7/17. President Bush also touched on cyberterrorism in his speech on world trade. He stated that "The United States and her allies will pursue a balance of world power that favors human freedom. This requires a new strategic framework that moves beyond Cold War doctrines and addresses the threats of a new century such as cyberterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, missiles in the hands of those for whom terror and blackmail are a very way of life."
On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
7/17. President Bush also touched on cyberterrorism in his speech on world trade. He stated that "The United States and her allies will pursue a balance of world power that favors human freedom. This requires a new strategic framework that moves beyond Cold War doctrines and addresses the threats of a new century such as cyberterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, missiles in the hands of those for whom terror and blackmail are a very way of life."
Hmmm. There's a missing conjunction in the list. That's a signature usage that his father was famous for. I haven't been paying much attention to him, but it might be worthwhile to do some text analysis and see how much of this crap is being written by his father. On the other hand, it may be a signature usage he learned *from* george senior when he was just a kid. Bear
On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 08:22:13AM -0700, Ray Dillinger wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
7/17. President Bush also touched on cyberterrorism in his speech on world trade. He stated that "The United States and her allies will pursue a balance of world power that favors human freedom. This requires a new strategic framework that moves beyond Cold War doctrines and addresses the threats of a new century such as cyberterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, missiles in the hands of those for whom terror and blackmail are a very way of life."
Hmmm. There's a missing conjunction in the list. That's a signature usage that his father was famous for. I haven't been paying much attention to him, but it might be worthwhile to do some text analysis and see how much of this crap is being written by his father.
On the other hand, it may be a signature usage he learned *from* george senior when he was just a kid.
Lots of the White House support staff (speech writers, etc.) are from his father's admistration and/or Reagan (or Nixon, in a few cases). I think this is a likelier explanation, but who knows? The idea that GWB senior taught GWB junior how to read, write and speak makes some questionable assumptions (i.e., that GWB junior *can* read, write and speak). -- Greg
It even seems to be an accurate transcription: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/07/20010717-2.html On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 11:26:53AM -0400, Greg Newby wrote:
On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 08:22:13AM -0700, Ray Dillinger wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
7/17. President Bush also touched on cyberterrorism in his speech on world trade. He stated that "The United States and her allies will pursue a balance of world power that favors human freedom. This requires a new strategic framework that moves beyond Cold War doctrines and addresses the threats of a new century such as cyberterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, missiles in the hands of those for whom terror and blackmail are a very way of life."
Hmmm. There's a missing conjunction in the list. That's a signature usage that his father was famous for. I haven't been paying much attention to him, but it might be worthwhile to do some text analysis and see how much of this crap is being written by his father.
On the other hand, it may be a signature usage he learned *from* george senior when he was just a kid.
Lots of the White House support staff (speech writers, etc.) are from his father's admistration and/or Reagan (or Nixon, in a few cases). I think this is a likelier explanation, but who knows?
The idea that GWB senior taught GWB junior how to read, write and speak makes some questionable assumptions (i.e., that GWB junior *can* read, write and speak). -- Greg
... missiles in the hands of those for whom terror and blackmail
are a very way of life."
Oh, you mean the United States. Yeah. I agree fully. -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------
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