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11/6 Newbie C qutions: how do you pass a variable to a system call.
I think you have to define an array with sprintf and then pass it
like so...
//start
// stuff include stdio, argv and argc def and main, etc...
char *cmd;
// lots of stuff here
cmd = sprintf("echo echoing %s is arg1 ", argv[1]);
system(cmd);
//end
It compiles but seg faults. What am i doing wrong? (tnx)
\_ See sprintf(3) man page.
\_ Your bug is about sprintf(). It has nothing to do with system call.
\_ More explicitly (and you'd better be C newbie), you need to allocate
memory for cmd, not just define a pointer to it:
char cmd[128]; // cmd now points to the first of 128 chars on the stack
snprintf(cmd, 128, "echo echoing %s is arg1 ", argv[1]);
\_ better: sizeof cmd
system(cmd);
\_ snprintf() is not ANSI C
\_ yeah yeah yeah, but "good habits" and some other fucker
dinged me for not checking strlen(argv[1]).
\_ snprintf is standardized in C99.
11/6 Day 241 since the Invasion of Iraq.
Still no WMD.
\_ Bush never said it was about WMD
\_ sure he did. several times. I still don't think
that's why we went there in the first place, it makes
me sad our president is so dishonest.
\_ I take a president who lies about blowjob than
a president who lies about going to war any day.
\_ Yeah the lesser of two evils is always good.
\_ COUGH COUGH!
\_ It amazes me that you would try to make this claim:
http://csua.org/u/4x5
\_ "The American people know that Saddam Hussein was a gathering
danger, as I said. And the world is safer as a result for us
removing him from power. ... Saddam Hussein is a man who hid
programs and weapons for years. He was a master at hiding things."
-dubya
\_ That's actually true.
\_ no it's not. Yes, Saddam Hussein is a dangerous man,
but we had no problem with that in the past. He is
ambitious, yet RATIONAL. By removing him, we have
open up all sort of possiblility in Iraq. It is
unlikely that pro-western democracy will prevail, nor
is likely that a relatively non-religious dictator will
again rule Iraq. At best, there will be some sort of
Fundamental Islamic Revolution similiar to Iran 30 yr ago,
worse, it will be a land of anarchy that is heaven for all
the mulism fanatics world wide.
\_ Excuse me? Iraq has *never* been ruled by religious
fundamentalists in anything even remotely like modern
times. And you may have noted the religious government
in Iran is cracking and won't be with us soon. You have
no basis what so ever for any of your predictions.
\_ Uh... What's not true? That Saddam hid programs and
weapons for years? That's clearly and demonstrably true.
That he is a master of hiding things? Also true.
I think you are reading more into this quote than it
actually says.
\_ The world is far more dangerous as a result of the
invasion.
\_ Why? The spacemonkeys are going to blow themselves
up in Iraq, not on US soil. More dangerous for
soldiers, less dangerous for civilians. As it
should be. War is war, after all.
\_ for once, step outside of United States,
you will see anti-US setiment is at the highest
level EVER among citizens of other nations.
This includes Germany, France, as well as
non-Middle-Eastern, non-Muslim nations.
Like it or not, *EVERYONE* think USA is the
aggressor. And Everyone is nerveous about
they are the next target in Bush's crosshair.
\_ Ok, let's accept your claim for a moment. So
what? Are you aware they invented a new term
for the US? We're no longer a mere Super
Power, but a Hyper Power. An entity of such
incredible military, cultural, and economic
super might the likes of which the world has
has never seen before. The United States has
the ability to 100% impose it's will upon the
rest of the world. *That* is what the EU and
everyone is afraid of. The reason they hate
us is because we *dont* impose our will in
the same way they would or have in the past
when they got the chance. They know there's
nothing they can do to prevent American
culture from taking over the world and we're
not even trying!
\_ Do you honestly still believe that Saddam Hussein was
"a gathering danger"?
\_ Yes I do. The man was a nutcase in power. Those
need to be removed.
11/6 Why vote for Dean? Why donate to Dean? Convince me.
\_ for me it comes down to one issue: health care. I've worked full
time and had no health care and i know how much that sucks.
40 million americans have no health insurance, which effectively
means that they can't get health care. I don't think any of the
other candicates care about this, can get elected, and will
have the will to make a national healthcare plan work.
I believe Dean does. Also, don't believe the hype about
Dean being an ultra-leftist. go read his positions on issues
on his website and blog, and listen to the debates on cspan.
he's a moderate who might just change one of the biggest
injustices in our society.
\_ Ever hear of Kaiser Permenante? Just buy it, how
stupid can you be? Instead you want freebies that other
people pay for. Leech.
\_ Let them eat cake!
\_ please use motdedit, you overwrote my response.
\_ Fuck motdedit. In the ear.
\_ sorry. could someone post where the documentation for
motdedit is for the thousanth time please? -evil vi user
\_ motdedit -h?
\_ I don't know about documentation, but reading the source
it seems it invokes what is set as your $EDITOR variable
The file is /csua/bin/motdedit and is written in Perl.
\_ you can also use the shortcut "me" which is the same
file. Less typing! More locking! All is good.
\_ Because Kuninich could never get elected in a million years.
\_ Because he is !Bush.
\_ http://deanforamerica.com click "On The Issues" in the sidebar.
Start with Economy, then Foreign Policy, Health, Campaign Finance,
... well, anything you're interested in. He's got real plans
that can work in the real world. Is he going to be everything
you ever hoped for in a candidate? No. But he has good
compromises.
\_ I like Dean's straight talk. You won't always agree with
him on every issue, but you will know his reasons and he
is the kind of guy who listens to FACTS, unlike the
ideologues who have the RNC in a headlock. This next
election is crucial and Dean is the one to restore real
ethics and our government and real security to our country
with an effective, multilateral foreign policy. You can't
fight terrorism without winning hearts and minds. --aaron
\_ At least we know *you* don't have any biases or an axe
to grind. Now I know I can safely vote for anyone but
Dean and not feel bad for not checking him out.
\_ His site runs FreeBSD
\_ See! Ties to Satan! (Daemon-worship)
\_ OK. So I'm convinced that Dean is the best candidate
in terms of health care. But I'm concerned about other
issues, such as foreign policy. Tell me why Dean is better
for foreign policy than Lieberman or any of the other strong
Democratic candidates.
\_ Presuming you also read the FP link on deanforamerica: I'm
impressed by his attitude toward fighting terrorism, which seems
to be that, yes, we need to destroy the terrorist orgs, but we
we also need to avoid turning more young men into terrorists.
It seems like he understands that men in their 20s, with a wife
and 2 kids at home, don't strap bombs to their torsos because
Allah told them to-- in most cases, it's because they've lost all
hope of ever resolving the issue peacefully.
\_ Oh My gosh, you are saying that Muslim are human too?
Did i just sense sanity in Motd?
\_ I was convinced just watching him. Find some video of his speeches.
I watched him talk in Iowa on CSPAN and it was clear. The other
candidates with a chance don't have a strong message. They do
nothing but attack Dean now. They simply can't win vs. Bush. Kerry
"looks" presidential but that's about it. They act like typical
politicians, criticizing while trying to avoid saying anything too
specific that would open themselves to criticism. |
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| csua.org/u/4x5 -> www.ceip.org/files/projects/npp/resources/iraqintell/adminquoteshtml.htm We have also included statements on the relationship between intelligence and post-war evidence of such capabilities. Vice President Cheney Veterans of Foreign Wars 103 rd National Convention August 26, 2002 But we now know that Saddam has resumed his efforts to acquire nuclear weapons. Among other sources, weve gotten this from the firsthand testimony of defectors -including Saddams own son-in-law, who was subsequently murdered at Saddams direction. Many of us are convinced that Saddam will acquire nuclear weapons fairly soon. Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. Theres a story in the New York Times this morning -this is -and I want to attribute it to the Times. I dont want to talk about obviously specific intelligence sources. But it is now public that in fact he has been seeking to acquire, and we have been able to intercept and prevent him from acquiring through this particular channel, the kinds of tubes that are necessary to build a centrifuge. And the centrifuge is required to take low-grade uranium and enhance it into highly-enriched uranium, which is what you have to have in order to build a bomb. This is a technology he was working on back say before the Gulf War. But we do know with absolute certainty that he is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment he needs in order to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weapon. National Security Advisor Rice The New Republic June 30, 2003 September 8, 2002 There will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. Secretary Rumsfeld The New Republic June 30, 2003 September 8, 2002 Imagine a September eleventh with weapons of mass destruction. Its not three thousand its tens of thousands of innocent men, women and children. President Bush United Nations General Assembly, New York September 12, 2002 U. Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons. United Nations inspections also revealed that Iraq likely maintains stockpiles of VX, mustard and other chemical agents, and that the regime is rebuilding and expanding facilities capable of producing chemical weapons. And in 1995, after four years of deception, Iraq finally admitted it had a crash nuclear weapons program prior to the Gulf War. We know now, were it not for that war, the regime in Iraq would likely have possessed a nuclear weapon no later than 1993. Today, Iraq continues to withhold important information about its nuclear program -weapons design, procurement logs, experiment data, an accounting of nuclear materials and documentation of foreign assistance. It retains physical infrastructure needed to build a nuclear weapon. Iraq has made several attempts to buy high-strength aluminum tubes used to enrich uranium for a nuclear weapon. Should Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year. And Iraqs state-controlled media has reported numerous meetings between Saddam Hussein and his nuclear scientists, leaving little doubt about his continued appetite for these weapons. Iraq also possesses a force of Scud-type missiles with ranges beyond the 150 kilometers permitted by the U. President Bush Rose Garden October 2, 2002 In defiance of pledges to the UN it has stockpiled biological and chemical weapons. UN inspectors believe that Iraq could have produced enough biological and chemical agent to kill millions of people. The regime has the scientists and facilities to build nuclear weapons and is seeking the materials needed to do so. CIA Director Tenet Letter to Senator Graham The New Republic June 19, 2003 October 7, 2002 The CIA had solid reporting of senior-level contacts between Iraq and al Qaeda going back a decade. President Bush Cincinnati, Ohio October 7, 2002 In 1995, after several years of deceit by the Iraqi regime, the head of Iraqs military industries defected. It was then that the regime was forced to admit that it had produced more than 30,000 liters of anthrax and other deadly biological agents. The inspectors, however, concluded that Iraq had likely produced two to four times that amount. This is a massive stockpile of biological weapons that has never been accounted for, and is capable of killing millions. We know that the regime has produced thousands of tons of chemical agents, including mustard gas, sarin nerve gas, and VX nerve gas. He has ordered chemical attacks on Iran, and on more than forty villages in his own country. These actions killed or injured at least 20,000 people, more than six times the number of people who died in the attacks of September 11. We are concerned that Iraq is exploring ways of using UAVs for missions targeting the United States. And, of course, sophisticated delivery systems are not required for a chemical or biological attack -all that might be required are a small container and one terrorist or Iraqi intelligence operative to deliver it. And that is the source of our urgent concern about Saddam Husseins links to international terrorist groups. Many people have asked how close Saddam Hussein is to developing a nuclear weapon. Before the Gulf War, the best intelligence indicated that Iraq was eight to 10 years away from developing a nuclear weapon; The regime in Iraq would likely have possessed a nuclear weapon no later than 1993. The inspectors discovered that Iraq had an advanced nuclear weapons development program, had a design for a workable nuclear weapon, and was pursuing several different methods of enriching uranium for a bomb. Before being barred from Iraq in 1998, the International Atomic Energy Agency dismantled extensive nuclear weapons-related facilities, including three uranium-enrichment sites. That same year, information from a high-ranking Iraqi nuclear engineer who had defected, revealed that despite his public promises, Saddam Hussein had ordered his nuclear program to continue. The evidence indicates that Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program. Saddam Hussein has held numerous meetings with Iraqi nuclear scientists, a group he calls his nuclear mujahedeen -his nuclear holy warriors. Satellite photographs reveal that Iraq is rebuilding facilities at sites that have been part of its nuclear program in the past. Iraq has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes and other equipment needed for gas centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons. If the Iraqi regime is able to produce, buy, or steal an amount of highly-enriched uranium a little larger than a single softball, it could have a nuclear weapon in less than a year. US Department of State Fact Sheet, Office of the Spokesman December 19, 2002 Biological Weapons The UN Special Commission concluded that Iraq did not verifiably account for, at a minimum, 2160kg of growth media. This is enough to produce 26,000 liters of anthrax 3 times the amount Iraq declared; The only way to verify that youve been misinformed is with the kind of openness the South Africans or the Ukrainians or the Kazakhs demonstrated. If you can go into places and talk freely to people and look at all the records, you might be convinced. But in a country that has a history of constructing Potemkin villages, theres absolutely no way to know whether what the inspectors were shown were indeed those aluminum tubes that were concerned about or whether it was a whole facade constructed to substantiate a certain story. Secretary Powell Washington, DC January 27, 2003 Iraq continues to conceal quantities, vast quantities, of highly lethal material and weapons to deliver it. They could kill thousands upon thousands of men, women and children if Saddam Hussein decides to use these against those men, women and children, or, just as frightening, to provide them to others who might use such weapons. President Bush State of the Union Address, Washington, DC January 28, 2003 Today, the gravest danger in the war on terror, the gravest danger facing America and the world, is outlaw regimes that seek and possess nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. These regimes could use such weapons for blackmail, terror, and mass mu... |
| deanforamerica.com -> deanforamerica.com/ March 11, 2004 Message from Governor Dean Governor Dean with supporters at the March Meetup in Burlington. Photo by Eileen Burke John Kerry and I had a very good meeting yesterday. During the campaign we often focused on what divided us, but the truth is we have much more in common beginning with our fervent desire to send George Bush back to Crawford, Texas in November. As I have previously said, I will work closely with John Kerry to make sure we beat George Bush in November and turn our country around. There is a lot we can do together to rebuild an America that belongs to all of us, and well be saying more about what our amazing grassroots network can do to help with this goal on March 18. March 02, 2004 Thank You Vermont Governor Dean released the following statement tonight in response to the Vermont presidential primary results: I want to thank the great people of Vermont tonight who overwhelmingly endorsed our campaign for change. Two years ago, I entered this race to talk about health care, children, and to demand change and leadership in our Party. This Party and this country still needs change, and tonight you have helped further that process. While I ran for president I often said that America would be a better place if it was more like Vermont. I still firmly believe that to be true: We still need health care for all children, affordable prescription drugs for seniors, and equal rights for all Americans. Throughout this campaign, I have appreciated the strong support from the people of Vermont. Our campaign owes a huge debt to the hundreds of Vermonters who worked at our headquarters-answering phones, stuffing mailings, and responding to emails-as well as to all of those who canvassed on our behalf in New Hampshire and elsewhere. I will never forget the work and the heart that you put into our campaign. I look forward to continuing the energy and the campaign for change that our movement began. We are determined to keep this organization as vibrant as it was throughout our campaign. We are leaving one track, but we are going on another track that will take back America for ordinary people again. Democracy, Freedom, and Action will be the watchwords of this new effort. Our new effort will change America by working for the following principles: We will promote grassroots democracy and bring new people intpolitics. This year, our campaign made the case that, in order to defeat George W. Bush, the Democratic Party must stand up strong for its principles, not paper over its differences with the most radicalAdministration in our lifetime. In order to win, the Democratic Party must aggressively expose the ways in which George W. Bushs policies benefit the privileged and the most extreme ideologues. I will do everything I can to ensure that the 2004 Democratic nominee runs as a true progressive, as a champion of working Americans and their hopes for a better future. February 18, 2004 A Beginning not an End Today my candidacy may come to an endbut our campaign for change is not over. I want to thank each and every person who has supported this campaign. Over the last year, you have reached out to neighbors, friends, family and colleaguesbuilding one American at a time the greatest grassroots campaign presidential politics has ever seen. I will never forget the work and the heart that you put into our campaign. In the coming weeks, we will be launching a new initiative to continue the campaign you helped begin. There is much work still to be done, and today is not an endit is just the beginning. This Party and this country needs change, and you have already begun that process. There is enormous institutional pressure in our country against change. There is enormous institutional pressure in Washington against change, in the Democratic Party against change. Yet, you have already started to change the Party and together we have transformed this race. Along the way, weve engaged hundreds of thousands of new Americans in the political process, as witnessed by this years record participation in the primaries and caucuses. Although my candidacy for president may end today, the most important goal remains defeating George W. Bush in November, and I hope that you will join me in doing everything we can to support the Democrats this fall. From the earliest days of our campaign, I have said that the power to change Washington rests not in my hands, but in yours. |