Politics - 16 July 2006

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So basically let the islamic extremist do what they want because they don't want to get them mad. Unbelievable.

2006-07-16 12:40:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i can only hope that our lord jesus christ shines his light upon his flock ,

2006-07-16 12:38:04 · 13 answers · asked by pat o 2

It seems like people who question anything that Israel has done are defaming their being. If one believes like I do that Israel wants us in a war in the Mideast. I'm labeled a skinhead or some other label. If I disagree with the way our foreign policy is handled should I be called a pinko? I think the ADL is kept busier than the ACLU.

2006-07-16 12:36:35 · 8 answers · asked by S P 1

I am particularly thinking of the Middle East, Africa, Nuclear proliferation, World Trade, global warming and U.S. styled democracy

2006-07-16 12:33:02 · 11 answers · asked by Marion H 2

What's actually US policy in the MIDDLE EAST... especially for ISRAEL?

2006-07-16 12:32:38 · 12 answers · asked by Professor Franklin 4

Most of us don't have the time or ability to do our own research on important political matters, and we have to find people that we trust to present us with the case.

What traits, behaviors, endorsements, afiliations, etc. need to exist for you in order to trust someone to the point that if they contradicted a dearly held belief that you would be concerned enough to question that belief?

And how long does it take to trust someone you don't know personally? What has to happen in that time?

2006-07-16 12:28:49 · 8 answers · asked by Aaron 2

2006-07-16 12:27:52 · 8 answers · asked by Bill 6

Well by there logic it seems fair - 2 Israeli soldiers are abducted 8 Cnds are killed - what should our response be?

2006-07-16 12:16:34 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

maybe this is the beggining of the conflict that will lead to ww3.

2006-07-16 12:01:52 · 10 answers · asked by ashmuh97 2

I support the right of Israel to exist but it's murdering people now in cold blood when no imediate threat to it's existence is present.

Although it will go nowhere who supports the idea of letters to the Israeli embasy demanding the PM of Israeli surrneder and face murder charges?

2006-07-16 12:01:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who is the biggest idiot, Howard Dean, John Kerry, or Ted Kennedy? Or could it be a tie?

2006-07-16 11:57:35 · 20 answers · asked by hysteria75 2

2 soldiers were abducted and Israel bombed Lebenon and killed 8 civilians.
What are the chances RCMP will fly over to the Israeli PM and arrest him and charge him with murder?

Why not? Are 2 Israeli soilders worth 8 Canadian lives?

2006-07-16 11:34:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-16 11:23:53 · 13 answers · asked by Alireza C 1

Both believe that a strong military will give them "moral authority". Might makes right type of attitulde.

If you dare question them you are obviously a traitor and if ou are critical of the government - they think your a spy.

Both believe everything the government tells them and repeat it over and over and over.

So whats the difference? Money ???? Nope good party members on both sides are rewarded by the syestem.

I wonder if they really realise how much they sound like trained communists repeating "glorious leader says so".

So what is the differnce please enlighten me from my vantage point there isn't one.

2006-07-16 11:17:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

no matter which way you view it, innocent people will die , surely we have the humanity to put pressure on our political leaders, who have the power to halt this insanity

2006-07-16 11:16:11 · 18 answers · asked by pat o 2

It seems to me that if you tell an American no we have a wonderful country we don't want to be American that you are against them
If you don't support the war your a communist needing protection.
If you say coperate America is out of control and that the US is responsible for most of it's problems then you are against them etc etc.

Is it just that too many morons have acess to computers or is the mind control that strong down there.

In out any opinion that oposes the "Dear leader" is evil.

2006-07-16 11:04:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-16 10:59:18 · 14 answers · asked by Modest intellect 4

2006-07-16 10:57:47 · 24 answers · asked by fabistar 4

If the jews would just surrender the government of israel to palestine and give all the land back, then all world problems will be over. Its simple. Palestine just wants their country back. Is that so much to ask for?

Im sure that once the land is given back to palestine that they will allow some jews to still live in palestine.

I think this is fair and what is right is right. The land does not belong to jews. They stole it along with the UN from the palestinians. SOLUTION: Give the land back to its rightful owners the palestinians

2006-07-16 10:57:03 · 15 answers · asked by ast5792 1

what started all of this fighting

2006-07-16 10:55:37 · 14 answers · asked by Freeman 4

With so many shahid getting their wish fulfilled in the Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq and Afganistan they are probably running out by now.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,631357,00.html

2006-07-16 10:53:32 · 4 answers · asked by SPLATT 7

hezbollah and hamas are killing their citizens they have a right to defend their nation at all costs. people in lebanon are being told to leave by israel and they think its funny but when the bombs drop u see nothing but tears

2006-07-16 10:50:34 · 17 answers · asked by Freeman 4

he signed into law an increase in benefits for soldiers who died in service to america.THE bill was sponserd by many but john kerry lead the way .WE now pay 100,000 dollars and before we paid 12,400 or so.IT took a lot of work to getthis done and bush signed it .THANKYOU Mr. president from the bottom of my heart .
HAS anyone got any other good news from the bush white house to share i would love to hear it besides the econemy .BUSH has nothing to do with that at all .unless he controls inflation and intrest rates .just stay away from economics cause well you can not take credit for that .OH yeah and taxes are up on people making 35,000 a year or less down on the rest of americans .i guess the poor were not paying there fair share . please give me some good news to share like i found on bush raising benefits from 12-100 thousand.

2006-07-16 10:41:47 · 5 answers · asked by playtoofast 6

why does BLAIR once again toe the line, and give BUSH the false understanding, that the people in the UK condone innocent civilians dying in lebanon

2006-07-16 10:40:06 · 15 answers · asked by pat o 2

I think that politics is so corporate now that the likes of Churchill would never even make the constituency selection lists. He guided us through the war as a massive drinker and a sufferer of severe depression (Charles Kennedy was hounded out for too much Single Malt by Ming the Merciless) and is still considered one of the greatest. Churchill was politically in the wilderness for years as he fought against the general view that Germany was to be trusted snd Chamberlain's appeasement. He stuck to his beliefs. What politician does that nowadays other than to line their pockets, e.g. Prescott, Blair and all the cash for honours fiasco...

2006-07-16 10:35:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Israelis and most of our media are lying as usual.

But here's the truth people :)

"basically the current stage of what's going on -- there's a lot more -- begins with the Hamas election, back the end of January. Israel and the United States at once announced that they were going to punish the people of Palestine for voting the wrong way in a free election. And the punishment has been severe.

At the same time, it's partly in Gaza, and sort of hidden in a way, but even more extreme in the West Bank, where Olmert announced his annexation program, what’s euphemistically called “convergence” and described here often as a “withdrawal,” but in fact it’s a formalization of the program of annexing the valuable lands, most of the resources, including water, of the West Bank and cantonizing the rest and imprisoning it, since he also announced that Israel would take over the Jordan Valley. Well, that proceeds without extreme violence or nothing much said about it.

Gaza, itself, the latest phase, began on June 24. It was when Israel abducted two Gaza civilians, a doctor and his brother. We don't know their names. You don’t know the names of victims. They were taken to Israel, presumably, and nobody knows their fate. The next day, something happened, which we do know about, a lot. Militants in Gaza, probably Islamic Jihad, abducted an Israeli soldier across the border. That’s Corporal Gilad Shalit. And that's well known; first abduction is not. Then followed the escalation of Israeli attacks on Gaza, which I don’t have to repeat. It’s reported on adequately.

The next stage was Hezbollah's abduction of two Israeli soldiers, they say on the border. Their official reason for this is that they are aiming for prisoner release. There are a few, nobody knows how many. Officially, there are three Lebanese prisoners in Israel. There's allegedly a couple hundred people missing. Who knows where they are?

But the real reason, I think it's generally agreed by analysts, is that -- I’ll read from the Financial Times, which happens to be right in front of me. “The timing and scale of its attack suggest it was partly intended to reduce the pressure on Palestinians by forcing Israel to fight on two fronts simultaneously.” David Hearst, who knows this area well, describes it, I think this morning, as a display of solidarity with suffering people, the clinching impulse."
Professor Noam Chomsky(Jewish) - Democracy now! interview 7/14/06

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/14/146258

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When the American people stop their government from sending a total of $90 Billion of their taxes to Israel to support their barbaric acts then the fighting will stop.

http://www.vestedowl.com/counterpoint_results.htm

And also when the American people stop their governments from vetoing any chance of a peaceful settlement, then maybe there will be an agreement.

http://www.action-for-un-renewal.org.uk/pages/isreal_un_resolutions.htm

2006-07-16 10:34:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Global Warming
Terrorism
The Economy
War in the Middle East
The Rise of China and India
Russian bullying over energy
The lack of water

2006-07-16 10:33:46 · 41 answers · asked by cognito44 3

As Oil represents a major part of Bush's family business, do you think he's the major beneficiary of the raising gas prices? Do you think the war in iraq serves directly Bush's business?? Do you think that Bush is sending our people to die in a foreign country just so his family wealth gets larger?? This is an open discussion, all opinions and theories are welcomed.

2006-07-16 10:26:00 · 10 answers · asked by medgeek 2

Democrats and Republicans breathe the same air, drink the same water, and eat the same food. Why has such a firm line been drawn in the sand about Environmental issues?
Why can't everyone work together to protect our environment?

2006-07-16 10:24:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous P 2

2006-07-16 10:22:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous