Comments on: This broken clock isn’t right at any part of the day http://www.yourish.com/2006/04/15/1079 Cutting straight to the point Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Ben F http://www.yourish.com/2006/04/15/1079/comment-page-1#comment-4012 Ben F Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:54:02 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/04/15/1079#comment-4012 India and Pakistan do count if you look at their site, but what does NOT count is radical Islam per se. <blockquote>When resetting the clock we have often noted that the growing disparities between rich and poor increase the potential for violence and war. Poverty and repression breed anger and desperation. Charismatic leaders with easy answers prey on the dispossessed and disaffected, channeling their anger into dangerous and destructive activities. The global community must recognize these facts and do much more to address them. The success of the war on terrorism depends not only on disrupting and destroying terrorist organizations, but also on eradicating the conditions that give rise to terror.</blockquote>It isn't poor or relatively-impoverished folks who make up the backbone of the Islamist groups, Methinks they should stick to atomic science. India and Pakistan do count if you look at their site, but what does NOT count is radical Islam per se.

When resetting the clock we have often noted that the growing disparities between rich and poor increase the potential for violence and war. Poverty and repression breed anger and desperation. Charismatic leaders with easy answers prey on the dispossessed and disaffected, channeling their anger into dangerous and destructive activities. The global community must recognize these facts and do much more to address them. The success of the war on terrorism depends not only on disrupting and destroying terrorist organizations, but also on eradicating the conditions that give rise to terror.

It isn’t poor or relatively-impoverished folks who make up the backbone of the Islamist groups, Methinks they should stick to atomic science.

]]> By: Sabba Hillel http://www.yourish.com/2006/04/15/1079/comment-page-1#comment-4010 Sabba Hillel Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:14:18 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/04/15/1079#comment-4010 As far as they are concerned, only those countries that have enough missiles to destroy the world count for the clock. Once the Soviet Union fell, and MAD <i>(Mutual Assured Destruction)</i> became unlikely, they just forgot about the clock. As far as they are concerned, only those countries that have enough missiles to destroy the world count for the clock. Once the Soviet Union fell, and MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction) became unlikely, they just forgot about the clock.

]]> By: Robert http://www.yourish.com/2006/04/15/1079/comment-page-1#comment-4005 Robert Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:53:17 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/04/15/1079#comment-4005 Those guys are idiots. I agree with the previous commenter only the US counts. You know how there is an Israel Execption Clause...well there also is an US execption clause too. Those guys are idiots. I agree with the previous commenter only the US counts. You know how there is an Israel Execption Clause…well there also is an US execption clause too.

]]> By: Joseph T Major http://www.yourish.com/2006/04/15/1079/comment-page-1#comment-4003 Joseph T Major Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:54:33 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/04/15/1079#comment-4003 Iran doesn't count on the Doomsday Clock. Just as India doesn't count. Pakistan doesn't count. Only the United States counts. (Well, maybe Israel too.) Iran doesn’t count on the Doomsday Clock.

Just as India doesn’t count.

Pakistan doesn’t count.

Only the United States counts.

(Well, maybe Israel too.)

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