Current Events - August 2006

2006-08-01 16:07:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

worked with NASA 20yrs.....got pics but cant tell anyone..........gov. secrets act and all.......also have access to NASA photos of orig. moon landing ...............shows acient bldgs.......go figure.....

2006-08-01 15:54:00 · 14 answers · asked by bluesharpman_642000 3

This is just something that came to mind based on the whole story with Mel Gibson and his tirade about Jewish people.

2006-08-01 15:49:45 · 10 answers · asked by Rbnsn 1

2006-08-01 15:47:52 · 18 answers · asked by ficky14 1

2006-08-01 15:31:57 · 16 answers · asked by JOSEPH S 2

2006-08-01 15:14:15 · 8 answers · asked by Heckel 3

Any surprises? What's the best and worst things about it? Where is the best and worst place to live and or work. How are the attitudes, schools and so forth. Dating in Arizona is it hot like the weather? Any details at all would be appreciated. Thanks so much!!! :^)

2006-08-01 15:11:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'd like a script of the entire conversation verbatim.

2006-08-01 15:04:50 · 11 answers · asked by neksute 2

And please don' t tell me Israel, because if you do, you have obiously never heard Israelies talk about Americans.

2006-08-01 15:02:58 · 42 answers · asked by acid tongue 7

I'm kind of clueless with what is happening in Israel as of now. What is the significance of the war thats going on, and how does it relate to the Bible? You kow, once you miss a small detail of news, your derailed for the rest of it. People are telling me that this war is pretty much the beginning of the end, so i need to know. Gotta git my *** to confession....And have you seen the new Omen? Can you explain to me what the vatican were watching as the ?cheif cardinal? was explaining the "sings"? Thankies....

2006-08-01 14:58:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 14:41:41 · 4 answers · asked by maria 1

It's a common sight now. With Israel invading Lebanon, we usually see photographs of troops preparing for battle. But what I don't understand is why most (not all) soldiers wear these bag like headgears. How can they offer any protection against enemy fire?

2006-08-01 14:41:06 · 8 answers · asked by Curious George 1

2006-08-01 14:25:14 · 6 answers · asked by jbest09 2

2006-08-01 14:25:01 · 9 answers · asked by Paulini M 1

2006-08-01 14:09:51 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am sure civilians in this latest conflict have been killed in Lebanon. However from what I hear many Hezbollah are dressing in civilian clothing. If this is true how can you tell the difference between civilians and militia? Children cannot always be demarcated as civilian I have recently seen old footage of Hezbollah army marches with less than 10 year olds carrying machine guns. Seems like Hezbollah is trying to create a media spin of their own. In any case these are factors to be considered when trying to judge what is going on over there.

2006-08-01 14:05:03 · 8 answers · asked by Love of Truth 5

Oil has become an important part of the modern life. That’s why I chose to do my summer assignment on oil. I encountered my summer assignment topic, and found that there has been a conflict in the Nigerian Delta over oil. This conflict has been caused Ijaws and other tribes fighting “with each other and the federal government.” (_____________________) I chose this as my project because this conflict has not been in the news often like other conflicts such as the conflict with Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, North Korea, and Columbia. This conflict doesn’t seem to bring the media’s attention, but I think the United States should keep a closer eye on Nigeria since it is “America’s fifth largest supplier.”(____________) I chose this project to learn more on this conflict since oil is an important resource in America and through my research felt angered at the Nigerian government for their actions toward the people of Nigeria.
Nigeria is in danger of being corrupt. When oil is discovered in a country that is “poor, (and) fighting over scraps,” we would think it would be the end of poverty, but not so with Nigeria. Nigeria “pulls in $14 billion a year in oil revenue.” I blame the Nigerian government for not putting an end to poverty. Nigeria’s new wealth has been taken by “politicians, in particular by the country’s military, brought to power in the country’s late 1960s civil war,” who have been robbing the country’s finance ever since. There is no reason that the people of Nigeria should be poor, because the oil has been found on their land and belongs to the people of Nigeria.
The Ijaws used to be a “easygoing minority tribes, earning their living with other tribes by fishing in canoes harbored in the board delta of the Nigerian River,” but that was forty years ago. Most of the country’s production comes from the Nigerian Delta which is now causing violent outbursts. The Ijaws are now destroying pipelines, setting fire to pipelines, protesting, selling oil they steal from pipelines and even kidnapping people. The country is in total chaos. Crime and Violence has caused a “20 percent drop in Nigeria’s oil production” which meant “a shortfall of 455,000 barrels daily.” They have even stepped up their attacks on foreign oil. Even Shell announced an evacuation in February of 2006 to evacuate “an oil platform off its Atlantic coast as a precaution, shutting an additional 115,000 barrels a day.” In January, “militants held four men- from the United States, Britain, Bulgaria, and Honduras for 19 days before releasing them unharmed.” Tribes like the Ijaws, that were once peaceful are now armed and have been fighting for years claiming to be fighting “for better distribution of the country’s wealth.” I was shocked when I found out that even militants who claim to be fighting and representing the people of Nigeria have actually “evolved into criminal gangs, adept at stealing huge amounts of oil to sell on black markets, the proceeds of which are used to buy ever more sophisticated weapons.”
Even though the United States is not involved in the conflict, this conflict does affect the United States. Nigeria is the fifth largest supplier of oil “to the United States, after Mexico, Venezuela, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.” Almost half of Nigeria’s oil is sent to the United States. Nigerian oil is prized by refiners because “it is of a light, sweet variety that is easier and cheaper to refine that the thicker and sulfur-rich kind that comes from the Middle East and Venezuela.” Nigeria determines the price of oil in the United States. The United should keep a closer eye on Nigeria if they want to oil prices in America to go down. Nigeria has played an important role Africa and “is crucial to all of West Africa, having provided the military troops and negotiating forums to quell civil war and related violence in neighboring countries. “ Nigeria has also helped on fighting terrorism by trying to “monitor and defuse an encroaching fundamentalism among its own Muslims.” Several American companies haves stakes in Nigeria such as “Mobil, Chevron Texaco and Halliburton.” In my opinion the United States is not doing anything to stop oil from rising. I believe the United States should be more involved with the conflict in Nigeria.

2006-08-01 13:48:26 · 3 answers · asked by Yahoo! User 4

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/

2006-08-01 12:32:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in El Paso Texas, and if you're watching the news you know what's going on down here. I noticed that lately they have been advertising flood insurance on tv. I just want to know who in the desert bought flood insurence?

2006-08-01 12:28:14 · 3 answers · asked by westexas2k1 1

As a result of no prosecution being brought against any police officer or MI5 officer in the case of the assasination of Mr Menezez (or any other innocent civilians carrying table legs ,driving cars or simply laying face down asleep in their beds) are you worried that the police have now become the law rather than professional enforcers of the law?
Do you trust the police less?
Do you think this has lead to an escalation of the number of civilians carrying weapons in order to protect themselves from the police?
Sensible answers (not inflammatory or disrespectful please).

2006-08-01 12:04:59 · 4 answers · asked by Gent 5

This is a question for both you Lebanese and Israeli people. Do you guys think about the innocent people especially teens and children you are putting in harms way and are affecting? I see dead bodies of innocent people especially teens and children and it makes me sad and cry! (I'm 16 American) I mean why bomb innocent people if your going to bomb people bomb the people who are your target not innocent people. (I'm against violence and am against the whole thing but if your gonna bomb people don't bomb innocent people)

2006-08-01 11:57:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think he's sincere or do you think he's just doing it because of all the uproar?

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-080106meltext,0,7171180.story?coll=la-home-headlines

2006-08-01 11:53:39 · 5 answers · asked by Celticlassie 3

Ok so if you havent heard yet he's on the operating tabel as we speak and supposedly he's organs are bleddin or something. Anyways how long do you think he has left? What are your views on him? And for everyone en Miami, PARTY ALL IN LITTLE HAVANA! I'm just about to leave, huge celebration there! Also they are unable to find Fidel's brother, and if he dies what do you think will happen to cuba? Cubanos/Cubanas show your love!

2006-08-01 11:44:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 11:40:03 · 22 answers · asked by mr_soapytitwank 3

Found Monday in Dortmund and Koblenz. Seeing as Germany is not really involved in Iraq. Ideas? Opinions?

2006-08-01 11:13:51 · 14 answers · asked by johanna_germersheim 1

2006-08-01 11:10:37 · 4 answers · asked by College Kid 5

2006-08-01 10:36:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

i live in south africa and the price of gas ( we call it petrol here) has just gone up to R 7.04 cents a litre, which equates to $1.00 per litre. How many litres is one gallon?
Do you think that the afghan invasion , iraq war and now the leabanon crises is to blame for high fuel prices ? Is George Bush on the culprits?

2006-08-01 10:35:26 · 6 answers · asked by All Star 4

Terry Walker is a good friend that I lost contact with. His daughter deborah has autisum, his ex wife is Christine, he was on Army boats. In the late 1990's he lived on 26th st in Ft Eustis, Va. He's a native of NY. If you know him or have any info please let me know or pass the e-mail to him, THANKS.
brandiwine72@yahoo.com

2006-08-01 10:31:23 · 1 answers · asked by brandiwine72 3

I never thought of Arnie as a hero in that sense before but he's gone right up in my estimation now. Now could he please 'Terminate' the Prez?

2006-08-01 10:31:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous