November 2003

"the tuba, bassoon, double bass and trombone are too ugly and expensive for a new generation of teenagers"

"intelligence officers who cannot speak Arabic and are not familiar with Iraqi, Arab or Muslim culture [are] creating enemies instead of eliminating them"

"Israel must live up to its responsibility as an occupying power under the Fourth Geneva Convention to meet the economic needs of the civilian population"

"The NRA has a lot of members. If it figures it can stand to lose a few of them in the cause of equal empowerment for women, who am I to disapprove?"

70% of users getting Linux preinstalled are sticking with it, despite Microsoft selling Windows+Office for $37

apparently he claimed that the US has napalmed children, invaded 72 countries, and resembles Nazi Germany...

"public recognition of the reformists' weaknesses is all too likely to keep voters at home, despairing that their votes can do anything to change their lives"

"the real, inflation-adjusted price of a milligram of pure heroin in New York has dropped by 95 percent since 1980, and the price of cocaine by 90 percent"

"If the current trends continue, many scientists will not be willing to do research that could help protect people"