Therapeutic Human Cloning
I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed, she could see from the bedroom window. As I looked for myself, I saw that there were people in the shed taking things.
I phoned the police, but they told me that no one was in the area to help at this time, but they would send someone over as soon as they be available. I said OK, hung up, and waited one minute, then phoned the police back.
"Hello. I just called you a minute ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now cause I've shot them all."
Within five minutes there were half a dozen police cars in the area, an Armed Response unit, the works. Of course, they caught the burglars red-handed. One of the officers said: "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"
I replied with "I thought you said there was nobody available!"
The Thanksgiving edition of Jeff Cooper's Commentaries is out. Added to my [links] page. The archives go back to June of 1993, slightly more often than monthly. [geneice]
Much talk has been circulated recently about the motivation of the people who fought World War II. We hear these people praised because of the fighting they undertook "to make the world safe for democracy," or something of the sort. I sure do not remember fighting to defend anybody or anything. One man's experience is certainly not enough on which to generalize, but I do know that in my case I fought because: a) I liked the trade, and b) I was wrathfully annoyed with the Japanese. My life was certainly in danger, but never my country nor its political philosophy. We who fought those wars knew very well that we could be killed in them, but it never occurred to us that our country might be defeated, or our civilization destroyed.
In the long historic view men seldom fight for causes, but our historical publicists would like to have us think so. This conflagration in which we are now involved may be an exception to that, and certainly OBL and his boys would like us to think so. But I do not think it is going to make a lot of difference. When men go to war, they fight as hard as they can, mainly in order to survive the immediate action. Afterwards they may spend considerable effort dreaming up causes.
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As an evident result of the September attack, we see people rushing out to buy personal defense weapons, which may or may not be a good idea, since the possession of a weapon is of no value without the skill to use it well. Still such is the case and we would like to point out that a pistol is not the best instrument for house defense. This is the shotgun. If you are going to stay home and defend yourself, a shotgun, located where you can get at it easily, is more useful than a pistol. It is easier to use, it hits harder and it is more intimidating in a face-to-face confrontation.
Al Giordano at Narco News - Bolivia Suspends Coca Eradication - This is long, and I just skimmed it, but apparently Bolivia is at least temporarily refusing to obey the U.S. drug warriors. Good for them. [grabbe]
Sydney Morning Herald -
Company claims to have cloned human embryo 
- the January issue of
Scientific American will contain an article from a
Massachusetts company that claims to have cloned a human embryo. The
story was on last night's Channel 6 news out of Albany (I saw only a
preview ad, not the piece itself). Great source of cells for sick folk
who need them if you ask me, but I doubt the pro-lifers will see it
that way. Get ready to watch the sparks fly! [grabbe]
Jose B Cibelli, Robert P. Lanza, and Michael D. West with Carol Ezzell at Scientific American - The First Human Cloned Embryo - This is the article referenced in the story above.
Alan M. Dershowitz at The Village Voice - Military Justice Is to Justice as Military Music Is to Music - As is clear from his title, Mr. Dershowitz is no fan of GW's new star chambers. No friend of Liberty could be. So, boys and girls, we now have a wonderful new x-ray machine. Folks who like GW's military courts are not friends of liberty. Shun them. [faisal]
