The war on terror and the resulting "state of exception" are quickly becoming regular features of everyday life. The question is, have we reached the end of history or are we about to enter another chapter?
In parts I and II, I highlighted some of the theoretical and practical limitations of the State, by far the most dominant political institution to date, defining the overall context for the entire gamut of political relations, foreign and domestic, as well as the limits of what’s politically feasible. On the theoretical side, the concept is flawed on account of its sovereignty component, the necessary condition of statehood, or so it seems, and the source of all its ailments (but more on that later). In practice, those ailments are only exacerbated in the sphere of foreign relations where every state is required to stand its own ground and hold on to its sovereignty as if for dear life.…
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176 - Christopher Rose
Oh, the email I sent him has just been returned address unknown, so Mark will have to take the initiative himself.
Not rocket science is it?Roger, I rather think you're mistaken about both Alan and Irv but time will tell.
Nothing either of them has ever written has offended me, although their wilful determination to ignore information they dislike and to continue repeating the same remarks over and over is disappointing and frustrating, as it effectively blocks communication, which I suppose must be the intention.
Furthermore, even if they had offended me, it would be irrelevant. I don't own or control this site and merely do what is asked of me with regards to the comments space.
The comments guidelines are pretty relaxed and tolerant and basically boil down to don't be an ass, so it really does take a certain effort to be edited or deleted. I am fairly optimistic that such people aren't so rude and aggressive in real life or surely many other Americans would be considering, what's the recent expression, 2nd Amendment options?
As a reminder, here is the guidelines I work to in their gloriously brief totality:-
177 - roger nowosielski
An interview of Noam Chomsky, Cindy, on Democracy Now!: "This is the Most Remarkable Regional Uprising that I Can Remember.”
178 - cindy
Thanks Roger. I caught the end of that interview on the day she he was on wbai while I was driving. I meant to go and listen to the beginning.
(We had a setback...a 2nd stroke. He recovered to baseline in 2 days again and again is out of ICU. Its the lvad. A very small percentage of people get blood clots from the lvad.
179 - cindy
Sorry. Hit the post button. Anyhow. He's doing well. Home soon. He will be moved toward the top of the transplant list as soon as he heals enough to make it safe to do.
Things are looking upagain gonna go to the flower show if all goes well and we go home.
Ttys (talk to you soon)
180 - roger nowosielski
Wish both of you the best.
181 - cindy
Roger,
George Bush is now an 'official' outlaw. He cancelled his Switzerland trip to avoid being arrested on torture charges. Check the news tidy. Still can't do a link.
182 - cindy
Tidy- should be'today'
183 - roger nowosielski
Poetic justice, Cindy. While the US tries to use Switzerland in order to extradite Julian Assange on charges of terrorism, conspiracy, whatever, the former head of state takes precautions not to step on teh Swiss soil for fear of being charged with war crimes.
Delicious irony!