"...some people get their news in a way they could never before, most of them just get a bunch of untrue gossip and sensasionalist trivia. And that's exactly what they wanted."
You can get that today, its called The Sun.
Erhm, do you realise that it was beastie that was removed because some people (*cough*christians*cough*) could feel offended? (read: those morons cannot tell a daemon from a demon).
Maybe we could have a BSD Saviour logo as well then
So you went to war with Iraq because it existed? or because it was formed as a secret agreement between the British and the French?
Or are you trying to make the point that the war on Iraq was somehow the fault of this agreement? That the British and the french created the socio-economic conditions that forced America's hand?
Come off it, the current situation in Iraq is entirely America's own fault. It went running in, guns blazing, twice! Without proper planning to further its own ends.
From what I understand relations between Israel and the rest of the region are somewhat strained to say the least, and America has always had a pro-Israeli stance, supporting the Israeli government whenever possible. Some groupings saw Israel's prosperity and the continuing situation in the West Bank as a threat. Al-Qaeda being one of these groups took up terrorism as a method to dissuade America from its support of Israel. Unfortunately, the situation continued up until 9-11, when the 'War on Terror' began.
Naturally, America wanted to retaliate after 9-11 and did so in Afghanistan in the hope that this would wipe out Al-Qaeda and thus the threat to America. As we now know this was not the case, and Al-Qaeda prospered in their new found fame, so the 'War on Terror' continued.
If we are to believe what we are told, then, America had evidence linking the then Iraqi government and Al-Qaeda, on top of which, Iraq apparently still had weapons of mass destruction despite the conditions of its surrender from the first war and several UN resolutions forbidding it from doing so. So America went back into Iraq.
In the intervening ten years Saddam had the time and the desire to mount a propaganda campaign against America. Not, I suspect with the intention of gaining support for a second war, but merely as an explanation of the situation the Iraqis found themselves in. As, for these last ten years Iraq has been under economic sanctions as a result of the first war and America's inability to remove Saddam first time round. These sanctions the left most of the Iraqi people without food or basic medical supplies, hence the belated 'Oil for food' program when the situation started to make international news.
Given the suffering of the Iraqi people in those ten years, and America's continued support of Israel despite Israel having used its military against civilian targets in the West Bank, I have to ask, did you honestly expect the Iraqis to welcome you as liberators? Well, it would appear, surprisingly, for a while, they did.
Of course after a while the terrorists and the local resistance groups began to gain support among those less than content with the idea of another middle eastern government towing the American line. But the situation really exploded after the treatment of the prisoners in Abu Ghraib came to light. Coupled with the alleged treatment of the captives in Guantanamo Bay, I, never mind the Iraqis, am beginning to wonder about America's commitment to human rights.
Now, given those who where spurred on to fight by America's human rights abuses, the Anti-American terror groups, and the other governments, knowing America's history in the region and being concerned at the possibility of being next on America's hit list, please feel free to explain how the worsening situation in Iraq relates to the Sykes-Picot Agreement
Probably, they now that all the "Learn Programming in N Days" books are no longer such a big profit center
I thought that Sams published those books.
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As long as you keep buying our products you fund our foreign policy.
Not sure I follow there. How does me buying a can of coke fund, for example, America blowing the hell out of Iraq? I would have thought that my money went to the CocaCola Corperation, and before you mention taxes, they pay taxes here too. In which case I'm funding more than just your foreign policy.
But to go back to your original post, you believe that people should stop buying American products because the current administration can't find their arse with both hands? I'm sorry but I just can't swallow the idea of liking all of America or none of it. Like any other country, america has its good points and its bad points. And like any other country when America messes up, people complain about it. You don't like it? stop listening to them.
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it just amazes me that millions of people protest US foreign policy but go see an americna movie or buy american cigarettes.
There's a big difference between not liking your foreign policy and not liking your culture.
.....yet Linux is still at 1% of usage on Zeitgeist.
I'm using Mozilla on Gnome 2.6, but my agent string states IE6-Win98. Not everyone is honest with their agent strings. I'm not saying Linux is more than 1% , just that those results might be slightly less than accurate.
Wouldn't be to sure of that if I were you. While you did free the world of Soviet communism, China continues to florish, as does open source, which is after all a form of communism.
Take a look at Europe, where software patents are uninforceable....... I'm talking about software that's revolutionary enough that you'd actually be willing to put down a few dollars to buy.
Indeed if only the europeans could come up with something revolutionary like Linux instead of all the Microsoft rubbish they keep forcefeeding us
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"...some people get their news in a way they could never before, most of them just get a bunch of untrue gossip and sensasionalist trivia. And that's exactly what they wanted." You can get that today, its called The Sun.
Mort?? For anyone who likes dark and sarcastic I'd recommend Robert Rankin.
Tell me more of this "spoon" theory.
Erhm, do you realise that it was beastie that was removed because some people (*cough*christians*cough*) could feel offended? (read: those morons cannot tell a daemon from a demon).
Maybe we could have a BSD Saviour logo as well then
I hate those hoax warnings, but this one is important!!
Please send this to everyone on your e-mail list - both male and female!
If a man comes to your front door and says he is conducting a survey and asks you to show him your arse, do not show him your arse.
This is a scam; he only wants to see your arse.
I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid and cheap.
Damn, should've read that BEFORE I posted it.
I been pretty happy with The OU and MythTV for a while now. Not sure if you can get OU in the states though.
So you went to war with Iraq because it existed? or because it was formed as a secret agreement between the British and the French?
Or are you trying to make the point that the war on Iraq was somehow the fault of this agreement? That the British and the french created the socio-economic conditions that forced America's hand?
Come off it, the current situation in Iraq is entirely America's own fault. It went running in, guns blazing, twice! Without proper planning to further its own ends.
From what I understand relations between Israel and the rest of the region are somewhat strained to say the least, and America has always had a pro-Israeli stance, supporting the Israeli government whenever possible. Some groupings saw Israel's prosperity and the continuing situation in the West Bank as a threat. Al-Qaeda being one of these groups took up terrorism as a method to dissuade America from its support of Israel. Unfortunately, the situation continued up until 9-11, when the 'War on Terror' began.
Naturally, America wanted to retaliate after 9-11 and did so in Afghanistan in the hope that this would wipe out Al-Qaeda and thus the threat to America. As we now know this was not the case, and Al-Qaeda prospered in their new found fame, so the 'War on Terror' continued.
If we are to believe what we are told, then, America had evidence linking the then Iraqi government and Al-Qaeda, on top of which, Iraq apparently still had weapons of mass destruction despite the conditions of its surrender from the first war and several UN resolutions forbidding it from doing so. So America went back into Iraq.
In the intervening ten years Saddam had the time and the desire to mount a propaganda campaign against America. Not, I suspect with the intention of gaining support for a second war, but merely as an explanation of the situation the Iraqis found themselves in. As, for these last ten years Iraq has been under economic sanctions as a result of the first war and America's inability to remove Saddam first time round. These sanctions the left most of the Iraqi people without food or basic medical supplies, hence the belated 'Oil for food' program when the situation started to make international news.
Given the suffering of the Iraqi people in those ten years, and America's continued support of Israel despite Israel having used its military against civilian targets in the West Bank, I have to ask, did you honestly expect the Iraqis to welcome you as liberators? Well, it would appear, surprisingly, for a while, they did.
Of course after a while the terrorists and the local resistance groups began to gain support among those less than content with the idea of another middle eastern government towing the American line. But the situation really exploded after the treatment of the prisoners in Abu Ghraib came to light. Coupled with the alleged treatment of the captives in Guantanamo Bay, I, never mind the Iraqis, am beginning to wonder about America's commitment to human rights.
Now, given those who where spurred on to fight by America's human rights abuses, the Anti-American terror groups, and the other governments, knowing America's history in the region and being concerned at the possibility of being next on America's hit list, please feel free to explain how the worsening situation in Iraq relates to the Sykes-Picot Agreement
But to go back to your original post, you believe that people should stop buying American products because the current administration can't find their arse with both hands? I'm sorry but I just can't swallow the idea of liking all of America or none of it. Like any other country, america has its good points and its bad points. And like any other country when America messes up, people complain about it. You don't like it? stop listening to them.
I'm using Mozilla on Gnome 2.6, but my agent string states IE6-Win98. Not everyone is honest with their agent strings. I'm not saying Linux is more than 1% , just that those results might be slightly less than accurate.
I think you lost all claims to being an odinary person the first time you posted on slashdot.
I'd like one please gmail(at)fluffybacon dot co dot uk
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freedom from communism...
Wouldn't be to sure of that if I were you. While you did free the world of Soviet communism, China continues to florish, as does open source, which is after all a form of communism.
What else do you do with monopoly power but abuse it?