Solitair

Solitair

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Reply to Europe, The War on Terror, and the world of J.R.R. Tolkien! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

couchman, your critism of France while correct in some ways is not the whole picture. France has not been an active member of Nato for years and this probably skews your view as they would therefore not be involved in Nato peace keeping missions. The US has been against any EU force as it sees this as weakening Nato. Therefore France has been in no-mans land. Not part of any peace keeping force and not able to convince other EU countries to form

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Reply to environment or economy ? in Politics JoeUser Forums

The modern choice is either embrace ‘the new industrialism’ and enjoy the fruits of increased production and lowered costs, or else impair the very industries that make our world viable and stop enjoying cheaper goods and better variety. Who of us has even made a choice which si

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Reply to NPR and The Kyoto Protocols in Politics JoeUser Forums

I like the assumption that Brazil is expected to clean up the pollution that other countries make. What gives the US or any other country the right to expect Brazil to maintain forests to scrub foreign pollution from the atmosphere? Brazil is reducing it's emissions and sadly is loosing some forests as well. While I'm not happy at the further loss of Amazonian rainforests, I recognise that these are Brazilian rainforests. That is a decision f

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Reply to ACLU to Sue Over Pa. Evolution Debate in Politics JoeUser Forums

terpfan, you should not confuse your dislike for anyone challenging the teaching of intelligent design with the theory of evolution. The two are totally different issues. Evolution has nothing to do with the law suit you have highlighted. Whether God created the universe or not, does not change the fact that evolution occurs. My biggest problem with Intelligent design is that it is a belief and not a science. Evolution had to go thro

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Reply to GalCiv 2 = AP owners only? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

I think it's also very important to stress that Galciv is still in developemnt and will be for months. There will be plenty of time for all to make suggestions and have their feedback on the game. As GC1 has shown, Stardock implement ideas and suggestions from the beta stage and this is not just a bug fix stage(unlike many other companies). The beta hasn't even started yet. GC1 beta started in january 2002 (well the alpha did i recall) and the game wasn't released till March 2003. So S

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Reply to Kids Given More Rights Than Adults in Current Events JoeUser Forums

If the original law had been written clearer then this issue would not have arisen. It is not a judges job to re-write the law and if the defense lawyer found loopholes in the law which allowed the minor to be released then it's not the judges fault. Theis case is the exact opposite of an activist judge. The judge clearly allowed the law the letter of the law to be applied. Sadly that letter of the law does not seem to be what the writers had

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Deaths in Iraq while in UK custody are governed by European Convention on Human Rights in Politics JoeUser Forums

In a landmark judgement today, the UK high court today ruled that an Iraqi who died while in British custody in Iraq was entitled to the full protection of the European Convention on Human Rights. In a ruling which has wide ranging implications, the judges effectively ruled that prisoners taken by British troops abroard fell under British judicial juristician, and hence the European Convention for Human Rights applies. This means that all deaths must h

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Reply to Europe, The War on Terror, and the world of J.R.R. Tolkien! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Couchman, interesting article touching many different points, some I agree with and some I don't. Let me break them down a bit to provide some comments. (a) Comparisons of Europe with Ents. I don't actually agree with these comparisons at all. Ents were hidden and unknown to the rest of Middle Earth. This is nto the case with the EU where they are actively engaged in diplomancy around the globe and involved in numerous milit

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Campaign creation - suggestion in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

One of the greatest additions of AP was the campaign and scenario. I was thinking that it would be really great if GC2 shipped with a series of diverse campaigns, offering players months worth or replayability. One way to achieve this and also to enhance community and anticipation would be to allow everyone on this website to start composing and submitting Campaign suggestions. It could almost be turned into a competition, with the best sugges

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Reply to GalCiv 2 = AP owners only? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Xoxotl, Do you not think it right that those who have already paid to beta Galciv2 should be the first to see it? I assume you must agree with this, but please correct me if I'm wrong. I assume therefore that you are not happy with either (a) that some of your colleagues get to see the new website before others. (b) that Stardock gave the impression of not caring about Galciv customers treating them like anyone who hadn't even bought the game. If (a) then I

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Reply to Tweaking in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Sounds very promising. The fact that you can actually 'play' a game now is very very encouraging. Keep up the great work. look forward to helping test it in another few weeks. Paul.

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Reply to FACTS and truth about Fallujah in Current Events JoeUser Forums

There is no doubt as to the quantity of arms found in falluja. Falluja was a haven for terrorists and the US did have to act on it. In my mind, they have done a fairly good job of clearing the city out while minimising casulties. I also have no problem with them attacking any religious building which they are being attacked from, or assaulting any hospit

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Reply to Northern Irish choreography in Politics JoeUser Forums

Bit sad really. Looking at the proposal it actualyl looks very very encouraging. IRA total disarmament by Christmas. Sadly though The DUP just couldn't trust what they were being offerred and the IRA were unwilling to offer anything that could be seen as defeatism. Paul.

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