: 12 weeks
period of time since previous block: 21 weeks
uncivil toward a particular individual or group: yes
particularly uncivil: no
different type of incivility: no
clearly didn't understand PBC and made effort to reply: no
provoked: no
uncivil in multiple posts at same time: no
already archived: noIf we take 21 weeks, divide by 10, and round, that's a reduction of 2 weeks. If we apply that to your previous block, that's 12 - 2 = 10 weeks. And if we triple that, that's 30 weeks.
Posted by Declan on November 24, 2006, at 19:53:00
In reply to ex-spy dies in London, posted by zeugma on November 24, 2006, at 18:18:34
That's Zeugma then.
That Russian in the UK who was poisoned had something to say about Anna Politskaya (or whatever her name was) who appeared at the Sydney Writers Festival. She expected to be killed.
As for the Middle East and the wisdom of our participation there, we need say nothing. It's in the news, every day is worse.
It is easy to predict that this is just the beginning, though I hope that's not so.The ruins of Babylon? Not even a metaphor. The US army was there.
Posted by tealady on November 24, 2006, at 23:35:05
In reply to See you » zeugma, posted by Declan on November 24, 2006, at 19:53:00
Sorry Zeugma.
Anna's story (and more) was in that dateline link in my last post.
See the bottom link in above post TV-video sites
http://news.sbs.com.au/dateline/index.php?page=dev#just scroll down ..
Posted by verne on December 3, 2006, at 21:57:47
In reply to ex-spy dies in London, posted by zeugma on November 24, 2006, at 18:18:34
Of course, I agree that a 30-week block is excessive. (just imagine all the psychic energy and words we've wasted talking about the length of blocks at this site!)
My only problem is figuring out who's canny or uncanny. I just think that if someone is uncanny enough to be called "uncanny" they are both "canny" and "uncanny".
It's terribly canny to be judged uncanny.
verne
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 4, 2006, at 2:59:09
In reply to Re: blocked for 30 weeks » zeugma, posted by Dr. Bob on November 24, 2006, at 19:04:28
> Follow-ups regarding these issues should be redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration.
Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20061202/msgs/710211.html
Thanks,
Bob
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