Vacate Kabul

BBC News - Attack on British Council compound in Kabul kills nine: Gunmen have stormed the British Council office in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least nine people and taking over the compound for hours.

The headline is W. C. Fields speaking

He adds

It's not a fit place for man nor beast

When people strap crap on and are willing to blow themselves up

Their heads are screwed on in a defective manner

The best thing to do when you see this is to run the other way

Do not throw good lives after bad

It's a losing proposition

The only worthy martyrdom risk is non-violent action

Followed if you survive by a large martini

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When suicide killers are predictable best be elsewhere

19 dead in attack on Afghan governor's compound - CBS News: "(AP) KABUL, Afghanistan -- A team of six suicide bombers launched a coordinated assault on a provincial governor's compound in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 19 people in the latest high-profile attack to target prominent Afghan government officials, authorities said."

This is why freedom of movement is a good idea on the human rights front and why we should never have fought a ground war here or in Iraq. There are also salient arguments why we should have engaged in no wars whatsoever.

Did I mention that Iraq is now supporting Syria. Good call W.

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Our problem isn't narcissism, it's big oil and infra-unworkability

We Must Be Superstars: "Besides, if those psychologists are correct, and our culture is increasingly deluged with narcissism and entitlement, we might really need pop’s poses and costumes to help us navigate it—to have songs that feel out the dimensions of ­every last way to think you’re hot shit." Infra-unworkability is my made-up term for the fact that what pop is dealing with has not even touched the scratch that is really itching everyone. What is wrong has to do with the entire setup of the globe and its trajectory toward oil-induced suicide if we do not shape up. Start by thinking infra-unworkability.

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