Politics & Government - 11 August 2007

Hello,
Can anyone suggest me a good fiction novel to read? I am mostly interested in eventful military novels. I enjoyed the Halo story line, as a futuristic novel with a seemingly accurate depiction of the future (I can't stand futuristic novels with convoluted ideas of the future). I also enjoyed books by Michael Salazar, in which a military para-rescue specialist gets involved in a top secret mission to infiltrate a foreign military compound. Doesn't have to be futuristic; perhaps a story in which some military person finds something extraordinary, like a secret base or something. or a submarine stumbling upon a frozen antarctic spaceship.

I'm quite open on the matter :) , so if any of you can recommend good military/adventure fiction novels please do.

Thanks!

2007-08-11 04:20:20 · 8 answers · asked by MR 2 in Military

the first to be yakking on their cell phone in public?

2007-08-11 04:17:27 · 8 answers · asked by Dick Richards 3 in Politics

Everyone around me seems to think I'm completely insane, but I believe they should.

If someone owns a business, I think they should be permitted to fire a worker for no reason at all. Even if it's because of a prejudice. I think that if you own a business, it should be your right. You're the one who has to pay these people and be around these people all day, every day. If you have something against gay people, I think you should be able to fire them because they're gay, and hire a straight person instead. Whatever. Someone still gets a job, and someone still doesn't.

Am I crazy for thinking this? Give me your opinion and why.

2007-08-11 04:17:27 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2 in Law & Ethics

...anytime he wants to?

2007-08-11 04:17:25 · 5 answers · asked by $Sun King$ 7 in Other - Politics & Government

what are your opinions on the war in iraq? muslims r complete barbarians and i hate them with a passion! these ppl r gutless ppl that need 2 stand up against the terrorists and fight 4 ther rights, but we're over ther in iraq being bombed and captured and these muslims r cowering in ther houses. what r your guys' opinions?

2007-08-11 04:12:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

It's about time to admit we lost the war in Vietnam. They should admit it and move on. They fought for nothing. They died for nothing. Admit it and move on and enjoy what life you have left.

2007-08-11 04:12:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-08-11 04:11:54 · 4 answers · asked by WORD UP G 1 in Military

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56827

I thought liberals were all for free speech.

Progressives want to silence those voices who disagree with them.

Sound familar to anyone?

I have seen the mob think about what think of Fox.

If anything should worry about freedoms this attack is sure one of them.

2007-08-11 04:10:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

If cops don't make enough then why don't they quit? There are other types of jobs that they can do.

I don't work at MC Donalds.because I don't like making $7.50 an hour.

Don't say that it's because prices have raised because alot of people have had to quit jobs before they could retire just to keep up. Why should you be different?

Also there are cops who want to protect and serve that accpet the fact they don't make much money. So don't even say that you are needed...

2007-08-11 04:09:16 · 11 answers · asked by David 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Why is this considered to be one category?

Don't seem to me as they have a thing in common.

2007-08-11 04:05:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

18 yrs of age be required to register and be drafted just like men?


During a recent Democratic debate, both Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama indicated that all female U.S. citizens should register for the Selective Service. Neither candidate was as ridiculous as former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, who said, when it comes to men and women being drafted, "What's the difference?" But the radical and dangerous implications of the front-runners' policies are not that far from Gravel's query.

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KathrynJeanLopez/2007/08/11/there_is_a_difference_between_military_men_and_women

2007-08-11 04:04:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Nuclear bomb was once the most dangerous weapon. How about now? Laser? Biochemical weapon? Anyone has any idea? Especially the secret news?

2007-08-11 04:03:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

and we'll be sitting ducks to their anti-aircraft guns

2007-08-11 04:03:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

Can any one help please with that

Me (Egyptian) and my fiance(American) attended to get married in egypt last july

we went to the minstry of justice to get married but they asked for Document of approval from the us embassy

so we went but the embassy did not provided such document because the egyptian minstry of justice do not accept this document any more !!

So the Consular suggested that either we get married in other country or at the usa but i can't use my b-1 Visa to go i must get a k-3 visa to be able to get married !!

so is there any legal way to get married in egypt ?

or is there any near reslotion between the us embassy and the minstry of justice regarding this matter ?

becasue the problem is out there since 10-04-2007 and nothing is updated since then

thanks in advance :)

2007-08-11 04:03:06 · 4 answers · asked by thunder 2 in Embassies & Consulates

We have the F22 aircraft....Advanced computers....F18 planes....F16.....Latest tanks......and yet a rag tag group of people are hurting the USA day in and day out. All they have are basic weapons but they are putting the big dog hurt on the USA.

2007-08-11 04:02:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=501687&vid=80446

2007-08-11 04:01:37 · 3 answers · asked by WORD UP G 1 in Other - Politics & Government

and your very kind hearted would that make your job easier or difficult?

2007-08-11 04:00:48 · 15 answers · asked by RoChEr 5 in Law Enforcement & Police

Person in front of me hit a dog's leg. Person behind me thought I hit the dog's leg. Police spoke to me, they checked my license, registration, and ny state inspection (stating they were fine). No papers were given to me and he left to "find out what's going on" after I gave him the car info on the car in front of me. Owner somehow got my unlisted number. Owner calls about 4-5 times a day stating "You hit my dog, call me". If no papers were given to me in ny state it is safe to say that I was not found liable? And then the owner is wrong for accusing me? I called the police station to tell them the owner keeps harrassing me and accusing me of hitting his dog. No papers given at scene in ny state=not found guilty right?

2007-08-11 03:59:22 · 7 answers · asked by Amy 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

I try to know why you dislike EU and I've never been able to find someone giving me a reasonable reason why.
And don't say immigration as it has nothing to do with EU. As well you like to emigrate to the weet France where property are better built and cheaper.

2007-08-11 03:59:02 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in International Organizations

If you had the power to ask to candidates from each party to immediately drop out of the 2008 Presidential race, who would you choose?

2007-08-11 03:56:28 · 10 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Politics

2007-08-11 03:53:48 · 24 answers · asked by ElephantHop 4 in Immigration

This Iraqi veteran was at this Big Boy restaurant in Mt Clemens and these two Iraqi people walked in and saw the Marine sitting at the able. They walked up to the Marine and said "You're wasting your time in Iraq and you will not beat the Iraqi people so go home". (Note: Michigan has over 250,000 Iraqi people in the area) The Marine was so angry he couldn't eat. He shook like a leaf in the wind.

2007-08-11 03:49:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Have you noticed how cops pull over the white line at a stop light? Must think they are above the law.. I was looking in my handbook and it says to stop behind the line not allow you car infront of it.

This isn't the only crime the commit, I was driving on the interstate and some dude passed me at 80 mph I was going 70. Guess who? A police officer... Sure there are other driving to fast but shouldn't the cop set an example? Interstate is 70 mph.

must be nice to have that right to break the law....

2007-08-11 03:48:03 · 12 answers · asked by David 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

This came out on Fox news of all places by a frequent guest of Greta's attorney John Feiger.

Remnants of the Nixon era anybody?

2007-08-11 03:41:45 · 9 answers · asked by Jackie Oh! 7 in Government

I am not involved and the house is in both our names can they come after it?

2007-08-11 03:40:47 · 13 answers · asked by Laura J 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Yesterday there was a accident on the Highway..both sides of the expressway was backed up for miles..YES all 3 lanes were OPEN but the Gawkers and rubber-neckers stopped like the idiots they are get an eye full of the wreck and of course back-up traffic for MILES & MILES...when I came up on the accident we had to wait a few seconds for the morons in front of us to look...as soon as I could get around them and speed up there must have been 1/2 mile behind me and the idiot Gawkers behind us...further holding up traffic behind us.

They have got to teach these people how stupid & rude they are...Can they be taught??

2007-08-11 03:40:08 · 5 answers · asked by LoveUSA 2 in Politics

Hey, I'm 15 right now, but I was wondering if there are different laws about age of consent if you are dating someone who has just recently turned 18, compared to a 16 year old dating a 42 year old.

2007-08-11 03:39:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Right now, in America, only boys age 16 or older have to register at the post office for draft purposes. And Bush's political adviser is considering the possibility of bringing back the draft.

For the sake of equality should both men and women be drafted?

2007-08-11 03:33:46 · 29 answers · asked by Tom S 7 in Government

A representative of a Korean company went to the US for a recruitment purposes, they will hire retired pilot obviously to fly a plane. Negotiation push through,everything is just fine,they proceed to South Korea for a few briefing then smuggled inside the North Korea. Once they were inside the communist fortress the two pilot got the impression they were hired for a different purpose, unless they comply they will be killed.

One night a plane similar to B-52 taxi out of the runway, pilotedby the two Americans together with their North Korean escort, they will proceed to Washington carrying a cargo of bomb(nuke)obviously. The plane has the ensignia of the US Airforce in the body of the plane together with the US uniform.

Now,the question -can this be detectable in entering the US air space?Can they fool the US military on this?

2007-08-11 03:33:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-08-11 03:32:52 · 12 answers · asked by Jay 2 in Other - Politics & Government