Politics & Government - 21 October 2006

According to a study by Johns Hopkins University and Iraq’s Al-Mustansiriyah University researchers Which was published in The Lancet medical journal two weeks ago that the war in Iraq has caused between 420,000 and 790,000 Iraqi deaths & more than 2800 American military deaths.
It’s a staggering number.
This report is more evidence of the daily tragedy in Iraq. Each life lost carries with it lost hopes, loves, and dreams. Each life lost is another reason that the war in Iraq must end.
Till now, Bush & his administration , wanting to keep a positive spin on Iraq news coverage,
but whether 40,000, 100,000 or 500,000 people have died in Iraq, this war has cost too many human lives. The only resposibility for these lost innocent human lives are belong to Bush & his administration. I am asking all the honest people around the globe to give equitable answer by one word YES if they agree or NO if they disagree about that.

2006-10-21 18:11:11 · 25 answers · asked by Muzaffer E 1 in Civic Participation

I just don't understand why we are so involved in hating and demonizing people who believe differently than we do. Help me out with this one.

2006-10-21 18:10:53 · 12 answers · asked by micah's mom 2 in Politics

I have a lease, I let my Uncle use the building for his restaurant, 3 months ago he sold 49% of the stock to two people, each around 24%, one is currently the manager. Since then the business and the property have went down. I have two questions

1.) Can my uncle fire the manager, because of his poor perfomance?

2.) Can I evict these people out of my building which I am holding the lease for to open my own business?

2006-10-21 18:09:43 · 3 answers · asked by lsubetty 2 in Law & Ethics

I have a friend (or previous friend now), that I knew had a less moral living style several years back. They recently told me that several years ago they were involved in drug activity, etc. During this time period they state that they had beat up several people so bad that they left them for dead, and did not know if they survived or not.

Now, I'm sitting here wondering if there is a possiblity that someone was beat so bad that they died. Wondering if somewhere there is a cold case file, and a family who wants to know who did this to their loved one.

How do you report something like this to authorities, especially since it has been several years?

Who would you report it to?

Serious answers only please.......

2006-10-21 18:06:54 · 15 answers · asked by star22 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-10-21 18:03:35 · 25 answers · asked by mays 1 in Politics

to which Georgie replied " My dad knows that he can never be as good as me in foreign policy". What do you think.

2006-10-21 18:02:00 · 13 answers · asked by observer 4 in Politics

I have just made a homemade will and it is signed and everything... should I give it to a lawyer for safe keeping or should I keep it to myself... or what should I do?? and also I don't want to spend money unnecessary

2006-10-21 17:56:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Since the republicans have had majority rule that is? Is it also true that since republicans have had the majority rule that it is now legal for factories and other buisinesses that stay here in America to hire illegal immigrants as long as they pay them minimum wage? Well should Americans have to be willing to accept factory jobs for minimum wage just because illegals will? I'm voting straight democrat next election, how about you?

2006-10-21 17:55:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

this question isn't based on Political sides. I was just wondering, between the press-other countries-jobs-taxes-laws- welfare-social sercurity-congress etc. it seems the the president is always to blame or praised. This would stress me to the max. Do you think they drink, pray, exercise. What ever? I don't think I would be able to handle it, maybe even go crazy. Basically how do they cope w/sresses of the job?Regardless of what party they come, Once you step up to the plate your in the spot light.

2006-10-21 17:55:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-10-21 17:54:28 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Since the discovery of ethnic cleansing of Jews in German consintration camps during WWII there has been an extreme disliking to genicide. Yet in our modern world it continues to happen. In the Darfur region of Sudan, thousands have lost their lives, and the rest of the world stands by as the Janjaweed tribes are being ethnically cleansed by the Massaleit. Why do you believe that there has not been a military intervention to stop the genecide?

2006-10-21 17:53:07 · 11 answers · asked by Jim H 1 in Other - Politics & Government

Can we please have a democratic congress and senate?
Liberal is no longer a dirty word. Let's start taking care of things at home that really matter

2006-10-21 17:52:54 · 20 answers · asked by eddie9551 5 in Elections

2006-10-21 17:51:39 · 9 answers · asked by alisonfronstein 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-10-21 17:51:36 · 7 answers · asked by dajyde 2 in Politics

2006-10-21 17:50:55 · 15 answers · asked by alisonfronstein 1 in Other - Politics & Government

i heard u get to go to a wonderful place where u have fun and eat cake all day

2006-10-21 17:50:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Im not that old, but old enough to see how our country is (dis)respected by our own people,
why not try showing pride about our country, Instead of ohwwww-bush this- and iraq that,
Do you people not understand that right NOW the president of north Korea and Venezuela speak against us using our OWN criticisms,
WE FUEL THE FIRE THROUGH OUR LACK OF PATRIOTISM, makes me sick!!!!!!!!!

Im not saying were always correct,

But do you hear Iraq, Korea, and Venezuela GRANDSTANDING about what pieces of $hit they are?
NO YOU DONT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My grandfather(WWll) would have slapped you all for this

2006-10-21 17:49:03 · 22 answers · asked by supervfive 4 in Civic Participation

2006-10-21 17:46:00 · 24 answers · asked by Lilywhite 2 in Other - Politics & Government

I live in New York State (not the city) and I was wondering how old you have to be to own a riffle or shotgun. Do you have to pass a test?

Also, what are the N.Y. laws about pocket knifes? I carry one everywhere (except school), is there a law or age restriction against that?

2006-10-21 17:45:07 · 5 answers · asked by tryingmybest 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

I used to live in Lousiana. There were 1,577 deaths recorded in Lousiana, thats only Lousiana. Ive lost many friends as have my family. I could go on and on about this but I'm going to leave it at that.

2006-10-21 17:45:07 · 10 answers · asked by no duh! 1 in Government

2006-10-21 17:44:31 · 9 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-10-21 17:43:54 · 11 answers · asked by tam h 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-10-21 17:42:03 · 28 answers · asked by glenn 1 in Immigration

If we are a country with religios freedom, why can't groups like the ACLU leave Christmas alone!

2006-10-21 17:39:58 · 15 answers · asked by Oh Tami !! 2 in Military

Was it being away from home, the food, the yelling, lack of sleep, etc.?

2006-10-21 17:39:30 · 11 answers · asked by Angry 1 in Military

2006-10-21 17:36:22 · 17 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Other - Politics & Government

When Bush ran for president, many Hollywood celebrities publicly announced that they would renounce their citizenship if Bush got elected. So much for their credibility. Should there be a law to the effect that these people will be held to their statement and deported?

2006-10-21 17:35:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2006-10-21 17:35:02 · 10 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Other - Politics & Government

For starters, I am firmly against Bush, but it seems that most point the finger at him for all the increased violence. There has to be more to it than merely pointing a finger at one person or one entity?

I am being serious, by the way........LOL

What do you think?

2006-10-21 17:34:39 · 7 answers · asked by Enlightenme! 2 in Politics

Base on the guidelines given to us by our forefathers:When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such princi

2006-10-21 17:33:16 · 14 answers · asked by chukalama 1 in Government