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"Tragically for America and the world, George Bush's 'war on terror' approach walked directly into the trap the terrorists set for us. Islamic extremists wanted to frame the conflict with the U.S. as a war of civilizations, and the Bush Administration, stuck in a Cold War mentality, happily complied." -- John Edwards, "A New Strategy Against Terrorism", 2007-09-07 ( thanks to twistedchick for linking to the speech)

"Tragically for America and the world, George Bush's 'war on terror' approach walked directly into the trap the terrorists set for us. Islamic extremists wanted to frame the conflict with the U.S. as a war of civilizations, and the Bush Administration, stuck in a Cold War mentality, happily complied." -- John Edwards, "A New Strategy Against Terrorism", 2007-09-07 ( thanks to twistedchick for linking to the speech)

I really cannot tell whether my cat understands the difference between, "No, not right now," and "I don't know what you're asking for." Which means I can't tell the difference between her "Oh c'mon, pleeeeease?" and her "Let me repeat that because I don't think you heard me."

Some interspecies communication is very clear; some ... isn't.

Perrine does still have the problem of saying, "I want" without indicating the direct object, but she's learned to be clear about a few things. Most emphatically, when she wants me to brush her. (Though I'm not certain how often it's because she really wants the brush in particular, and how often she just wants attention and knows that asking to be brushed is one of the clearest ways to ask for attention.)

When I got home from rehearsal last night, she was quite vocal, uttering high-pitched squeaks. I'm pretty sure she was indicating how distressed she had been that I'd left, and how relieved she was at my retutn (there was body language to go with the vocalisations). The last time I'd gone out I wound up staying away a few days longer than intended, and that had her quite upset. I wonder how long she's going to keep doing this "I was so worried how dare you go away thank God you're home" thing for outings of a mere few hours.

I really cannot tell whether my cat understands the difference between, "No, not right now," and "I don't know what you're asking for." Which means I can't tell the difference between her "Oh c'mon, pleeeeease?" and her "Let me repeat that because I don't think you heard me."

Some interspecies communication is very clear; some ... isn't.

Perrine does still have the problem of saying, "I want" without indicating the direct object, but she's learned to be clear about a few things. Most emphatically, when she wants me to brush her. (Though I'm not certain how often it's because she really wants the brush in particular, and how often she just wants attention and knows that asking to be brushed is one of the clearest ways to ask for attention.)

When I got home from rehearsal last night, she was quite vocal, uttering high-pitched squeaks. I'm pretty sure she was indicating how distressed she had been that I'd left, and how relieved she was at my retutn (there was body language to go with the vocalisations). The last time I'd gone out I wound up staying away a few days longer than intended, and that had her quite upset. I wonder how long she's going to keep doing this "I was so worried how dare you go away thank God you're home" thing for outings of a mere few hours.