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Reply to 19 Years is Long Enough Exxon, Time to Pay! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

You are at the wrong place to scream that kind of facts. Draginol will probably say that it is the rich's perogative to never be accountable for their crimes.

Reply to It's Definitely Global Cooling in Current Events JoeUser Forums

*sight* You don't know much about the global climate system, right? The whole point of global warming is that is will make the polar caps melt, which they have, it's a proven fact. But melted polar cap means that the northwestern passage is now open to boat traffic, and current can actually travel in the artic see between Atlantic and Pacific oceans, which leads to LOWER TEMPERATURES in America. So, lower temperatures is the result of global warming.

Reply to Kosovo in Politics JoeUser Forums

And, as opposed to W. Berlin, there will be a moment of time in the future when Kosovo will be completely sovereign, and will be in a position to join NATO.

Reply to Kosovo in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Wouldn't it have been cheaper to withdraw the NATO generals?[/quote] Since W. Berlin was under NATO's jurisdiction, W. Berlin was directly one of NATO's interest. No need to join NATO to have it's support.

Reply to Kosovo in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Its rulers were NATO military.[/quote] So, NATO protected W. Berlin because they were protecting their interest, or at least their own skin. They weren't there volountary for W.Berlin's sole sake. QED.

Social Engineering in Politics JoeUser Forums

Hi there, I would like to open a discussion about Social Engineering. Now, most people, when thinking about SE, think about major upheaval that usually destabilise a society (such as a revolution). That is not my goal, I am talking about minor and delicate SE, which is aimed at changing the people's view of things & habits on the long run. To simply show you a few examples of SE that affected the U.S.: - You grew to think Liberals are automaticly a bad thing (well, at

Reply to Kosovo in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]West-Berlin didn't have a military hence couldn't have helped any NATO allies. But NATO troops nevertheless would have defended West-Berlin and maintained a strong presence in the city.[/quote] But again, I ask it. If the NATO's constitution would have allowed W. Berlin to join in the first place, do you think it would have? So, I Kosovo requires NATO's protection against Serbia & Russia, they should be allowed to join NATO to make the whole protection deal permanent. Th

Reply to 30 Lashes For Walking Dog in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Can we have a link? I would not accept this report seriously unless there is one..

Reply to Kosovo in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]West-Germany joined NATO in 1955. West-Berlin, like East-Germany joined in 1990, effective 1994. Before that date West-Berlin could not join NATO because it was not part of an independent state. East-Berlin was (illegally) annexed by East-Germany.[/quote] Oops, indeed. That was I meant. But it was a single city, which is not quite the same thing on the scale of military involvement when you are assuring the defence. And since W-Berlin wasn't a nation-state, the w

Reply to Kosovo in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]A presence of NATO troops is just such a guarantee. West-Berlin wasn't in NATO, but the presence of American and British troops made attacking it virtually impossible.[/quote] but becoming a member of NATO makes the whole situation permanent. It was the joining of West-Berlin in NATO that prompted the creation of the Warsaw pact.

Reply to At last they will be tried... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]For these people to be tried in a civilian criminal court they would have to be charged with civilian crimes. They are illegal battelefield combatants and thus subject to military law not civilian and the civilian courts actually have no jurisdiction in such matters. I want to know how being a taliban fighter qualifies as "illegal unlawful combattant". The Talibans were the sovereign power in Afghanistan before 2002, weren't they? Even if we beaten them, they are still a (somewhat) valid

Reply to Kosovo in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Kosovo is already in NATO, in the sense that is is occupied by NATO troops. Membership wouldn't change much as Kosovo certainly cannot send troops to help other NATO members.As for the EU, I'm not sure. Kosovo is poor and its independence is opposed by Spain and Greece.[/quote] On the other hand, NATO membership garantee that if it is attacked, NATO will automaticly declare war upon the agressor. I think Kosovo kinda need that sort of protection in the near future.

Reply to What will they do?? in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

gun nuts are good to invent conspirations theories, or to say that the governement will set up a dictatorship tommorrow. Truly, how could this EVER happen in the U.S. in the next 50 years? the only way such development could really happen is if the military starts having more loyalty toward their military organisation than the constitution it defends.

Reply to At last they will be tried... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote] For these people to be tried in a civilian criminal court they would have to be charged with civilian crimes. They are illegal battelefield combatants and thus subject to military law not civilian and the civilian courts actually have no jurisdiction in such matters. [/quote] I want to know how being a taliban fighter qualifies as "illegal unlawful combattant". The Talibans were the sovereign power in Afghanistan before 2002, weren't they? Even if we beaten them, they are st

Reply to At last they will be tried... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]If Saddam Hussein was afforded a proper trial before his execution, there is no reason why these prisoners cannot be treated the same way. [/quote] I am sorry to say, but Saddam Hussein wasn't afforded what I'd call a proper trial before his execution. Nor was he afforded a proper execution.

Reply to Australia says "Sorry" in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Amen! I guess I am just agreeing too much today[/quote] that's all right, mate. Everybody has his lows. Just get home a rest a little, you'll feel better tommorrow. Better and more critical. ;)

Reply to MARINE one! Liberal Lawyer ZERO! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]South & Central America, Canada and Mexico might have a problem with that. [/quote] Haven't you seen Team America : World Police? It says right so: Panama Canal: Central America, 2000 miles south of the [I][B]REAL [/B][/I]America.

Reply to MARINE one! Liberal Lawyer ZERO! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]There's not a Latin America, there's not a South America, there's not a North Amercia. There is a United States of America. [/quote] Cookies for you!!

Reply to At last they will be tried... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Strange as it is, I am not sure these people are even worthy a trial. I mean, it's gonna be a kangueroo court, with evidence that will never be produced in the public because of "National Security Reasons". They will be declared guilty (that is sure), whatever defence they can be allowed to put up. Then they will be shot. Some part of the muslim world will be outraged, other people will see them as martyrs. I really don't see America's obsession over killing criminals that are

Reply to Australia says "Sorry" in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]It is interesting you say this. How would you define the burden, so to speak, when it comes to you personally? I'm [/quote] In Canada, we have some laws that says that the Amerindians have "Ancestral Rights". In short: no taxes, no outside police, no rules about fishery, no regulation about what they sell (right to sell cigarets, alcohol, gambling... etc...) I think it's an horrible thing to do to keep these people outside our society. I don't know how it happens in the

Reply to MARINE one! Liberal Lawyer ZERO! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]That depends, would you key a Marines car to show your hatred for the U.S. Military? [/quote] No. but that doesn't mean I am not a Liberal. And I don't see why the man should be labelled as "Liberal". He is way too asshole for that. I'd call him "anarchist"

Reply to Australia says "Sorry" in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Personnaly I feel that we should get rid of this burden of guilt. Yhea, our ancestors genocided these people (either accidently or on purpose, it really doesn't matter now), but nothing we can ever say or do will ever change that. What these people need now is good education and integration. On the other hand, we have to remember those kind of atrocity so it doesn't happen again. I know it sounds silly, but the only other opportunity of that kind in our civilization would be if we event

Reply to MARINE one! Liberal Lawyer ZERO! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Fact 1) That lawyer is an asshole, and the marine is totally in his right Fact 2) Not because that lawyer is an anti-military asshole that makes him a liberal. Liberal is a political orientation, which on the "foreign policy" issue is more often associated with pacifism, not anti-militaries. (I am a fiscal conservative, social liberal, centrist foreign policy myself) How does that label me?

The Root of all Evil in Current Events JoeUser Forums

From Shamus Young (link below) [quote]Let’s see: - A Marine goes off to war. - He is injured in an explosion. He spends 13 weeks in the hospital recovering. - In the explosion, he personally witnesses his best friend’s decapitation. - His injuries are extensive enough that he is granted medical retirement. - He returns home to the states, where he begins hallucinating and having flashbacks. - Sitting at home playing Call of Duty 4, he suddenly gets up,

Reply to Army Tours MUST be Reduced! in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]It was inevitable. [/quote] He'll swith to bash either Obama or Clinton if they are elected..