Brian's Brain

The Russians appear to have their heads screwed on straight in light of the Iraq conflict. Even some mention of the creation of new international bodies besides the UN. A few quotes from this article:

"Countries cannot change regimes just because they don't like them", Seleznev told reporters. The current U.S. unilateralist slant is a "serious trend that needs to be confronted and to affirm that the people alone have the right to change their own regimes,"

He added that Washington "does not hesitate in imposing sanctions on Iraq on the excuse that it possesses weapons of mass destruction, and does not do the same to Israel, which does own WMD (weapons of mass destruction) and refuses to accept U.N. resolutions."

Former U.S. administrations, displeased with Cuban President Fidel Castro's regime, "had to eventually tolerate his presence and were able to co-exist with his authority. So this suggestion (to remove Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein) is ridiculous and does not deserve discussion," Seleznev added.

Speaking at a news conference in Tunis after a three-day visit, Seleznev said these actions called for "serious thought for establishing alternative international bodies to the U.N. that could guarantee global security, especially that Russia and the rest of the world strongly reject the return to the laws of the jungle where the strong eats the weak."

It appears as though Bush has decided to take it upon himself to begin attacking military targets in Iraq that are far beyond the scope of what was previously attacked as part of the no-fly-zone operations in Iraq.

Apparently, jets patrolling the no fly zones have shifted rolls from that of being on the defensive (i.e. only attacking targets that had fired upon them, and even more specifically, only those that for surface-to-air operations) to destroying all military targets inside of the no-fly-zones. Yes, we've officially decided to start attacking the Iraqi army.

This is a clear act that the war has begun. I find it amusing that it's been done with little fanfair, almost no media coverage, and completely outside of what the UN has granted him the right to do.

Are we really prepared to take on the entire world because we think Saddam's breath smells?

Why is it that when you buy candy, they NEVER give you enough red ones??

Her quote: "I have to say, I am very concerned about the state of peoples minds in these hard times, mainly because you still have not had one bid yet!!!

In light of the fact that several people seem to think that glug.com should remain a light-hearted family show (versus slamming the President every other blog post) I've decided to stop posting my rants and political opinions on glug.com. Instead, I've created a new site at briansays.com where I'll post the heavy stuff and keep glug.com a place you'd be proud to show members of the family from all political parties.

Thank heavens we pay taxes -- Apparently, the US government site ready.gov contains useful pictures for helping us in an emergency. And thank heavens for useful sites like This one to help us interpret them! ("If you spot terrorism, blow your anti-terrorism whistle. If you are Vin Diesel, yell really loud. ", "Use your flashlight to lift the walls right off of you!", and more!). I'm glad my tax dollars go to more than just blowing stuff up in foreign countries.

Forget the war on Iraq, we've got way more important issues that need our attention right here!

Someone has finally discovered a scientifically (by which I mean 'everyone in the movies who lives in a place like this has alien women crawling all over them') proven method of getting chicks.

For the low-low price of just $2m, you can own the Star Trek Apartment

<Glyolis> Yes, but is it in a good neighborhood?
<black-ice> It's in the UK
<Uhh_Duh> So no.

<Uhh_Duh> you are gauranteed to never get laid if you had that apartment
<Uhh_Duh> even if you were married.