Government - October 2006

General Sir Richard Dannatt has been castigated for telling the truth about Iraq and some commentators say he should be sacked. If this is the case why not sack politicians when they tell porkies?

2006-10-19 23:32:02 · 9 answers · asked by Rainman 4

2006-10-19 23:24:53 · 3 answers · asked by Ime Okon J 1

i work for the county (san diego that is) and i was wondering if anyone knows of a way to access my work email from home??? the sdcounty.ca.gov email???

2006-10-19 23:01:27 · 1 answers · asked by junior 1

Any recent NICE guidelines related to midwifery???

2006-10-19 22:50:59 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My country is going through trying times politically and economically! The Zimbabwe story has been told in news all over the world. I've read some very biased reporting and want to know what the world out there really believes about Zim. What is your view.

This question assumes you have at least a little bit of info on Zim viz land reform, democracy and economics. I will give my own opinion after say 10 responses

2006-10-19 22:41:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-19 22:00:08 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-19 21:49:39 · 7 answers · asked by CJ 3

2006-10-19 21:40:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-19 21:36:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Bush recently signed the Military Commissions act of 2006. What so you think will be the immediate results, and what do you think could be the repercussions of theis act further down the road?

2006-10-19 21:35:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does it make any sense? Many Americans bash Islamic culture for their lack of freedom. However, at the same time the leaders of America are taking away all our freedoms. For example, they ban smoking in many places, ban protesting in many places and ban internet gambling. At this rate, in a few years American women will be forced to cover their faces with veils. What is your reasoning for this Islam bashers?

2006-10-19 21:03:53 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-19 20:05:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-19 19:39:14 · 27 answers · asked by klay43701 1

Is it true they will marry in Massachusetts as soon as Bush's term is up. I hope they live on the Cape.

2006-10-19 19:07:07 · 15 answers · asked by smokey_andthe_banditt 1

Suppose that everyday 10 men go to dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If it was paid the way we pay our taxes, the first four men would pay nothing; the fifth would pay $1; the sixth would pay $3; the seventh $7; the eighth $12; the ninth $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
The 10 men ate dinner in the restaurant every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement until the owner threw them a curve. Since you are all such good customers, he said, I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily meal by $20. Now dinner for the 10 only costs $80.
The first four are unaffected. They still eat for free. Can you figure out how to divvy up the $20 savings among the remaining six so that everyone gets his fair share? The men realize that $20 divided by 6 is $3.33, but if they subtract that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would end up being paid to eat their meal.
The restaurant owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.
And so the fifth man paid nothing, the sixth pitched in $2, the seventh paid $5, the eighth paid $9, the ninth paid $12, leaving the tenth man with a bill of $52 instead of $59. Outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings.
"I only got a dollar out the $20," declared the sixth man pointing to the tenth, "and he got $7!"
"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got seven times more than me!
"That's true," shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $7 back when I got only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks."
"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor."
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night he didn't show up for dinner, so the nine sat down and ate without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They were $52 short!
And that, boys and girls, is how the tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up at the table anymore. There are lots of good restaurants in Switzerland and the Caribbean

2006-10-19 18:44:49 · 12 answers · asked by crusinthru 6

ok new news on on Foley hooray. not only is he a pedophile he is a cathiloc who was molested by a pedophile priest when he was young in saunas naked with said priest. This makes me think that he is just another lameexcuse for a human (being conservitave and all anyway). but sex scandel happens all the time and what do we do about it. we mention it and then stop. but Foley just keeps getting dirt pulled up on him about his sex life. I think he should just be withdrawn from anything political then people wont care who he is anymore. but i know people are gonna blame his sexual convo with a young boy on a psych disability of repressed guilt about his priest thing when he was young. does anyone realy care any more?

This also proves that cathilocs and republicans are all dumb peodophiles.

2006-10-19 18:15:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why?/Why not?

2006-10-19 17:59:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

when will USA attack on pakistan well every one knows that pak is not the muslim ppl they r all imps

2006-10-19 17:48:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

We were offered oil from Venazuela and Bush
insulted him and said no we don't need to go that far for oil if he had said yes now were in a war why! there was no weapons of mass destrution it was known the people looking for them said there was none you tell me why a war.

2006-10-19 17:41:00 · 15 answers · asked by Lolo 3

The USS Eisenhower strike force is due off the coast of Iran October 21.

2006-10-19 17:33:24 · 11 answers · asked by mikeygonebad 2

Is there any support for a constitutional change to make the American more like the British system?
Where the loss of a "vote of no confidence" can make the government fall - end of term or not.
Or is American politics too volatile?
How about now?

2006-10-19 17:29:18 · 5 answers · asked by dunno 2

US army concedes failure in Baghdad

By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Steve Negus, Iraq Correspondent London Financial Times

Published: October 19 2006 19:00 | Last updated: October 19 2006 19:00

American and Iraqi efforts to improve security in Baghdad have failed to reduce bloodshed in the increasingly violent Iraqi capital, the senior US military spokesman in Iraq acknowledged on Thursday.

In an uncharacteristically gloomy admission, Major General William Caldwell said the recent surge in violence was “disheartening”. He said US and Iraqi forces would have to “refocus” security measures. The review was demanded by General George Casey, who commands the 140,000 US troops in Iraq.

Okay, How do you refocus?
Maybe its time to bring the troops home and let Iraq Take Care of her own.

2006-10-19 17:04:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

What would had happen to idiot liberals like me if Bush was really a Christian Conservative?

2006-10-19 16:40:57 · 5 answers · asked by Taco 3

It is a fact. Go to google video and type in WTC 7 collapse and then respond to me. Don't respond if you are too lazy to look into it.
Thank You.

2006-10-19 16:33:52 · 21 answers · asked by Peter F 1

2006-10-19 16:21:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-19 16:11:13 · 21 answers · asked by Peter F 1

Most all the evidence that is available to us, show that the WTC buildings were rigged with explosives. Our own government had motive as was well as an opportunity to do this crime. Here is the evidence, presented for your scrutiny.

FAKE CONFESSION
The official government story is that the 9/11 attack was orchestrated by Al Qaeda, which is lead by Osama bin Laden. The proof our government provided was a video with Osama confessing to the crime. The problem with the video is that the person in the video does not look like Osama bin Laden: See picture.
http://911blimp.net/vid_fakeOsamaVideo.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6oAeK1dlHs&feature=PlayList&p=5C9C5F5FB50EF496&index=9

EVIDENCE
There are many other factors that do not fit the official story. They include, secondary explosions that were seen, heard, reported, and recorded by firefighters, in and around the WTC buildings.
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-4574366633014832928&q=firefighter+bombs+in+the+building
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcRs1fv8i3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHz9YWVgJWM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtBGKSZNWB4&feature=PlayList&p=5C9C5F5FB50EF496&index=7

Here is a video clip showing a trail of explosions just before the destruction wave.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_DkzhonpGY&mode=related&search=

Molten, beyond red hot, "steel" was video recorded coming out of the South Tower just before it collapsed. Jet fuel does not burn hot enough to turn steel to liquid.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ExrVgioIXvk&search=thermite

A chemical analysis of the solidified molten iron,conducted by independent firms, yielded an explosive, called Thermite. Also found was a WTC core beam; most probably cut using the demolition cutting charge (Thermate). No core beams were left standing beyond a few feet high, for it to have been cut by an Iron Workers torch. Click on pic. to enlarge.
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/06/341238.shtml

CONFESSION
We also have a video recording, where owner Larry Silverstein, admits to demolishing WTC7.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7750532340306101329

TESTIMONY
There is also a problem with the Pentagon attack. Listen to this retired general, He says, "The Plane does not fit the hole."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2VoUN-7RVU&eurl=

MOTIVE
The New Conservatives (Neo-Cons), with the help of their friends, started planning the invasion of Iraq, shortly after Pres. Bush took office. Apparently, the plan would include the attack of the WTC buildings. It did this to get the support of congress and the nation, to attack Iraq. Read it from their own PENAC document. Pay special attention to the section entitled "Creating Tomorrow's Dominant Force" page 50 and the top of page 51, where it states we need a new Pearl Harbor attack to get the ball rolling.
http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf

OPPORTUNITY
Witnesses saw a work crew going into the WTC buildings with rolls of wire, supposedly for internet upgrades. Tenants were moved around while crews "upgraded" the cable systems. The Port Authority cut power to the building for a whole weekend, just prior to the attack; shutting down the entire security systems. Witnesses also heard crews operating heavy hammering equipment that left a gray cement like dust, in the building. This activity took place just weeks before the 911 attack: The Port Authority had released control of the buildings to Larry Silverstein, six weeks prior to the attack: He made $4 billion off of the attack.
See "9/11 Mysteries" video: Time = 1:03:55 through 1:07:00 and 1:19:55 through 1:24:09
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6708190071483512003&q=911+mysteries&hl=en-CA

2006-10-19 16:06:26 · 8 answers · asked by Joe_Pardy 5

Published on Thursday, September 28, 2006 by TruthDig

Habeas Corpus, R.I.P. (1215 - 2006)

With a smug stroke of his pen, President Bush is set to wipe out a safeguard against illegal imprisonment that has endured as a cornerstone of legal justice since the Magna Carta.

by Molly Ivins

story
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0928-20.htm

2006-10-19 16:04:23 · 8 answers · asked by Joe_Pardy 5

2006-10-19 16:02:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who was the mayor of NYC before Gulliani?

2006-10-19 15:59:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous