Politics & Government - 26 March 2007

2007-03-26 10:57:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

2007-03-26 10:57:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Shouldn´t soldiers sent to war have a minimum age ?

What can you expect from not mature teenagers at war ?

Are they old enough to be responsible of their acts on the field of battle ?

Do they really know what they are doing ?

Shouldn´t the average soldier be over 30 and already a dad to realize the value of human life ?

Aren´t soldiers just young unfortunate people sent over by older people watching them on their screen ?

2007-03-26 10:56:59 · 19 answers · asked by NLBNLB 6 in Military

2007-03-26 10:56:36 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

is this the only choices we have

2007-03-26 10:56:07 · 17 answers · asked by george e 3 in Other - Politics & Government

President work so hard to protect our interests and now he is in trouble, it is our time to show how we can do to make Bush feel the people are behind him to the end.

2007-03-26 10:54:33 · 24 answers · asked by Sir W 3 in Politics

Someone posted a great answer to my last question. It was the 2nd or 3rd time this user posted an outstanding answer to one of my questions. I was disappointed again to see this user has not email link.
A lot of the enjoyment in this board is to have further conversations with people who stand out and have strong views on the issues that are based on real knowledge.
Why do so many users here prefer not to active the email link?

2007-03-26 10:54:16 · 19 answers · asked by .... . .-.. .-.. --- 4 in Politics

2007-03-26 10:54:13 · 4 answers · asked by Surfer Dude 2 in Politics

we have estimated a min of 24 months.

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2007-03-26 10:53:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

legalisation of being in the us .

2007-03-26 10:53:27 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1 in Immigration

Is this typical Democratic behavior keeping a man in office who has proven of taking a bribe and standing beside him.

Why do the Democrats not demand his resignation?

In a 95-page affidavit used to obtain a warrant for the office search, investigators stated that an August 2005 search of Democratic Rep. William Jefferson's home turned up the cash sum in a freezer.

The money was divided among various frozen food containers, according to the heavily redacted affidavit

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/21/jefferson.search/index.html

2007-03-26 10:53:15 · 1 answers · asked by Dina W 6 in Law & Ethics

They talk as if they represent all christians when there are millions who do not subscribe to their right-wing view of christianity.

2007-03-26 10:53:03 · 7 answers · asked by trovalta_stinks_2 3 in Politics

2007-03-26 10:52:58 · 3 answers · asked by Jose R 6 in Other - Politics & Government

Besm Allah (In the name of Allah)

While it is true that amongst the good things God promised men who believe and do good works, there will be virgins, but the issue of 72 virgins for one man is ridiculous and unfounded in Islam, someone rightly stated on this forum that “sounds more like hell to me”.

I want to put to rest the issue of suicide bombers and 72 virgins through this article and I hope that it will be so. So let’s see if the suicide bombers are truly entitled to these 72 virgins which the non Muslims gladly propagate.

Let’s begin with the Qur’anic verses that mentioned virgins:

“And (with them will be) their spouses, raised high:

For, behold, We shall have brought them into being in a life renewed,

Having resurrected them as virgins

Full of love, well matched, with those WHO HAVE ATTAINED TO RIGHTEOUSNESS” Q56:34-37

“And beside them there will be bashful, dark big beautiful eyed virgins” Q37:48

“Therein will be bashful virgins, whom neither any man nor jinn has touched before” Q55:56

“In each of them will be chaste and beautiful virgins.” Q55:70

“….as a reward for their GOOD DEEDS that they had done” Q56:24

From the verses, we now know that virgins are promised men WHO HAVE ATTAINED RIGHTEOUSNESS AS A REWARD FOR THEIR GOOD DEEDS. THE NUMBERS ARE NOT MENTIONED PER MAN, COULD BE ONE. ANYWAY, THIS WILL PUT TO REST THE ISSUE OF 72 PER MAN.

Let’s now look at if suicide bombing amounts to a good deed in Islam as to entitle them to these virgins.

Allah said: “…do not kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath
been to you Most Merciful.” Q4:29

Narrated Thabit bin Ad Dahhak
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever intentionally
swears falsely by a religion other than Islam, then he is
what he has said, (e.g. if he says, 'If such thing is not
true then I am a Jew,' he is really a Jew). And whoever
commits suicide with piece of iron (or any worldly thing) will be punished
with the same piece of iron (or any worldly thing with which he killed himself) in the Hell Fire." Narrated Jundab the Prophet said, "A man was inflicted with
wounds and he committed suicide, and so Allah said:
My slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I
forbid Paradise for him."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith: Vol. 2 No. 445

Narrated Abu Huraira
The Prophet said, "He who commits suicide by
throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the Hell Fire
(forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing
himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-Fire."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith: Vol. 2 No. 446

Narrated Abu Huraira
We were in the company of Allah's Apostle in a ghazwa,
and he remarked about a man who claimed to be a
Muslim, saying, "This (man) is from the people of the
(Hell) Fire." When the battle started, the man fought
violently till he got wounded. Somebody said, "O Allah's
Apostle! The man whom you described as being from
the people of the (Hell) Fire fought violently today and
died." The Prophet said, "He will go to the (Hell) Fire."
Some people were on the point of doubting (the truth of
what the Prophet had said) while they were in this
state, suddenly someone said that he was still alive but
severely wounded. When night fell, he lost patience and
committed suicide. The Prophet was informed of that,
and he said, "Allah is Greater! I testify that I am Allah's
Slave and His Apostle." Then he ordered Bilal to
announce amongst the people: "None will enter
Paradise but a Muslim, and Allah may support this
religion (i.e. Islam) even with a disobedient man."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith: Vol. 4 No. 297

Ahmad said: "We know of no cases where the
Prophet, peace be upon him, refused to
offer funeral prayer for any one EXCEPT in
cases of one convicted of embezzlement
(of zakat funds) AND A PERSON WHO
COMMITTED SUICIDE."
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Vol. 4 No. 9


The above authorities are few amongst those which clearly forbid suicide in Islam, SO SUICIDE IS FORBIDDEN AND NOT CONSIDERED AS A GOOD DEED IN ISLAM THIS DISQUALIFIES THEM FROM ANY FAVORS OF ALLAH .

WHAT ABOUT THOSE THEY KILL ALONGSIDE WITH THEM? WHAT DOES THEIR ACTION AMOUNT TO? ISLAM TELLS US THAT THEY HAVE COMMITTED INTENTIONAL MURDER BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THEY KILL ARE INNOCENT, IT IS A GREAT SIN, BE IT AGAINST MUSLIMS OR NON MUSLIMS AND IF THEY (THE SUICIDE BOMBERS) HAVE SURVIVED IT, THEIR PUNISHMENT WILL BE EXECUTION.

“…whoever kills a person, except
as a punishment for murder or mischief in the land,
it will be written in his book of deeds as if he had
killed all the human beings on the surface of the
Earth and whoever will save a life shall be regarded
as if he gave life to all the human beings on the
surface of the Earth. Yet, even though Our Rasools (Messengers)
came to them one after the other with clear
revelations, it was not long before, many of them
committed excesses in the land.” Q5:32

Narrated Anas bin Malik
The Prophet said, "The biggest of Al-Kaba'ir (the great
sins) are (1) to join others as partners in worship with
Allah, (2) to murder a human being, (3) to be
undutiful to one's parents (4) and to make a false
statement," or said, "to give a false witness."
Sahih Al Bukhari vol. 9 no. 10

Narrated Ikrima from Ibn Abbas
Allah's Apostle said, "When a slave (of Allah) commits
illegal sexual intercourse, he is not a believer at the
time of committing it; and if he steals, he is not a
believer at the time of stealing; and if he drinks an
alcoholic drink, when he is not a believer at the time of
drinking it; and he is not a believer when he commits a
murder." 'Ikrima said: I asked Ibn Abbas, "How is
faith taken away from him?" He said, "Like this," by
clasping his hands and then separating them, and
added, "But if he repents, faith returns to him like this,"
by clasping his hands again.
Sahih Al Bukhari vol. 8 no. 800B



I will now conclude with opinions of Islamic scholars of the highest eminence on the matter:

QUESTION: WHAT IS THE RULING REGARDING ACTS OF JIHAD BY MEANS OF SUICIDE, SUCH AS ATTACHING EXPLOSIVES TO A CAR AND STORMING THE ENEMY, WHEREBY THE PERSON KNOWS WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT HE SHALL DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION?

ANSWER: Indeed, my opinion is that he is regarded as one who has killed himself (committed suicide), and as a result, he shall be punished in Hell, for that which is authenticated on the authority of the Prophet (S.A.W.), “Indeed, whoever (intentionally) kills himself, then certainly he will be punished in the Fire of Hell, wherein he shall dwell forever” (Bukhari & Muslim). However, one who is ignorant and does not know, and assumes his action was good and pleasing to Allah (S.W.T.), then we hope Allah forgives him for that which he did out of (ignorant) ijtihad (self-reasoning), even though I do not find any excuse for him in the present day. This is because this type of suicide is well known and widespread amongst the people of knowledge (scholars) regarding it, until the right guidance for him is differentiated from the error.

And from that which is surprising, is that these people kill themselves despite Allah having forbidden this, as He says: “And do not kill yourselves, surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you” (Q4(an-Nisa):29). And many amongst them do not desire anything except revenge of the enemy, by whatever means, be it halaal (permissible) or haram (forbidden). So they only want to satisfy their thirst for revenge. We ask Allah (S.W.T.) to bless us with foresight in His Deen and action(s) which please Him, indeed, He is All Powerful over all things. (Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (RAH) (Kayfa Nu’aalij Waaqi’unaa al-Aleem-page 119).

Elsewhere, Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen (RAH) said in his explanation of Riyadus-Saaliheen (1/165-166)…But as for what some people do regarding activities of suicide, tying explosives to themselves and then approaching unbelievers and detonating them amongst them, then this is a case of suicide and Allah’s refuge is sought. So whoever commits suicide then he will be condemned eternally to Hell-Fire, remaining there forever, as occurs in the Hadith of the Prophet (S.A.W.): “And whoever kills himself with an iron weapon then the iron weapon will remain in his hand, and he will continuously stab himself in his belly with it in the Fire of Hell eternally, forever and ever”. (Muslim)

Because this person has killed himself and has not benefited Islam. So if he kills himself along with ten, or a hundred or two hundred other people, then Islam will not benefit by that, since the people will not accept Islam. Rather, this action will provoke malice and bitterness in their hearts to such an extent that they may seek to wreck havoc upon the Muslims. This is what is found from the practice of the Jews with the people of Palestine so when one of the Palestinian blows himself up and kill six or seven people, then in retaliation, they take sixty or more. So this does not produce any benefit for the Muslims, and does not benefit those amongst whose ranks explosives are detonated.
So what we hold is that those people who perform these suicide (bombings) have wrongfully committed suicide, and that this necessitates entry into Hell-Fire, and Allah’s refuge is sought and that this person is not a martyr (shaheed) because he has not taken the path of martyrdom.

Therefore we say to the Muslim Youth, “Protect your lives, on the condition that you (use it) in learning your Deen and your Islam. Become acquainted with it properly and act according to it to the best of your abilities.” This course of action and deed, slow and tedious as it may seem, is the deed that shall bear the desired fruit that is sought after by all Muslims, regardless of their varying ideologies and methodologies. All are in agreement that Islam should be what (we use) to govern, but they dispute in the path (to that objective). Surely, the best guidance is that of Muhammad (S.A.W.).

Peace and love to you all. http://www.islamfortoday.com/firestone01.htm

2007-03-26 10:52:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

And monitor way more.

2007-03-26 10:52:21 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Here they are

Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Ike Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush


My ranking

FDR
Clinton
Truman
Eisenhower
Carter
Ford
JFK
Bush Sr.
Johnson
Nixon
Reagan
Bush Jr.

2007-03-26 10:51:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

what kind of educational background is required to become a prison guard?

2007-03-26 10:51:01 · 14 answers · asked by notyochic 6 in Law Enforcement & Police

Islam Hijacked
Rabbi Reuven Firestone, author of "Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam" and Professor of Medieval Judaism and Islam at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, offers his insights into the events of September 11.

The queries have come in steadily since the great increase in suicide bombings by Muslim Palestinians during the past year, but since Sept. 11, they have come virtually non-stop. "Does Islam condone suicide? Does Islam condone killing noncombatants? Does Islam teach that a martyr who enters heaven gets the pleasure of 70 virgins? Does Islam really teach the universal doctrine of ‘Islam or the sword?’ Does Islam hate Jews and Judaism?" or, "Does Islam fundamentally hate anyone and anything not Muslim or Islamic?"

Americans know almost nothing about Islam beyond what they pick up from films and novels and news reports (much of it erroneous). Israelis probably know even less, though many have the bad habit of claiming (with some swagger) that they know Muslims because they live with them. The truth of the matter is that Israelis don’t live with Muslims, hardly see them beyond what they see on their own televisions, and tend to have an extremely distorted view of Islam. We few who know something about Islam are bombarded with questions and asked for interviews, but given the hurry and the nature of media discourse, the short answers often confuse more than clarify.

Simplistic clarifications by so-called "Muslim scholars" often confuse the situation even more, because virtually any Muslim can claim to be a scholar and speak on behalf of Islam. From my own experience, many of them seem not to know what they are talking about.

So how do we arrive at the truth about Islam? Is it a fundamentally violent and hateful religion, as its detractors have claimed? Or is it a religion of compassion and reason, as its Muslim adherents insist? To answer this question, we must first look inward. How have its champions and its enemies characterized Judaism? We have suffered the abuse of religious character assassination by those who not only have hated us, but also by those who have feared us. Anyone who can read is able to find excerpts in translation from the Bible and from our Talmud and midrash that would curdle the blood of any innocent reader who doesn’t know the context of the citations. Our great King David arranged the murder of an innocent man because he lusted over the poor man’s wife (2 Samuel 11). Rabbis incinerate their opponents (Shabbat 34a, Sanhedrin 100a). The Torah even calls for mass extermination, for genocide of the native Canaanite inhabitants of the land (Deuteronomy 7). It is just as easy to find violent material in the Quran and in the second most important source of Islamic religious teaching: the Hadith literature (parallel to Oral Law in Judaism). It almost need not be said that one can just as well find material urging compassion for the needy, the poor, the homeless, the orphan and widow.

One of my criticisms of self-proclaimed pundits of Islam is that they do not cite their sources. Take a look at some of the key issues that lie at the core of the questions listed above.

About a week before the suicide massacres and destruction of the World Trade Center towers in New York, "60 Minutes" claimed to have interviewed a Palestinian working for and with suicide bombers intending to kill Israelis. Interviewed in Arabic, the English voice-over translation had the man claiming that a martyr who enters Paradise will enjoy the sexual pleasures of 70 or 72 virgin women.

A number of self-proclaimed Muslim scholars accused "60 Minutes" of distorting the transcript and demanded an apology. They claimed to have heard the original Arabic in spite of the loud English voice-over and emphatically stated that he said nothing of the sort. They even went further, to claim that Islam would never teach such a thing. This was clearly an attempt to avoid public embarrassment, but the truth is that according to Islamic lore and tradition, a male who enters heaven enters what we in the West would consider a hedonistic paradise full of physical and sensual pleasures. This is simply a fact. The origin of this view most certainly lies in the context of the extremely stark and difficult life of ancient Bedouin Arabia. Something as simple as the constant flow of water in a stream was considered miraculous, so it would be natural to imagine heaven as flowing with streams of water under the shade of huge trees.

But there are other delights as well, according to a Hadith in an authoritative collection called Sunan al-Tirmidhi, which would be on the shelves of any Muslim scholar. In my edition, published in Beirut, it can be found in a section called "The Book of Description of the Garden," chapter 23, titled "The least reward for the people of Heaven," Hadith number 2562. The Hadith reads literally as follows: "Sawda (Tirmidhi’s grandfather) reported that he heard from Abdullah, who received from Rishdin b. Sa’d, who in turn learned from Amr b. al-Harith, from Darraj, from Abul-Haytham, from Abu Sa’id al-Khudri, who received it from the Apostle of God [Muhammad]: The least [reward] for the people of Heaven is 80,000 servants and 72 wives, over which stands a dome of pearls, aquamarine and ruby, as [wide as the distance] between al-Jaabiyya and San’a." That these 72 wives are virgin is confirmed by Quran (55:74) and commentaries on that verse. Al-Jaabiyya was a suburb of Damascus, according to the famous 14th century commentator, Isma’il Ibn Kathir, so one personal jeweled dome would stretch the distance from Syria to Yemen, some 1,600 miles.

Was this tradition intended to be believed literally? Do Muslims believe it literally? Are they required to? This particular Hadith has technical weaknesses in its chain of transmitters and is therefore not considered impeccable, though it is listed in an authoritative collection. As a result, Muslims are not required to believe in it, though many inevitably do (but an even more respectable Hadith with virtually the same message can be found in Tirmidhi K. Fada’il al-Jihad 25:1663). I am sure that many believe that they will experience incredible physical pleasures when they enter heaven. I personally have no problem with that. Religions inevitably expect their adherents to believe things that would seem absurd to believers of other religions.

The more important question is, who is privileged to enter heaven according to Islam? Does a suicide bomber who kills innocent people merit entrance into heaven? The answer to this question would appear to be quite clear. Because Islam is a religious civilization that has been associated with political power for many centuries, its religious scholars have had the responsibility to deal with issues of state and with issues of war. Islam, therefore, has a lot to say on such issues. On the issue of suicide and harming innocents, Islam is unambiguous.

The four schools of Islamic law expressly forbid the harming of noncombatants. These include women, children, monks and hermits, the aged, blind and insane. In the most authoritative collection of Hadith, the Sahih al-Bukhari (The Book of Jihad, chapters 147-147, Hadiths 257-258), Muhammad expressly disapproves and then forbids the slaying of women and children. "A woman was found killed during one of the Apostle of God’s battles, so the Apostle of God forbade the killing of women and children." This message is found in a number of authoritative collections and has been formalized in the legal literature. Islam also expressly forbids suicide, the punishment for which is eternal reenactment of the act and revisitation of the pain. Sahih al-Bukhari (K. Jana’iz 82:445-446) has the following on the authority of the Prophet: "Whoever commits suicide with a piece of iron will be punished with the same piece of iron in Hell. Whoever commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling himself in Hell [forever], and whoever commits suicide by stabbing shall keep on stabbing himself in Hell [forever]."

On the other hand, martyrdom in war for Islamic cause is praised extensively throughout the literature. The Quran teaches (3:169): "Do not consider those killed [while engaging] in God’s cause dead. Rather, they live with their Lord, who sustains them!" The Quranic idiom, "killed while engaging in God’s cause" is a reference to martyrdom for acting on being a Muslim, whether as a persecuted and powerless individual or as a warrior fighting for the expansion of the world of Islam. Perhaps the most compelling expression is composed of the idioms found in the most authoritative sources and attributed to the Prophet, "Paradise is [found] under the shade of swords," or "Paradise is under the gleam of swords" (Sahih Bukhari, Jihad, 22:73). Muhammad’s companion, Abu Hurayra, said that he heard the Prophet say: "By the One in Whose hands is my soul [i.e., by God], I would love to be martyred [while engaged] in God’s cause, then be resurrected, then martyred, then resurrected, then martyred, then resurrected, and then martyred" (Sahih Bukhari, Jihad 7:54). A Hadith in Sunan al-Tirmidhi states that in contrast to the suicide, the martyr does not even feel the pain of his death (Fada’il al-Jihad, 26:1663). He is also forgiven all his sins and has the right to intercede on behalf of his own family to enter Heaven.

So suicide is forbidden, killing of noncombatants is forbidden, but martyrdom is rewarded with entrance into heaven and, therefore, with great material rewards in the world to come. We are beginning to uncover the complexity of the problem. It rests to a great extent on interpretation and the authority of those who make the interpretations. One stable person’s definition of suicide may be interpreted as martyrdom by a fanatic. All these categories may be easily manipulated by fanatical, desperate, or evil people. A reasonable person’s obvious identification of innocent noncombatants may be categorized as Satan’s hordes by someone who is desperate and confused. Add to this the fact that most, though not all, suicide bombers are in desperate economic straits.

We need to add one more ingredient to an already complex soup, and this is the perception of the West (and the West includes Israel) among many Muslims who live in the Middle East. The West prides itself with having brought many gifts to the civilized world: tolerance, democracy, pluralism, freedom. To the natives of many parts of the world that were exploited by colonialism, imperialism and today’s "globalism," these noble contributions are meaningless. Many Muslims in the Middle East see them as no more than slogans that attempt to hide the true intent of the West: political and religious domination and economic exploitation.

To a poor peasant or middle-class urban dweller who suffers the loss of children to disease, lacks opportunities for improvement, and has a grim and downtrodden daily existence while watching TV-movie portrayals of Western wealth and decadence, it is not a stretch to conceive of the United States and Israel as the greater and lesser Satans.

Of course, local corrupt leadership often takes advantage of such sentiment in order to prop up its own crooked regimes. In fact, the secular leaders of Muslim countries have always tried to manipulate Islamic symbols and images in order to manipulate their populations. Add this also to our soup. Islam is a noble and compassionate religion, but like all good things, Islam may be cynically used and manipulated. Misguided people may also manipulate it in good faith.

The outrageously unstable political situation in the Middle East, the terrible economic situation, the lack of freedoms and lack of a tradition of open inquiry for the past six centuries all contribute to an environment of suspicion and bitterness.

Whom can you trust, if not God? But God has also been manipulated, and this is the saddest aspect of the complex we call the Middle East. God has been hijacked by terrorists. Islam is not the problem. Terrorism is the problem, and terrorists have hijacked both Islam and God.


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This article appeared originally in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, September 28, 2001
http://www.islamfortoday.com/firestone01.htm

2007-03-26 10:49:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Why do Republicans support a blank check for the endless war?

2007-03-26 10:49:30 · 20 answers · asked by Villain 6 in Politics

what kind of educational background is required to become a prison guard?

2007-03-26 10:49:14 · 2 answers · asked by notyochic 6 in Law & Ethics

we keep your economy going by buying American goods?What would America ever do without our market to dump their inferior crap?

2007-03-26 10:48:55 · 8 answers · asked by justgoodfolk 7 in Politics

Including damage to property/theft or more serious offences.
If Yes was anyone caught and convicted and did you feel the sentance befitted the crime.

2007-03-26 10:48:38 · 39 answers · asked by deep in thought 4 in Law Enforcement & Police

This chart is from CNN's website. Gas prices around the world (in US dollars per gallon).

Pretty astonishing collection of data:

Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S.

The main factor in price disparities between countries is government policy, according to AirInc, a company that tracks the cost of living in various places around the world. Many European nations tax gasoline heavily, with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, said a spokesperson for AirInc.

Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
Norway Oslo $6.27
Italy Milan $5.96
Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
Belgium Brussels $5.91
Sweden Stockholm $5.80
United Kingdom London $5.79
Germany Frankfurt $5.57
France Paris $5.54
Portugal Lisbon $5.35
Hungary Budapest $4.94
Luxembourg $4.82
Croatia Zagreb $4.81
Ireland Dublin $4.78
Switzerland Geneva $4.74
Spain Madrid $4.55
Japan Tokyo $4.24
Czech Republic Prague $4.19
Romania Bucharest $4.09
Andorra $4.08
Estonia Tallinn $3.62
Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
Brazil Brasilia $3.12
Cuba Havana $3.03
Taiwan Taipei $2.84
Lebanon Beirut $2.63
South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
Nicaragua Managua $2.61
Panama Panama City $2.19
Russia Moscow $2.10
Puerto Rico San Juan $1.74
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela Caracas $0.12

In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All prices updated March, 2005.

Source:
CNN
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/

2007-03-26 10:48:29 · 6 answers · asked by GREAT_AMERICAN 1 in Politics

2007-03-26 10:47:12 · 17 answers · asked by Surfer Dude 2 in Politics

plz tell me if u know wut a postal code is.

2007-03-26 10:47:08 · 10 answers · asked by Ashley B 1 in Other - Politics & Government

DUI, Possession of marijuana. Tried and can't get them expunged.

2007-03-26 10:45:24 · 10 answers · asked by Joseph D 2 in Immigration

... and ask patrons to see their IDs. Isn't that illegal search?

2007-03-26 10:44:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

do the laser ones work in the dark?

2007-03-26 10:43:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

I've heard that odd questions are asked on the police polygraph test. I've heard that one of the questions is have you ever had any sexual contact with an animal? Is this true? Did any of you have this question come up? I'm worried because I did have an incident with an animal and some peanut butter once when I was 16 or 17. I am ashamed .

2007-03-26 10:42:06 · 9 answers · asked by enforcer 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

wat should i do to them?

2007-03-26 10:41:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics