Me

A Story

Wed, 24 Mar 2004 01:49:41 GMT

Smiles

I smile at them. Those who have ruined my life stand before me, and all I do is smile.

“Welcome to my humble abode,” I whisper, and the dozen men before me enter the golden doors of the palace that has become my home. “Let the servants take your cloaks,” I continue and a dozen servants appear from nothing to take a cloak and vanish as suddenly as they arrived.
I guide them down a passage to the dining hall, and lead them into the great chamber. Their eyes dart first to the tapestries on the wall then to the elaborate statues and sculptures below them, glazing over the bared windows and rack of swords and pistols in a corner. “Take a seat,” I say, and very much like the dogs they are, they all scurry into the nearest chair. I take a seat at the head of the table and simply sit there; it was their turn to make a move. “Why have you summoned us here today?” one of them asks meekly. The others are heartened by his bravado and begin to speak as well, “Your letter simply stated that it would be to our benefit to be here tonight, it also mentioned keeping a rather unpleasant affair in the past.” “So of course you all show up. Not hiding anything I hope,” I respond accusingly, let them think what they may, tonight, they will pay. “Sorry to keep this entire affair hidden from you all, but the nature of the problem at hand requires such care. All will be revealed in time.” I leave it at that, but none of them seem daring enough to push their luck with more questions. I knock three times on the heavy wooden table and a score of servants enter the hall, each bearing a feast for the senses. Roast meats of every kind imaginable, exotic delicacies from far off lands, bottles of fine merlot, and other such treats. We eat in silence; any pitiful attempts at conversation are brought to an instantaneous death by cold stares from the rest of the group. We finish the main course, and I knock two times on the table, and more servants enter. These plates bearing deserts of all kinds, and of course, more wine. “Julius,” I say, shattering the unnatural silence, ”There is something that I wish to speak about with you. Away from prying eyes and ears.” I add, glancing about the table. Julius, a pasty bug of a man, follows me away from the table and into a corner. “How are things in shipping these days?” I ask. I must have startled him with such a simple question, because he took almost a minute to mumble out a response, ”It goes well. But I was unaware that shipping was of interest to you, my lord.” “It has become one recently,” I say. Another minute of silence and small talk passes, and finally Julius’ end is here. “How dare you plot to murder us,” I bellow, and acting like the gullible, predictable fools they are, the other eleven men leap to their feet and draw their pistols. A minute later, poor Julius lay dead and bleeding on the floor. I knock on the wall once, and two servants enter. One drags away the body, the other mops up the blood on the polished marble floor. They lock the door behind them, and none of the bloodthirsty murderers before me seem to notice. No one will survive tonight, I think to myself, and again a smile crosses my lips.

My revenge has begun.

By Adam Clare

Political Time!

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 06:05:05 GMT

I stumbled across this artice, oddly enough, on a Palminfocenter forum, and thought it expressed perfectly my utter disbelief of the Spanish citizens reaction to their terrorist tragedy as well as my commitment to fighting the evils of totalitarianism, fundamentalism, terrorism, and socialism. If you're not into political things, ignore this.

Editorial: Rejecting the fatal path of appeasement

March 16, 2004

THE terrorist murders in Madrid have but one message for all Australians: we must stand firm against those who wish us harm for no reason other than their hatred for our way of life. It now seems likely the Madrid bombs were the work of Islamic terrorists linked to Osama bin Laden and his al-Qa'ida terror network. As Prime Minister John Howard has warned, there is every reason to fear these madmen will try to kill Australians, either at home or abroad. It is a danger we must confront. There is no other path that would end the terrorists' dream of slaughter.

Those who say we have brought the threat upon ourselves, and that renouncing the war against Saddam Hussein and abandoning the US alliance would take us off the target list, ignore the lessons of history, and defy commonsense. Such arguments are directly descended from those of the European appeasers in the 1930s, who were willing to give Nazi Germany whatever it wanted as the price of peace. But bullies feed off fear, and for the three years before World War II every concession by France and Britain only generated another demand for more territory or changes to treaty terms. The appeasers were doomed to fail in the face of their foes' contempt for their very reasonableness. As Winston Churchill put it in 1940, "an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last". We face a similar situation today. Hitler dreamed of European dominion and of slaughtering millions of ordinary people – Jews, Gypsies and Slavs – on the basis of a grotesquery of ignorance and hate. For Australia to seek peace in our time by pandering to the similar objectives of Osama bin laden and his confederates would be treason to our foundation ideals of democracy and equality.

And why are those who say we have created this threat so wrongheaded? In the first place, even if the terrorists were to target us because we helped liberate Iraq, that would not make our decision wrong. And second, the line of reasoning that says Spain was targeted because of its role in the coalition of the willing, and hence we will also be targeted, is flawed at every step. We were already targeted – in Bali – months before the Iraq invasion. And as the comments of the Bali bombers made clear, that was because of who we are, not because of anything we have done. Values such as secularism, equal rights for women and even allowing the consumption of alcohol simply make us unfit to live in the eyes of the Islamofascists. Which of these values would the appeasers have us sacrifice first, when abandoning the US alliance – a true act of suicidal madness in any case – failed to do the trick? The brief of Mantiki 4, the branch of Jemaah Islamiah responsible for Australia, is not to change the direction of Australian foreign policy, but to incorporate Australia into the group's messianic vision of a pan-Islamic state, spreading from Malaysia to the southern Philippines, in which values such as freedom and tolerance will simply no longer exist.

If participation in the war on terror or in the war against Saddam Hussein are now what make countries a target for terrorists, how does that explain the devastating attack on the Marriot Hotel in Jakarta last August, which killed 12 people and left another 200 injured? Most of those victims were devout Muslims, citizens of a Muslim country that fiercely opposed the Iraq invasion. Russia, like Germany and France, opposed the invasion of Iraq, but that did not help the 39 commuters killed by a bomb on the Moscow subway last month, an act also linked to al-Qa'ida. Among international institutions, none threw more obstacles in the way of the Iraq invasion than the United Nations, but that did not save Sergio Vieira de Mello, the veteran UN official, or the 16 others killed last August when the UN headquarters in Baghdad was bombed.

In Turkey, another Muslim country, a bomb in November killed dozens of innocents. Critics of US policy will say that is because Turkey allowed its air-bases to be used in the invasion of Iraq, but just how far do they want to lower the bar of what is permissible for a country before it is targeted? Even Saudi Arabia, the origin and stronghold of the strain of Wahabbist Islam practised by Osama bin Laden, and a country with intricate links to the September 11 terrorists, did not meet the required standard: a series of co-ordinated suicide bombings in Riyadh last May slaughtered dozens.

Nor is there any reason to believe Madrid was bombed last week solely because of Iraq or the war on terror. Spain did not even participate in the invasion of Iraq: it is one of 30 nations that have sent troops since the war ended. The fundamentalists' argument with Spain is far crazier. In October 2001, a videotape by Osama bin Laden broadcast on the Al-Jazeera network began as follows: "Let the whole world know we shall never accept that the tragedy of Andalusia will be repeated in Palestine. We cannot accept that Palestine will become Jewish." In other words, bin Laden has still not forgiven Spain for turning back the tide of Muslim expansion in 1492. The hardline Islamist program, in all its raging madness, is to throw into reverse every historical event that has resulted in a Muslim country becoming a non-Muslim country, or even resulted in non-Muslim troops being stationed on Muslim soil. There can be no reasoning, no compromising with such a vision. because, far from being a rational political program, it is not even a fanatical ideology: it is a millenarian religious doctrine which believes that through vicious and random violence it can wind the world back to the Middle Ages.

Because such a doctrine can never fulfil its aims, but is nevertheless being prosecuted by murderers who believe they will go straight to heaven if martyred in its service, appeasement is a fatal mistake and can only result in more bombs. Sunday's election result in Spain can be read in many ways, including some that have nothing to do with appeasement. For example, voters were clearly and understandably unhappy that the conservative government rushed to blame Basque separatists before any hard evidence was in. One grave danger in the result, however, is that it will be read as a success by the terrorists: "We bombed the Spanish government out of power." Another danger is that, throughout the West, political opportunists on the far Left or far Right may take the Spanish example as a cue to ramp up their campaign to blame terror on the very leaders who have taken a strong stand against it, such as Tony Blair, George W. Bush and John Howard. This will also provide great solace and hope to the suicide bombers-in-waiting.

We have no option then but to stand firm against our enemies and accept that the risk of a terror attack in Australia is a fact of life, just as the people of London, Moscow, New York and Tel Aviv have done for years. The grim reality is that Madrid's fate can be ours. But while there is no price we can pay that will buy peace, this does not mean we are defenceless. We need a bipartisan approach to national security. Labor must support any further legislation that strengthens the ability of the police and security services to hold and question suspects. As international terror expert Rohan Gunaratna warned yesterday, the fact that the local head of JI left Australia legally a week after the Bali bombing demonstrates the need for tougher laws to restrict the movement of suspected terrorists and their confederates. And we must increase the resources we devote to defeating terrorists so they do not have a chance to strike. The only thing that can protect us from terrorism is our vigilance and understanding that we are at war with an enemy as remorseless as it is irrational.

VOTE ADAM CLARE!

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 05:50:26 GMT

I, Adam Clare, have entered the race to become the next Speaker of the Assembly for the Northern California State of the Junior Statesmen of America. I have decided to run because I believe that while JSA is on the right path, there are still new ideas that can lead our organization into a bigger, more democratic future.

I am the only canidate with both the experience in JSA leadership as well as the vision to signifigantly improve the future of the organization. I have experience in all levels and sections of JSA. I served on cabinet in 2003 in the convention department and the justice department, where I was part of the very first use of Judicial Review in the Northern California State. I am also a two time summer school graduate, attending Stanford Summer School in both 2002 and 2003 and I also attended the Montezuma National Leadership Summit in 2002.

More important than my experience, however, is my vision for the future of JSA. The speaker's two major responsibilities are running the Assembly and promoting activism. I want to combine the two. The assembly should not only be a rule making body, it should also be a lobbying body. By this, I mean that during assembly sessions, individual assembly members can suggest ideas as to what they believe are the most important, pressing, and controvesial decisions facing the nation or state today. The assembly would then vote to narrow down these issues to a few deemed the most critical. After these issues have been decided, the activism department will start work on making information and reasources available at conventions and to individual chapters about these topics. Also, the politcal fair held at fall and spring states will not only feature the traditional libertarians with buttons and green party members with pamphlets, but also representives of groups involved in the issues that JSA students are concerned with.

JSA is definately on the right track, with the largest winter state ever and a dedicated and inteligent speaker, but there is still the oppertunity to make things better. I urge you to vote Adam Clare for your 2004 Speaker of the Assembly. Thank you.

Tell me what you think.

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 01:43:34 GMT

1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
2. Am I lovable?
3. How long have you known me?
4. When and how did we first meet?
5. What was your first impression?
6. Do you still think that way about me now?
7. What do you think my weakness is?
8. Do you think I'll get married?
9. What makes me happy?
10. What makes me sad?
11. What reminds you of me?
12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
13. How well do you know me?
14. When's the last time you saw me?
15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
16. Do you think I could kill someone?
17. Describe me in one word.
18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger, weaker, or staying the same?
19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
20. Are you going to put this on your livejournal and see what I say about you?

Story Time. YAY!

Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:34:08 GMT

I was asked to tell a story to amuse on of my friends. I thought it was interesting, so I'm posting it here.

HamsterOfDoom16: tell me a story
GeNLEeCYNicAL: happy or sad?
HamsterOfDoom16: ....happy
GeNLEeCYNicAL: real or made up?
HamsterOfDoom16: made up
GeNLEeCYNicAL: ok
GeNLEeCYNicAL: there once was a man from mantukit
HamsterOfDoom16: yes yes
GeNLEeCYNicAL: he was tired of people making lame cracks about his hometown
GeNLEeCYNicAL: so he decided to run for mayor
GeNLEeCYNicAL: the person he was running against was an evil person
GeNLEeCYNicAL: he wanted to turn the town into a expo of martha stuert living
GeNLEeCYNicAL: our hero, on the other hand, planned on using the town as the military stonghold from which he would launch his campaign to conquer the world
GeNLEeCYNicAL: naturally, he won
GeNLEeCYNicAL: he then proceded to call together all the men and strong boys of the city to join his army
GeNLEeCYNicAL: he also called in some of the manly looking girls
GeNLEeCYNicAL: because no one would really miss them
GeNLEeCYNicAL: he then took his army and martched over to hawai
GeNLEeCYNicAL: a bridge was built specifically for that purpose
GeNLEeCYNicAL: after he arrived in hawaii, he decided to fuck mantukit, and make the island his base
GeNLEeCYNicAL: after conquering hawaii, he turned his sights on china
GeNLEeCYNicAL: when he was invading and pillaging, he met a beautiful girl whom he fell in love with
GeNLEeCYNicAL: she was really german, but she was on vacation to china
GeNLEeCYNicAL: because thats the only country she could afford to visit
GeNLEeCYNicAL: she thought he was horribly ugly and an arogant bastard
GeNLEeCYNicAL: which, of course, he was
HamsterOfDoom16: lol
GeNLEeCYNicAL: he, however, was undaunted
GeNLEeCYNicAL: he decided to have her and her entire family killed unless she married him
GeNLEeCYNicAL: she did
GeNLEeCYNicAL: he killed her family anyways
HamsterOfDoom16: lol
GeNLEeCYNicAL: because no man ever wants to deal with his mother in law
HamsterOfDoom16: HAHAHA
GeNLEeCYNicAL: after they were married, they returned to the USA
GeNLEeCYNicAL: and built a farm house out of the human bones oh our hero's slain foes
GeNLEeCYNicAL: they had 9 kids
HamsterOfDoom16: they were busy
GeNLEeCYNicAL: 2 sets of twins, 7 sets of single children
GeNLEeCYNicAL: by this time, he had finished conquering the world
HamsterOfDoom16: DAMN!!!
GeNLEeCYNicAL: he then proceded to do what he had promised himself to do when he had accomplished his life long goal of ruling the world
GeNLEeCYNicAL: he legally changed his name to "Alexander the great couldn't do it. Caeser couldnt do it. Ghengis Khan couldnt do it. Hitler couldnt do it. Stalin couldn't do it. But guess what you fucking morons? Adam Clare fucking conquered the world! Now who's the biatch from mantukit? You are. That's who."
GeNLEeCYNicAL: and he lived happily ever after with his 11 children

I give up. Now stop bugging me.

Sat, 03 Jan 2004 08:45:04 GMT

There. I have a livejournal. I may not update this frequently. In fact, I may never look at it again. Oh well.