Politics & Government - 28 September 2007

2007-09-28 07:21:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Are you as sick as I am of the world being namby pamby spineless and "so afraid of offending anyone that they dont do ANYTHING?"

God forbid that we offend Iran!!!

Lastly, Mohammed ElBaradei strikes me as a useless and worthless figurehead for the IAEA and there might as well be a marshmallow snowman in his place.

2007-09-28 07:20:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-09-28 07:13:44 · 15 answers · asked by William 7 1 in International Organizations

2007-09-28 07:05:54 · 13 answers · asked by saphire732003 2 in Immigration

I just recently move out to Litchfield Park, Arizona, a few blocks away from the Air Force Base.

Recently I started noticing at various times through out the day and also at night time, they play a bugle on the loud speaker.

I was just wondering when and why they do this?

Just curious.

2007-09-28 07:04:35 · 5 answers · asked by Diana P 1 in Military

ok, heres the rundown. my dad works for a major corporation, and he recently switched from going full time to part time, so he could get a 2nd job at a mcahine shop that pays more. anyway, m y dad's company said that they were going to reduce his wages to make up for this. they didnt tell him how much, but it was supposed tobe reduced 25%, however, the change must have not gotten registered, and they still payed him the previous amount. they told my dad on tuesday, and now to make up for it, they are taking it all out of his next check, which puts the grand total at 0.00$. i was just wondering if there is anything we can do about this, because this just doesn't seem fair. i mean, i can see them wanting their money back, but they are a multi billion $, international corporation, and we are not, they could jhave least asked for it back in small incrememnts over time, not all at once. any suggestions would be appreciated.

2007-09-28 07:01:13 · 3 answers · asked by Chris is Awesome 6 in Law & Ethics

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=484264&in_page_id=1811&ct=5&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=picbox&ct=5

2007-09-28 07:00:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

called for the immediate execution of a suspect if they committed a crime that required the death penalty AND they were caught in the actual commission of that crime....such as someone who just robbed a bank and killed innocent bank teller and customers then the robber walked out of the bank and police were awaiting them? Please qualify your response...thank you.

2007-09-28 06:59:23 · 20 answers · asked by malter 5 in Law & Ethics

would it be ok to call the backround investigator to check on whats going on with my case. or should i just wait and see where things go.

2007-09-28 06:58:11 · 7 answers · asked by shrekdog 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070928/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_al_qaida

2007-09-28 06:57:39 · 7 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6 in Politics

hi not sure if i am in the right section here or not, but can a solicitor sue a client if they dont pay an outstanding bill...my work colleuge , whos hubby is a magistrate said they cant..is this true?

2007-09-28 06:54:48 · 20 answers · asked by Tracey H 3 in Law & Ethics

that would require each new child born to have implanted at birth a chip that would send a location signal to a receiver and once the child reaches the age of majority he/she can have the signal turned off if they so desire? Qualify your answer please...thanks

2007-09-28 06:52:21 · 10 answers · asked by malter 5 in Law & Ethics

Muslim jihadist leaders are inviting Rosie O'Donnell to come and visit them in the Middle East.

Muslim jihadist leaders interviewed for a new book were ecstatic about statements from television talk host Rosie O'Donnell about the war in Iraq and the global war on terror, agreeing with her outspoken views.
Some even invited her on a "fact finding mission" to the Middle East.

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57860

Who thinks that Rosie should go on this "fact finding" mission and do you trust her judgment?

2007-09-28 06:49:27 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Country, or party?

2007-09-28 06:49:18 · 11 answers · asked by steddy voter 6 in Politics

would you give him a Visa! hehe

oh Yeah babe I love the answers

2007-09-28 06:49:12 · 23 answers · asked by Not of This World Returns 3 in Immigration

2007-09-28 06:46:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in International Organizations

"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage
morale, and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be
arrested, exiled or hanged."
President Abraham Lincoln

2007-09-28 06:44:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Bush seeks new image on global warming By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 28 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - President Bush called on the world's worst polluters Friday to come together to set a goal for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing the climate to heat up. He didn't exempt his own country from the list.

"By setting this goal, we acknowledge there is a problem, and by setting this goal, we commit ourselves to doing something about it," Bush said in a speech that capped two days of talks at a White House-sponsored climate change conference. "We share a common responsibility: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while keeping our economies growing."

Is this a flip or a flop?

2007-09-28 06:44:26 · 8 answers · asked by cantcu 7 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-09-28 06:44:21 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Republicans always speak of accountability and responsibility but they don't always practice what they preach. If you walked into a convenience store, took a bite out of a candy bar and then put it in your pocket, you'd still have to pay for it, wouldn't you? You used it, so now you have to pay for it. Well, that applies to our public schools, our police, firefighters, first responders, emts, our US military, our Courts, our roads and bridges and the list goes on and on. So if Republicans are willing to give up all of these benefits, then we'll be happy to excuse them from paying taxes. Thoughts?

2007-09-28 06:44:05 · 12 answers · asked by It's Your World, Change It 6 in Other - Politics & Government

Do you consider someone who makes 84K a year poor?

I never did, thanks to the Dems for clearing that up!

2007-09-28 06:43:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-09-28 06:42:36 · 3 answers · asked by east2me 2 in Other - Politics & Government

I know someone who makes contracts when she lends out large amounts of money with interest (10%). Can this person sue in court if someone fails to pay her?

2007-09-28 06:42:15 · 5 answers · asked by Lelos 2 in Law & Ethics

I do. His plans might not work, but I'm glad to have him on board. I've been working for this issue for years, and welcome anybody who will help, on either side of the political spectrum. Especially someone as powerful as President Bush. It's more important that we all attack this problem and fix it (like we did the hole in the Ozone Layer) than play partisan politics with the health of our planet.

2007-09-28 06:41:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I'm 17 and an animal lover, so I give monthly donations to the RSPCA. I think it's such a shame they receive no finacial surport from the goverment. Because I'm only 17, I don't know much about this kind of thing, so sorry if I'm missing something here, but why is that? The goverment seems happy enough to give out thousands of benefits to the scroungers who sit on their arses all day, when they're more than capable of working. So why not spend money on this charity? Is it because it's based about animals, so therefore not seen as important?

2007-09-28 06:40:39 · 14 answers · asked by xXxStacixXx 1 in Government

By setting this goal, we acknowledge there is a problem, and by setting this goal, we commit ourselves to doing something about it," Bush said in a speech that capped two days of talks at a White House-sponsored climate change conference. "We share a common responsibility: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while keeping our economies growing."

Is this a flip or a flop?

2007-09-28 06:40:32 · 11 answers · asked by cantcu 7 in Other - Politics & Government

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070928/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_myanmar

2007-09-28 06:38:13 · 10 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6 in Politics

My husband is from bangladesh and came to the uk in the year 2002. We are going to apply for his Naturalisation as a British Citizen, but only problem is that his existing passport (bangladesh passport) has expired in the year 2006 and we need to know, if this would have to be renewed or not before we could apply for his British Citizenship?

thanks for all answers in advance!

2007-09-28 06:34:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

this was posted earlier by some guy.

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Well he's simplified things a bit at the least.

While there are a couple of SF enlistment oppurtunities... that doesn't mean you are going to be a member of any of the special forces UNTIL you complete primary training in a 'regular' MOS or job. THEN you get the CHANCE to try out for special forces training. The cut out rate is very high.

The only exception to this I believe is enlisting as a PJ or Parajumper in the Air Force. That MOS is considered special forces and you can enlist directly into it.

Otherwise, for the Army, Marines, or Navy - good luck. A LOT of people apply for SF training. Most don't make it.

However, he probably is still technically young enough. The age cut-off for most of the special forces is in the mid-thirties. But most of those people have been serving on active duty for a number of years before they apply and get accepted to try out.


*To be an Army Ranger - you CAN get the chance to apply for Ranger school written into your enlistment contract now. But again, you have to join the Army first, complete Basic Combat Training, your training in a regular MOS (job), pass an assessment course (very tough) and then make it through a very tough school. The cut-out rate again is still very high.

Can read about what the school is like here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ranger_scho...



The 110 score he was talking about was probably his composite GT score. A subset score of parts of the ASVAB. A score of 110 in that area is the minimum cut-off score for a lot of oppurtunities in the Army. For example to be considered for any officer commission or special forces in the Army - you have to score a 110 or higher in the General/Technical categories on the ASVAB.

Sorry to use so many acronyms.

By the way - since some Marine will eventually get on here and start bragging: The Marines don't even have anything all that special when it comes to special forces. Recon is about it and it is equivelant to an Army sniper. They are scouts. But they aren't even Airborne qualified. Not knocking what they do - just get tired of hearing MC people that have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to being in the SFs. Army (Rangers) and Navy (SEALs) are where it's at when it comes to traditional special forces. And Army is it when it comes to non-traditional commando style special forces (i.e. "Green Berets" and "Delta" forces).

Source(s):

"De Oppresso Liber"

2007-09-28 06:33:49 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I'm confused.

John Kerry told me that $100,000 / yr in a household makes you "rich" and that "rich people" like this shouldn't get tax cuts - they should contribute more.

But now I'm reading about the SCHIP proposal, and my Democratic leaders are telling me that $84,000 / yr in a household makes you "poor" and that your kids need "free health insurance."

I'm confused, is it that everything under 84k is poor, and everything over 100k is rich? I never realized the middle class was so small!

But yeah anyway, why aren't they taking money for SCHIP from the rich? Why do they keep proposing taxes like gas and cigarettes that take more from the people at the bottom?

Maybe, everyone under $84,000 is poor and therefor shouldn't pay taxes! What about that?

2007-09-28 06:31:14 · 7 answers · asked by freedom first 5 in Other - Politics & Government