the nuremberg defence isn't valid against charges of war crimes or crimes against humanity. that wiretapping constitutes a war crime or a crime against humanity isn't clear to me
If you are colluding with the enemy, providing them aid and shelter, you are fair game if you ask me. [...] If your city/village is providing support to the enemy, we tell you to out them or we will level your city. If you don't out them, we level your city. Once enough cities have been leveled, people will get the idea.
that particular tactic is called terrorism
18 USC 2331:
the term "international terrorism" means activities that -
(A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that
are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of
any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed
within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear to be intended -
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by
intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass
destruction, assassination, or kidnapping;
can you give a link that shows Japan as a protectorate of the United States of America?
well there's the UN charter and appealing to the Security Council to take action, but more specifically there's the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
Under the treaty, both parties assumed an obligation to maintain and develop their capacities to resist armed attack in common and to assist each other in case of armed attack on territories under Japanese administration. It was understood, however, that Japan could not come to the defense of the United States because it was constitutionally forbidden to send armed forces overseas (Article 9).
[...] the control rods are held above a reactor's core by electric motors against both their own weight and a powerful spring. Any cutting of the electric current releases the rods. A SCRAM rapidly (less than four seconds, by test on many reactors) releases the control rods from those motors and allows their weight and the spring to drive them into the reactor core, thus halting the nuclear reaction [...]
subducting plates build mountains, i think they can break open a concrete container. even if the waste were to subduct, what's to stop it from floating up into a pluton and shooting out a volcano?
In other words, if you believe MSNBC has no bias, then you will also believe that Fox has an extreme bias. The reverse is also true.
provided of course that you confine the political spectrum between MSNBC and Fox. those to the right of Fox or to the left of MSNBC will find them both full of shit
gcc doesn't run on plan 9. plan 9 is just wonderful for clusters. but as most HPC stuff is for gcc only, you either have to port every bit of gcc software you want to use or port gcc itself. both rather daunting tasks
it's both republicans and democrats. they're playing on the same team with the democrats running interference
Which Democrat ordered the NSA to wiretap? Please inform us.
Well Bill Clinton did, but I wasn't thinking of that in particular. What I was referring to was the Democrats knowing about warrantless wiretapping by the Bush administration and doing absolutely nothing to stop it, even passing a bill giving it pseudo-legal legitimacy. They've had majorities in congress for how many years now? They certainly have the power to put a stop to illegal wiretapping. If they need a little extra congressional oompf they could have always organized their voters. The popular sentiment against warrantless wiretapping is certainly there. But instead they put their stamp of approval on it and collaborate with the Bush administration.
why is it that economists always argue their point with a ridiculous made up fable instead of drawing sound conclusions from empirical observations?
i'll give you a hint: economics is not a value-free science, therefore economic theories are a commodity like most everything else. of course the rich have the most power in the economic theory market, and so economists cater to them. since economic theory consumers aren't interested in economic realities as they don't reflect their interests, economists dream up the crap fables the rich demand to justify their disproportionate wealth
and after all of this an eloquent thoughtful (and by world standards) centrist is actually facing significant opposition from a third rate pilot and POW turned right wing hack and his "prom queen" veep choice? What the fuck is wrong with you people?
If you have any sense, get out now, before the border closes, and the country sinks into a blackhole of debt, financial ruin, infrastructural collapse, and fascist tail chasing. Seriously. Just pack your bags and go. If you'e reading this site, it is likely you have skillsets that are desirable all over the world.
And if you think Obama's gonna fix it all, you're fucking dreaming.
Your BP agent friend is either lying or drinking the Cool-Aid. Sounds like the bus companies are rich enough to actually sue.
One of the three major companies went out of business due to all of the lawsuits it got involved in.
what three bus companies are we talking about?
I can assure you he's not lying or drinking the kool-aid; He's worked for them for several years, has been involved in these stops, and has testified in court as to them.
"In short - the only people really being stopped by the border "There are specific checkpoints in place along the routes, where the border patrol makes a stop of these buses, and they run citizenship checks. About once every 30-50 stops, they make an arrest - a SINGLE arrest."
patrol are buses that they know cater to illegal immigrants. Ordinary citizens, as the ACLU claims, are not being stopped and harassed by border patrol agents - its simply not happening."
That has to be the best example of XOR I've seen an a while
An ordinary citizen is not going to be on one of these bus lines. Most of their customers are immigrants with papers and illegals... that's not an "ordinary citizen" by any stretch of the imagination.
so everyone on the bus is an illegal immigrant, but they make a single arrest? i call shenanigans
True, the significance of one vote is not much when there are many voters but it's pretty obvious how the ammount of power one vote wields goes up when the amount of voters goes down.
it doesn't matter who you vote for when you have only two viable choices who have the exact same policies as each other and indeed the same policies as the current administration
Will it be in a secret trial, like the trial for this Afghan student? Western society is far better in this regard than what you try to make it look like it is.
if you're including the united states as part of western society, i'd say you're mistaken
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the nuremberg defence isn't valid against charges of war crimes or crimes against humanity. that wiretapping constitutes a war crime or a crime against humanity isn't clear to me
Congratulations
thank you
Sorting out the right and wrong is for the victor to do
congratulations, you just defined Might Makes Right
If you are colluding with the enemy, providing them aid and shelter, you are fair game if you ask me. [...] If your city/village is providing support to the enemy, we tell you to out them or we will level your city. If you don't out them, we level your city. Once enough cities have been leveled, people will get the idea.
that particular tactic is called terrorism
18 USC 2331:
the term "international terrorism" means activities that - (A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended - (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping;
can you give a link that shows Japan as a protectorate of the United States of America?
well there's the UN charter and appealing to the Security Council to take action, but more specifically there's the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_and_Security_between_the_United_States_and_Japan:
Under the treaty, both parties assumed an obligation to maintain and develop their capacities to resist armed attack in common and to assist each other in case of armed attack on territories under Japanese administration. It was understood, however, that Japan could not come to the defense of the United States because it was constitutionally forbidden to send armed forces overseas (Article 9).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scram:
[...] the control rods are held above a reactor's core by electric motors against both their own weight and a powerful spring. Any cutting of the electric current releases the rods. A SCRAM rapidly (less than four seconds, by test on many reactors) releases the control rods from those motors and allows their weight and the spring to drive them into the reactor core, thus halting the nuclear reaction [...]
subducting plates build mountains, i think they can break open a concrete container. even if the waste were to subduct, what's to stop it from floating up into a pluton and shooting out a volcano?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/Subduction01.jpg
well there's no big screen or any chairs, so i'd say no
In other words, if you believe MSNBC has no bias, then you will also believe that Fox has an extreme bias. The reverse is also true.
provided of course that you confine the political spectrum between MSNBC and Fox. those to the right of Fox or to the left of MSNBC will find them both full of shit
these might interest you if you haven't found them already:
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3612&printer_friendly=1
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1658&printer_friendly=1
Were you high? The outrage was EVERYWHERE, [...]
if by "high" you mean watching/reading the mainstream media, then i think you've hit the nail on the head
gcc doesn't run on plan 9. plan 9 is just wonderful for clusters. but as most HPC stuff is for gcc only, you either have to port every bit of gcc software you want to use or port gcc itself. both rather daunting tasks
if i recall correctly, and i probably don't, this was the source: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32170.pdf
it's both republicans and democrats. they're playing on the same team with the democrats running interference
Which Democrat ordered the NSA to wiretap? Please inform us.
Well Bill Clinton did, but I wasn't thinking of that in particular. What I was referring to was the Democrats knowing about warrantless wiretapping by the Bush administration and doing absolutely nothing to stop it, even passing a bill giving it pseudo-legal legitimacy. They've had majorities in congress for how many years now? They certainly have the power to put a stop to illegal wiretapping. If they need a little extra congressional oompf they could have always organized their voters. The popular sentiment against warrantless wiretapping is certainly there. But instead they put their stamp of approval on it and collaborate with the Bush administration.
Wow...your post is the BEST
Hey now, just because Pudge is an Editor doesn't mean you have to be so worshipful of his posts. They aren't that great.
You may have Frontotemporal Dementia. Please see your physician.
it's both republicans and democrats. they're playing on the same team with the democrats running interference
lalala!
why is it that economists always argue their point with a ridiculous made up fable instead of drawing sound conclusions from empirical observations?
i'll give you a hint: economics is not a value-free science, therefore economic theories are a commodity like most everything else. of course the rich have the most power in the economic theory market, and so economists cater to them. since economic theory consumers aren't interested in economic realities as they don't reflect their interests, economists dream up the crap fables the rich demand to justify their disproportionate wealth
Real Americans can take a look around, and say "I've seen worse." and rebuild. If you're not interested in that, move.
Except there has never been worse fascism in America, so of course, you'd be nothing but a liar were you to claim that you'd seen worse here.
"Seeing worse" doesn't mean "seeing worse fascism".
"Seeing worse" also doesn't mean "seeing worse here".
I think you're arguing against what you wish he'd said.
the original post WAS ABOUT FACISM
It's done. Stick a fork in it.
Do yourself a favour: GET THE FUCK OUT NOW.
The country's been insolvent since January.
It's not run under the rule of law as there is no guarantee of habeus corpus.
It invaded another country, unprovoked.
One election was a failure.
And another seems to have been stolen.
and after all of this an eloquent thoughtful (and by world standards) centrist is actually facing significant opposition from a third rate pilot and POW turned right wing hack and his "prom queen" veep choice? What the fuck is wrong with you people?
If you have any sense, get out now, before the border closes, and the country sinks into a blackhole of debt, financial ruin, infrastructural collapse, and fascist tail chasing. Seriously. Just pack your bags and go. If you'e reading this site, it is likely you have skillsets that are desirable all over the world.
And if you think Obama's gonna fix it all, you're fucking dreaming.
RS
Your BP agent friend is either lying or drinking the Cool-Aid. Sounds like the bus companies are rich enough to actually sue.
One of the three major companies went out of business due to all of the lawsuits it got involved in.
what three bus companies are we talking about?
I can assure you he's not lying or drinking the kool-aid; He's worked for them for several years, has been involved in these stops, and has testified in court as to them.
that's a non sequeter
"In short - the only people really being stopped by the border "There are specific checkpoints in place along the routes, where the border patrol makes a stop of these buses, and they run citizenship checks. About once every 30-50 stops, they make an arrest - a SINGLE arrest."
patrol are buses that they know cater to illegal immigrants. Ordinary citizens, as the ACLU claims, are not being stopped and harassed by border patrol agents - its simply not happening."
That has to be the best example of XOR I've seen an a while
An ordinary citizen is not going to be on one of these bus lines. Most of their customers are immigrants with papers and illegals... that's not an "ordinary citizen" by any stretch of the imagination.
so everyone on the bus is an illegal immigrant, but they make a single arrest? i call shenanigans
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-1 offtopic != -1 i'm too lazy to read such a long post
True, the significance of one vote is not much when there are many voters but it's pretty obvious how the ammount of power one vote wields goes up when the amount of voters goes down.
it doesn't matter who you vote for when you have only two viable choices who have the exact same policies as each other and indeed the same policies as the current administration
Will it be in a secret trial, like the trial for this Afghan student? Western society is far better in this regard than what you try to make it look like it is.
if you're including the united states as part of western society, i'd say you're mistaken
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combatant_Status_Review_Tribunal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venti
here is nothing inherent in a socialised health care system that would make it compulsory either