Either Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is secretly a Discordian, or that hand gesture is a symbol of how his people will have victory over the West. Ahmadinejd seems like a friendly enough guy, don’t cha think? Very charming indeed. Even though he says some of the darndest things, his people eat it up.

I was going to say that Godwin’s Law has no bearing on the comparison that I am about to make between Ahmadinejad and Hitler. However, as I was looking for other references I came across the following comment on Roger Simon’s blog post, Time to revise Godwin’s Law for Ahmadinejad?

Godwin’s law is about discussion reaching a Reductio ad Hitlerum.

But, when the discussion is already about Hitler or somebody enough like Hitler, then I think we need to apply Godwin’s law in reverse.

Prolonged enough, the discussion will reach the point where somebody compares bad guys with George Washington or the Minutemen, as Michael Moore did regarding the terrorists in Iraq.

I guess you could call that an Inflatio ad Washingtonum.

This person may be right when it comes to media coverage of this issue. I half expect the next Reuters headline to read Iranian President Defies U.N. for the Children. For more information on what drives this leader, check out this article on Ahmadinejad, by Matthias Künzlel, in the New Republic (free registration required).

I have a ways to go before I have seen all of the 102 Movies You Must See Before…someone comes out with a new list of must see movies.

Iran has successfully enriched uranium to fuel grade, plans to build thousands of centrifuges (possibly P-2′s) and now has a delivery system. However, we should believe Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad–the same guy who in recent months has called for wiping Israel off the map–when he says that these developments are not related. Iran’s nuclear ambitions are for peaceful purposes we are told. Bring back the Cold War. At least the Communists were not fighting a centuries old religious feud.

It will be interesting in the coming days to see how the Europeans react. Before this happened all you heard from them was criticism against the United States for meddling in Middle Eastern affairs. This now provides us some diplomatic leverage, because from a security standpoint alone it is not our problem. Cities in Western Europe may be vulnerable to an attack, but all U.S. territories are still out of range.

The other people to watch are the Israelis. If it gets to the point that an Iranian threat is imminent, then you know that they will strike first. I would not even be surprised if they soon make a preemptive attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities–something the U.S. has repeatedly not ruled out as an option. And as much as many Americans would like to see that 1979 Vince Vance and The Valiants spoof on the Beach Boy’s song Barbara Ann come true, I hope that for all of our sakes it does not come to that.

It is not news that my alma mater has a new alumni web site. It is a lot like MySpace and high school–I already have fewer friends than everyone else (heeheehee). The news is that some user groups have already been banned.

Alumni are not students under “contract” anymore. What is the harm with people debating the standards of conduct anyway? As for the other stuff, let people police it themselves. The bad will be ignored and the good will prosper. If you crack down too much (especially with a semblance of objectivity), then people will not use the site.

I suppose I can understand where the college is coming from. Hopefully someone will leave a comment here that clarifies their position. In the end it is the school’s site (they set it up and they pay for it). The Alumni Office can set the boundaries as they see fit. However, supposing the censorship becomes a burden, would there be anything wrong with having an un-official alumni site (one where I can chat about how I sometimes smoked, drank beer and skipped chapel)?

This is today’s weekly message from GracedAgain! It reminds me of what our pastor’s dad says about grabbing big pieces of bread during communion.

If God, in His great grace, has given Jesus to you, get out of Him all that you can, and do not think that He will consider you to be intruding. It is the delight of His heart to give out of His fullness to His needy people; He is best satisfied with you when you are best satisfied with Him; He gets most from you when you get most from Him.

Quote taken from the Charles Spurgeon sermon, The Queen of Sheba: A Sign.