"Because it sounds to me like he's saying possessions and riches should be sufficient compensation." No, he's pointing out how senseless it is to bleet about how the poor, poor daughter of Hussein didn't get to talk to him, when in reality she could be facing the noose as well. It's taking active effort by the Jordanian government to prevent her
"Now Muslims telling Us what they will or will not do at work." lmao. Who cares? What are you going to do, pass a taxi law? I've told bosses what I would and wouldn't do at work. An Israeli company owned a building I worked security in once, and every Christmas they had a menorah in the lobby. They told me that every night of Hannuka
"So in other words, material possessions are what really matter? How could you possibly draw that from what Gideon is saying? Do you think a wanted fugitive in Iraq should have had cuddle time with Hussein before he was killed?
Can you really just leave it at that, Sconn1? We have to decide, don't we? People are demanding we step in in Darfur. Do you think we are somehow threatened by them?
"that is not the issue. complaining about it over and over again doesn't change anything. " So... addressing whether or not it is the government's job to bankroll private medical research isn't the issue on a blog titled: "Time to Approve Federal Funding of Stem Cell Research"? Wow, I must have really misinterpreted the content. To me, in a dem
The NYT response . The problem isn't the story, Sconn1, the problem is that for a long time after this story was shown to be very different than what they portrayed, they refused to do anything about it. This was a story printed in APRIL and has been getting panned almost ever since. They said for a long time that they "had no reason to doubt the facts of the article", even after they'd been made aware of the real
"and btw,,,ya won the stem cell debate too..despite their protest...let em whine all they want..." Is ignoring other people's arguments and saying the same thing over and over winning? I never saw anything convincing posed as to why it was the federal government's job to supply the biotech with a few more patents. Did the Col ever explain why w
Which special interests, Col? Just the bad old people working for money? What about NoW? What about NARAL? CAIR? AIDS activism? GLAAD? Where do you draw the line with your scrutiny of "influence". Compare, for instance, the number of people who, say, have HIV in the US as opposed to those whose lives are directly tied oil industry. Now by your standards the oil industry would be a "small group of companies" imposing their will on government, but in reality their issued have a LOT
"We should insist the people we elect serve those that elect them not an interest of special interest groups that pays for trips, food etc." Sure... when it is an oil company. What about when it is PETA? What about when it is international aid organizations? Do you think, say, that I have the same access to my congressman than, say, Micheal J.
It could be added that she still supports the insurgency, and lives in custody in Jordan hiding as a wanted fugitive in Iraq, praising her father as a 'martyr'. What can you expect from some people, though. There are those here who say giving Hussein an undignified execution is as bad as gassing Kurds...
"I do not think he, Baker, justifies the vindictive manner in which the actual execution was carried out." Thanks, Bahu, and no if I were in charge it wouldn't have gone that way at all. In the end, though, Iraq is a people who were put through a 30 year horror. There is no family in Iraq that didn't live in fear of someone disappearing, someon
"Because quite simply Baker - one would hope your education has made you a civilized and dignified person who would bestow dignity upon someone at your mercy and in that situation and that you would not fall into the ditch they have been living in - joining them in their muck. By not affording him dignity - you are no better than he." Wh
the 90,000 didn't come from the government, Col, it was a BRIBE, taken on videotape.
I suppose it is a matter of opinion, but death is death, and whether you are treated like a hero in your last moments or spit upon results in the same end. You're dead. Given the death in question was considered a punishment for deeds done, I see no reason why "dignity" should even be a factor. It's convenient for you that you agree with international law. It's much like rabid federalists in the US who use federal law, courts, etc., to trump state matters that are really none of thei
Do you believe Hussein deserved a dignified death, Bahu? Do you think despots should be sheltered from their naysayers, even on the gallows?
You can say you don't support it, but then the only possible outcome you allow for morally is leaving Hussein to do whatever he wants. Sanctions, containment, regime change, all brought nothing but criticism and outrage from you. After a while, it begins to appear as if the only eventuality you would be satisfied with is Hussein back in his 1980's prime.
"How does that address the issues I raised?" Uh, your point is that the Dems are changing things. Obviously, they are just delegating the job of guarding the bank to the thieves. It would take a bias as strong as yours to see that as "change". They've already broken their promises. They've already financially backed and favored member
I mean, if you really wanted this kind of security, you could sell your software on a PCI card, or a hard drive, or some sort of flash brick that fits in a CD Rom slot. All you are doing is turning your software into hardware, and forcing hackers to copy the hardware, too. Unhackable? Hardly. It just makes it expensive or annoying to do. Look at the game industry, for instance. They went from carts to cd and dvd storage, which is easy to copy. Sure, there were people who could pir
Like... who commercially? There used to be a lot of high-end software. Didn't the first copies of 3D Max use a dongle? Maybe it was a different developer, I can't remember, but it was a 3D prog. I can see it for limited use in places like the DoD, but I doubt seriously any developer who sells software widely would ever bother with dongles again. I guess they could make plenty on government contracts and whatnot, though. I don't believe the average home or corporate consumer would t
How is embracing Mollohan, who made a fortune off of earmarks, anything but business as usual? Pelosi is poised to allow him to be in charge of the committee who funds the people who are investigating him. You're not so blind that you'd miss that, you're just whitewashing as always.
Dongle-based? What software uses this? It wouldn't be impossible to crack, the thing is no one would really bother. Dongle based piracy protection is a has-been tech, imho. It's been around forever, and it has been discarded by developers over the years mainly because people hated having to keep track of a physical "key" to use a program. Vendors have to deal with people who lose the dongle and demand a new one. It's also a serious pain and expense for corporate software vendors to
""The Quran refers to Canaan as the land G-d gave to the people of Israel"" The word Canaan isn't in the Koran. Please tell me what word they should be using. Unless you expect them to walk around saying "The Land God Gave to the People of Israel" every time they need to refer to it. You also ignore the fact that Jews in Palestine we
"Let them do crack" would be more appropriate...
Kind of like how Dems cried foul when Republicans even MENTIONED the 'nuclear option' or changing filibuster rules, yet now Dems have a concerted plan to shove as much down the Republicans' throats in the first few days as they can without opposition? The give and take is hard to pin on one side...
"You seem to assume that I share your apparent view of Lincoln and Grant being evil people?" Nope, what you said was a good Muslim wouldn't mourn the death of the greatest "murderer" of Muslims. The brutality of the North during the civil war easily equaled Hussein, and has anyone been responsible for killing more Americans than Lincoln? Sherma
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