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Reply to Representative Jack Murtha: A Bold Congressman in Politics JoeUser Forums

In fact in exactly 2 days from now the White House will release the reports of 2 investigations that have been held. If there has been a coverup, hopefully the reports will fix responsibility. Both Island Dog and Baker seem to forget that there are rule of civilised combat and killing civilians is not done. You are right that the terrorists do not respect the rules of warfare. USA is a stae ans state actors have to abide by certain ground rules. Murtha

Reply to A story of a Homophobic Racist. in Misc JoeUser Forums

He believed that you should stick to your own. A belief that many people share with him I do not think he is a racist at all. I had a Professor, a Hoale Professor who believed in the sort of things yoyr Father believes. But he was the fairest and the most decent human being I have ever met. Unlike LIBERALS who are just hyprcrites such men stand up for their beliefs. So quit calling you father a racist. He is not. Old fashioned may be, but not

Reply to Representative Jack Murtha: A Bold Congressman in Politics JoeUser Forums

You simply can't see the difference between fairly opposing the war and churning out precisely-targeted propaganda that creates the impression we are losing, or that we are villains. There are plenty of people who oppose the war, but they don't spend their time combing the news for details that they can use to paint an innaccurat

Reply to Smoking in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

As a former, reformed smoker I appreciate your message. Smoking is terrible and I do not know how many years of my life have been cut short due to smoking. There is more awareness now and it is good that smoking is becoming socially unacceptable.

Reply to One Member of the Bush Base in TROUBLE in Politics JoeUser Forums

Enron is bad news, but Bush may have received campaign contributions but that does not make him culpable for the offences of Enron. Bush is perhaps guilty of many many acts, but the Enron Scandal does not have the paw prints of Bush.

Reply to Representative Jack Murtha: A Bold Congressman in Politics JoeUser Forums

But obviously Murtha doesn't! He's painting the "entire" Marine Corp with the same brush. Now in the Hadita Incident the Marine Corps was involved and you forget that Jack Murtha himself is Marine fighting in Vietnam for which he was awarded the Purple Heart. My point is simple: disagree with Murtha by

Reply to Representative Jack Murtha: A Bold Congressman in Politics JoeUser Forums

drmiler So it's only a FEW, NOT the entire organization <T

Representative Jack Murtha: A Bold Congressman in Politics JoeUser Forums

A few days back I got a bitter lesson in how divicive Jack Murtha has become to some conservatives. The fact remains that Rep Jacj Murtha has a track record of being pro military and is a ranking member of the Armed Forces Committee. Rep Murtha has served as the former chairman of the Defence Appropriations Sub Committee. He voted in favor of

Reply to Mobile Phone Madness in Humor JoeUser Forums

Mobile Phones are here to stay. When people drive while speaking on the phone they are not only putting their own lives at risk but also the lives of others. The microwave radiation is bad very bad for the brain. Moblie Phones are supposed to be a communication device, but people use it like they use their fied land phones. I prefer the giid old land lines.

Reply to The Da Vinci Code and Religious Freedoms in Writing JoeUser Forums

The Da Vinci Code has finally been released in the part of the world where I live. I have not yet seen the movie but will and will put up a review on this blog when I do. I have read the book and found it interesting though I do not consider it historically accurate or sensitive.

Reply to America No Longer Has the STOMACH for WAR. in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

The comparisons that you make are not quite apt. World War I and in World War II in spite of all the noise about making the "world safe for democracy" the USA was fighting as Niall Ferguson points out to retain its share of the world power. I hesitate to use the word world hegemony because while US was a "Great Power" it was yet not the dominant player in the International System, a hangover from the days of the "Concert of Europe". You may say that US

The British Forces in Iraq in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Most people who write on Iraq seem to think that the British forces are having an easy time in Basra, Iraq. The British have themselves encouraged the view that they know the delicate art of winning hearts and minds and held out Basra as their case in point. The events of the last few days, however, have shown the ugly side of Bitish occupation. Though there is no Abu

The Da Vinci Code and Religious Freedoms in Writing JoeUser Forums

The line between "reel life"" and "real life" is a very fine one even in the best of times. In the worst of times the first overshadows the second. And this is exactly what has happened to the film The Da Vinci Vode . In certain countries there has been a demand for a total ban on the movie. In Philippines the Catholic Church has waerned the laity regardi

Reply to The Iraq Carnage Continues in Politics JoeUser Forums

The Americans are just unwilling to confront facts about Iraq. They unfortunately view those who take a contrary position with alarm. I recently had a taste of this syndrome on this weblog itself. The fact is that the lawless US administration has made a vibrant country into a graveyard and they say that they have brought Democracy to Iraq. The Coalition has only brought economic collapse, sectarian violence, Government sponsored Death Squads and yes,

Reply to Hitler, Nazis and Racists in Politics JoeUser Forums

Dr Guy is spot on when he says that Race cannot be equated with language. This equation has done a great deal of harm all over the world. I also agree that making immigrants learn English is not racists at all. If someone chooses to immigrate to USA he/she must learn to speak English. The multiculturalists have it all wrong when they say all languages are equal. The simple fact is that English is the language of science, technology, the internet and th

Reply to I actually *GASP* agree with Pres. Bush on Immigration in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

In fact there is a lot that can be said in favor of the Bush scheme. The question is whether it will work. The provision for making English mandatory is a sound one. Anyone wanting to settle in another country should at least know the language of that country.

Reply to Put The Lords Out Of My Misery in International JoeUser Forums

Blame Cromwell for this.

Reply to WHY KAVYAA DESERVES ANOTHER CHANCE in Writing JoeUser Forums

What age is "too young" to know that plagiarism is wrong? Dan Brown also faced similar charges. I have read Holy Blood and Holy Grail and also Da Vinci Code there are a few similarities in content argument and yes the overall genaral theme as well. However the judge ruled in fa

Reply to WHY KAVYAA DESERVES ANOTHER CHANCE in Writing JoeUser Forums

What age is "too young" to know that plagiarism is wrong? Dan Brown also faced similar charges. I have read Holy Blood and Holy Grail and also Da Vinci Code there are a few similarities in content argument and yes the overall genaral theme as well. However the judge ruled in fa

Reply to Leave the nickname alone! in Internet JoeUser Forums

I think the name should not chane just for the heck of it. Why should a blogger try to confuse people. That is not thr right thing to do.

Reply to IRAQI WOMEN AND CHILDREN SUFFER THE MOST in Politics JoeUser Forums

Show me where other countries are spotless, otherwise...I'm calling your BS.Bonus Rating: Trolling Insightful sUCH COUNTRIES DO NOT PROCLAIM HUMAN RIGHTS IN AND OUT OF SEASON AND RUN ABU GHARAIB TYPE PRISONS AND OF COURSE THAT DAMN BAY.

Reply to IRAQI WOMEN AND CHILDREN SUFFER THE MOST in Politics JoeUser Forums

Why wasn't Al-Murtha investigating "atrocities" when Saddam was in power, or while the U.N. was killing Iraqis while stealing Because USA did not invade and remember Saddam's friend at that time was USA which armed him, gave him chemical weapons and shared intel with him agaINST iRAN. tHATS WHY.

Reply to IRAQ IS A DISASTER in Politics JoeUser Forums

The Col and I have been saying that the war in Iraq is not just a needless war but the perpetrators can be tried for crimes against humanity. Abu Gahraib prison abuses, the use of extreme force against unarmed civillians, the shoot first and ask questuions later attitute of the US marines, (now it appears that US Sen. John Murtha is seeking a probe),the encouragement to death squads, the extraordinary rendition by which people were traffiked all add up

CAPTAIN COOK"S HMS ENDEAVOR DISCOVERED in History JoeUser Forums

Captain James Cook was an intrepid explorer of the eighteenth century. His name is associated with the "discovery" of Australia, New Zealand, the Pitt Cairns, Antartica and of course, Hawai'i. In the Hamilton Library of the University of Hawaii, Manoa, is preserved the journals and documents of the voyages of Captain Cook. He was killed on the island of Kaui in a bizz

Reply to IRAQI WOMEN AND CHILDREN SUFFER THE MOST in Politics JoeUser Forums

BTW are you having fun spreading the "biggest" bunch of LIES I've ever had the displeasure of reading These are not LIES as you call them. Remember that denial of the Holocaust is done by calling the Nazi Extermination Program as LIes. The same sort of thing is being done here. Of course there are no ex