2011-04-15, 16:29 | Link #13081 | |
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which is part of what the system might help prevent.
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2011-04-15, 16:31 | Link #13082 |
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The other option seems to be eradication of the Strip to ensure national safety. A few million dollars is probably worth not slaughtering the civilian Palestinians in Gaza for the crimes of the few militants. That is assuming that those in Gaza would rather be left alone than attack.
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2011-04-15, 16:36 | Link #13083 | ||
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2011-04-15, 16:36 | Link #13084 |
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A year on, Gulf still grapples with BP oil spill
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...73E2OW20110415
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2011-04-15, 16:38 | Link #13085 | |||
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Israel does NOT want to conquer the strip, both because its going to cost countless lives, and because having to actually RULE the strip would be a pain in the ass. but one of these days, could be a decade from now, could be tomorrow, could be next century, one of those rockets is going to land in a preschool or a Kindergarten, and thats it. full blow war, and complete conquest of the strip. this system, might help prevent that from happening. Quote:
now they pull their cellphones and upload the interception vids to Youtube. its a hell of a moral boost. Quote:
how do you propose we make water flow up hill ? there are no settlements no checkpoints not a single israeli in Gaza (save for 1 prisoner). not a single concession to be made, because they demand nothing. do you not get that yet ?
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2011-04-15, 20:26 | Link #13086 | |||
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This is basically an arms race the Hamas and Fatah cannot win by themselves. And this is my actual concern, when their supporters realize it, they might not restrain themselves to the support role but intervene actively. The escalation potential will stay on a high level, and unlike certain coldwar scenarios, the iron dome is not apocalyptic enough to cause the necessary restraint in religious fanatics. So, imo "peace" is anything but a surefire success.
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2011-04-16, 01:48 | Link #13087 | ||||
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the leader are always the guys who eagerly send OTHERS to their deaths, while hiding under the biggest rock they can find. that shows reason. Quote:
the switch from conventional armed forces to high trajectory weapons isn't a result of lack of means, but an understanding that they will forever lose in conventional confrontation. if they start sending tanks and fighter plans against us, it would be suicide for them, and they know it. Quote:
as is the next Flotilla planned for next month. Quote:
its suppose to cancel out THEIR deterrent. the FACT that their own deterrent is cancelled, THATS the deterrent.
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2011-04-16, 08:23 | Link #13088 |
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Syrian dies of wounds, democracy protest in 5th week
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...72N2MC20110416
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2011-04-16, 08:46 | Link #13089 | |
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The problem is that Israel can't maintain international support for their existence if they essentially go out and level the West Bank and Gaza strip and cause hundreds of thousands of civillian casualties. This is just a short term band aid fix though. The Israeli/Palestinian conflict has gone on for decades, and there's no indication that it won't continue to go on. No defense stays impenetrable forever. In ten, twenty years the Palestinians will have come up with a new method for attacking Israel. Just a few days ago a laser guided was fired from the Gaza strip at a school bus. If it had been fired five minutes earlier, they'd have killed dozens of children. Iron Dome is only a temporary respite. Israel is still very much surrounded and threatened by people who want them dead. |
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2011-04-16, 11:57 | Link #13091 | |
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The only religious groups who reliably support the Democrats by large margins are Jews, members of minority religions, and the irreligious. There may be something of a "spurious correlation" between Catholicism and Democratic support that reflects the affiliations of Hispanics who are both Catholic and Democrats. I'd argue this has little or nothing to do with their Catholicism, though, the same way African-Americans support for Democrats has little or nothing to do with their Protestantism. Non-Hispanic Catholics who attend Mass weekly supported Bush over Kerry by a two-to-one margin.
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2011-04-16, 14:05 | Link #13092 | |
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Another air controller sleeps; U.S. to change scheduling
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They should just burn the guys doing the payroll who suggested scheduling less FACs to ease cost and maintain profits - which dumbfuck thought that having less controllers will reduce costs? What about passenger safety that increases by tenfold when an air-controller faints due to fatigue? All the terms and conditions written behind the air ticket can't even save a cent in that case! We are beginning to see more retards joining managements in every single organisation. Lovely.
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2011-04-16, 14:29 | Link #13093 |
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American tycooon signs AS Roma takeover deal
First Manchester United, now AS Roma. Do you think more European football/soccer clubs will be owned by Americans?
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2011-04-16, 22:35 | Link #13095 | |
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2011-04-17, 02:12 | Link #13096 | |
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Then again it seems like most people haven't quite figured out the correlation between the loss of unions and the decrease in quality working conditions and benefits.
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2011-04-17, 05:28 | Link #13097 |
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Employees shouldn't need anyone to speak for them; they should be free to speak for themselves. But who's going to tell their boss 'no' knowing it'll take him half a day to hire someone who will say 'yes'?
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2011-04-17, 05:41 | Link #13098 | |
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Negotiations and consensus is something that pushes innovation. That is one reason why Microsoft is slowly losing market share - it isn't innovating because nobody in the office dares to.
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2011-04-17, 09:25 | Link #13099 |
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China raises bank reserves again
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...73G0S420110417
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