Thursday, October 17, 2002

From a story on NPR yesterday about American Muslims who study abroad:

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It's also true that some of these young Americans abroad could encounter Islamic militants who try to recruit them, as happened with John Walker Lindh. It raises the question: should the U.S. keep a closer eye on American Muslims who study abroad, to look out for others like Walker Lindh, or the accused Ahmed Bilal? ...

"We're not after Muslims, we're after terrorists," says Paul Bremmer, who was top counterterrorism official in the Reagan administration.

"The fact that young Americans want to become Muslims is not a problem. The fact that some of them want to go study in other countries is not a problem. The problem is if they then decide to become terrorists, and that ought to be our focus. Our focus is on people who want to become criminals and conduct criminal acts against the United States."

Right now, he says, the US government isn't very good at picking out those people from among the masses of law-abiding Americans, and he says the recent terrorism involving American citizens have only confirmed his belief that the US needs a domestic intelligence agency to do a better job.
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Now, two things: One, the story makes a point (thanks!) of mentioning that most Americans who study Islam abroad are African-American. Two, last I heard, "wanting to become a criminal" was not a crime. Of course, I don't always keep up with the news, so maybe that's changed recently.

Wednesday, October 16, 2002

New: Human Nature Rules

Tuesday, October 15, 2002

Prozac (Fluoxetine) Side Effects (Behavioral)*

• Frequent:
  Sexual dysfunction, Insomnia, Anxiety, Nervousness, Agitation, Abnormal dreams, Drowsiness and fatigue, Yawn, Chills, Excessive sweating.
  
• Infrequent:
  Abnormal ejactulation, Impotance, Confusion, Delusions, Hallucinations, manic reaction, Paranoid reaction, Psychosis, Depersonalization, Apathy, Emotional Lability, Euphoria, Hostility, Amnesia, Increased libido.
  
• Rare:
  Antisocial reaction, Hysteria, Suicidal ideation and violent behaviors.

Prozac (Fluoxetine) Side Effects (Existential)

• Inevitable:
  Fear of death.

*Courtesy of !! Prozac Side Effects (all typos are [sic]).

• I always have a backup plan.
  
• I don't do one-time offers.
  
• I am learning to face the music.
  
• I am trying to name that tune.
  
• I haven't got all day.
  
• I believe in original sin.
  
• I am suffering from premature enlightenment.

Sunday, October 13, 2002

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