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  1. Radical Islam's lasting contribution to history might be the establishment of global American power.

     

    U.S. military forces can now achieve something unprecedented in military history, namely they can project and sustain sea-based and air-based power into Central Asia. This unprecedented capability allows the United States to project and sustain power anywhere in Asia from anywhere else in Asia, from the Middle East to the Pacific, with virtual impunity, constituting a veritable strategic revolution
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    Facing pressure from Russia and China to end America's military presence in two Central Asian states, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld won assurances Tuesday from Kyrgyzstan's new leaders that they would not shut down a U.S. base on Kyrgyz soil used for combat and humanitarian missions in Afghanistan…snip snip cut…In 2001, there was a sense that Russia was incapable of providing security for Central Asia," said Ivan Safranchuk, an analyst with the Center for Defense Information in Moscow. "But Russian leaders always had this nightmare scenario: What if the U.S. did not leave? What if they deceive us and stay in Central Asia for much longer than planned?"
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    Dude, you are so fucked up in the head. Radical Islam exists BECAUSE of us.

  2. I have the Shadow 55, and it's performed pretty well for me. BD probably wants to know your feedback if it's legit. They may have had a production run with a different buckle supplier and the factory may have swapped it out without their knowledge (factories'll do that.)

     

    My only complaint with the Shadow is the bassackwards way the top lid straps clip into the pack (as opposed to the straps clipping into the lid.) It does allow the lid to convert into a mini summit pack, though.

     

    All in all, I'm pretty happy with mine. thumbs_up.gifthumbs_up.gif

  3. Pot brownies, coke, a tab of blotter, and ample quantities of a fine hoppy malt beverage. Wait a sec, that's just a flashback from the last Dead show in Eugene grin.gif

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    REI clerk: "Are you a member of REI?"

    climber: "Are you a member of Al Qaida?"

     

    REI clerk: "If you become a member you will save a lot of money."

    climber: "If you work at a reputable gear shop, you will make a living wage."

     

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  5. The entire BJM catalogue of music is available for download. Unfortunately it's in OGG format. I have WINAMP installed, but for some reason I can't play any of the files I downloaded. I feel like such a gumby cry.gif

  6. I've been a huge Dandy Warhols fan ever since I picked up their first album around 1996. Not long after that I heard about a rival band called the Brian Jonestown Massacre. There was so much hype around them I ran out and picked up one of their albums... I didn't think much of it at the time. I do now, and I wish I still had it.

     

    I just rented the two disc version of the film, DIG! It chronicles the seven year duel between the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. More precisely, it delves into the mad, medicated, self destructive genius of Anton Newcombe, the creative nut behind the Brian Jonestown Massacre, his sidekicks, and their love hate relationship with the Dandy's. The film and the bonus disc are filled with live footage of incredible music and intrigue into what ever happened to the less stable of these two incredible bands. A lot of BJM's tunes sounded familiar and ever so rockin'. I guess I just didn't realize it was the Brian Jonestown Massacre at the time, sorta like I do with Sebadoh's music now.

     

    If you're into the indie music scene and haven't seen it, if you've ever been in a band, if you've ever known a self destructive creative genius, it's a worthy rent. I found myself playing next on every single featurette in the bonus disc till 2:00 in the morning. This film won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance last year. Oh yeah, Zia McCabe has nice tits tongue.gif

     

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  7. How about timing this for a low tide midway down the beach between GG and Carkeek Park? That way we can bring wood to burn, beer to drink and dogs to show off without worry of the donut eating cops to chase us away?

     

    Actually, I just checked the tide table. Looks like the next good low tide at night won't be for a while cry.gif

  8. Pine martens are like foxes that climb trees and eat squirrels. Brown on the back, red on the belly. Did you find a neutrino up there as well?

     

    I got to get me one of those. Fuckin squirrels are eating all the bark on my japanes maple snaf.gif

  9. I have heard of folks simul-climbing across the NE Ledges, but it honestly sounds like a bad idea to me, as protection points would be marginal and far between . . .

     

    Anyone ever manage it that way?

     

    I'd agree, sounds like a scenario ripe for clusterfuck. At least for us, the path wandered and was low angle so that rope would probably catch on something. There's nothing tough about the climbing. What is tough is the consequences of a fall. If you did fall, you'd no doubt pull the other off and be hoping that marginal pro holds. You'd be better off staying focused cuz one slip, and... RIP hellno3d.gif

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