Other - Politics & Government - September 2006

2006-09-13 11:04:25 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-13 10:59:21 · 5 answers · asked by Jose R 6

The world is not going to take our ( we are the worlds police ) attitude. These countries are tired of the USA saying one thing and doing another. Our government wont take care of it's own people and we have a leader that will not admit to being wrong. He keep saying stay the corse, people we are headed for destrustion.When and if this thing is over we are going to have a lot of dangerous people among us ( GI's with two or more tours of duty in combat ) that is very dangerous. We need to clean out the whitehouse and the congress both republicans and democrats.

2006-09-13 10:50:56 · 15 answers · asked by Confused 2

I heard on the radio that young liberals are good at protesting and acitivism, but don't really have a high voter turnout...Is that true?

2006-09-13 10:41:20 · 19 answers · asked by sacolunga 5

I am always open to what others say about their belifs or political views, mainly because I dont know wher I would fall.

2006-09-13 10:30:51 · 17 answers · asked by Indiana Jonas 4

True democracy with majority rule & control for the legal citizen's that want to partake. I can NOT trust someone else to look out for me or my families best interest. Why shouldn't you have direct say in rule & control! Of everything starting with Money/Power/Wealth!

2006-09-13 10:21:44 · 7 answers · asked by bulabate 5

2006-09-13 10:15:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do not care to be called racist or ignorant or arrogant. I am a professional, highly educated and a libertarian. In answering I would ask that you remember that those who profess to cherish freedom the most are often those willing to protect it the least. In so far as I know, the government has not yet passed a law that dictates which people or peoples I have to like or associate with.

2006-09-13 10:14:47 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

tell the blunt honest truth please.

2006-09-13 10:00:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

There's a story behind this. I'll see if I can make it short. I was talking to an Indian guy, and he was telling me about how bad the situation with the Muslim terrorists is in Pakistan. It's held at bay in India ONLY because of a large Hindu population.
The reason I'm asking this question is because I see a lot of people on here saying that terrorism isn't a "real threat", and it's being blown out of proportion by President Bush and the "neocons."
That would be a problem, since I know a Hindu, who HAD lived in Afghanistan, and when the Taliban took over, he had to leave. He wasn't the only one. They kicked out EVERYONE who wasn't Muslim. Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists...they all had to leave, usually with no more than one suitcase.
How can anyone, regardless of political affiliation, NOT realize that terrorism is a threat?

2006-09-13 09:59:48 · 7 answers · asked by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7

2006-09-13 09:54:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

renewable energy is now.
Why are we continuing to filter money to terrorists without any let up? Think about the motivations of your government honestly to yourself and ask: Is all this bloodshed really in MY/OUR best interest or special interest?

2006-09-13 09:48:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-13 09:44:25 · 9 answers · asked by leticia a 1

Why do the socialist dems in congress consistently refuse to enforce our immigration laws and refuse to close the borders?

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/109/house/1/votes/661/
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/109/senate/2/votes/90/

2006-09-13 09:42:05 · 7 answers · asked by rmagedon 6

2006-09-13 09:40:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

selina king, anna pena

2006-09-13 09:38:12 · 2 answers · asked by richardsux 1

2006-09-13 09:33:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is for both drinkers and weed smokers under the age of 21. This is just a survey, I'm not here to offend anyone. But, to those i must ask, what is easier to get, Alcohol or Marijuana? Why?

2006-09-13 09:27:31 · 9 answers · asked by Dk2432 2

who the hec did do the 9/11 disasters

2006-09-13 09:21:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think you should be disabled to get a disability check? Some Vets are claiming disability just to get a second retirement...
.. I have heard them coach each other on what to say to the doctor to get a rating...i.e. I have sleep apnea, hearing problems (subjective stuff which is hard to prove or disprove)
.. I am a nurse and deal with real disabled people, and feel like we need to get this under control.

...Congress is suggesting they put the Veterans Am. under the social security dept. I know citizens cannot abuse the system so maybe this will help the problem. ...
...yeah then maybe these "few" dishonorables will have to be scrutinized like everyone else. (60% of all civilians need an attorney to receive benefits and then it usually takes 2 years, and receive it after they have already lost everything!)

...

2006-09-13 09:18:34 · 9 answers · asked by Rada S 5

That is, a U.N.-like organization, but one where only democratic freedom-respecting governments can belong (i.e., thugs who take over a nation cannot send their thug-representative), and whose aim is to overthrow dictators and totalitarian governments. The means could be economic, support for local democratic movements, or military; whichever is deemed most efficient and most moral.

Two potential ways of asking "should there be such an organization".

First, morally, would such a thing be justified if it were effective?

Second, would it in fact be effective?

2006-09-13 09:13:24 · 4 answers · asked by A professor (thus usually wrong) 3

2006-09-13 09:12:36 · 7 answers · asked by racing_agent 1

2006-09-13 09:00:20 · 34 answers · asked by Indiana Jonas 4

‘An unimaginable loss of life’
By Bill Fletcher Jr.
-Guest Columnist-
Updated Sep 13, 2006, 11:18 am


Reconnecting the international struggles of Black people (FCN, 05-07-2006)
As the actual events and details surrounding the alleged terrorist plot to blow up commercial airliners unfold, the fear and foreboding that has lived within many of us since 9/11 resurfaced. Yet, in the initial announcement of the alleged plot, there was a reference by a British official that caught my attention. Describing the alleged plot, this official went on to say that the outcome of such bombings would be an “unimaginable loss of life.”
Let me be clear that, as far as I am concerned, any attack on non-combatants is criminal and should be condemned. Yet, in thinking about the comment by the British official, my first and continuing response was: Unimaginable to whom? The probable numbers of people who would have been killed might have gone as high as 15,000 (a very rough guess). In today’s world, 15,000 dead civilians is not an unimaginable figure unless, of course, one means 15,000 dead civilians from Western Europe, the United States or Canada.
I do not wish to be harsh or unsympathetic, but let’s count a few numbers and you tell me what conclusions you come to. Since 1997, approximately four million people have been killed as a result of the civil war (and foreign interventions) in the Congo. That comes down to approximately 444,000 per year or 37,000 per month or about 1,200 per day. I would call that figure unimaginable (even though it happened), or perhaps inconceivable in the sense that this Planet has permitted four million people to die with very little international attention.
Or a few miles to the north in the Sudan for over 20 years, more than two million people were killed in the north/south civil war that recently ended. In the Darfur region of the Sudan, over 400,000 people (not part of the two million) have died as a result of the fighting between rebels and government-backed militia, and this number starts around 2003.
Or, if we wish to be more modest, we can see the more than 1,000 Lebanese civilians killed as a result of Israel’s collective punishment of that country, a collective punishment that has specifically targeted civilians and civilian targets, this from an allegedly civilized nation.
Should I mention Iraq? More than 2,600 U.S. personnel dead and by most reports more than 100,000 Iraqis dead as a result of an illegal war (by the way, that is more than 30,000 dead per year or about 80 dead per day). This does not count the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who died as a result of the U.S./British sanctions against pre-war Iraq.
So, I found myself wondering about this term “unimaginable loss of life.” The potential tragedy of a terrorist attack on civilian aircraft would deserve condemnation should even one person die as a result. But telling us about an unimaginable loss of life when the government of Britain, let alone the United States, has been prepared to sit back and watch, or participate, in the massive loss of life in countries of the global South is nothing short of disingenuous.
This highlights the issue of the relative importance or unimportance of the lives of different peoples. Four million dead in the Congo is absolutely unimaginable. It is difficult to even count to four million sitting in the same place. It is unimaginable that so many people could lose their lives and yet the Congo has to fight to get the attention of major news media in Western Europe, the United States and Canada. Short of a titillating incident or an obvious and gross atrocity, the loss of 1,200 people per day does not seem to merit our consideration.
Perhaps, I have a different imagination?
(Bill Fletcher Jr. is a Washington, D.C.-based writer and activist involved with labor and international issues. A former president of TransAfrica Forum, he is now a visiting professor in Political Science at Brooklyn College-CUNY. He may be reached at papaq54@hotmail.com.)

2006-09-13 08:55:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-13 08:53:28 · 18 answers · asked by antichrist brother555666 2

2006-09-13 08:48:49 · 15 answers · asked by WorldCitizen 1

canada...i think about studying there....is it safe to live in.....newfoundland.... can i work a little work easily and how about the salary... what can i work and how much i'll be paid per hour.. i just need that work to cover the college fees-food-clothes-a little place to live in....

2006-09-13 08:48:27 · 4 answers · asked by E-Motion 1

2006-09-13 08:39:01 · 17 answers · asked by mutterhals 4

2006-09-13 08:32:12 · 11 answers · asked by J S 1

Who decides?
And remember that the monarchy is getting less and less wanted.

"Always look on the bright side of life"?

2006-09-13 08:26:48 · 18 answers · asked by Chris cc 1