News & Events - August 2007

2007-08-20 21:46:15 · 3 answers · asked by inQuizitor 1 in Other - News & Events

The only reason I ask is cos I just reported "proximacentauri"....

2007-08-20 21:40:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

on his impending release next year

2007-08-20 21:31:17 · 18 answers · asked by Digby 3 in Other - News & Events

http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/08/15/rove/

I just got off the phone with Sean Insanity, and Sean thinks a trip to Gitmo would be appropriate.

2007-08-20 21:30:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

what would you change

2007-08-20 21:05:45 · 12 answers · asked by ECD 3 in Other - News & Events

What do you think would happen if either Israel or the United States attacked Iran? How do you believe the countries in the region would respond, especially Iraq and Syria? How do you believe Iran itself would respond to the attack?

2007-08-20 20:08:49 · 5 answers · asked by lord of destiny 1 in Current Events

I always read in the news....in the year 3200 this star is going to collapse or this natural disaster will happen, or this huge thing will come about....is anything expected within our lifetime? Besides scientific occurences.....anything else you think will be different? How do you think culture is going to change? Especially once the kids of todays time become parents....

2007-08-20 20:06:22 · 3 answers · asked by Steven G 1 in Other - News & Events

Because I don't. The mine flew in all the experts and equipment they could get but it's such a challenge to even find them. They are not God.

I just feel the families are being very ungrateful to them. I'm sorry for their loss - but 3 rescue workers gave their lives trying to recover their family members' dead bodies. It's all a tragedy, but I don't like how they are acting.

2007-08-20 19:53:02 · 4 answers · asked by SW1 6 in Current Events

How do you explain the makers of "Loose Change" radically revamping their original film to exclude previous controversial claims (such as the Twin Towers were brought down by controlled explosions)? Are they now "gatekeepers" who are working for the Bush administration?

Is it not the case that the Bush administration, the neocons, their Democratic enablers, etc. are BAD ENOUGH without erroneously blaming them for 9/11?

Do you not understand that, for your theories to hold water, they require quasi-religious leaps of faith and an almost pathological aversion to physical evidence?

And finally, do you understand how your charges against the Bush administration DETRACT from legitimate criticism?

2007-08-20 19:40:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

If you scroll down to the right of this page -

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article2293870.ece

to the "hunks in trunks" slideshow - well what a disappointment!
I would only rate *one* of them - and hardly that compared to Sean Connery I saw in a towel the other day on the TV!
Give your votes and then I shall reveal my one out of the seven - clue : it isn't Prince Charles nor Tony Blair nor Peter Stringfellow!

2007-08-20 19:28:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

Michael Vick has seen the light and pleaded guilty to at least one felony count in connection with the dogfighting business he owns. Here's the detail from Wikipedia:

"By August 20, 2007, all the defendants on the initial federal charges including Vick had agreed to guilty pleas under plea bargain agreements, apparently avoiding facing the possibility of additional and more serious charges under the powerful Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, [1] [2] While terms have not been disclosed, prosecutors reportedly offered Vick a deal which would allow him to plead guilty only to a single felony charge."

Wouldn't it be better to SPARE the rest of us any further drivel from this person? Haven't we had enough already? I say Michael Vick should put his tail between his legs and slink off the world stage, never to be heard from again. What say you?

2007-08-20 19:21:58 · 5 answers · asked by nora22000 7 in Current Events

2007-08-20 18:27:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

u know that machines that the doctors have that has a like a green line that does a sound when some 1 passes away?

2007-08-20 18:05:49 · 2 answers · asked by silentkid 1 in Media & Journalism

This article is a couple of years old but still relevant. It was written by an American expatriate living in Japan about a recent return to the States.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/rogers/rogers171.html

-As always, to the snobs who won't click external links, there's no need to post if that's all you're going to say...

2007-08-20 17:50:34 · 4 answers · asked by AmigaJoe 3 in Current Events

It has been reported that coverage of the war has gone down. However, it seems to me, as news on the war has gone down coverage of silly news(Paris Hilton, Spears etc.) has gone up.

But I suppose that's important to some peope too - so I'm an old fuddy-dud.

2007-08-20 16:44:05 · 5 answers · asked by TRAF 4 in Current Events

2007-08-20 16:23:25 · 6 answers · asked by Reo 5 in Media & Journalism

2007-08-20 15:47:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

Ive heard both sides of the stories, got really interested in the conspiracy theories, but I realize that most are debunked, or overbunked, whatever you would consider it. There are only 2 other things about that day that I dont understand,

im watching the show on the History channel about this and they didnt mention this other thing i heard that the area of The PEntagon that was hit was a recently renovated area where they were testing reinforced walls and things of that nature, and of course no critical area of the Pentagon was damaged necessarily on 9.11, so if you want to read into that, you could accuse that if something was set up, that they aimed the plane at that section on purpose, in order to test the reinforced area where not many casualties would occur, is this story true? if it is, is the charge valid or just coincidence?

the 2nd part is not really an accusation but just a question that causes me confusion. CONT_

2007-08-20 15:31:59 · 13 answers · asked by Antonio Montana Jr. 4 in Media & Journalism

Lots of posters here believe that human population is not a problem for life on the earth. So how many more billion people could live on the planet? 5, 10, 20, 50 billion? God wants humans so the more the better right?

2007-08-20 15:27:09 · 5 answers · asked by Beertha 2 in Other - News & Events

help im doing a project and NEED to know how old is president Bush!

2007-08-20 14:23:19 · 9 answers · asked by ~*Nicky*~ 3 in Current Events

None. Only to watch CNN, Clarin and others and sometimes they change is point of view 360 grades.

2007-08-20 14:14:30 · 15 answers · asked by richard q 1 in Media & Journalism

And SKINS! Millions of kangaroos are shot for their skins every year in Australia. According to Australian government code, orphaned joeys and wounded adults should be killed by decapitation or by being hit sharply on the head "to destroy the brain." When hunters kill a mother kangaroo who has a baby in her pouch, the baby is often yanked from the mother's lifeless body and stomped to death or left to writhe in agony. Please take a moment to speak out against SB 880 which allows the sale of body parts and skin in Ca.: The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor of California-- governor@governor.ca.gov 

2007-08-20 14:10:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

I just don't understand! I'm looking at statistics and every year there are over 400,000 US deaths directly related to smoking. The Iraq War has drawn a little over 3700 US casualties. I feel the war is stupid and that we are under a misconception there, but why are the tobacco companies not stopped? It does not seem fair. I'm very novice when it comes to the tobacco and war debate, however just by looking at the numbers, this is what I get out of it. By all means this is not anything against the soldiers fighting for our Country. I wanted this to be more of a debate between the Deaths these two things have caused.

2007-08-20 14:01:03 · 6 answers · asked by Dan W 2 in Current Events

the French banned cars from most of their inner cities, they encourage bicycling instead, do they have the right approach

2007-08-20 13:43:29 · 12 answers · asked by theo c 6 in Current Events

What's the nicest Christian you've ever met and why?

2007-08-20 13:31:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

I heard he is plaeding guilty to dogfighting charges. Anybody know the range of penalty he could get?

2007-08-20 13:28:55 · 6 answers · asked by viper pilot 2 in Other - News & Events

I think they should be charged with neglect. They neglected their daughter if not harmed her themselves which resulted in her dissapearance.

Pity for the couple just isn't enough in this case. They left three children unattended. That poor little girl.

A woman was charged recently with leaving her 14 year old daughter to go on holiday. her daughter was being over seen by her neighbours and no harm came to her. I am not condoning this but compare and contrast the situations....

What type of parents are Maddies parents????? Arrest them, interview them, charge them with NEGLECT as soon as their feet land on British soil!!!!!

2007-08-20 13:27:05 · 5 answers · asked by Just me 4 in Other - News & Events

2007-08-20 12:11:36 · 3 answers · asked by JiveMan 2 in Media & Journalism

Seriously...watch this...

http://ca.yahoo.com/_ylh=X3oDMTFicDBkaDl0BF9TAzE1NjI5MzQzBHBpZAMxOTcyOTMEdGVzdAMwBHRtcGwDY2FfaW5kZXg-/s/330635

Are teenagers so bad they need this? Well I guess if they loiter where they shouldn't causing trouble it can be huh?

2007-08-20 11:53:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

I work in a local newspaper writing movie reviews. It's a lucky grab as i am 14. However, i don't get payed, this i'm fine with, but as a substitution i want to get known. How?

2007-08-20 11:47:03 · 3 answers · asked by YouDontKnowMe 2 in Media & Journalism