2010-09-23, 17:06 | Link #9184 | |
Rawrrr!
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On the contrary, even if the political entities you mention no longer exist, the same cannot be said about their peoples, for they are still inhabiting their lands centuries if not millennias after the fall of their kingdoms. The blood of Phoenicians is still alive in pretty much all the areas they settled around the Mediterranean, even if political identities and direct cultural link disappeared, it doesn't mean all their peoples were eradicated. Concerning Babylon, well, the Assyrian peoples still represent a sizable portion of the Fertile Crescent's population, preserving distinct culture. And if you look trough culture, many "Arabs" in this area would actually be acculturated and converted to Islam Assyrians. Last, why are you speaking of the Magyar? For they are still living in the area they settled during the early Middle Ages. They are several millions, speak their proper language, have a distinct culture, and even have their own country. Hint: in their language Hungary is called Magyarország, and aptly, Hungarian speakers design themselves and their language as Magyar...
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2010-09-24, 02:46 | Link #9186 | ||
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Ahmadinejad tells U.N. most blame U.S. government for 9/11
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2010-09-24, 05:00 | Link #9187 | |
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otherwise known as "the middle eastern method"
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2010-09-24, 06:53 | Link #9188 | |
I don't give a damn, dude
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2010-09-24, 16:56 | Link #9189 | |
Rawrrr!
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China puts a REE (Rare Earth Elements) export embargo on Japan?
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2010-09-24, 22:30 | Link #9190 | ||
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EDIT : U.S. judge orders lesbian Air Force nurse reinstated Quote:
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2010-09-24, 23:27 | Link #9192 | |
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2010-09-25, 03:53 | Link #9194 |
We want chicken tonight
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^ i disagree, i think the saints will lose. they just dont seems to have anymore left for next week. but then again truth be told i dont have much left in me for next week.
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2010-09-25, 10:21 | Link #9195 | |
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The Witt decision holds open the possibility that any dismissal from the services because of being openly homosexual can be adjudicated in a civilian court. (You'll notice the Witt decision applies only to her and doesn't set any precedents for other homosexual military personnel.) This has caused great concern among those who feel it will impede the military's ability to discipline its troops. Martin Kaste's report on NPR last week is a good summary of these broader issues. BTW, the Senate didn't vote on overturning "don't ask, don't tell" because the Democrats didn't have the votes to block a filibuster. In fact, they didn't pass the military budget at all. Here's another commentary: http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-epi...-edward-norton
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2010-09-25, 15:44 | Link #9198 | |
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http://www.palmcenter.org/research/n...20gay%20people I don't support the current policy, but I wouldn't say it puts the US "really behind much of the world." We are at odds with most other advanced industrial democracies in this regard, however.
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2010-09-25, 16:46 | Link #9199 | |
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Discrimination isn't as strong as it used to be before Martin Luther King's speech. So its not that big of an issue.
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2010-09-25, 19:37 | Link #9200 | ||
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It is called gunboat diplomacy and I believed it led to it's intended results. The release of a Chinese National unfortunately detained by the Japanese.
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