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Tuesday, September 18, 2001
Since this sudden wave of patriotism has passed over us, I've seen about 6 examples in the last week of improper flag display. Friday, for example, a local grocery store positioned a flag in it's window with scotch tape. Of course, the top two pieces of tape had let go and the flag was being displayed upside down. Not to mention that the flag had originally been positioned so that it was facing rightward to the store, but to the rest of the world, it was backward. I also saw another store yesterday with a flag similarly displayed in the window facing the wrong way. I've seen flags being flown on masts with corporate flags flown at the same height.
If you are going to be overcome by patriotism, fine, wonderful, have a great time. But, do take the time to learn a little bit about what you are doing. You simply cannot make up these things as you go along. For your superpatriots that don't have time to read due to your busy schedule of patriotic exhaltation, here are some basic guidelines:
1. When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street. this means stop putting it in windows the wrong way
2. No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America. This includes international flags, state flags, POW/MIA flags, and your stupid redwings/UofM flag.
3. Half-Staff - The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. Only by the order of the president of the United States, may the U.S. flag to be flown at half mast. This means when the flag at the capitol goes up, your should too
4. You flag cannot be flown at night unless it is permanently lit. Take it down at night, or get a floodlight on it
5. The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property. So don't even think about it
6. The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
7. The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
8. The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free.
9. The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way. So get it off your car, there are rules about that too
10. The flag should never be used as a covering for a floor, wall, or ceiling.
11. The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
12. The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
13. The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. Period. This is the most commonly broken rule
This has been another paxtonland service bulletin to the clueless.
posted by: Dean Paxton, 9:27 AM -
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Here is a very moving article In The Iranian called "Limbs of no body World's indifference to the Afghan tragedy" By Mohsen Makhmalbaf written on June 20, 2001: "If you read my article in full, It will take about an hour of your time. In this hour, 14 more people will have died in Afghanistan of war and hunger and 60 others will have become refugees in other countries. This article is intended to describe the reasons for this mortality and emigration. If this bitter subject is irrelevant to your sweet life, please don't read it." (via mefi)
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How to prevent Terrorism, watch for it at home, do your research and know your enemy. Part of the reason the WTC was hit and vulnerable was because of a lack of preparedness. We can call agree on that.
Sadly, a quick search at Defense Link produced only rather 3 old articles... similar dismal results came from fbi.gov, cia.gov, and nsa.gov... what does that say about internal awareness campaigns? That is a story in and of itself. Also, the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection website apparently hasn't been updated since 1998!
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Monday, September 17, 2001
From the forums - Bush Threatens Bin Laden; Market Plunges One of the few companies bucking the trend was handgun maker Sturm Ruger & Co, whose shares rose 15 percent, an indication that the market foresees more gun sales to nervous Americans seeking personal protection. (posted by Patrick)
posted by: Dean Paxton, 10:50 PM -
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The Bad Fads Museum as sent in by Tom
posted by: Dean Paxton, 10:31 PM -
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Afgha.com - Ahmad Shah Massoud died two days ago, Massoud was the leader of the Anti-Taliban. Check out the letter of warning written in 1998, warning of the terror that will follow. NY Times article covering and breaking the story Login required use: dean_paxton | password: uther)
He was the leader of the United Front, which controls about 5% of Afghanistan. They will, of course pledge help to the U.S., but are understandably angry that this has been allowed to go on so long and that the world has ignored their struggle. They have received some external Soviet and U.S. support, however, and I would expect this group of individuals to get a lot of attention very soon.
This is all very significant in that he was attacked last Sunday. Three days before the WTC attack. This is obviously a consipracy between the Taliban, Pakistan, and bin Laden... Immediately after the assassination attempt, there was speculation that the so-called United Front, a loose alliance of anti-Taliban forces, would fall apart. But the response to the attacks in America appears to have given new hope to those opposed to the Taliban. "The Americans will target the Taliban leadership," said Ahmed Rashid, a Pakistani journalist who has covered Afghanistan for 20 years. "It'll be messy, but in the end there will be a new government in Kabul."
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Looks like some of the Taliban's officials have started fleeing Afghan capital during the growing expectations of a U.S. millitary action. Hundreds of regular citizens are probably either far ahead or, close behind.
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Sunday, September 16, 2001
Here's the story Mike told me about: Newsday.com - Driver Arrested in Hate Crime at Mall A 76 year old man tried to run a Pakistani woman over with his car.
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Pryor Oklahoma - couple, rural man charged with abuse, molestation... for binding their 8 year old son and piercing his penis with a "hog" ring. Jimmy Elrod, 36, Denise Elrod, 38, and Robert Crane, 37, were charged earlier this week with injury to a child and lewd molestation. They did this in an apparent attempt to "stop him from mastrbating."
"According to a search warrant affidavit, the boy, who had rope burns on his wrists, said he ' was tied up at night (on his back) to a black storage box, with his hands elevated above his head then wrapped in a sheet and sweat shirt so that he couldn't get up and go to the bathroom, and he had accidents on the floor.' " (sent in by Jeff who says "I'm speechless. I never agreed with Jocelyn Elders on her "Outer-course Initiative" but god!!!! What the hell is the matter with these people?)
posted by: Dean Paxton, 6:45 PM -
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More than $200 million in gold, silver buried beneath World Trade Center destruction - Ummm... where's my shovel? sheesh! (via mefi)
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Saturday, September 15, 2001
Bush names bin Laden, alerts military The president directed members of the armed forces to “get ready ... we’re at war.” And for the first time, Bush singled out Saudi extremist Osama bin Laden as a main suspect in Tuesday’s attacks. discuss this in the forum
posted by: Dean Paxton, 9:25 PM -
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You really should all read this letter from a man, about 65 years old. It's about the dangers of furthering your education.
posted by: Amber Paxton, 1:40 AM -
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A close friends view on Tuesday
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Friday, September 14, 2001
Paula Poundstone Cops a Plea Striking a deal with the Los Angeles District Attorney's office, the comic pleaded no contest Wednesday to one count of felony child endangerment and one misdemeanor count of inflicting injury on a child, after prosecutors agreed to drop sex charges against her.
I suppose that they wouldn't have dropped them as a part of a plea if they were true. This is the kind of story that gets skipped in the shadow of huge news such as the latest events. I thought it should be pointed out. In fact, I'm not particularly fond of the way that E! penned the article. Sounds cold and somewhat indifferent. Since, it's not known for journalistic unbias, they can afford to editorialize a little bit.
posted by: Dean Paxton, 6:56 AM -
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Eerie Album Art Scrapped Was going to link to a similar story a couple of days ago but, I lost it.
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Thursday, September 13, 2001
This is a pictorial from someone living in Brooklyn sent in via e-mail. 20 pics in all, very good quality.
posted by: Dean Paxton, 10:43 PM -
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Flamboyant german internet millionaire offers $10 million dollar reward for Usama Bin Laden.
posted by: Dean Paxton, 10:15 PM -
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On Doomed Flight, Passengers Vowed to Perish Fighting - (NY Times Login: dean_paxton | user: paxton) Woman's husband via cellphone: "three Arab-looking men with red headbands," carrying a knife and talking about a bomb, took control of the aircraft...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2001
I've talked to a lot of my Arab-American friends by now, either in person or on the phone.
I'm concerned that The Mindless Hoarde who's eyes are full of bloodlust for a faceless enemy, are eventually going to turn their hostilities inward. How long will it take for The Mindless Hoarde to start looking up and down the streets for anyone with even remotely dark hair/eyes/skin?
posted by: Dean Paxton, 9:27 PM -
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Nostradamus quote refuted. Canadian high school prank, or something. Not sure.
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I've opened the paxtonland discussion forums. Join us please, no registration required, but please do anyway.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Earlier tonight, I saw an interview with Schwarzkopf. He is now retired but I am sure that he is kept on retainer. Anyways, what he said seemed powerful, (not a direct quote, as close as my memory can bring forward) "this was a deliberate attack on innocent civilians. When we were in the gulf, we took extraordinary measures to the point of endangering our own pilots to make sure we did not hit targets containing innocents, that is the difference between us and those bastards." Now, the swearing was not improvised, he had made several statements like that during the interview, including, "we have several people in the military can be bad asses if we need them to be and handle most anything terrorists can throw at them". I say we bring him back into the fray baby, it is obvious that this world only respects power, the power that we at one time in America was at least perceived as having. And money does not always equate power, so do not relate this post in that manner. And finally, our intelligence gathering machine has been rendered ineffective primary because of political correctness of the 90s. Like somebody stated tonight in the news, we had better figure out quickly what game we are playing. This is not going to be a "rules of engagement" style fighting system anymore. *clink* here's a couple of pennies.
posted by: Michael Hall, 10:34 PM -
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"In the City of God there will be a great thunder, two brothers torn apart by chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb.", "The third big war will begin when the big city is burning."
- Nostradamus 1654, (sent to me via e-mail, thanks Qazjax)...pretty spooky huh?!?!?
posted by: Michael Hall, 10:30 PM -
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It was on June 20, 2001 that I posted "Osama bin Laden has threatened to assassinate George Bush" with a link to an article on Netscape. Dean's dad, David Paxton, posted the following to the follow up discussion:
You don't have the balls, Osama !
George is smarter than you, Osama !
Osama, you're blowing smoke,sand monkey !
P.S. If Osama does not read this would a Paxtonland reader please forward it?
So, which one of you troublemakers forwarded David's message?
Seriously, I'm not trying to make light. This man has been threatening the US for years, has made good on his threats on several occasions (including a previous bombing of the World Trade Center). Why doesn't the American public know who he is? When I heard the news this morning, I immediately started asking people if ben Laden was the suspect...intelligent business people in my community answered, "Who?"
This scares me. Get educated, people. Though I know I'm preaching to the choir posting this here.
posted by: Amber Paxton, 9:58 PM -
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So I guess this means we'll find out who's responsible for all of this in say, 2031. Man Arrested for 1971 Air Canada Hijacking
posted by: Amber Paxton, 8:39 PM -
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Jihad! THE HOLY WAR IS ON! Two symbols of US POWER were DESTROYED today! Sent in by the guy who started this newsgroup discussion: on Google groups Be sure and click "next 10" on the bottom of the page. This kook also has some connection to a fellow know as SOLLOG - "Son of light, light of god." AKA John Patrick Ennis who is apparently the Nostrdamus of today had predicted this entire thing some time ago... Naturally, I too thought this was going to happen, but I was way to busy working to tell anyone, naturally (all links posted to and seen on mefi, sorry dutchbint).
posted by: Dean Paxton, 8:09 PM -
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This is the most shocking sequence that I've seen as of yet.
posted by: Dean Paxton, 7:47 PM -
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ifccfbi.gov is the site that Ashcroft just gave out... However the server error shows: "HTTP/1.1 Server Too Busy" too many visitors. "Your call cannot be completed as dialed. Please hang up and try your call again later."
posted by: Dean Paxton, 7:39 PM -
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Another pictorial via the BBC. I've just seen these videos and photographs for the first time. So for many of you, they are not new.
posted by: Dean Paxton, 6:57 PM -
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BUILDING BIG: Databank: World Trade Center. Data for dead buildings... I'd imagine that the insurance red tape will be more horrific than the explosions themselves, god.
posted by: Dean Paxton, 6:51 PM -
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Report: Explosions Reported in Afghanistan does this mean something else?
posted by: Dean Paxton, 6:22 PM -
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Still framess from film of the second crash. Wow.
posted by: Dean Paxton, 6:19 PM -
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There is a bum rush on all of the gas stations, everywhere. Me and Mike finally stopped at the unlikely station across from the Chevy Truck Plant and filled up, but only after a 6-8 car wait. I'm told, that's mild. Rumors are that station owners will not be selling gas after midnight. Hope that isn't true. I also hope that it is true and that I didn't just spend $1.89 a gallon (when it was $1.43 10 hours ago) because some opportunistic gas distributors are trying to get islamic gas stations owners killed by their patrons. Around here, that's an honest to god likely scenario.
posted by: Dean Paxton, 6:11 PM -
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Apparently, violent and vocal attacks on online discussion forums abound. Islamics are warning each other to "be careful." I'd have to agree with that, there are some crazies out there.
posted by: Dean Paxton, 6:05 PM -
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Hunting bin laden (mefi). Who is he and what does he want. Is this the direction we should aim our attentions? Also, another expose' from the bbc.
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The Great Cyberwar of 2002. Warning, this isn't real, it's a scenario.
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Monday, September 10, 2001
N.J. nursing home won't be bringing in prostitues and screeing pr0n. Most of the residents agreed with the decision except Leonard Smith 75. "It sounds good to me," he said. "But I'm lucky. I don't need anything like that."
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Teen dies after sticking head out of car and hitting it on a pole. Too bad there's no pictures.
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Secret Net chess player may be Bobby Fischer "I am 99 percent sure that I have been playing against the chess legend. It's tremendously exciting," Short said. He said he has overwhelming evidence that the man who beat him comfortably is the same man who defeated Boris Spassky, the Russian world champion, in an epic battle of the "superpowers" in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1972.
Afterward, Fischer disappeared from the public eye until 1992, when he briefly returned to play Spassky again for a 20th anniversary rematch in the then-pariah state of Serbia. Fischer won, then disappeared again, hotly pursued by the U.S. government, which had indicted him for breaking the United Nations embargo of Serbia.
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Sunday, September 09, 2001
I've been sitting here most of the weekend with my friend Tom. Tom is a writer that has heavy literary ties. He will bring paxtonland into the literary circle of legitimacy. No, not really... notice the text on the right "intervention." That's my latest collaborative, super-secret, internet publication. More soon as I am permitted to disclose
posted by: Dean Paxton, 10:47 PM -
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Police Review AOL Records to Identify Poster of JonBenet Message
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