[lbo-talk] Alex Cockburn going the Hitchens way?

[ravi]

At around 19/6/06 7:53 pm, B. wrote:
> You know, I've met a few people in the past who wanted to work for
> the CIA. Not especially right-wing in outlook, more like some sort of
> comic book conception of things, not far from the kind of
> Asian-Buddha-master-ninja-special-forces crank kind of person
> (Stephen Seagal) who collects swords on their walls, has a room
> dedicated as a "dojo" in their apartment, and is very much into
> stealthy Ninja-type crap, army surplus catalogs w/ night vision
> goggles, etc. There's some kind of Mission Impossible-esque world of
> intrigue and espionage that attracts them, not necessarily ideology
> or a good knowledge of world affairs.
> 

Dude, I have to say, that was hilarious!!! I still cannot stop
laughing... running over to register asian-buddha-master-ninja.com. ;-)

	--ravi

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