Any person in the US can be spied upon without a warrant, send to jail in faraway places with disregard to his citizenship and his rights and even tortured.
But here you are, saying that all this is far left fantasies.
As for the volcanoes, you need to read more. That fallacy has been debunked unconuntable times, you should be able to find rebuttals better than I can write in a/. comment.
But you are so brainwashed that can't understand this.
He secularized Iraq, a country where religion and politicis did not mix, ad qicked out in numerous ocassions the asses of religious fundamentalists that saw him as his enemy.
But go on, drink the Replubican Kool Aid, falvour of the month is Fear.
International multilateral agreements are law, read your own constitution and treaties, you are sorely misinformed.
It is absolutely true that there are no practical means to enforce the law against the US, but the fact remains that the law exists, the US is a signatory (the UN charter) and that they broke it, no matter how cleverly you try to spin it.
The Iraqi people is free (in the context of the US demarking the limits of that freedom of course) to do wahtever they want.
But if the commit barbaric acts like executing people, they should be told in no uncertain terms that a big chung regards that as barbaric behaviour.
And if Iraqis are in any doubt about which kind of countries use the death penalty, they should look at the countries that use it more often. Countries like China, Saudi Arabia and Iran do so with relish.
If that is the kind of standards a young democracy is going to aim for, they are letting down their own people.
As a comparision, one of the first things that happened in Southafrica when they regained their freedom was to abolish the death penalty.
I don't know which society you are talking about. I will assume you are refering to either Iraqi or US societies, which are no shinning examples of dishing out justice when it comes to serious crimes.
The UN, EU and many other countries as well as all human rights organizations and watchdos, not forgetting the Catholic Hurch and many other religious institutions, agree that the death penalty is inhumane pinishmanet against the right to life enshrined in the universal declaration of human rights,
The US is the uncomforatable position of being more akin to China, Saudi Arabia and Iran when it comes to the numbers of executions, executions of minors, and many other gross violations of human rights (Guantanamo), that should give a big clue to the US public about the moral stand they share in the eyes of the civilized international community at large.
He had a huge political and repressive apparatus behind him.
Hese people were and continue to be loyal to hime because the many favours received, and some even grudgingly accept that without him, Iraq would have disinitegrated in the mess it is now.
Hussein is by no means a likeable character, but it is an oversimplification to imply that nobody feels any loyalty for him.
The court that will hear the appeal is the same one that just sentenced him.
And so on and so forth.
The Iraqi justicie system was not prepared to deal with this, and neither where the US, that had shown no regard for any international agreements in the detention of prisioners of war, of which Hussein is clearly one.
Hussein deserved a proper, impartial, fair trial in order to make sure that all his alleged crimes were investigated.
But whatever you say buddy, if hanging Hussein makes you feel better about the horryfing mess created by your elected representatives, all the power to you.
Complete depletion of life in the oceans for overexplotation has nothing to do with Malthus's theories, because fish is not the only source of food of the human population.
MS; "we have 30 billion dollars in cash in the bank, we can sue Linus, RMS, RH, Ubuntu, Mandriva, the EU, China's CP, Fidel Castro, Tony Blair and the Easter Bunny".
OSS community: "but your patents are broad and rely on the corrupt US patent system to be enforced!"
MS: "lah,lah lah lah".
OSS community: "you know those are frivolous patents!"
MS: "30 billion!"
We finally know what will be the use of all thos reserves of cash. MS clearly has its sights in litigating the competition out of bussinees.
If there was a case ever for abolishing (or stoppping) patents of software, this is it.
MS can sue everybody, mattering little if their claims are legitimate or not.
3o billion is lots of money fellas, enough to obliterate any competition out of bussiness.
I have worked on IT for 17 years in many different countries all around the world, and my typical week has been 40 hours, 35 the last few years.
If there was the smallest hint that hours would become insane I was posting my CV to agencies and prospective employers faster than you can say "overtime".
IT people are all too willing to put put macho bravura performances, when in reality weeks of 60 hours are pointing to poor management and personel with lack of self respect.
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Any person in the US can be spied upon without a warrant, send to jail in faraway places with disregard to his citizenship and his rights and even tortured.
But here you are, saying that all this is far left fantasies.
Oh well, it is your country, not ours.
Enjoy it while you are allowed to.
I for once.
I will not go to a country wich such draconian measures.
My tourist dollars are better spent elsewhere.
Start new parties, support candiadates outside the system.
Apathy is the problem of democracy.
Too many people don't giving a toss.
Are cars natural?
You will say yes of course.
ALthough it is patently obvious that car development does not follow any of the unintentional laws of nature.
Cars are build with a very specific purpose.
Ants nests are alos not natural. They are artificial constructions built by ants.
I hope that mkes you understnd how idiotic is the stand you are taking.
How do you mod him?
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As for the volcanoes, you need to read more. That fallacy has been debunked unconuntable times, you should be able to find rebuttals better than I can write in a
But you are so brainwashed that can't understand this.
He secularized Iraq, a country where religion and politicis did not mix, ad qicked out in numerous ocassions the asses of religious fundamentalists that saw him as his enemy.
But go on, drink the Replubican Kool Aid, falvour of the month is Fear.
Not even if Iraq qas paradise on Earth, which it clearly was not.
Good one.
But just in case, comissions in the US legislature have found that Hussein had nothing to do with 9-11.
Clarifying just in case somebody does not get the joke...
This belongs to the "stuff that matters" moniker.
You don;t like it? Go to your preferences and exclude it buddy, nobody is forcing you to click on the topic.
Simply compare the countries that thare the US stand in regard to the death penalty.
That should give you a huge clue about the moral quality of executing people.
International multilateral agreements are law, read your own constitution and treaties, you are sorely misinformed.
It is absolutely true that there are no practical means to enforce the law against the US, but the fact remains that the law exists, the US is a signatory (the UN charter) and that they broke it, no matter how cleverly you try to spin it.
Sorry, you don't get it.
The Iraqi people is free (in the context of the US demarking the limits of that freedom of course) to do wahtever they want.
But if the commit barbaric acts like executing people, they should be told in no uncertain terms that a big chung regards that as barbaric behaviour.
And if Iraqis are in any doubt about which kind of countries use the death penalty, they should look at the countries that use it more often. Countries like China, Saudi Arabia and Iran do so with relish.
If that is the kind of standards a young democracy is going to aim for, they are letting down their own people.
As a comparision, one of the first things that happened in Southafrica when they regained their freedom was to abolish the death penalty.
I don't know which society you are talking about. I will assume you are refering to either Iraqi or US societies, which are no shinning examples of dishing out justice when it comes to serious crimes.
The UN, EU and many other countries as well as all human rights organizations and watchdos, not forgetting the Catholic Hurch and many other religious institutions, agree that the death penalty is inhumane pinishmanet against the right to life enshrined in the universal declaration of human rights,
The US is the uncomforatable position of being more akin to China, Saudi Arabia and Iran when it comes to the numbers of executions, executions of minors, and many other gross violations of human rights (Guantanamo), that should give a big clue to the US public about the moral stand they share in the eyes of the civilized international community at large.
Not Hussein's, not the US's
... in the Internation Court of Justice.
But wait, the US does not recognize the court.
Tha explains everything I suppose, the US prefers medieval standards of justice to civilized ones.
He had a huge political and repressive apparatus behind him.
Hese people were and continue to be loyal to hime because the many favours received, and some even grudgingly accept that without him, Iraq would have disinitegrated in the mess it is now.
Hussein is by no means a likeable character, but it is an oversimplification to imply that nobody feels any loyalty for him.
3 of Hussein's lawyers were murdered.
Witnesses were intimidated.
The court that will hear the appeal is the same one that just sentenced him.
And so on and so forth.
The Iraqi justicie system was not prepared to deal with this, and neither where the US, that had shown no regard for any international agreements in the detention of prisioners of war, of which Hussein is clearly one.
Hussein deserved a proper, impartial, fair trial in order to make sure that all his alleged crimes were investigated.
But whatever you say buddy, if hanging Hussein makes you feel better about the horryfing mess created by your elected representatives, all the power to you.
You don't manufacture tuna.
ANd once the last tuna is gone, it will be impossible to get tuna again. Ever.
If a can of tuna reaches such price it may very well be because you are eating bits of one of the last ones....
You are playing the daring skeptic, and surely people of your ilk will compare themselves to a prosecuted Galileo.
The fundamental difference is who is basing his arguments on verifiable evidence.
The other guy (and Galileo) is, you (and the Inquisition) are not.
... are going out of bussiness.
Complete depletion of life in the oceans for overexplotation has nothing to do with Malthus's theories, because fish is not the only source of food of the human population.
The specialized media has been aghast with the result of such fruitful collaboration.
People are clamoring, no, begging, for more of it.
MS; "we have 30 billion dollars in cash in the bank, we can sue Linus, RMS, RH, Ubuntu, Mandriva, the EU, China's CP, Fidel Castro, Tony Blair and the Easter Bunny".
OSS community: "but your patents are broad and rely on the corrupt US patent system to be enforced!"
MS: "lah,lah lah lah".
OSS community: "you know those are frivolous patents!"
MS: "30 billion!"
We finally know what will be the use of all thos reserves of cash. MS clearly has its sights in litigating the competition out of bussinees.
If there was a case ever for abolishing (or stoppping) patents of software, this is it.
MS can sue everybody, mattering little if their claims are legitimate or not.
3o billion is lots of money fellas, enough to obliterate any competition out of bussiness.
Charming.
They would need a lot of explaining to do to a judge to justify why they enforce their patents selectively.
I have worked on IT for 17 years in many different countries all around the world, and my typical week has been 40 hours, 35 the last few years.
If there was the smallest hint that hours would become insane I was posting my CV to agencies and prospective employers faster than you can say "overtime".
IT people are all too willing to put put macho bravura performances, when in reality weeks of 60 hours are pointing to poor management and personel with lack of self respect.