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You must admit that black market money is used by terrorists. A good source of untraceable cash is illegal drug sales.

Another good source is oil sales.

*ducks*

Anyhow, the state badly wants you to believe that drug money funds terrorism (afterall, President Bush said so!): http://www.theantidrug.com/drugs_terror/understand ing_impact.asp (This is the definition of propaganda.)

Start here.

Other things that fund terrorism:

Drugs Fund Terrorism
The Drug War Funds Terrorism
Porn Funds Terrorism
Saudi Arabia Funds Terrorism
Also, Diamonds, Weapons, Charities, Muslims, Extortion, bin Laden, and Al-Queda funds terrorism

I like to listen to mp3's and watch SVCD's in my SUV while I am high.

Not just sedate them, but sedate them with a dangerous narcotic.

Of course, ritalin is perfectly safe when doled out by public skool administrators.

we should totally be open to listening to alternative points of view, but is an open source conference really the proper venue for it?

As others have pointed out, it's probably the only place that open source and MS will get compared in a fair and factual manner, or at least as fair and factual as open source zealotry will allow. I doubt open source gets brought up as anything but Satanic Evilness to be Feared and Fought at MS-sponsored events.

But the point I'd like to make is that open source zealots should not oppose MS participation in open source events for one very important reason: in the disputes over the merits of Windows and open source OS like Linux, the open source advocates have the better argument. In any propaganda conflict, those who have the better argument should take every opportunity to contrast their arguments with the opposition's arguments, even if it's on their own dime.

An analogous situation can be found in the drug policy reform movement. When you visit a web site sponsored by a reform group, such as the Media Awareness Project, you'll find many links to drug war propaganda, and to the opinions of those who support the continuation of the war. But if you go to sites that support the government position, such as the Antidrug you'll find no links to the opposition. This is a reflection of the relative strengths of the arguments on both sides. Drug policy reformers want their opponents to be freely heard, because their arguments are so profoundly flawed that they help the reformers, rather than hurting.

I personally believe the same to be true of the MS vs. open source debate.

Drugs are for disco-dancing hippy trailer trash losers who still think we are living in the 1960's. Get with the program man... drugs are bad for you.

Drugs are for disco-dancing hippy trailer trash losers who still think we are living in the 1960's. Get with the program man... drugs are bad for you.

Drugs are for disco-dancing hippy trailer trash losers who still think we are living in the 1960's. Get with the program man... drugs are bad for you.

You can start with this which explains the effects of THC on the memory and learning portions of the brain, and then move along to this which tells us (among other things) that marijuana use restricts blood flow to the brain. Then, if you're still with us, check out this. The fourth paragraph details lab experiments where it was found that giving THC to rats caused a loss of brain cells. If you have any further questions, post them here or check your favourite search engine.

And where are they getting the gold?

"Buying drugs supports terrorism", my ass. It should be "Buying gold supports terrorism", or "growing alfalfa with gold in it because you put extra gold in the soil supports terrorism", or "buying gas for your car supports terrorism". Wait, that one's already true. Nevermind.

I don't completely understand how money from oil went into Al-Queda's hands. The money goes to OPEC, and countries, which don't contribute to Al-Queda. They don't invest it anywhere like Wall Street.

Drugs are a direct source of income. Cutting that off will take away one of their channels. Yes, they have many, but closing one would still help.

Fortunately, we don't need a ballot initiative to be able to use Medical Antimatter. While not yet covered by most insurance plans, the US government is on record as supporting the Antidrug. Just snort some, you'll really blow your mind!