I'm just speculating here, but I'm pretty sure the insurgents view the civilians they kill as collaborators (consciously or subconsciously) You're confusing them with the Palestinians. Reading a bit about the Al Qaeda philosophy might help elucidate the differences between different kinds of combatants. There was a great article about Dr. Fadl in the new yorker a few weeks ago. If you have about 4 hours to spare, its worth the time.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/02/080602fa_fact_wright
If they have the same drug requirement as the FBI -that you haven't smoked pot more than a handful of times- then they're ruling out pretty much everybody who goes to college. If they want to compete with the private sector for employees, they need to seriously rethink the way they treat their people.
What comments were you scanning? Most of the comments I've read here morally placed the U.S. government and military somewhere between Bill Gates and Hitler.
I agree with your comment in general, but there's a hidden implication that we should be satisfied to hold ourselves to the moral standard of the Roman empire. I think that's setting the bar a little low.
Two flaws with that view:
1. How much of the population has to ask? Should they hold a formal vote?
2. Asking someone to overthrow your oppressive government can be somewhat hazardous to your health. This may have an effect on a population's publicly held opinions. Either that or Robert Mugabe must have given some absolutely stunning campaign speeches over the years.
The RIAA does not see itself as a sinking ship. This is not an attempt to squeeze out every last nickel, in fact their anti-piracy suits operate as a net loss. The sinking ship theory- pardon the expression- does not hold any water. As they see it, they're creating a deterrent to file sharing. As everyone else sees it, they're randomly punishing people and having absolutely no effect on their bottom line.
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Don't forget tenure.
If they have the same drug requirement as the FBI -that you haven't smoked pot more than a handful of times- then they're ruling out pretty much everybody who goes to college. If they want to compete with the private sector for employees, they need to seriously rethink the way they treat their people.
What comments were you scanning? Most of the comments I've read here morally placed the U.S. government and military somewhere between Bill Gates and Hitler.
I agree with your comment in general, but there's a hidden implication that we should be satisfied to hold ourselves to the moral standard of the Roman empire. I think that's setting the bar a little low.
How is that insightful? It's just a snarky and infantile comment. I would understand a "Funny" tag, but insightful it is not.
They did target fellow citizens who fraternized with Nazi soldiers. But still, the difference is night and day.
Two flaws with that view: 1. How much of the population has to ask? Should they hold a formal vote? 2. Asking someone to overthrow your oppressive government can be somewhat hazardous to your health. This may have an effect on a population's publicly held opinions. Either that or Robert Mugabe must have given some absolutely stunning campaign speeches over the years.
The first example that springs to mind? Good luck finding a second.
Yea, we could have avoided that messy war with Iran we never had.
The RIAA does not see itself as a sinking ship. This is not an attempt to squeeze out every last nickel, in fact their anti-piracy suits operate as a net loss. The sinking ship theory- pardon the expression- does not hold any water. As they see it, they're creating a deterrent to file sharing. As everyone else sees it, they're randomly punishing people and having absolutely no effect on their bottom line.