Politics & Government - 22 October 2007

ARMENIAN WOMEN PUT UP FOR AUCTION

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September 29, 1915
Refugee Tells of the Fate of Those in Turkish Hands
Speaking yesterday, his remarks being based on the authenticated data in his possession, Professor Dutton said he does not believe anything had happened in many centuries so terrible as is the studied and systematized effort on the part of a political coterie in Turkey - the Young Turks, led by Enver Pasha - to exterminate a whole race of people. The whole plan involves the wiping out of the Armenians.
Only a day or two ago, added Professor Dutton, a young girl who left Turkey on Aug 18 called here to see him. She told of the fate of the 100 girls who were attending a mission school in Anatolia. These girls, who were of course Armenians, were divided into groups and those that were the best looking in the opinion of the Turkish officers were taken over by those officers. Those considered not quite so good looking were given over to the soldiers, while those still less attractive were put up for sale to the highest bidders.
Several Americans who have been in Turkey for many years have arrived here within the last few days. They all testify to the truthfulness of the reports that have come out of Turkey concerning the treatment of the Armenians, but in every instance they beg that their names be not used for fear that what they have said will find its way back to Turkey and friends or relatives they left behind will be punished by the Turks in retaliation.
Copies of two letters, in which the writers tell of the fate that is being meted out to the Armenians, were given to The Times yesterday by a man in close touch with Armenian conditions.
In one of these letters the writer among other things says:
In Urtab, Tukh, and about twenty other Armenian villages on the lake the entire population was found to have been massacred by the Turks - not a single living soul was found in these villages, which were now given over to howling dogs, while large numbers of corpses have been washed ashore from the lake and the rivers.
These corpses, which were ascertained to be all of males, were terribly mutilated, but nothing was discovered as to the whereabouts of women and children. By sunset of July 20 the Armenians captured the heights of Kerkur. When they reached the summit the town of Bitlis presented to their disappointed gaze a sheet of flames, and they knew that the worst had happened. Some female refugees, who managed to escape the Turkish cordon, have since related the story of fiendish massacres in the town and the wholesale deportation of women and children.
To a well known minister of the Armenian Church there came out of Turkey, by some mysterious underground route, a letter which is described as of "undoubted trustworthiness" Excerpts from their letter follow:
Armenia without the Armenians - such is the plan of the Ottoman Government, which has already begun to install Moslem families in the homes and property of the Armenians. Needless to say, the deported are not allowed by the Government to take any of their belongings with them, and as there is moreover, no means of transport owing to the exigencies of the military, they are forced to cover on foot the two or three months' journey to that corner of the desert region which is destined to be their sepulchre.

2007-10-22 15:43:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I was trying to shoplift, the alarm went off, I ditched the stuff and left. Can they still come after me?

2007-10-22 15:40:07 · 7 answers · asked by B.S. 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-10-22 15:39:38 · 27 answers · asked by Alex D 2 in Politics

or after gold and silver currency begin running in parallel with the FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE? I'm not kidding. :)

2007-10-22 15:39:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

This question is for opinion only, I would like for anyone to be able to give any answer to relate the greatest achievement of each of these presidents and why you think so. Change is coming in the near future and it would be great to think that we will be able to build upon the best of what has been done so far, even if we DID NOT OR DO NOT LIKE THE PAST OR PRESENT PRESIDENT!! This future is up to all of us, so I want to know where we look back to for the future.

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2007-10-22 15:26:56 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

friend of mine son was killed by a bouncer, butting his head and caused him to fall back wards striking his head on the ground, killing the boy. The boy was the drive for that night, had taken the drunk friend out to his car, and two bouncers followed them, beating up on the drunk and then striking the boy who died. What I am looking for is anyone that might know if there are any regulations concerning the use of force as a bar bouncer especially if they leave the bar as these guys did?

2007-10-22 15:26:43 · 8 answers · asked by kickinupfunf 6 in Law Enforcement & Police

It is primarily mexicans. To tell you the truth I dont know why they even group me with these people. I am closer culturally with mainstream america than mexico, vincente fox, or any of these protestors. Many cubans and puerto ricans actually like the united states..... american shouldnt group these people with mexicans.

2007-10-22 15:23:21 · 16 answers · asked by jongcr 1 in Immigration

http://uk.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUKADD25267520071022

Strange things happen when you start treating countries equally.

Just imagine... Iran might wish to invade the US, or at least send inspectors, on the suspicion that nuclear technology, nuclear weapons and all sorts of other WMDs are "allegedly" present in the US.

Also, Iran might be concerned about the human rights situation in the US; no other country has a higher percentage of its own people locked up in jail. Not to mention Guantanamo, or habeus corpus, or honest elections, or.... the list goes on.

What will the Government do... let them have their Military Base ?

2007-10-22 15:23:13 · 7 answers · asked by B 3 in Politics

" “The Law of the Sea Treaty is one of the defining issues of our time. Are we in favor of increasing the power and authority of the United Nations and its subsidiaries at the expense of American sovereignty and vital interests? Or are we opposed to world government, particularly the one envisioned by LOST, charged with implementing a hopelessly outdated and counterproductive socialist and redistributionist agenda from the 1970s? Republicans – starting with their presidential candidates – should stand with Ronald Reagan in rejecting the Law of the Sea Treaty, its threat to our sovereignty and its socialist agenda.”

Gov. Huckabee noted that two of President Reagan’s closest associates – his National Security Advisor, William P. Clark, and his Attorney General Edwin Meese – yesterday published an op.ed. article in the Wall Street Journal making clear the basis of President Reagan’s rejection of the Law of the Sea Treaty."

http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Newsroom.PressRelease&ID=297

2007-10-22 15:22:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

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2007-10-22 15:22:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

whenever they are trying to prove his greatness as a President. What is the point they are trying to make? Are they trying to claim that Clinton was the actual CAUSE of that economic boom??? This is completely ludicrous!

Actually, if it weren't for the dotcom boom, "Clinton's" economy would have been in the dumps! This was proven during the last year of his Presidency. So, liberals...what is your point, exactly?

2007-10-22 15:20:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Immigrants from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican republic, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Honduras etc////...

2007-10-22 15:19:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I've been hearing alot about a "Mandatory evacuation". So i decided to look up the info on it. and unsurprisingly i couldn't find anything in the law books about Mandatory evacuations, its rules or penalties for failure to comply. Can someone point me to the right direction? where in the Law books of California, give law enforcement officers to enforce Mandatory evacuations?

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3,000 30,000 300,000 3,000,000 do you think they all had a part in this attack?

2007-10-22 15:17:44 · 22 answers · asked by ben j 3 in Politics

I believe we were told that the reason the U.S. Troops, British troops, and others is for the freedom of the Iraqi people and to stabilize their government. So much of their Oil is sold. We buy so much Oil, why not have Iraq pay the costs of war or leave it in chaos if they do not want to pay for the war.
How many current politicians, (Republicans and Democrats), does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: ZER0, NONE, because they will leave us all in the dark and let our children and grandchildren deal with it later, after we all are retired or dead.

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http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071022224858.26jq1m79&show_article=1

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I am being prosecuted for something I didnt do and I have a Public Defender because I dont have alot of money. But going into a trial I want to be sure my lawyer is going to win my case....and I dont know if my lawyer can. What are the signs of a bad lawyer/good lawyer?

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Would our pal El President Caulderon send America aid to help us through our hard times.

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Is it possbile for a 22year old to be in the israeli special forces


a 22year old i know says he has been in it for 2 years, Is he lying?

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Let's start the bidding!!

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