The poverty of Iraq was, in large part, due to many years of war with several neigbours (such as 10 years of war with Iran).
This was followed by years of UN sanctions that prevented the importation of anything useful to the military. Of course, lots of things are useful to the military.
In addition, Iraq could not easily export their oil, except under certain conditions (oil for food programme, for example).
Having a lot of the kind of intelligence that is good for hacking doesn't necessarily mean you can understand right from wrong. Lots of 'intelligent' people have difficulty relating to others (and some don't display a great deal of common sense).
Also, although I agree with your point, the average robber doesn't really have many skills to offer a government agency in return for less prison time.
Apparently it is still difficult to produce a strong and reliable join between titanium and bone. As a result it tends to be the interface that fails rather than the materials.
Peoples difficulties in evaluating risk is well known. In the UK there were 202 deaths from ecstacy between 1996-2002 while 3470 people died from drink-driving accidents in 1997 alone. Ecstacy is a class A illegal drug while alcohol is resitricted to 'responsible' adults who can make their own choice.
It isn't really a question of whether Osama hates the west but rather his (and his associates) ability to act upon that apparent hatred. If there aren't many extremists then the current perceived threat promoted by the US government/media may not be consistent with the actual threat.
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The poverty of Iraq was, in large part, due to many years of war with several neigbours (such as 10 years of war with Iran). This was followed by years of UN sanctions that prevented the importation of anything useful to the military. Of course, lots of things are useful to the military. In addition, Iraq could not easily export their oil, except under certain conditions (oil for food programme, for example).
Does anyone know if it is illegal to copy someones bank account number or is it only illegal to use the copy to steal their money?
Having a lot of the kind of intelligence that is good for hacking doesn't necessarily mean you can understand right from wrong. Lots of 'intelligent' people have difficulty relating to others (and some don't display a great deal of common sense). Also, although I agree with your point, the average robber doesn't really have many skills to offer a government agency in return for less prison time.
Apparently it is still difficult to produce a strong and reliable join between titanium and bone. As a result it tends to be the interface that fails rather than the materials.
Peoples difficulties in evaluating risk is well known. In the UK there were 202 deaths from ecstacy between 1996-2002 while 3470 people died from drink-driving accidents in 1997 alone. Ecstacy is a class A illegal drug while alcohol is resitricted to 'responsible' adults who can make their own choice.
It isn't really a question of whether Osama hates the west but rather his (and his associates) ability to act upon that apparent hatred. If there aren't many extremists then the current perceived threat promoted by the US government/media may not be consistent with the actual threat.