2013-08-22, 12:29 | Link #30161 |
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If they did not misuse the 'top secret' lable to hide serious crimes, embaressments and so on, that would go a long way to protect their actual top secrets...
Just an idea, in case they might be interested in that national security thing for real. People like Manning, Snowden etc., who seem to be rather patriotic at heart, wouldn't be forced into the difficult decission to do the right thing. |
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Maybe you need to read what others are actually saying, not what you think they are saying. I don't even know what you're going on about with the unrelated/independent bit. The point is that just because bad guy A doesn't get punished doesn't mean bad guy B should get a free pass too. Quote:
Like I said above, it's one thing if Manning only released info on legitimate misconducts like Snowden did, but he went over the line by releasing other classified Info's that were not. It would be like if Snowden released detailed specific info on NSA systems or other legitimately classified Info's out of spite. Last edited by kyp275; 2013-08-22 at 13:54. |
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2013-08-22, 13:59 | Link #30163 |
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Maybe we can all calm the FUCK down ? Would be good idea, don't you think ? I'm all for reading a bit of fiery debate but, when you, Vallen and Mentar are involved it usually goes out of hand pretty quickly - not to say I don't enjoy conflicting opinions.
EDIT : Brain fart. It was the Gun-Control thread
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2013-08-22, 14:10 | Link #30164 | |
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2013-08-22, 15:39 | Link #30165 | |
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There was some talk last month about alleged organ harvesting from executed Falun Gong members by the Chinese authorities.
Here's a related story to serve as a follow up. China to end harvesting of organs from executed prisoners Quote:
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2013-08-22, 19:48 | Link #30166 | |
Love Yourself
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If you have an education in law, you could stand to teach people things instead of just belittling them. Although be warned, if you're not already aware, Americans do not think highly of lawyers or lawmakers. Note also that just because something is law, it is not morally or ethically right.
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2013-08-22, 21:17 | Link #30167 |
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U.N. peacekeepers in Congo ordered to protect civilians after city shelled
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...97L0WB20130823 Small cities pivotal to property's support for China's growth http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...97L17720130822
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2013-08-22, 23:23 | Link #30168 | |
Moving in circles
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Welcome to the Age of Denial
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2013-08-23, 01:42 | Link #30169 | |
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2013-08-23, 02:32 | Link #30170 |
Gamilas Falls
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Somehow I think that article has come up before...or one similar to it.
I recall Carl Sagan's Cosmos and enjoyed it as a child. While I didn't go into science, I did go into history. Studying the past to prevent us from making the same mistakes again...so we can have the future Sagan talked about. The one we survive ourselves and explore the cosmos.
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2013-08-23, 03:37 | Link #30171 | |
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2013-08-23, 04:58 | Link #30174 |
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... I see your point. But things will never be the same again. Every year, I see new reason to look at the United States in a worse light. And I didn't even think it was at all possible to go down the scale, but I manage to every year.
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2013-08-23, 06:45 | Link #30175 | |
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Though I don't think US is the only country suffering from this. Most 1st world countries are - simply because being in the Biz line gives you more money, and experimentation and testing to grade science has been replaced with memorising formula after formula, concept after concept. The last time my group suggested copper-plate IED construction to demonstrate mallenable materials and dynamic Physics for a science project netted us a PTM. The Aerospace entrance cohorts are a good example - how many have you seen who actually are interested in playing Daedalus or LDV instead of just joining the course simply because "being an Aerospace student is cool"?
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2013-08-23, 06:58 | Link #30177 |
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First time in the television history, Chinese troops were caught on tape intruding in the Indian space at Indo-China border near Taiwan in Arunachal
Watch here http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/v...w/21979719.cms |
2013-08-23, 07:14 | Link #30178 |
books-eater youkai
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China's Bo calls wife mad after she testifies against him
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...97M00M20130823 Britain operates secret monitoring station in Middle East: report http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...97M09K20130823 There’s No ‘Reverse Trayon’ in Christopher Lane Killing : An Australian slain in Oklahoma has the right decrying hypocrisy over coverage of the white victim and black assailants. At least these killers face justice. By Jamelle Bouie. http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...e-killing.html
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2013-08-23, 07:23 | Link #30179 | |
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Now the sad part of this : Most countries have the same problem. I remember back in highschool, oh good times, when we were introduced to darwinism, some girls decided to do a revolution in class because the theory went against their .. hmm religious beliefs. So well, you shouldn't belittle your own country that much, I will gladly admit a good amount of the average citizen are dumb as my little finger whether it's scientifically (but that's normal, you can't be half-assed in science, either you are a scientist or you aren't it's a way of thinking that takes years to enter in the head) or politically, but that's only a minority. |
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