All categories - 9 August 2006

This is from a Washington Post article:

"The Bush administration has drafted amendments to a war crimes law that would eliminate the risk of prosecution for political appointees, CIA officers and former military personnel for humiliating or degrading war prisoners, according to U.S. officials and a copy of the amendments.

Officials say the amendments would alter a U.S. law passed in the mid-1990s that criminalized violations of the Geneva Conventions, a set of international treaties governing military conduct in wartime. The conventions generally bar the cruel, humiliating and degrading treatment of wartime prisoners without spelling out what all those terms mean."

The rest of the article is here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14236728/

So whaddya think? It seems to me the thinking here is that if the administration can get the law changed, they can't be charged with crimes of which they know they are currently guilty of committing.

2006-08-09 10:27:13 · 3 answers · asked by DJ Cosmolicious 3 in Law & Ethics

and i dont know if i should listen to them.they keep telling me to take a shower or go chase a dog on the street.my brother who is half penguin half monkey bit me and gave me rabies.the voices in my head also tell me to take him to the exorcist and get his stupidity banished.should i do that?

2006-08-09 10:27:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family

I understand sex is fun and all. But it sounds like some people let it conquer their minds. You guys/girls get something else to do.

2006-08-09 10:27:05 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

2006-08-09 10:27:04 · 17 answers · asked by Amir G 1 in Men's Health

2006-08-09 10:27:03 · 8 answers · asked by faulted 1 in Women's Health

Is it just me or has being bisexual become a trend? How many young girls do you see that say they are bisexual! Do they say this because they think that's what a man wants to hear? Am I just missing the whole point??

2006-08-09 10:26:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Family & Relationships

2006-08-09 10:26:51 · 6 answers · asked by tashafleming25 2 in Desktops

i have been with my girlfriend for 11 years,sincei was 16 and in that time i have never even kissed another women,reason being my girlfriends past partners have cheated on her and i would never hurt her that way,noone would even come close to her anyway.she treats me great and were perfect in everyway apart from her jealousy and possessivness,example is if i talk to another woman when were in a club or something she says im flirting and im really not,i wouldn,t period,but she is convinced i am then when we get home she goes through my phone to see if i got any numbers why i was out.then when she goes to visit her mum she comes back and checks my phone again,if my friends call me and ask me to go for a drink i always ask her to come but 90% of the time she refuses so i cant go,well i can but she says if i go on my own i mustnt love her,its just not worth the hassle,what can i do to change her i treat her well and i KNOW she loves me,how can i stop this behaviour????i feel smothered help

2006-08-09 10:26:50 · 4 answers · asked by verons_girl 3 in Singles & Dating

2006-08-09 10:26:47 · 2 answers · asked by fossil0681 3 in Other - Electronics

Nivea? tee trea? Garnier? clean and clear? some special treatment?

2006-08-09 10:26:46 · 21 answers · asked by Paulina 2 in Skin & Body

2006-08-09 10:26:45 · 10 answers · asked by Di 2 in Women's Health

Selma Hayek or Eva Mendez

2006-08-09 10:26:41 · 30 answers · asked by Daddys Princess 2 in Celebrities

What is the difference between "que" in these cases...

Que hermosa.
Que es esto?

How else is que used? I'm getting confused.

2006-08-09 10:26:41 · 16 answers · asked by charlitacr 2 in Languages

does the fact that wrestling isnt real disgust any one. does it make .it less incline 4 u to watch it the time u found out

2006-08-09 10:26:37 · 11 answers · asked by fulla 1 in Politics

2006-08-09 10:26:36 · 27 answers · asked by kazlam 2 in Football (American)

On a scale from 1-10, how entertaining is this?
Starring:
HHH as Rock
Jason Sensation as Owen Hart (RIP)
Xpac as Mark Henry
Road Dog as D'Lo Brown
Billy Gunn as Ahmed jonson (??)

2006-08-09 10:26:32 · 7 answers · asked by MikeAwesome 4 in Wrestling

Sorry, I've been watching too many commercials...

2006-08-09 10:26:26 · 6 answers · asked by squirellywrath 4 in Polls & Surveys

I had a friend and he told me he was Ignostic. I didn't ask what it was so as not to seem rude, but what is it?

2006-08-09 10:26:17 · 6 answers · asked by hsham 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I called a couple debt management places and they said they could lower my payments to $268. a month buti have to make at least 800. dollars a month. i only make 400. They said i would have them payed off by 2013. But they told me bankruptcy was an optioin. i dont know anything about bankruptcy so please explain everything you know. will it effect me getting student loans? a house? im only 21 and have a year and half to i graduate.

2006-08-09 10:26:12 · 1 answers · asked by jenks1545 4 in Credit

2006-08-09 10:26:09 · 10 answers · asked by hotdancer_3 2 in Friends

I am trying to aquire information on how to get started in the realastate field.

2006-08-09 10:26:08 · 3 answers · asked by venus_rice2000 1 in Atlanta

I know Yahoo answers is not a forum to vent our frustrations and pet peeves, however I feel the need to ask this question.
Is it a sense of aloneness that they feel it's ok to take the little doggy into the grocery store or mall or anywhere for that matter? Are these people certain the world will be better if everyone in it is subjected to their large eyed, quivering "little baby"?
What happened to the signs and health issues associated with animals in public places? Or are these little darlings not considered animals since mommy and daddy are holding them?

Please don't misunderstand, I love pets, all pets and I feel we are truly better people for having a pet. Although, I believe that pets should be kept at home when you are running an errand or going on an outing.

Please forgive the possible misplacement of this question.

2006-08-09 10:26:05 · 8 answers · asked by LSGregg 3 in Other - Pets

Okay, I'm curious about something here.
I've seen a widely varied type of responses about sex on this site.

I've seen people say that you shouldn't depend on a good sex life to make you happy, and then that you shouldn't have sex before marriage, and that sex isn't that important in a relationship.

So going off of that theory.

Why do so many marriages end in divorce because of a spouse cheating on the other. More specifically, having sex with someone other than their spouse.

If sex isn't so important, and isn't one of the defining factors of a good relationship or marriage, then how come so many relationships end because of it?

2006-08-09 10:26:00 · 23 answers · asked by cloaked30m 3 in Marriage & Divorce

2006-08-09 10:26:00 · 8 answers · asked by Jamaican Dime 1 in Trivia

23 ish year old Barratt house. It's not visible where it ought to be at the end of the drive as it is on other houses on the estate.

2006-08-09 10:25:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I've been having this problem for as long as I can remember. When it happens it's hard to breathe and it doesn't last for a set amount of time, anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. I have been to see a cardiologist and worn a heart monitor for 72 hours and they told me it was nothing and they got no results. Why am I in pain sometimes if it's "nothing"?? Please give me guidance

thanks ~ Liz

2006-08-09 10:25:47 · 5 answers · asked by LLBL 1 in Heart Diseases

2006-08-09 10:25:34 · 3 answers · asked by derrick_37416 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

When you first become pregnant, did your breasts seem to get smaller before they got bigger? Also, when you go through implantation do you feel those little "cramps" on one side or both? Serious answers only please...

2006-08-09 10:25:34 · 4 answers · asked by ♥ Callie Ann ♥ 3 in Trying to Conceive

So, can anyone tell me:

1) Secrets to making a turkey meatloaf that is MOIST (not too dry?)
2) A super recipe that they've had experience with?

I'm looking for a good but not so high calorie meatloaf recipe. I have my turkey ready!!!

Thank you!!!

2006-08-09 10:25:31 · 5 answers · asked by ♥Saffire♥ 4 in Cooking & Recipes