sufi politics

[Kumpe]

America is  amazing, especially in a continental perspective, even more if
you 're subscribed to the p-list.  To me, a  lot of people  on- and
off-list and even IRL sound so overconcerned, too serious and , to be
honest with a pretty  limited vision - lately. So  I wonder, if there's
some of my beloved American  humor and subversion left.  "Regime change
now, in the US" sounds good for starts.
Recently I read
Frank Zappa's autobiography "I  Am The American Dream", co-written by
Peter Occhiogrosso.  It provided, of course, some good laughs and  topics
sometimes mentioned on the list, such as: "rockets", "national defence",
"star wars", "pragmatic conservatism" and Š"islamistic suicide terrorists",
yes, yes.

The book dates from '89, and I  read the German translation, so I quote
from the German text and try a little re-translation.  Shurely Otto, Kai
and/or the fish will help out.

p.364/65: " Der Vertteidigungsetat sollte für Machenschaften und Geräte
ausgegeben werden, die den Konflikten, mit denen wir uns im nächsten
Vierteljahrhundert WIRKLICH auseinandersetzen müssen, angemessen sind.
{Š}In den wahrscheinlichsten Konfliktszenarien spielen  kleine
Guerillatruppen und Terroristen eine Rolle.  Nukleare Vergeltung?

Es hat Vorschläge gegeben, Stinkgasggranaten mit der Duftnote ´Schwein` zur
Abschreckung einzusetzen  - islamistische Märtyrer werden an der
Himmelspforte abgewiesen, wenn sie wie  ein Schwein riechen. Wenn wir von
der Strategie der der massiven Vergeltung abrücken, entgehen wir dem Risiko
der freiwilligen Selbstvernichtung."

So it is written:
"The national defence budget should be spent on projects and equipment
adequate to the  REAL conflicts, we have to face in the coming quarter of a
century. {Š} in the most probable conflict scenarios small guerilla groups
and terrorists play a role.  Nuclear reconciliation?

There have been proposals, to use stink gas grenades with ´pork´flavour  as
a dethreatening -  {since} access to heaven's gate will be denied to
islamistic Martyrs, if they smell like swine.  If we detain from massive
reconciliation, we avoid the risk of voluntary  auto-destruction."
Thus quoth Sheik Yerbouti.

Happy Halloween,

Kumpe.