It's not like influential people are immune to stupid lapses in judgment - especially in opposition to the causes they claim to advocate.
For example: A certain government is bandying about the phrase: 'If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about' in relation to airport security, yet not when someone leaks sensitive information.
Though as a smear campaign, it seems rather clumsy if it's intention is to undermine Wikileak's work
1.) His character and integrity are irrelevant since he doesn't directly editorialise and the US has admitted the information is legitimate.
2.) As a deterrent it's only effective if it's at least held to be the result of US government intervention.
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They've liked Bail Outs, Foreign Investment and something called Pyramid Investment Opportunities
"Sometimes that means making difficult choices..."
Virgin likes money. Customers are on plans. It's about as difficult as deciding not to slam one's genitals in a door.
After Christmas is usually when I find I need to 'satisfy my woman'.
It also helps if I can afford next Christmas, so I also need to 'recover millions of dollars from the Nigerian government'.
I'll be a rock star my own way.
For the same price, you could probably pick up a couple of groupies and an eightball.
"Hey Batman, your vehicle isn't visually impressive enough!"
I dare you.
I was the project lead for a similar project for Call of Duty. Didn't go so well for my TV.
Does this mean in six months time Intel Ceo Paul Otellini will quit, but for higher severance package?
I found this out the time I accidentally picked up Deep Heat rather than lubricant.
Though admittedly the tears were mine and they may not have been the biggest contributor to my lack of arousal.
I dunno, what makes you a 'terrorist'?
The AFP aren't that complex. Besides, if they were involved, any smear campaign would have been slightly different:
"Assange charged with 'being a dickhead' and 'drinking light beer'"
As such, Australia would actually have grounds to arrest him - both are prosecutable here.
....we've heard enough about Julian's complicated relationships, thank you very much CIA.
"No General sir, it was more of a SCHLINK than a FAP."
Smart enough to shut the hell up when they see something they shouldn't have?
Maybe if they shared similar characteristics to the people they were named for.
I can see the USS Dubya never leaving dock.
I don't think it was ignored, it's just there are fewer applications for the Wii-mote in medicine.
Maybe when surgeons find a reason to break televisions in theatre, Wii will get another look.
So does this mean we'll have them declaring that they don't want 8 year olds taught in school?
...that's how it is in these publish or perish primary schools.
...since these estimates came from Astronomers who previously worked at Goldman Sachs. Sub Prime real estate as it were.
Looking forward to Heston Blumenthal's Gold Nanoparticle Flavoured 'Sounds of Science'.
It's not like influential people are immune to stupid lapses in judgment - especially in opposition to the causes they claim to advocate.
For example: A certain government is bandying about the phrase: 'If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about' in relation to airport security, yet not when someone leaks sensitive information.
Though as a smear campaign, it seems rather clumsy if it's intention is to undermine Wikileak's work
1.) His character and integrity are irrelevant since he doesn't directly editorialise and the US has admitted the information is legitimate.
2.) As a deterrent it's only effective if it's at least held to be the result of US government intervention.
Pfft, CoD4 have been doing it for ages.
The ones that come back aren't allowed to talk about it.
Screw Apple, what does the A-Team have to say about this? Specifically Lieutenant Templeton Peck.
Oh good. Having just watched Human Centipede I now have two examples of crappy mergers that won't work.
Why isn't the Cooking Industry Association of America in on this??