{"id":298,"date":"2004-07-08T09:05:58","date_gmt":"2004-07-08T13:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=298"},"modified":"2006-07-04T09:34:44","modified_gmt":"2006-07-04T14:34:44","slug":"build-it-up-tear-it-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/build-it-up-tear-it-down","title":{"rendered":"Build It Up, Tear It Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to this article in the Washington Post<\/em><\/a>, the organized homicidal faction of the Palestinians is calling for reforms of the Palestinian Authority (an end to corruption, nepotism and graft, particularly), and wants a voice in the government.<\/p>\n

At first, I was going to make a joke about how tough it would be to vote for candidates who always wear black ski masks, but that seemed mean-spirited. Then I thought about how the article (which I read quickly) doesn’t seem to mention a need to destroy Israel. Which made me think, “Maybe this security wall is already serving its purpose.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to this article in the Washington Post, the organized homicidal faction of the Palestinians is calling for reforms of the Palestinian Authority (an end to corruption, nepotism and graft, particularly), and wants a voice in the government. At first, I was going to make a joke about how tough it would be to vote … <\/p>\n

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