So what, the dictator-king of Saudi Arabia has a grudge against another country? Who cares? Public opinion surveys show Iran has something like an 80% approval rating in the Arab world. The US should focus more on bringing democracy to Saudi Arabia rather than try and do their bidding.
How does withdrawing completely from Gaza, constitute expansionism?
Withdrawing from Gaza was a long and difficult process that took decades, it finally happened when the pragmatists managed to overpower the right-wingers, Zionists, and settlers in government and get some real change in the hopes of reducing international pressure and changing the dynamic to favor keeping the West Bank settlements. It was a good step, but one example does not mean there's no such thing as expansionism; did you see the massive protest within Israel while it took place? Heck, even Sharon himself insisted on keeping West Bank settlements and expanding them while he took the Gaza ones away; Netanyahu has soured US-Israel relations with his refusal to stop construction in West Bank.
Moreover, considering there was an unbroken Jewish presence in that area dating back thousands of years, are you sure it isn't the Muslims who are expansionist? You don't hear a single Jew talking about driving the Arabs into the sea. Ever. Yet it's the subject of daily programming in the Arab world, even shows aimed at kids.
Muslims would be expansionist if they were trying to make Israel part of Jordan or Egypt, but they're not. The issue is the living Palestinian families who were evicted forcibly from their land or fled from the fighting and even have their house keys from 1948. Jewish claims to the land from millenia ago are hard to balance with the idea that living people were forcibly evicted without compensation. Meanwhile, you clearly haven't been reading right-wing Israeli/Zionist/Jewish newspapers, ranting about the Ha'avrim (Arabs) and how they should be all expelled into neighboring countries like Jordan. The New Yorker did extended interviews with Israeli settlers who are pressuring the government into doing it. Have you listened to right-wing Israeli minister Avigdor Liberman?
Sorry. The Jews are a few million, surrounded by hundreds of millions of Arabs. Whose really the small fish? The Jews just want to be left the fuck alone.
So the Jews are David and the Arabs are Goliath? Arabs look at it as the Palestinians are David, and the Israelis are Goliath. I think even the Palestinians say they want to just be left alone. There's blame to go around.
I call strawman on that. Nobody has ever made the claim that Iran feels threatened that Israel will colonize their land. They are however worried that Israel will bomb their country or aid and abet terrorists who are trying to overthrow the government (like Mohajiden-e-Khalq who bomb civilians). Hypothetically, if Iran were to get a nuke then it would probably cut down on a lot of these Israeli belligerent actions e.g. threatening to nuke Iran, openly talking about bombing sites in Iran, aiding groups like the PKK who attack Iran, etc. (Granted both countries have been aggressive to one another in at least words, but since Israel is the one with nukes, it has more impunity)
You're trying to redefine the conflict using narrow terms. Israel is involved in South Lebanon now to contain the Hizbullah threat, after they had to publicly break their policy and muzzle the right-wingers who claimed that South Lebanon was part of Greater Israel. Remember when Israel withdrew from South Lebanon under Sharon? I'm not surprised the Lebanese don't trust Israel when they say they're done with trying to claim the land, especially when there are Israelis who insist Israel should annex South Lebanon like they do for Golan Heights. Maybe you're trying to convince the wrong people, go get the Lebanese on board with your view that Israel is not malicious.
I beg to differ, it's so strange to see you condemn Iran as aggressive and yet dismiss Israel's as 'defensive.' Iran has not been in a war of aggression since the 19th century.
Yes, Iran and Saudi have been both fighting over their interpretations of Islam. Fortunately, most of the Muslim world follows neither.
I wouldn't call Israel's strategies as defensive. Israel moved into South Lebanon in the first place partly over claims that it was part of the land of Judea and Samaria, Hizbullah didn't even exist until Israel occupied the land and claimed it on behalf of Zionism.
Quite the contrary, I think you are mistaken by what you've been reading and what passes for conventional wisdom ie "what we see on the news." However, I don't think I can change your mind, although I regret being so harsh in my initial response.
Baloney. Iran and Saudi may have chilly relations, but they are not Iran's primary foe. I see Israel as the one rattling the saber, instigating UN sanctions, etc.
As for Iran and Russia, dream on. The more Iran "wastes" Uranium, the more oil they will use themselves rather than export. It leads to instabilities in the oil market, and despite the price increase, OPEC views it as a negative thing since it makes their control unstable.
Also, both of these countries have not engaged in aggression in the middle east in decades. Israel on the other hand has invaded its neighbors and continues to act belligerantly on the international stage.
Good. What an idiot. His twitter stream brags about taking down websites he thinks are "jihadist" but if you actually use google translate on the links they're nothing more than Free Qurans or a Muslim Dialogue BBforum or scholarly discussion on the proper etiquettes of prayer. Seems like a vigilante islamophobe to me, let the idiot get the book thrown at him.
I mean is there any evidence of this happening IRL? Would someone do something this convoluted or have there been breakins before like this? For example, I'm sure my organization is vulnerable to a scuba attack, but is it that high of a risk that I should take notice?
These are pretty cool tactics, but are they warranted? Is the world of corporate espionage so devious and sophisticated that these would be legitimate vectors of attack in the wild?
The Taliban aren't responsible for deaths in the US. They're a local power in Afghanistan, and did not take part in Al Qaeda's activities. The reason the US invaded Afghanistan was for their refusal to extradite Bin Laden, not for any Taliban-led attack.
The US isn't supporting democracy in the Arab world though. Egypt rounded up and arrested all those who dared run against Mubarak, and the president of Yemen is a mini-Saddam but enjoys US support. The Arab leaders who spoke against Iran are dictators like the Kings of Saudi and Jordan, who cares what autocrats think.
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Is 4chan really behind this or did one person post a thread and the news assumes it is their collective will?
I trust this as much as a wikified press release
Well according to Senator Joe Lieberman, Amazon was being a "good corporate citizen" when it kicked WikiLeaks out of its cloud
It seems like the API is running a checksum against OS files. How can you spoof that?
So what, the dictator-king of Saudi Arabia has a grudge against another country? Who cares? Public opinion surveys show Iran has something like an 80% approval rating in the Arab world. The US should focus more on bringing democracy to Saudi Arabia rather than try and do their bidding.
How does withdrawing completely from Gaza, constitute expansionism?
Withdrawing from Gaza was a long and difficult process that took decades, it finally happened when the pragmatists managed to overpower the right-wingers, Zionists, and settlers in government and get some real change in the hopes of reducing international pressure and changing the dynamic to favor keeping the West Bank settlements. It was a good step, but one example does not mean there's no such thing as expansionism; did you see the massive protest within Israel while it took place? Heck, even Sharon himself insisted on keeping West Bank settlements and expanding them while he took the Gaza ones away; Netanyahu has soured US-Israel relations with his refusal to stop construction in West Bank.
Moreover, considering there was an unbroken Jewish presence in that area dating back thousands of years, are you sure it isn't the Muslims who are expansionist? You don't hear a single Jew talking about driving the Arabs into the sea. Ever. Yet it's the subject of daily programming in the Arab world, even shows aimed at kids.
Muslims would be expansionist if they were trying to make Israel part of Jordan or Egypt, but they're not. The issue is the living Palestinian families who were evicted forcibly from their land or fled from the fighting and even have their house keys from 1948. Jewish claims to the land from millenia ago are hard to balance with the idea that living people were forcibly evicted without compensation. Meanwhile, you clearly haven't been reading right-wing Israeli/Zionist/Jewish newspapers, ranting about the Ha'avrim (Arabs) and how they should be all expelled into neighboring countries like Jordan. The New Yorker did extended interviews with Israeli settlers who are pressuring the government into doing it. Have you listened to right-wing Israeli minister Avigdor Liberman?
Sorry. The Jews are a few million, surrounded by hundreds of millions of Arabs. Whose really the small fish? The Jews just want to be left the fuck alone.
So the Jews are David and the Arabs are Goliath? Arabs look at it as the Palestinians are David, and the Israelis are Goliath. I think even the Palestinians say they want to just be left alone. There's blame to go around.
I call strawman on that. Nobody has ever made the claim that Iran feels threatened that Israel will colonize their land. They are however worried that Israel will bomb their country or aid and abet terrorists who are trying to overthrow the government (like Mohajiden-e-Khalq who bomb civilians). Hypothetically, if Iran were to get a nuke then it would probably cut down on a lot of these Israeli belligerent actions e.g. threatening to nuke Iran, openly talking about bombing sites in Iran, aiding groups like the PKK who attack Iran, etc. (Granted both countries have been aggressive to one another in at least words, but since Israel is the one with nukes, it has more impunity)
You're trying to redefine the conflict using narrow terms. Israel is involved in South Lebanon now to contain the Hizbullah threat, after they had to publicly break their policy and muzzle the right-wingers who claimed that South Lebanon was part of Greater Israel. Remember when Israel withdrew from South Lebanon under Sharon? I'm not surprised the Lebanese don't trust Israel when they say they're done with trying to claim the land, especially when there are Israelis who insist Israel should annex South Lebanon like they do for Golan Heights. Maybe you're trying to convince the wrong people, go get the Lebanese on board with your view that Israel is not malicious.
I beg to differ, it's so strange to see you condemn Iran as aggressive and yet dismiss Israel's as 'defensive.' Iran has not been in a war of aggression since the 19th century.
Yes, Iran and Saudi have been both fighting over their interpretations of Islam. Fortunately, most of the Muslim world follows neither.
I wouldn't call Israel's strategies as defensive. Israel moved into South Lebanon in the first place partly over claims that it was part of the land of Judea and Samaria, Hizbullah didn't even exist until Israel occupied the land and claimed it on behalf of Zionism.
Quite the contrary, I think you are mistaken by what you've been reading and what passes for conventional wisdom ie "what we see on the news." However, I don't think I can change your mind, although I regret being so harsh in my initial response.
Baloney. Iran and Saudi may have chilly relations, but they are not Iran's primary foe. I see Israel as the one rattling the saber, instigating UN sanctions, etc.
As for Iran and Russia, dream on. The more Iran "wastes" Uranium, the more oil they will use themselves rather than export. It leads to instabilities in the oil market, and despite the price increase, OPEC views it as a negative thing since it makes their control unstable.
Also, both of these countries have not engaged in aggression in the middle east in decades. Israel on the other hand has invaded its neighbors and continues to act belligerantly on the international stage.
Too easy to fake. Look at how many limewire spam files are supposedly with 100+ peers
Imagine if a semi-legtimate company did this. Would they be legally allowed to do it if the EULA said they would?
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Great, they shot Zerg from Toy Story.
If it's possibly an explosive device tied to a bridge support, why would it be a good idea for the police to detonate it?
Cue Vitaly Borker doing his Darth Vader impersonation; "Noooooooooooooo!"
The ramp is kinda neat. How come US aircraft carriers don't have one?
Good. What an idiot. His twitter stream brags about taking down websites he thinks are "jihadist" but if you actually use google translate on the links they're nothing more than Free Qurans or a Muslim Dialogue BBforum or scholarly discussion on the proper etiquettes of prayer. Seems like a vigilante islamophobe to me, let the idiot get the book thrown at him.
I meant if rooting the device made it easier to break the DRM on the existing ebooks
I mean is there any evidence of this happening IRL? Would someone do something this convoluted or have there been breakins before like this? For example, I'm sure my organization is vulnerable to a scuba attack, but is it that high of a risk that I should take notice?
By that logic, the US is responsible for the thousands of deaths due to the IRA bombings.
Also, this will depend on whether rooting the device enables piracy.
These are pretty cool tactics, but are they warranted? Is the world of corporate espionage so devious and sophisticated that these would be legitimate vectors of attack in the wild?
The Taliban aren't responsible for deaths in the US. They're a local power in Afghanistan, and did not take part in Al Qaeda's activities. The reason the US invaded Afghanistan was for their refusal to extradite Bin Laden, not for any Taliban-led attack.
The US isn't supporting democracy in the Arab world though. Egypt rounded up and arrested all those who dared run against Mubarak, and the president of Yemen is a mini-Saddam but enjoys US support. The Arab leaders who spoke against Iran are dictators like the Kings of Saudi and Jordan, who cares what autocrats think.
Entertainment is fun but you go home afterwards. Politics wrecks lives, like a show where you are forced to live with the bad outcome
Should they charge all those who are seeding the documents torrent?
This is why I use plugins like Defacer, which hides the iframes for Facebook and (coming soon) the other Share buttons.