by Asheru
I am the stone that the builder refused
I am the visual, the inspiration
That made Lady Sing the Blues…I’m the spark that makes your idea bright
The same spark that lights the dark
So that you can know your left from your right…I am the ballot in the box, the bullet in the gun
The innerglow that lets you know
To call your brother sun…The story that just begun
The promise of what’s to come
And I’m a remain a soldier ’til the war is wonJudo Flip, chop chop chop
In an earlier post, I quoted the counterterrorism blog, which suggested that Pakistan had signed a treaty with Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf recently appeared on the Daily Show with John Stewart and explained that the Taliban are made up of locals whereas the Al Qaeda are foreigners and easily recognizable. He intended to work with the former to reduce the control and influence of the latter.
In other words, as he explained, the goal is to win the loyalty or at least support of the tribal groups living in the area in order to fight against the insurgency.
This diplomatic balance must have been completely lost on the counterterrorism blog, as their report suggests that the northern region was ceded to the insurgency when in fact a treaty of unification and support had been signed.
My apologies for not researching more thoroughly earlier, and my thanks to John Stewart for his dedication to bringing another perspective to light.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so…
Craig Newmark is an impressive guy. I’ll never forget talking with him (and another Internet giant) after a Commonwealth meeting. As people stood around him and peppered him with technology questions, he started to talk about the birds that had been nesting near his house. That kind of grounded perspective is downright refreshing. And since I happen to be a fan of craigblog, I commented on the birds he had been writing about a few days prior. You could literally see his eyes light up.
The birds matter. The color of leaves inspire. This reality is not new, but many of us forget it when we get caught up in another set of values espoused by those at the top of their heap.
We are wise to be careful and respectful observers before we try to apply our best guess about things that can and will impact hundreds of millions of users.
The natural essence of Craigslist is no coincidence, but a reflection of someone who genuinely cares about real value in real (not monetary) terms. You can call him crazy, but when he says things like this to Reuters you know he is really on to something and his influence on the world will last far beyond yet another nouveau riche story:
“Finding a good cause is incredibly hard and time-consuming,” he said, adding that he and Chief Executive Jim Buckmaster agree on not cashing in.
“We both know some people who own more than a billion (dollars) and they’re not any the happier. They also need bodyguards,” he said.
Thank you Craig.