"If XX century History is any guide, I'd say 99,999... percent chance."
So you are asserting that all leftwing Governments around the world (regardless of how they came to power), were controlled / subverted by the KGB?
"Again if the XX century History is to be taken in account, probably a leftist government would have caused at least an order of magnitude more deaths"
Hmmm
Please provide the evidence to back up the above assertation where the leftish Government has been democratically elected in a free ballot?
Yes in left wing dictatorships it has lead (in most cases) to a very high number of deaths, then again, in right wing dictatorship it has (in most cases) led to a very high number of deaths.
The commonality between the 2? They are dictatorships.
Can you provide information on *any* left wing government that has produced an order of magnitude more deaths than that of the Nazi party in Germany?
Yes the news coverage of the Iraq war was substantially different from the European News Agencies, there was certainly a lot more focus on the innocents that were killed or injured than from the American news sources. Remember that all news sources cater to what their viewers want to see, the majority of people in Europe (including the UK) were against the war, so news coverage tended to reflect that.
Do I believe that European News Agencies are always correct and the American's wrong? No, Do I believe the opposite, No.
"The only good thing in all of this is that European intelligence agencies are not nearly as foolish as their leaders or their people, and understand full well the dangers, which is why they are happily cooperating with the US in these efforts"
Have you been following the events of the Hutton Enquiry into the death of Dr Kelly?
If so have you noticed that the British Government was desperately trying to put together a case for war and was using "evidence" that the British Security Services either disputed or were uncomfortable with.
The Hutton enquiry has revealed that the British Government had almost no credible evidence about the existence of WMD's and the threat posed by them in the year before the war started.
Yes there was a chance that the KGB could have gained control of the system, how much of a chance that was we will never know because instead a Fascist Dictator was allowed to gain power.
This lead to the deaths of thousands of Chileans under the rule of Pinochet.
"Britain is a fairly populous and rich country that has NO neighbours"
Yes we are fairly populous (especially in Southern England). Yes we have no neighbours directly connected to us, but perhaps you have noticed that the distance between the 2 closest points in England & France is a mere 21 miles?
I am not sure how we could be classed as highly internalised when the focus of the British Empire was constant Expansion.
Perhaps it escaped your attention that the Japanese Government was putting forward $86m in funding towards the development costs?
It has not been revealed how much the other 2 countries are putting in but I cannot see it being many times the Japanese amount.
How much is M$'s annual R&D budget?
Did you also faiil to notices that Universities and regional companies were also involved in the effort?
If you removed the blinkers you might be able seem clearer...
Hmmm
So how would you feel if your service went down due to the fact your isp's networks were swamped due to infected hosts?
Did you not notice / suffer any network degradation during the peak infection period for sqlslammer and msblaster?
The effect if both cases would be similar (ie you would lose internet access), but in one at least it would be a sign that the ISP is trying to limit the scope of the problem.
Personally I know which *I* prefer
Slashdot Mirror
How can you possibly know that?
You are merely surmising that that is the case.
Again you appear to be totally discounting the fact that the Allende was democratically elected in a free and fair ballot.
You appear to still believe in the Domino theory, I thought that line of thinking was long extinct when it proved to be so wrong.
"If XX century History is any guide, I'd say 99,999... percent chance."
So you are asserting that all leftwing Governments around the world (regardless of how they came to power), were controlled / subverted by the KGB?
"Again if the XX century History is to be taken in account, probably a leftist government would have caused at least an order of magnitude more deaths"
Hmmm
Please provide the evidence to back up the above assertation where the leftish Government has been democratically elected in a free ballot?
Yes in left wing dictatorships it has lead (in most cases) to a very high number of deaths, then again, in right wing dictatorship it has (in most cases) led to a very high number of deaths.
The commonality between the 2? They are dictatorships.
Can you provide information on *any* left wing government that has produced an order of magnitude more deaths than that of the Nazi party in Germany?
Hmmm
What BBC scandals? Link sources please.
Yes the news coverage of the Iraq war was substantially different from the European News Agencies, there was certainly a lot more focus on the innocents that were killed or injured than from the American news sources. Remember that all news sources cater to what their viewers want to see, the majority of people in Europe (including the UK) were against the war, so news coverage tended to reflect that.
Do I believe that European News Agencies are always correct and the American's wrong? No, Do I believe the opposite, No.
"The only good thing in all of this is that European intelligence agencies are not nearly as foolish as their leaders or their people, and understand full well the dangers, which is why they are happily cooperating with the US in these efforts"
Have you been following the events of the Hutton Enquiry into the death of Dr Kelly?
If so have you noticed that the British Government was desperately trying to put together a case for war and was using "evidence" that the British Security Services either disputed or were uncomfortable with.
The Hutton enquiry has revealed that the British Government had almost no credible evidence about the existence of WMD's and the threat posed by them in the year before the war started.
Hmmm
We have the Channel Tunnel these days...as much as some people would like us to be isolated from mainland Europe it is no longer the case.
Indeed, England did not have a habit of playing nice with its neighbours...
"Pacifism fails to reckon sometimes you need violence to forestall even more violence and other evils."
Hmmm
Yes, I can certainly see how the coup forestalled more violence and other evils...
Hmmm
Is the far right good?
Perhaps you missed the details of the far right in South America? The 10's of thousands of deaths and disappearances?
Was Pinochet a Good man?
Personally I would say the extremists at either end of the political spectrum are corrupt & evil.
Hmmm
Yes there was a chance that the KGB could have gained control of the system, how much of a chance that was we will never know because instead a Fascist Dictator was allowed to gain power.
This lead to the deaths of thousands of Chileans under the rule of Pinochet.
Actually I believe the name was useful idiots...
Hmmm
Yes the Chilean economy was in a mess, but as the released documentation reveals, that was also in a large part down to the activities of the CIA.
The regimes in China & the USSR were totalitarian dictatorships that operated under the label of Marxism.
Hmmm I am not sure how that could possibly be given the disputes with the Empires of Spain & Portugal in the 16th Century (& onwards from there).
"Britain is a fairly populous and rich country that has NO neighbours"
Yes we are fairly populous (especially in Southern England). Yes we have no neighbours directly connected to us, but perhaps you have noticed that the distance between the 2 closest points in England & France is a mere 21 miles?
I am not sure how we could be classed as highly internalised when the focus of the British Empire was constant Expansion.
Perhaps it escaped your attention that the Japanese Government was putting forward $86m in funding towards the development costs? It has not been revealed how much the other 2 countries are putting in but I cannot see it being many times the Japanese amount. How much is M$'s annual R&D budget? Did you also faiil to notices that Universities and regional companies were also involved in the effort? If you removed the blinkers you might be able seem clearer...
Hmmm So how would you feel if your service went down due to the fact your isp's networks were swamped due to infected hosts? Did you not notice / suffer any network degradation during the peak infection period for sqlslammer and msblaster? The effect if both cases would be similar (ie you would lose internet access), but in one at least it would be a sign that the ISP is trying to limit the scope of the problem. Personally I know which *I* prefer
Hmmm Try the following link : http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=learnt
Hmmm You certainly can make emergency calls in the UK without a sim card (not sure of credit ones as I have never used them).