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October 29, 2006
Schrodinger's War
A piece I wrote for Mother Jones about the weird insistence of Alberto Gonzales that the U.S. both is and is not at war is now online. It originated in a long-ago post here.
Posted at October 29, 2006 12:07 PM | TrackBackGreat piece Jonathan. Who knew we'd end up in a previously undiscovered super-war state? I'm sure there's a terrible joke in this about illegal detainees and a box, but I can't tie it in with an onomatopoeia (and it might even be funny if it weren't at the expense of human lives and our constitution). That's a great word BTW, onomatopoetically.
Posted by: n8nyc at October 29, 2006 06:40 PMCongratulations! This technical writer for 23 years is envious and jealous. But please..., take that as a compliment!
Posted by: Darryl Pearce at October 29, 2006 09:14 PMI loved it, write more, that is an order.
Posted by: rob payne at October 29, 2006 09:46 PMThat was in fact some of your best work.
Posted by: SPIIDERWEB™ at October 29, 2006 11:22 PMGood afternoon, Mr. Schwarz:
Your next assignment, if you choose to accept, is to explain in detail, using appropriate charts, graphs and poetic license, the difference between a 'good war' and a 'bad war'. A certain alleged 'peacenik' from Canada named Neil Young recently appeared on the 'Colbert Report' claiming that we should get out of Iraq and concentrate on the 'good war' in Afghanistan.
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to expose this alleged antiwar activist so that those of us in the ranks of antiwar activism who regard all wars to be evil, may remove the anti-nuclear peace sign from all of his rock and roll equipment. If you are captured, any knowledge of your existence will be disavowed by all.
Good luck, Mr. Schwarz.
Posted by: JLaR at October 30, 2006 01:04 AMso is the US state of war based on the vibrations of nero's fiddle-strings?
Posted by: almostinfamous at October 31, 2006 09:20 AM
