Why right praise Bush for OBama's order to kill BIn LAden?
Why right rushes to praise Bush For Obama’s order to kill Bin Lade, When Bush closes unit focused on capture of bin Lade in 2006 and intelligence officials confirmed monday 2006. Remember when Obama said if elected in November 2008 he would be willing to attack inside Pakistan with or without approval from the Pakistani government ."If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will," Obama said. Remember , you can watch the video here http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/08/01/us-usa-politics-obama-idUSN0132206420070801 Fifteen of the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, Bush wasn't interested getting Bin Laden, That will be end to his beloved war making money. The Federal Government too has been in deficit spending ever since George W Bush took office. Bush ran record deficits and waged two unpaid for wars. The war spending was kept off book in the form of while the budget deficits were reported as between $500 billion and $600 Billion they were really around a Trillion dollars if you included the war spending When the Federal Government runs a deficit no one seems to care. Well, let me clarify that statement. When a Republican is President and Republicans contro then no one seems to care about deficit spending or the Nationa Debt. Reagan ran record deficits and ran Trillion. Bush Sr. continued .
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First of all I question your so called opinions on who to blame for all the deficit spending. However, I'll fore-go arguing with you over which president or which political party is to blame or praise. I'll simply answer the question you asked truthfully. Bush should not be praised for Obama's order to kill Bin Laden. Obama's decision was gutsy, decisive and correct. Thankfully, no U.S. forces were killed in the raid. However, all that military might, power, technology and capability was placed in Obama's hands, BECAUSE President Bush put it there! Obama certainly wouldn't have sent all those forces in there, he and his party has been calling to pull all of our resources out of there. But had Bush not acted just as decisively to go to war, as Obama did to kill Bin Laden, Obama would not have had the military might to pull off the operation in the first place! So give credit where credit is due. Obama did a great job in killing Bin Laden. Bush also did a great job in building up the United States military and special ops forces to give Obama the tools he needed to make this happen.
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Well he would get the job done bush wanted saddam hussein and he didn't know where bin laden was or didn't wanna go after him this proves bush's loss now obama's gain as you are seeing now.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Why right praise Bush for OBama's order to kill BIn LAden?
Why right praise Bush for OBama's order to kill BIn LAden?
Why right rushes to praise Bush For Obama’s order to kill Bin Lade, When Bush closes unit focused on capture of bin Lade in 2006 and intelligence officials confirmed monday 2006. Remember when Obama said if elected in November 2008 he would be willing to attack inside Pakistan with or without approval from the Pakistani government ."If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will," Obama said. Remember , you can watch the video here http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/08/01/us-usa-politics-obama-idUSN0132206420070801 Fifteen of the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, Bush wasn't interested getting Bin Laden, That will be end to his beloved war making money. The Federal Government too has been in deficit spending ever since George W Bush took office. Bush ran record deficits and waged two unpaid for wars. The war spending was kept off book in the form of while the budget deficits were reported as between $500 billion and $600 Billion they were really around a Trillion dollars if you included the war spending When the Federal Government runs a deficit no one seems to care. Well, let me clarify that statement. When a Republican is President and Republicans contro then no one seems to care about deficit spending or the Nationa Debt. Reagan ran record deficits and ran Trillion. Bush Sr. continued .
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In the early 1960s, de jure segregation (segregation by law) was enforced by the South under what were called Jim Crow laws. Separate waiting rooms, rest rooms, water fountains, etc., were provided at places, like bus stations, where blacks and whites shared the same facility. After Civil rights legislation overturned the Jim Crow laws and required integration of places open to the public, especially schools, George Wallace ran in 1968 as a third-party candidate (American Independent) under the slogan "Segregation Forever," capturing the electoral votes of five southern states (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1968). The Nixon team, impressed by Wallace's success in the "Deep South," elaborated the Southern Strategy: rather than endorse segregation, this strategy seized the label "conservative," which argued that the country must be desegregated, but that a conservative interpretation of the Constitution required that the states desegregate themselves, with no interference from the federal government. "Conservative" sounds much more respectable than "racist." Now segregationists became conservatives, alleging that the federal government had no legal role to play in enforcing desegregation. Those who disagreed were called "liberal." Just as Southern whites hated the thought of their children attending school with black children, they also hated "liberals," whom they viewed as the [epithet withheld] who were forcing integration on them. Since then, "conservative" has come to the ideological rescue of people who cast all blame on non-white European-descended groups. These groups became scapegoats: they get better jobs riding on the wave of Affirmative Action; "illegals" displace whites from good jobs; they grow in numbers, taking over control of the country. "Conservative" whites support candidates who they are led to believe will "take back" control of their county. "Liberals" are nonplussed by "conservatives" who fail to understand that it is the powerful monied special interests that are taking over our economy and our government. These "liberals" cannot understand why "conservatives," who are losing personal income, jobs, and even pensions to the powerful, corporatist forces vote against their own interest in order to support those corporatist forces. Yet, the power of seething, unending prejudices is sufficient to seek its own satisfaction even when the result is harmful to those who harbor such prejudices. Obama is the incarnation of all hated "liberals" to tens of millions of "conservatives." To credit him with anything is too distasteful to swallow--and doing so may enhance the horror of his reelection. Here is where we can see how intelligent many prejudiced people are. Fighting against reality is tough. But they have the creativity and imagination required to demonize anyone whom they deem to be their enemy. Hence, they revel in lies about Obama's birth certificate, about his being a Muslim, about his mendacity as our president. They perpetuate any story, true or not, that will undermine the credit Obama could get from his success in killing bin Laden. Thus, when reminded that it was Clinton who had this country once more running surpluses, and that it was GWB who reversed the trend, leading us into a tailspin of debt in order to cut taxes on the wealthiest few, provide taxpayer subidies for the wealthiest few, and deregulate speculative entities like banks, insurance companies, hedge funds so that they could invest other people's savings and investments in deals that fell apart and left millions with no pension and no job, "conservatives" answer that we have no revenue problem; we have a spending problem. Where is all this wasted spending going? Many say foreign aid (about 1% of the entire budget); almost all agree on "welfare," meaning "giveaways" to blacks, Hispanics, and other people who, no matter how needy, are leeching from hard-working people (whites) so that they can live lazy lives of leisure. "Conservatives" have exaggerated ideas about how much is actually spent on welfare, while they ignore the hundreds of billions spent on corporate welfare. In short, you are asking a reasonable question for which there is a reasonable answer. The problem is that tens of millions of "conservatives" will accept the truth only if it validates their anger, frustrations, resentments, and hate.
Why right rushes to praise Bush For Obama’s order to kill Bin Lade, When Bush closes unit focused on capture of bin Lade in 2006 and intelligence officials confirmed monday 2006. Remember when Obama said if elected in November 2008 he would be willing to attack inside Pakistan with or without approval from the Pakistani government ."If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will," Obama said. Remember , you can watch the video here http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/08/01/us-usa-politics-obama-idUSN0132206420070801 Fifteen of the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, Bush wasn't interested getting Bin Laden, That will be end to his beloved war making money. The Federal Government too has been in deficit spending ever since George W Bush took office. Bush ran record deficits and waged two unpaid for wars. The war spending was kept off book in the form of while the budget deficits were reported as between $500 billion and $600 Billion they were really around a Trillion dollars if you included the war spending When the Federal Government runs a deficit no one seems to care. Well, let me clarify that statement. When a Republican is President and Republicans contro then no one seems to care about deficit spending or the Nationa Debt. Reagan ran record deficits and ran Trillion. Bush Sr. continued .
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In the early 1960s, de jure segregation (segregation by law) was enforced by the South under what were called Jim Crow laws. Separate waiting rooms, rest rooms, water fountains, etc., were provided at places, like bus stations, where blacks and whites shared the same facility. After Civil rights legislation overturned the Jim Crow laws and required integration of places open to the public, especially schools, George Wallace ran in 1968 as a third-party candidate (American Independent) under the slogan "Segregation Forever," capturing the electoral votes of five southern states (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1968). The Nixon team, impressed by Wallace's success in the "Deep South," elaborated the Southern Strategy: rather than endorse segregation, this strategy seized the label "conservative," which argued that the country must be desegregated, but that a conservative interpretation of the Constitution required that the states desegregate themselves, with no interference from the federal government. "Conservative" sounds much more respectable than "racist." Now segregationists became conservatives, alleging that the federal government had no legal role to play in enforcing desegregation. Those who disagreed were called "liberal." Just as Southern whites hated the thought of their children attending school with black children, they also hated "liberals," whom they viewed as the [epithet withheld] who were forcing integration on them. Since then, "conservative" has come to the ideological rescue of people who cast all blame on non-white European-descended groups. These groups became scapegoats: they get better jobs riding on the wave of Affirmative Action; "illegals" displace whites from good jobs; they grow in numbers, taking over control of the country. "Conservative" whites support candidates who they are led to believe will "take back" control of their county. "Liberals" are nonplussed by "conservatives" who fail to understand that it is the powerful monied special interests that are taking over our economy and our government. These "liberals" cannot understand why "conservatives," who are losing personal income, jobs, and even pensions to the powerful, corporatist forces vote against their own interest in order to support those corporatist forces. Yet, the power of seething, unending prejudices is sufficient to seek its own satisfaction even when the result is harmful to those who harbor such prejudices. Obama is the incarnation of all hated "liberals" to tens of millions of "conservatives." To credit him with anything is too distasteful to swallow--and doing so may enhance the horror of his reelection. Here is where we can see how intelligent many prejudiced people are. Fighting against reality is tough. But they have the creativity and imagination required to demonize anyone whom they deem to be their enemy. Hence, they revel in lies about Obama's birth certificate, about his being a Muslim, about his mendacity as our president. They perpetuate any story, true or not, that will undermine the credit Obama could get from his success in killing bin Laden. Thus, when reminded that it was Clinton who had this country once more running surpluses, and that it was GWB who reversed the trend, leading us into a tailspin of debt in order to cut taxes on the wealthiest few, provide taxpayer subidies for the wealthiest few, and deregulate speculative entities like banks, insurance companies, hedge funds so that they could invest other people's savings and investments in deals that fell apart and left millions with no pension and no job, "conservatives" answer that we have no revenue problem; we have a spending problem. Where is all this wasted spending going? Many say foreign aid (about 1% of the entire budget); almost all agree on "welfare," meaning "giveaways" to blacks, Hispanics, and other people who, no matter how needy, are leeching from hard-working people (whites) so that they can live lazy lives of leisure. "Conservatives" have exaggerated ideas about how much is actually spent on welfare, while they ignore the hundreds of billions spent on corporate welfare. In short, you are asking a reasonable question for which there is a reasonable answer. The problem is that tens of millions of "conservatives" will accept the truth only if it validates their anger, frustrations, resentments, and hate.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
What would happen if the oil in the Middle East finishes?
What would happen if the oil in the Middle East finishes?
Most Middle Eastern countries do not have taxes because the government is already making money by selling oil. When the US starts using its oil, will it become tax-free? What about terrorism? do you think the rate will go up or down? would the world go into wars with countries like Saudi Arabia? (assuming that they are not at war now because Saudi is the main exporter of oil and without it's oil.. well, no one would be getting around) Note: I asked this question in Politics & Government > Other - Politics & Government, but I didnt get a lot of answers so I ask here again jdlaplant: No, I am not American. I'm actually Arabic and I want to know what other people think. And technically speaking, Saudi Arabia's oil may not finish soon.. or it might not even finish for a long time. But it WILL finish. My question is: what will happen then? jeepndd: Not really. I dont know if the US has more oil reserves than the entire Middle East.. But they're smart not to be using it. Because the oil in the Middle East WILL finish, and when it does, guess who will be making all the money that the Arabs are getting now? Mr. Bitter: Saudi will never go back to the Dark Age, because it has a HUGE Muslim attraction...
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I concern about when Israelis bombers fly high, my gas price goes high.
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it sure would be quiet ,,almost like 9-11 when all air traffic was grounded
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Obsession with the Middle East would decrease.
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The world would not be so terrified to call the Islamic world on their blatant disregard for human rights and common decency.
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Well by the time it runs out we will be totally dependant on renewable Fuel, like water or corn or even solar power.
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i think america would still have taxes. they might decrease but it is another way our government can make money. it would also be better if we had our own oil because then america wouldn't be so dependent.
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Googleje: Dude, I have to know if you are American. Your an idiot but I still have to know. Oil will never dry up in the middle east.
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we would just find another country to exploit...
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We could ignore all the Madness and cruelty of the region just like we do with all those African atrocities. Saudi Arabia could go broke and return to the Dark Age style tribal warfare it was in before British geologists found oil there in 1930's. The only downside is that without oil our entire modern civilization grinds to a halt.
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Even if it ever did dry up the US has more oil reserves than the entire Middle East. It's simply maddening that we don't take advantage of it.
Most Middle Eastern countries do not have taxes because the government is already making money by selling oil. When the US starts using its oil, will it become tax-free? What about terrorism? do you think the rate will go up or down? would the world go into wars with countries like Saudi Arabia? (assuming that they are not at war now because Saudi is the main exporter of oil and without it's oil.. well, no one would be getting around) Note: I asked this question in Politics & Government > Other - Politics & Government, but I didnt get a lot of answers so I ask here again jdlaplant: No, I am not American. I'm actually Arabic and I want to know what other people think. And technically speaking, Saudi Arabia's oil may not finish soon.. or it might not even finish for a long time. But it WILL finish. My question is: what will happen then? jeepndd: Not really. I dont know if the US has more oil reserves than the entire Middle East.. But they're smart not to be using it. Because the oil in the Middle East WILL finish, and when it does, guess who will be making all the money that the Arabs are getting now? Mr. Bitter: Saudi will never go back to the Dark Age, because it has a HUGE Muslim attraction...
Current Events - 10 Answers
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I concern about when Israelis bombers fly high, my gas price goes high.
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it sure would be quiet ,,almost like 9-11 when all air traffic was grounded
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Obsession with the Middle East would decrease.
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The world would not be so terrified to call the Islamic world on their blatant disregard for human rights and common decency.
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Well by the time it runs out we will be totally dependant on renewable Fuel, like water or corn or even solar power.
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i think america would still have taxes. they might decrease but it is another way our government can make money. it would also be better if we had our own oil because then america wouldn't be so dependent.
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Googleje: Dude, I have to know if you are American. Your an idiot but I still have to know. Oil will never dry up in the middle east.
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we would just find another country to exploit...
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We could ignore all the Madness and cruelty of the region just like we do with all those African atrocities. Saudi Arabia could go broke and return to the Dark Age style tribal warfare it was in before British geologists found oil there in 1930's. The only downside is that without oil our entire modern civilization grinds to a halt.
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Even if it ever did dry up the US has more oil reserves than the entire Middle East. It's simply maddening that we don't take advantage of it.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Why right praise Bush for OBama's order to kill BIn LAden?
Why right praise Bush for OBama's order to kill BIn LAden?
Why right rushes to praise Bush For Obama’s order to kill Bin Lade, When Bush closes unit focused on capture of bin Lade in 2006 and intelligence officials confirmed monday 2006. Remember when Obama said if elected in November 2008 he would be willing to attack inside Pakistan with or without approval from the Pakistani government ."If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will," Obama said. Remember , you can watch the video here http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/08/01/us-usa-politics-obama-idUSN0132206420070801 Fifteen of the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, Bush wasn't interested getting Bin Laden, That will be end to his beloved war making money. The Federal Government too has been in deficit spending ever since George W Bush took office. Bush ran record deficits and waged two unpaid for wars. The war spending was kept off book in the form of while the budget deficits were reported as between $500 billion and $600 Billion they were really around a Trillion dollars if you included the war spending When the Federal Government runs a deficit no one seems to care. Well, let me clarify that statement. When a Republican is President and Republicans contro then no one seems to care about deficit spending or the Nationa Debt. Reagan ran record deficits and ran Trillion. Bush Sr. continued .
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The right would never praise a liberal for anything, including ridding the world of a mass murderer.
Why right rushes to praise Bush For Obama’s order to kill Bin Lade, When Bush closes unit focused on capture of bin Lade in 2006 and intelligence officials confirmed monday 2006. Remember when Obama said if elected in November 2008 he would be willing to attack inside Pakistan with or without approval from the Pakistani government ."If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will," Obama said. Remember , you can watch the video here http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/08/01/us-usa-politics-obama-idUSN0132206420070801 Fifteen of the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, Bush wasn't interested getting Bin Laden, That will be end to his beloved war making money. The Federal Government too has been in deficit spending ever since George W Bush took office. Bush ran record deficits and waged two unpaid for wars. The war spending was kept off book in the form of while the budget deficits were reported as between $500 billion and $600 Billion they were really around a Trillion dollars if you included the war spending When the Federal Government runs a deficit no one seems to care. Well, let me clarify that statement. When a Republican is President and Republicans contro then no one seems to care about deficit spending or the Nationa Debt. Reagan ran record deficits and ran Trillion. Bush Sr. continued .
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The right would never praise a liberal for anything, including ridding the world of a mass murderer.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Was Obama's Campaign Promise to "Maintain a Substantially Similar Policy on Israel" also an inconvenient lie?
Was Obama's Campaign Promise to "Maintain a Substantially Similar Policy on Israel" also an inconvenient lie?
Charles Freeman, Obama's now failed appointee to National Intelligence Council, lashes out at American jews who he claims lobbied against him but there is little evidence of serious lobbying -- just a handful of people pointing out his ties to the Saudi's who funded his Pro-Palestinian think tank and his shameful record on China. When you read the following excerpt from today's Washington Post, remember, this is the guy that Obama wanted to give access to all 14 US intelligence organizations -- making him one of the most informed men in the world and a man we would need to be able to trust with our most secret information. Whether you support or oppose Israel, this does not reveal a man who can be trusted with our national security. The Washington Post: "Referring to what he called "the Israel Lobby," he added: "The aim of this Lobby is control of the policy process through the exercise of a veto over the appointment of people who dispute the wisdom of its views." One result of this, he said, is "the inability of the American public to discuss, or the government to consider, any option for US policies in the Middle East opposed by the ruling faction in Israeli politics." Freeman's angry rhetoric notwithstanding, the controversy surrounding the former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia was broader than just Middle East politics. Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair's choice of Freeman prompted a storm of complaints about his recent commercial connections to China and questions about whether he was too forgiving of that nation's leaders. But most of the online attention focused on Freeman's work for the Middle East Policy Council, a Washington-based nonprofit organization that is funded in part by Saudi money, and his past critical statements about Israel. The latter included a 2005 speech he gave to the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, where he referred to Israel's "high-handed and self-defeating policies" stemming from the "occupation and settlement of Arab lands," which he called "inherently violent." Only a few Jewish organizations came out publicly against Freeman's appointment, but a handful of pro-Israeli bloggers and employees of other organizations worked behind the scenes to raise concerns with members of Congress, their staffs and the media." For example, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), often described as the most influential pro-Israel lobbying group in Washington, "took no position on this matter and did not lobby the Hill on it," spokesman Josh Block said. Bamaman, Assuming Obama agrees with you, maybe he should have said this when he was running for his.
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Obama's entire campaign was a lie
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Obama is the Kenyan version of Pinnochio.
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Obama does not like Israel, that is a fact. It's why our government is now giving $900 million to "rebuild the gaza strip" and Hillary is running around trying to figure out how the money will not land in the hands of Hamas. Yeah right... They know it will end up in their hands. Remember though, Obama said we shouldn't worry about countries like Iran, syria and venezuela because they are "tiny countries". He later backed off on that statement when he realized how stupid it sounded. Yeah, we'll see how tiny Iran is when they have a nuke...and use it.
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The Israeli lobbyist have way too much power in Washington.As long as we blindly support their terrorist activities,there will never be peace in the Middle East.
Charles Freeman, Obama's now failed appointee to National Intelligence Council, lashes out at American jews who he claims lobbied against him but there is little evidence of serious lobbying -- just a handful of people pointing out his ties to the Saudi's who funded his Pro-Palestinian think tank and his shameful record on China. When you read the following excerpt from today's Washington Post, remember, this is the guy that Obama wanted to give access to all 14 US intelligence organizations -- making him one of the most informed men in the world and a man we would need to be able to trust with our most secret information. Whether you support or oppose Israel, this does not reveal a man who can be trusted with our national security. The Washington Post: "Referring to what he called "the Israel Lobby," he added: "The aim of this Lobby is control of the policy process through the exercise of a veto over the appointment of people who dispute the wisdom of its views." One result of this, he said, is "the inability of the American public to discuss, or the government to consider, any option for US policies in the Middle East opposed by the ruling faction in Israeli politics." Freeman's angry rhetoric notwithstanding, the controversy surrounding the former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia was broader than just Middle East politics. Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair's choice of Freeman prompted a storm of complaints about his recent commercial connections to China and questions about whether he was too forgiving of that nation's leaders. But most of the online attention focused on Freeman's work for the Middle East Policy Council, a Washington-based nonprofit organization that is funded in part by Saudi money, and his past critical statements about Israel. The latter included a 2005 speech he gave to the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, where he referred to Israel's "high-handed and self-defeating policies" stemming from the "occupation and settlement of Arab lands," which he called "inherently violent." Only a few Jewish organizations came out publicly against Freeman's appointment, but a handful of pro-Israeli bloggers and employees of other organizations worked behind the scenes to raise concerns with members of Congress, their staffs and the media." For example, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), often described as the most influential pro-Israel lobbying group in Washington, "took no position on this matter and did not lobby the Hill on it," spokesman Josh Block said. Bamaman, Assuming Obama agrees with you, maybe he should have said this when he was running for his.
Elections - 4 Answers
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Obama's entire campaign was a lie
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Obama is the Kenyan version of Pinnochio.
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Obama does not like Israel, that is a fact. It's why our government is now giving $900 million to "rebuild the gaza strip" and Hillary is running around trying to figure out how the money will not land in the hands of Hamas. Yeah right... They know it will end up in their hands. Remember though, Obama said we shouldn't worry about countries like Iran, syria and venezuela because they are "tiny countries". He later backed off on that statement when he realized how stupid it sounded. Yeah, we'll see how tiny Iran is when they have a nuke...and use it.
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The Israeli lobbyist have way too much power in Washington.As long as we blindly support their terrorist activities,there will never be peace in the Middle East.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
I know about a cover up of a serious case of swine flu in the UK. How do I tell the press?
I know about a cover up of a serious case of swine flu in the UK. How do I tell the press?
My uncle works at the boarding school where the outbreak's happened. It's an international school with rich kids from places like Saudi Arabia, India, China and Japan. For a few months now the school has housed 20+ cases, (students and teachers), of confirmed swine flu. The heads of departments who aren't sick, including my uncle, have decided to hush the whole thing up so they can continue receiving fees until the summer holidays. Because of this, parents have already begun flying their sick kids back home, unaware that they could be introducing swine flu into their countries. The sick people at the school are being treated by nurses who have been paid to keep the outbreak quiet. I've left the details out for obvious reasons, but I know the name and location of the school, and some rough details of the timeline of the outbreak. The only problem is, I have no evidence, apart from my mum, great aunt, and grandmother's testimony. They heard this from my uncle first hand. Do I have enough to tell the press? I don't mean the tabloid media, I mean the proper newspapers. I don't want to make any money, I'm just scared about what will happen if nobody finds out about this. If someone dies I don't want that on my conscience. But I mean, how do you actually tell the press something? Do you just ring up the newspaper or something? Plus, I'm only 17, does that mean I'll need an adult to back me up?
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no adult needed: dailymail.co.uk they hate the government: theyll spread it, but youll need alot of evidence
My uncle works at the boarding school where the outbreak's happened. It's an international school with rich kids from places like Saudi Arabia, India, China and Japan. For a few months now the school has housed 20+ cases, (students and teachers), of confirmed swine flu. The heads of departments who aren't sick, including my uncle, have decided to hush the whole thing up so they can continue receiving fees until the summer holidays. Because of this, parents have already begun flying their sick kids back home, unaware that they could be introducing swine flu into their countries. The sick people at the school are being treated by nurses who have been paid to keep the outbreak quiet. I've left the details out for obvious reasons, but I know the name and location of the school, and some rough details of the timeline of the outbreak. The only problem is, I have no evidence, apart from my mum, great aunt, and grandmother's testimony. They heard this from my uncle first hand. Do I have enough to tell the press? I don't mean the tabloid media, I mean the proper newspapers. I don't want to make any money, I'm just scared about what will happen if nobody finds out about this. If someone dies I don't want that on my conscience. But I mean, how do you actually tell the press something? Do you just ring up the newspaper or something? Plus, I'm only 17, does that mean I'll need an adult to back me up?
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no adult needed: dailymail.co.uk they hate the government: theyll spread it, but youll need alot of evidence
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
question about muslim islamic women woman who follow Shariah Law ?
question about muslim islamic women woman who follow Shariah Law ?
This is a follow up question from an earlier one: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArKZME7AZy_cvigDDCJ7hIXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080915135302AA3Fwb1 SITUATION: 1. I am a New York State Department of Motor Vehicle's Certified Driving Instructor. a. I am forty-two b. have held this job at a driving school in Brooklyn for three years c. I have had my own license since 1982 and have a lot of experience driving d. I was an insurance investigator for seven years e. I was a police officer for seven years f. I was an executive chauffeuruffeur for three years 2. I am a native born American of Celtic ancestory who can trace his family back to Brooklyn and Tompkins County, NY for two hundred years. 3. I make my money giving driving lessons and only get paid by the lesson. I usually average thirty lessons a week but need to average fifty. 4. My students are please with my service. Regardless of gender or demographic I behave the same way. I only discuss the students driving during the lesson. No other concern at all is ever discussed. I never inititate physical contact ever. Even with men and even a handshake. I wait until it is offered. Most people request me after having one lesson. 5. Many Muslim women come to our school for lessons. Some will accept me as an instructor with no issues. In fact there is on student, a very observant muslim teenage girl who's uncle is a well known buisness man in the area who has no issue with me teaching his niece. However, some flat out refuse to have a male instructor. The women instructors at the school left. The owner is a female. She acquieces to instruct these women yet she would prefer not to. There is an arab owned school that has a female instructor. The rumor is she is not properly certified and regardless she can not handle to job so the muslim women dislike her. There is a male instructor who teaches with some woman as a chaperone but he has a bad reputation because he gets to emotional and can not handle to job. PROBLEM: I would like to teach these women to drive without them violating Shariah Law. In general, most religeons make allowances and exceptions for pretty much everything except blashphemy of the diety. Moreover, these women are not hard core (for lack of a better word) they wear head scarves but not the Burkha's with a slit for the eyes. And they are driving in the first place whereas in places like Saudi Arabia they can not. It seems as if the intent behind the islamic prohibition on unmarried men and women being alone together is to avoid one thing leading to another it turning into some type of sexual encounter. On a certain level I can understand that because in other situations when I was left alone with a female (not working this job) one thing leads to another...and in this job I have had women start touvhing me, flirting or even ask me out. MY PROPOSED SOLUTION: Having a chaperone is not a viable option since she would have to get paid and the student charged more. What if the school organized the lessons so that I would never be alone with one woman. They would set up a three hour group lesson with three women. It would build team spirit and cammraderie and all that and reinforce the lessons through observation. I would stagger the lessons so each student drove for twenty minutes then observed for forty minutes. Would such a situation be compliant with Shariah Law ? If you can please suppport your answer with any relevant sections of the Quaran. Further, in Brooklyn, name up to five major (by # of adherents) sects of islam and the name and address of the leader(s). SUMMARY: Driving is regulated by state dmv's and is separate from any religeon. However, driving schools are private buisnesses and private buisnesses have to take cultural and social considerations into play. Part of the culture of America is our ingenuity and inability to give up so I am going to figure out how to make the above work and approach the proper religeous authorities to write a letter on my behalf which will certify me to provide this service to islamic women. PLEASE COMMENT ON MY IDEA POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SOLTIONS PLEASE POST THEM. THANK YOU. Thank you and peace to all.
Religion & Spirituality - 11 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
How about just making them take off the beekeeper outfit and take the class like everyone else has to. This is the United States, not Saudi Arabia.
2 :
As admirable as your intentions are....they may be against the law. If you specify "Islamic Woman" as you did above, you're discriminating against "sex" & "religion"......(men & women in general and Islamic men specifically and certainly other religious affiliations).
3 :
It seems to me, though admittedly I'm not muslim and do not know the rules, that the student could bring a chaperone with them (a relative or whatever). That chaperone would then not have to be paid. They could just sit in the back seat. If they were already licensed to drive they could not be accused of getting free driving lessons either, as they'd not need them. Tiki...I don't think it would violate the law if anyone who felt uncomfortable alone (for whatever reason) was allowed an already licensed chaperone.
4 :
Well, of course it is ok. The ones who oppose this are backwards people that blow everything, religious or non-religious out of proprotion. Islam well permits things which are otherwise even HARAM to be done as necessary for survival. I don't see the harm in them taking driving lessons from a man,
5 :
Sorry dude, but user "walls of jericho" said it all in a nut shell. This is still America. Do you think that if you a non-muslim (American) lived in a muslim land like Saudi Arabia, would they allow your wife to drive. Nope!
6 :
maxf736's idea is great.... have them bring a family member along too. our driver's ed was exactly as you're stating, with 2 or 3 kids at once, observed for 1/3 of the time, and we were usually out for around 3 hours. but, it wasn't for religious reasons, it was becuase there was 30 kids in the class, and one instructor. that way he could be done with exams in less than two weeks. ;) good luck, and good for you for caring how these girls feel. ;) BB )O( STB
7 :
Your solution is viable though having them bring a family member along would work well too. This question is based on travel to and from the hajj pilgrimage but I think that hadeeths may be extended to your situation. http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503544964&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaEAskTheScholar
8 :
Actually its based on the fact that .. a muslim woman shouldnt be alone with a non mehrum (out of family) man .. So the easiest solution is to ask them to bring someone along who can sit in the car with them .. u can put them on the backseat and blindfold them if u want :P but thats the only obvious solution. A group of women together .. i dont think it would make a difference :) Another thing u Could do is have a woman join u (as in be partners) .. u can instruct the male memebers .. and she can instruct the females :) Edit: I agree with Maxf736
9 :
A group lesson would be fine. A Muslim woman is not allowed to be left ALONE with a man who isn't a direct family member. A woman driving isn't haram , they aren't allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia for different reasons. The Burkha isn't a must, the head scarf is. PS: thanks for the 10 points
10 :
Hats off to you 4 being so considerate of people's feelings..........i really wish i cud give u the correct solution but cant......... since my knowledge of the matter is limited and ........Islam doesnt allow wishful additions or subtractions in the religion............i hope & pray that u find the perfect solution soon ...............may ppl like u increase in the world....and.....may u find guidance & rewards 4m Almighty........Ameen.
11 :
You know how Niqab came to Islam. One day Umer, the second Khalifah saw Prophet Mohammed's wives Shitting and Farting.He found the stench unbearable.He went and complained to Prophet Mohammed.The result---niqab.
This is a follow up question from an earlier one: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArKZME7AZy_cvigDDCJ7hIXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080915135302AA3Fwb1 SITUATION: 1. I am a New York State Department of Motor Vehicle's Certified Driving Instructor. a. I am forty-two b. have held this job at a driving school in Brooklyn for three years c. I have had my own license since 1982 and have a lot of experience driving d. I was an insurance investigator for seven years e. I was a police officer for seven years f. I was an executive chauffeuruffeur for three years 2. I am a native born American of Celtic ancestory who can trace his family back to Brooklyn and Tompkins County, NY for two hundred years. 3. I make my money giving driving lessons and only get paid by the lesson. I usually average thirty lessons a week but need to average fifty. 4. My students are please with my service. Regardless of gender or demographic I behave the same way. I only discuss the students driving during the lesson. No other concern at all is ever discussed. I never inititate physical contact ever. Even with men and even a handshake. I wait until it is offered. Most people request me after having one lesson. 5. Many Muslim women come to our school for lessons. Some will accept me as an instructor with no issues. In fact there is on student, a very observant muslim teenage girl who's uncle is a well known buisness man in the area who has no issue with me teaching his niece. However, some flat out refuse to have a male instructor. The women instructors at the school left. The owner is a female. She acquieces to instruct these women yet she would prefer not to. There is an arab owned school that has a female instructor. The rumor is she is not properly certified and regardless she can not handle to job so the muslim women dislike her. There is a male instructor who teaches with some woman as a chaperone but he has a bad reputation because he gets to emotional and can not handle to job. PROBLEM: I would like to teach these women to drive without them violating Shariah Law. In general, most religeons make allowances and exceptions for pretty much everything except blashphemy of the diety. Moreover, these women are not hard core (for lack of a better word) they wear head scarves but not the Burkha's with a slit for the eyes. And they are driving in the first place whereas in places like Saudi Arabia they can not. It seems as if the intent behind the islamic prohibition on unmarried men and women being alone together is to avoid one thing leading to another it turning into some type of sexual encounter. On a certain level I can understand that because in other situations when I was left alone with a female (not working this job) one thing leads to another...and in this job I have had women start touvhing me, flirting or even ask me out. MY PROPOSED SOLUTION: Having a chaperone is not a viable option since she would have to get paid and the student charged more. What if the school organized the lessons so that I would never be alone with one woman. They would set up a three hour group lesson with three women. It would build team spirit and cammraderie and all that and reinforce the lessons through observation. I would stagger the lessons so each student drove for twenty minutes then observed for forty minutes. Would such a situation be compliant with Shariah Law ? If you can please suppport your answer with any relevant sections of the Quaran. Further, in Brooklyn, name up to five major (by # of adherents) sects of islam and the name and address of the leader(s). SUMMARY: Driving is regulated by state dmv's and is separate from any religeon. However, driving schools are private buisnesses and private buisnesses have to take cultural and social considerations into play. Part of the culture of America is our ingenuity and inability to give up so I am going to figure out how to make the above work and approach the proper religeous authorities to write a letter on my behalf which will certify me to provide this service to islamic women. PLEASE COMMENT ON MY IDEA POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SOLTIONS PLEASE POST THEM. THANK YOU. Thank you and peace to all.
Religion & Spirituality - 11 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
How about just making them take off the beekeeper outfit and take the class like everyone else has to. This is the United States, not Saudi Arabia.
2 :
As admirable as your intentions are....they may be against the law. If you specify "Islamic Woman" as you did above, you're discriminating against "sex" & "religion"......(men & women in general and Islamic men specifically and certainly other religious affiliations).
3 :
It seems to me, though admittedly I'm not muslim and do not know the rules, that the student could bring a chaperone with them (a relative or whatever). That chaperone would then not have to be paid. They could just sit in the back seat. If they were already licensed to drive they could not be accused of getting free driving lessons either, as they'd not need them. Tiki...I don't think it would violate the law if anyone who felt uncomfortable alone (for whatever reason) was allowed an already licensed chaperone.
4 :
Well, of course it is ok. The ones who oppose this are backwards people that blow everything, religious or non-religious out of proprotion. Islam well permits things which are otherwise even HARAM to be done as necessary for survival. I don't see the harm in them taking driving lessons from a man,
5 :
Sorry dude, but user "walls of jericho" said it all in a nut shell. This is still America. Do you think that if you a non-muslim (American) lived in a muslim land like Saudi Arabia, would they allow your wife to drive. Nope!
6 :
maxf736's idea is great.... have them bring a family member along too. our driver's ed was exactly as you're stating, with 2 or 3 kids at once, observed for 1/3 of the time, and we were usually out for around 3 hours. but, it wasn't for religious reasons, it was becuase there was 30 kids in the class, and one instructor. that way he could be done with exams in less than two weeks. ;) good luck, and good for you for caring how these girls feel. ;) BB )O( STB
7 :
Your solution is viable though having them bring a family member along would work well too. This question is based on travel to and from the hajj pilgrimage but I think that hadeeths may be extended to your situation. http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503544964&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaEAskTheScholar
8 :
Actually its based on the fact that .. a muslim woman shouldnt be alone with a non mehrum (out of family) man .. So the easiest solution is to ask them to bring someone along who can sit in the car with them .. u can put them on the backseat and blindfold them if u want :P but thats the only obvious solution. A group of women together .. i dont think it would make a difference :) Another thing u Could do is have a woman join u (as in be partners) .. u can instruct the male memebers .. and she can instruct the females :) Edit: I agree with Maxf736
9 :
A group lesson would be fine. A Muslim woman is not allowed to be left ALONE with a man who isn't a direct family member. A woman driving isn't haram , they aren't allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia for different reasons. The Burkha isn't a must, the head scarf is. PS: thanks for the 10 points
10 :
Hats off to you 4 being so considerate of people's feelings..........i really wish i cud give u the correct solution but cant......... since my knowledge of the matter is limited and ........Islam doesnt allow wishful additions or subtractions in the religion............i hope & pray that u find the perfect solution soon ...............may ppl like u increase in the world....and.....may u find guidance & rewards 4m Almighty........Ameen.
11 :
You know how Niqab came to Islam. One day Umer, the second Khalifah saw Prophet Mohammed's wives Shitting and Farting.He found the stench unbearable.He went and complained to Prophet Mohammed.The result---niqab.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
What political party am I?
What political party am I?
I recently became interested in American politics since I am growing up, and looking to maybe transfer into political science. Since I am knew at this I do not know what I am, can you categorize me so that I know what political party I am? Economics: I do not believe in trickle down theory, I oppose it. 2% should not be in charge of 98%. The money then stays at the top and barely trickles. So the wealth should be spread. And bonuses for high wages should at most equal to half of the persons salary, no more $25 million bonuses. Government: I believe in lots of rules and regulations, with very clear guideline. The taxes on the wealthy should be heavy, and for god sake, so should the major corporations. Education: We should be giving schools more money, not cutting the teaching force! Previous generations have screwed the up and coming, there is no reason they should have less opportunity then anyone else. Religion: I am a devout Catholic, but lets be real here... complete separation of church and state! There should be no politician out there that believes in creationism, for lack of a better term, thats absolutely ludicrous. Environment: America should go green, and really make a better initiative to. Costa Rica is 100% fuel independent, there is no reason we cannot get a high number of independence. We need to back away from these mass murdering dictatorships who have oil. If Saudi Arabia had an uprising, we would be there killing them off in a matter of seconds. We need to up our domestic drilling, especially where we have oil like in Alaska. Abortion: Please ladies abort away, clumps of cells are not human, i scratch them off my skin every day. Teen pregnancy is on the rise because girls are keeping these bastard children. This only leads to poverty and more and more working class workers rather then people looking to achieve something. And with the school situation who would even want to bring a child into a low income area. More economics: Let me embellish on spreading the wealth. Lets raise minimum wage to $10 an hour, and build our working class up so that we don't outsource. Outsourcing should be taxed like crazy, because as of right now companies are not taxed on products in different countries, lets tax them no matter where they make their money. How about this, for every 1 outsourced factory, they need to build 4 American ones. We give away jobs to immigrants meanwhile our unemployment is through the roof, although we are rebounding. Please let me know what this falls into, I would greatly appreciate it! =]
Politics - 14 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Socialist. Green Party
2 :
If you never joined one, you're not in one.
3 :
It doesn't matter. Pick a party if you have to register by one in your state. Otherwise, be an Independent.
4 :
You are a flaming liberal
5 :
Nazi party
6 :
If you are unsure, you are definitely a Liberal. Your responses are typical of Secular Socialists.....congrats on the indoctrination, oops, I mean education you're getting.
7 :
How are you a devout Catholic but advocate women having abortions? Aren't those contradicting? Did your parents poison you with MSNBC and CNN every night around dinner time?
8 :
You are a full blown communist because over regulation and extreme taxation is no different from nationalization. You would do quite well as the dictator of Cuba. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
9 :
Stanley said: How are you a devout Catholic but advocate women having abortions? Aren't those contradicting? _____________________________________________ The liberal agenda is filled with hypocrisy. 1)Save killers, kill babies. 2)Tax to death the rich - except the richest democrats and give to the poor (except out of their liberal pockets), 3) save the environment and don't allow drilling for oil in our own land - then cry that we're dependent on other oil rich nations. 4) hates corporations and their outsourcing to other countries - love the unions that drove those corporations out of the U.S. 5) shall I go on and on?
10 :
You're a brainwashed, ego-maniacal, naive, Socialist/Green party.. This could be a very well thought out Joke Costa Rica is the not even half the size of my state.
11 :
liberal ......., well do ur homework otherwise these conservatives will eat u..loll
12 :
Which political party, hmm? You'd probably fall in line with the Socialist Party, but if you're trying to choose which of the two big parties to join, the Democrats.
13 :
You sound like an independent voter to me, Unfortunately no political party has a platform in line with Catholic moral and social teaching. The Catholic Church is pro-life in the widest sense. This is often called a "Consistent Ethic of Life." This pro-life stance stresses the highest regard for dignity of human life including that of: • All people in objecting to unjust war and nuclear arms. (closer to Democratic platform) • The unborn in objecting to to abortion, in vitro fertilization, frozen embryos, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning (closer to Republican platform) • The elderly, sick and dying in objecting to assisted suicide and euthanasia (closer to Republican platform) • Prisoners in objecting to the death penalty (closer to Democratic platform) • The poor and minorities in supporting social justice issues (closer to Democratic platform) Some Catholics are enthusiastically anti-abortion and align themselves with the Republican party. Some Catholics align themselves with the Democratic party which supports the "Catholic" issues that effect the most people. Neither party follows all Catholic teachings. For more information, see "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility" http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/FCStatement.pdf And the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 2259 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2259 With love in Christ.
14 :
You are a Democrat and a liberal Catholic, you should know as a Catholic ,that it is a sin to kill. How did you get on this earth---you too was in your mother's womb!
I recently became interested in American politics since I am growing up, and looking to maybe transfer into political science. Since I am knew at this I do not know what I am, can you categorize me so that I know what political party I am? Economics: I do not believe in trickle down theory, I oppose it. 2% should not be in charge of 98%. The money then stays at the top and barely trickles. So the wealth should be spread. And bonuses for high wages should at most equal to half of the persons salary, no more $25 million bonuses. Government: I believe in lots of rules and regulations, with very clear guideline. The taxes on the wealthy should be heavy, and for god sake, so should the major corporations. Education: We should be giving schools more money, not cutting the teaching force! Previous generations have screwed the up and coming, there is no reason they should have less opportunity then anyone else. Religion: I am a devout Catholic, but lets be real here... complete separation of church and state! There should be no politician out there that believes in creationism, for lack of a better term, thats absolutely ludicrous. Environment: America should go green, and really make a better initiative to. Costa Rica is 100% fuel independent, there is no reason we cannot get a high number of independence. We need to back away from these mass murdering dictatorships who have oil. If Saudi Arabia had an uprising, we would be there killing them off in a matter of seconds. We need to up our domestic drilling, especially where we have oil like in Alaska. Abortion: Please ladies abort away, clumps of cells are not human, i scratch them off my skin every day. Teen pregnancy is on the rise because girls are keeping these bastard children. This only leads to poverty and more and more working class workers rather then people looking to achieve something. And with the school situation who would even want to bring a child into a low income area. More economics: Let me embellish on spreading the wealth. Lets raise minimum wage to $10 an hour, and build our working class up so that we don't outsource. Outsourcing should be taxed like crazy, because as of right now companies are not taxed on products in different countries, lets tax them no matter where they make their money. How about this, for every 1 outsourced factory, they need to build 4 American ones. We give away jobs to immigrants meanwhile our unemployment is through the roof, although we are rebounding. Please let me know what this falls into, I would greatly appreciate it! =]
Politics - 14 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Socialist. Green Party
2 :
If you never joined one, you're not in one.
3 :
It doesn't matter. Pick a party if you have to register by one in your state. Otherwise, be an Independent.
4 :
You are a flaming liberal
5 :
Nazi party
6 :
If you are unsure, you are definitely a Liberal. Your responses are typical of Secular Socialists.....congrats on the indoctrination, oops, I mean education you're getting.
7 :
How are you a devout Catholic but advocate women having abortions? Aren't those contradicting? Did your parents poison you with MSNBC and CNN every night around dinner time?
8 :
You are a full blown communist because over regulation and extreme taxation is no different from nationalization. You would do quite well as the dictator of Cuba. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
9 :
Stanley said: How are you a devout Catholic but advocate women having abortions? Aren't those contradicting? _____________________________________________ The liberal agenda is filled with hypocrisy. 1)Save killers, kill babies. 2)Tax to death the rich - except the richest democrats and give to the poor (except out of their liberal pockets), 3) save the environment and don't allow drilling for oil in our own land - then cry that we're dependent on other oil rich nations. 4) hates corporations and their outsourcing to other countries - love the unions that drove those corporations out of the U.S. 5) shall I go on and on?
10 :
You're a brainwashed, ego-maniacal, naive, Socialist/Green party.. This could be a very well thought out Joke Costa Rica is the not even half the size of my state.
11 :
liberal ......., well do ur homework otherwise these conservatives will eat u..loll
12 :
Which political party, hmm? You'd probably fall in line with the Socialist Party, but if you're trying to choose which of the two big parties to join, the Democrats.
13 :
You sound like an independent voter to me, Unfortunately no political party has a platform in line with Catholic moral and social teaching. The Catholic Church is pro-life in the widest sense. This is often called a "Consistent Ethic of Life." This pro-life stance stresses the highest regard for dignity of human life including that of: • All people in objecting to unjust war and nuclear arms. (closer to Democratic platform) • The unborn in objecting to to abortion, in vitro fertilization, frozen embryos, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning (closer to Republican platform) • The elderly, sick and dying in objecting to assisted suicide and euthanasia (closer to Republican platform) • Prisoners in objecting to the death penalty (closer to Democratic platform) • The poor and minorities in supporting social justice issues (closer to Democratic platform) Some Catholics are enthusiastically anti-abortion and align themselves with the Republican party. Some Catholics align themselves with the Democratic party which supports the "Catholic" issues that effect the most people. Neither party follows all Catholic teachings. For more information, see "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility" http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/FCStatement.pdf And the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 2259 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2259 With love in Christ.
14 :
You are a Democrat and a liberal Catholic, you should know as a Catholic ,that it is a sin to kill. How did you get on this earth---you too was in your mother's womb!
Monday, April 28, 2014
Did u ever know this?
Did u ever know this?
idk why everyone says that the middle east is poor and all but... saudi arabia is one of the richest in the world here in palestine there's a lot of people that make more money in a year than americans i just dont know why americans say middle easterns are poor...
Polls & Surveys - 18 Answers
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ok. well now we know
2 :
i knew that!
3 :
Im sure.
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Cool!!
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we kno now lol thanx
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idk I guess bc maybe their GDP per capita is lower than here in America?
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Because they encourage stereotypes to satisfy their nationalist ego
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Yeah, ok. Hollywood Hills is good too. I am very proud to be an American.
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my parents went to Dubai,they could not believe the wealth and decadence.Truly beautiful from the postcards i got. I hear the shopping would give New York a run for it's money.
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You're robbing us blind with the price oil, so ya sure as hell ain't poor...
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i already know that.
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Thanks for sharing.
13 :
I'm American, and I'm poor. And I will be even poorer if Obama or Clinton get elected, as my taxes will increase exponentially.
14 :
we make fun of other countries cuz theres nothing to talk about.
15 :
That is interesting....
16 :
It's probably because it makes better copy for the news reporters to push poverty than affluence. A few years ago, there was so much reporting in New Zealand about poverty and hard times in the UK that worried friends contacted us to see if they could send a food parcel!
17 :
suppose all the devastation being caused over there doesn't matter then seeing as you all have so much money to pay for shiny new things. Not being funny, but no picture that I have seen, whether it be on TV or in brochures, makes it look like a wealthy country. Why don't you put the effort in and make the place look more presentable! lol Nah, like with everywhere in the world, there are poor places and well off places. At the moment, most people see the poor places being destroyed and devastated by war and terrorism and think that's what it is like all over.
18 :
Because it is poor! Just because a few individuals are wealthy doesn't mean that the great majority of individuals in The Middle East aren't poor. For instance, in Jordan, many children don't go to school because their parents need them to help get money for the family. Look at the great majority of people, not the few wealthy ones!
idk why everyone says that the middle east is poor and all but... saudi arabia is one of the richest in the world here in palestine there's a lot of people that make more money in a year than americans i just dont know why americans say middle easterns are poor...
Polls & Surveys - 18 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
ok. well now we know
2 :
i knew that!
3 :
Im sure.
4 :
Cool!!
5 :
we kno now lol thanx
6 :
idk I guess bc maybe their GDP per capita is lower than here in America?
7 :
Because they encourage stereotypes to satisfy their nationalist ego
8 :
Yeah, ok. Hollywood Hills is good too. I am very proud to be an American.
9 :
my parents went to Dubai,they could not believe the wealth and decadence.Truly beautiful from the postcards i got. I hear the shopping would give New York a run for it's money.
10 :
You're robbing us blind with the price oil, so ya sure as hell ain't poor...
11 :
i already know that.
12 :
Thanks for sharing.
13 :
I'm American, and I'm poor. And I will be even poorer if Obama or Clinton get elected, as my taxes will increase exponentially.
14 :
we make fun of other countries cuz theres nothing to talk about.
15 :
That is interesting....
16 :
It's probably because it makes better copy for the news reporters to push poverty than affluence. A few years ago, there was so much reporting in New Zealand about poverty and hard times in the UK that worried friends contacted us to see if they could send a food parcel!
17 :
suppose all the devastation being caused over there doesn't matter then seeing as you all have so much money to pay for shiny new things. Not being funny, but no picture that I have seen, whether it be on TV or in brochures, makes it look like a wealthy country. Why don't you put the effort in and make the place look more presentable! lol Nah, like with everywhere in the world, there are poor places and well off places. At the moment, most people see the poor places being destroyed and devastated by war and terrorism and think that's what it is like all over.
18 :
Because it is poor! Just because a few individuals are wealthy doesn't mean that the great majority of individuals in The Middle East aren't poor. For instance, in Jordan, many children don't go to school because their parents need them to help get money for the family. Look at the great majority of people, not the few wealthy ones!
Monday, April 14, 2014
Should we go to war over gas prices?
Should we go to war over gas prices?
Saudi Arabia is now refusing to increase production after the US President asked. We have tried deplomacy with Saudi Arabia and its like they think its a joke. Where I live it cost $3.69 and its going up fast, $70 every few days to fill my parents tank. I DO NOT think this should happen until Obama wins, Bush did a horrible job in Iraq. SO with all this in mind do you think we should go to war with Saudi Arabia for example of oil? I think we should, we shouldn't have to beg them to produce more oil so they can make more money. A VERY OPINIONATED 14 YEAR OLD
Current Events - 14 Answers
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1 :
no
2 :
no
3 :
Wakeup man - that shit was a set-up by our zionist government. Bush is a bumbiling fucking pupet. Take to the streets against our own gov is more like it.
4 :
We should not go to war. We should move speedily toward a energy policy that will make them irrelevant
5 :
War with Saudi Arabia? Not in this lifetime, or any other. The answer is to build a car that runs on seawater. There's enough of that to go around.
6 :
You have some good thoughts, but it goes a lot deeper than that. First of all, whenever there is a crisis in this country, it's always that "others" have to bend to what WE want, but yet we sacrifice nothing. I've heard a lot of carping about the gas prices, but are we (as a majority) doing anything about it? Are we buying more economical cars? Are we driving with a lighter foot? Not from what I've seen so far we aren't. So my logical conclusion from that is...if you can't be bothered to drive more economically or if you can't be bothered to get rid of that big gas-guzzling SUV, then the gas prices aren't bothering you as much as you say. I'm all for alternate fuel sources though, and I'm especially excited about both electic run vehicles and hydrogen powered vehicles. As technology improves, so will our choices. But the choice we can make right now is to slow down and down-size, and until that happens, I have no pity for the citzens of our country.
7 :
Nope--
8 :
no blood for oil if we drill in Alaska we would be selling them oil Americans shouldn't have to die to drive to work if we all got together and stop buying oil for one week that will bring down oil prices
9 :
You have a lot of questions in here. It really just comes to why can't we figure out a way to run our world without increased energy usage which WILL decrease energy costs. Entire parts of the world in the middle east, europe and asia have developed & USE within their own countries appliances, vehicles and products such as escalators, elevators, lights for corporate towers that use less than 1/3 of the equivelant average product in North America. Yes they sell their product (oil) to the USA & other countries however there are other areas in the world where oil is produced. Cheaper areas as well. So another question is why is the USA so focused on buying oil from a country who's political outlook is so very different than their own. Why do they continue to do business with a culture that they have publically disagreed with on a regular basis. Why do they continually defy the obvious that if they were to increase production on ideas that used less oil for energy--they could remove themselves from the economy that exists between the 2 (& more) countries. It comes down to finding out what each side is getting out of this current relationship. To do that, you'll have to continue your research. Start with researching the relationship the current Bush Administration has with the Bin Laden's & the Royalty of Saudi Arbia as its a long & involved one. Michael Moore's Farenheit 911 asks more questions than it answers but they are still GOOD questions. Ask & research why the president of the USA chose to conspire with top levels of Britan's government in 2002-2003 to create false documents that allowed them to invade Iraq. Ask & Find out why the USA, who in the 40's helped institute the UN (which btw is based in NY city) but then in 2002-2003 ignored their warnings about invading Iraq. Why did the USA "jump" from invading Afghanistan to "Suddenly" ivading Iraq. Go & get GOOD information, go & find educated people who are higher up in the government such as your state represenative & ask him/ her these questions. Research the HUGE amount of media that has since been published on all of this & THEN Give your opinion! Its such a MASSIVE & COMPLEX question to ask & its so very difficult to answer it.
10 :
No, we should stop buying oil from Saudi Arabia and rev up domestic production. That would hurt them far more than any war could. Get used to high gas prices and tell your parents to stop driving so much. I only fill my tank up once a month (or less) because unlike all the other hypocrites, I actually live what I preach about conservation.
11 :
Why does it so often seem that the people with the strongest opinions have so little command of the facts. I will forgive your ignorance and try to remember that you are only fourteen. But please, as you get older, before you form an opinion about a subject, particularly a strong opinion, make sure you've done some basic research and know what the heck you're talking about. The US is already involved in two costly occupations, one in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. Both of those have so taxed the military that many professionals complain that the Army and the Marines are nearing the breaking point. Yet you advocate going to war with yet another Muslim country, and this time without even pretending that it isn't about oil. Saudi Arabia is several times the size of Iraq and has a comparable population. They also have some of the most sophisticated weapons in the world, ones which the US has sold to them. Forget about the morality of it -- and such an attack would not only be illegal by UN standards, but also by US law as well -- just how would you suggest the US take on such a foe? The answer to the problem of high gasoline prices is not to launch wars to seize a resouce that is getting harder to locate and produce, at least cheaply (and this is coming from someone who works for a major oil company), but to apply our human ingenuity to developing a better alternative. After all, the current oil industry only began about 160 years ago, when whale oil, which used to be the norm, became scarce as whales were hunted almost to extinction. But your answer is to launch a war in which tens of thousands of people, at least, will die, just so your parents can fill up their car with cheap gas. Many people in the US claim that the terrorists, or even Muslims in general, have little or no respect for life. How much respect does your attitude show when you would quite willingly trade so many human lives for more oil?
12 :
You Americans should shut up and stop complaining. Instead of a war, why can't you guys junk mail your govt about prices? You seem to be an ignorant idiot who doesn't know why prices are rising. Here are the main reasons. 1. Inflation. If there was low inflation, crude would be at around $80/barrel. Proof-Gold is high/dollar is low. 2. Supply and Demand-Oil is not unlimited and the world population is growing. The less there is and the more it is sought after, the more expensive it would be. 3. Irresponsible govt. The US govt has not been responsible with the economy.
13 :
All it would take to lower oil prices is to stop crazy,....lazy people starting up the car and driving half a mile to get a Big Mac. War is not the answer just quit driving so much. I read a story about a guy who quit altogether and rides his bike to work.....that is what it will take to short the oil.
14 :
Our soldiers have been fighting Iraqis war for more than 5 years while the gas price keeps breaking new records. Do you really believe war with Saudi will bring down the oil price ?
Saudi Arabia is now refusing to increase production after the US President asked. We have tried deplomacy with Saudi Arabia and its like they think its a joke. Where I live it cost $3.69 and its going up fast, $70 every few days to fill my parents tank. I DO NOT think this should happen until Obama wins, Bush did a horrible job in Iraq. SO with all this in mind do you think we should go to war with Saudi Arabia for example of oil? I think we should, we shouldn't have to beg them to produce more oil so they can make more money. A VERY OPINIONATED 14 YEAR OLD
Current Events - 14 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
no
2 :
no
3 :
Wakeup man - that shit was a set-up by our zionist government. Bush is a bumbiling fucking pupet. Take to the streets against our own gov is more like it.
4 :
We should not go to war. We should move speedily toward a energy policy that will make them irrelevant
5 :
War with Saudi Arabia? Not in this lifetime, or any other. The answer is to build a car that runs on seawater. There's enough of that to go around.
6 :
You have some good thoughts, but it goes a lot deeper than that. First of all, whenever there is a crisis in this country, it's always that "others" have to bend to what WE want, but yet we sacrifice nothing. I've heard a lot of carping about the gas prices, but are we (as a majority) doing anything about it? Are we buying more economical cars? Are we driving with a lighter foot? Not from what I've seen so far we aren't. So my logical conclusion from that is...if you can't be bothered to drive more economically or if you can't be bothered to get rid of that big gas-guzzling SUV, then the gas prices aren't bothering you as much as you say. I'm all for alternate fuel sources though, and I'm especially excited about both electic run vehicles and hydrogen powered vehicles. As technology improves, so will our choices. But the choice we can make right now is to slow down and down-size, and until that happens, I have no pity for the citzens of our country.
7 :
Nope--
8 :
no blood for oil if we drill in Alaska we would be selling them oil Americans shouldn't have to die to drive to work if we all got together and stop buying oil for one week that will bring down oil prices
9 :
You have a lot of questions in here. It really just comes to why can't we figure out a way to run our world without increased energy usage which WILL decrease energy costs. Entire parts of the world in the middle east, europe and asia have developed & USE within their own countries appliances, vehicles and products such as escalators, elevators, lights for corporate towers that use less than 1/3 of the equivelant average product in North America. Yes they sell their product (oil) to the USA & other countries however there are other areas in the world where oil is produced. Cheaper areas as well. So another question is why is the USA so focused on buying oil from a country who's political outlook is so very different than their own. Why do they continue to do business with a culture that they have publically disagreed with on a regular basis. Why do they continually defy the obvious that if they were to increase production on ideas that used less oil for energy--they could remove themselves from the economy that exists between the 2 (& more) countries. It comes down to finding out what each side is getting out of this current relationship. To do that, you'll have to continue your research. Start with researching the relationship the current Bush Administration has with the Bin Laden's & the Royalty of Saudi Arbia as its a long & involved one. Michael Moore's Farenheit 911 asks more questions than it answers but they are still GOOD questions. Ask & research why the president of the USA chose to conspire with top levels of Britan's government in 2002-2003 to create false documents that allowed them to invade Iraq. Ask & Find out why the USA, who in the 40's helped institute the UN (which btw is based in NY city) but then in 2002-2003 ignored their warnings about invading Iraq. Why did the USA "jump" from invading Afghanistan to "Suddenly" ivading Iraq. Go & get GOOD information, go & find educated people who are higher up in the government such as your state represenative & ask him/ her these questions. Research the HUGE amount of media that has since been published on all of this & THEN Give your opinion! Its such a MASSIVE & COMPLEX question to ask & its so very difficult to answer it.
10 :
No, we should stop buying oil from Saudi Arabia and rev up domestic production. That would hurt them far more than any war could. Get used to high gas prices and tell your parents to stop driving so much. I only fill my tank up once a month (or less) because unlike all the other hypocrites, I actually live what I preach about conservation.
11 :
Why does it so often seem that the people with the strongest opinions have so little command of the facts. I will forgive your ignorance and try to remember that you are only fourteen. But please, as you get older, before you form an opinion about a subject, particularly a strong opinion, make sure you've done some basic research and know what the heck you're talking about. The US is already involved in two costly occupations, one in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. Both of those have so taxed the military that many professionals complain that the Army and the Marines are nearing the breaking point. Yet you advocate going to war with yet another Muslim country, and this time without even pretending that it isn't about oil. Saudi Arabia is several times the size of Iraq and has a comparable population. They also have some of the most sophisticated weapons in the world, ones which the US has sold to them. Forget about the morality of it -- and such an attack would not only be illegal by UN standards, but also by US law as well -- just how would you suggest the US take on such a foe? The answer to the problem of high gasoline prices is not to launch wars to seize a resouce that is getting harder to locate and produce, at least cheaply (and this is coming from someone who works for a major oil company), but to apply our human ingenuity to developing a better alternative. After all, the current oil industry only began about 160 years ago, when whale oil, which used to be the norm, became scarce as whales were hunted almost to extinction. But your answer is to launch a war in which tens of thousands of people, at least, will die, just so your parents can fill up their car with cheap gas. Many people in the US claim that the terrorists, or even Muslims in general, have little or no respect for life. How much respect does your attitude show when you would quite willingly trade so many human lives for more oil?
12 :
You Americans should shut up and stop complaining. Instead of a war, why can't you guys junk mail your govt about prices? You seem to be an ignorant idiot who doesn't know why prices are rising. Here are the main reasons. 1. Inflation. If there was low inflation, crude would be at around $80/barrel. Proof-Gold is high/dollar is low. 2. Supply and Demand-Oil is not unlimited and the world population is growing. The less there is and the more it is sought after, the more expensive it would be. 3. Irresponsible govt. The US govt has not been responsible with the economy.
13 :
All it would take to lower oil prices is to stop crazy,....lazy people starting up the car and driving half a mile to get a Big Mac. War is not the answer just quit driving so much. I read a story about a guy who quit altogether and rides his bike to work.....that is what it will take to short the oil.
14 :
Our soldiers have been fighting Iraqis war for more than 5 years while the gas price keeps breaking new records. Do you really believe war with Saudi will bring down the oil price ?
Monday, April 7, 2014
How to coup d'etat a small country?
How to coup d'etat a small country?
I'd like it to be bloodless, quick and incredibly efficient. BTW, the country is Bosnia and you have to factor in the aftermath of rebellions or foreign aid and Western intervention since I'd probably kick out the large majority of their forces and officials. There is no set budget or set timeframe as long as you justify it. And could you guys give me an outline of how many men I'd need, etc. A thing that I was thinking of doing was having a PMC stationed there in many bases and then coup the government, get them under house arrest and set up a new temporary government with everything prepared, including new books for schools, new utensils, new equipment for other forces, etc and disband the current military and give the soldiers the option to go back to civilian life or enlist and go through training in my PMC, which will now be the official military of the country and have the government make new jobs ASAP and employ the people so they can make more money and spend more money, etc. And how would I go about getting the money to fund all of this; ask other powerful nations like Germany, Austria, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia or something else?
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if you want your coup d'etat bloodless, you have to be powerful and legitimate in the eyes of the people. US held only one of these two in Iraq so the outcome is a mess.
I'd like it to be bloodless, quick and incredibly efficient. BTW, the country is Bosnia and you have to factor in the aftermath of rebellions or foreign aid and Western intervention since I'd probably kick out the large majority of their forces and officials. There is no set budget or set timeframe as long as you justify it. And could you guys give me an outline of how many men I'd need, etc. A thing that I was thinking of doing was having a PMC stationed there in many bases and then coup the government, get them under house arrest and set up a new temporary government with everything prepared, including new books for schools, new utensils, new equipment for other forces, etc and disband the current military and give the soldiers the option to go back to civilian life or enlist and go through training in my PMC, which will now be the official military of the country and have the government make new jobs ASAP and employ the people so they can make more money and spend more money, etc. And how would I go about getting the money to fund all of this; ask other powerful nations like Germany, Austria, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia or something else?
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if you want your coup d'etat bloodless, you have to be powerful and legitimate in the eyes of the people. US held only one of these two in Iraq so the outcome is a mess.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
What does, " We can't drill our way out of this crisis" mean?
What does, " We can't drill our way out of this crisis" mean?
Is this the same as telling a starving man, "You can't eat your way out of being hungry!" It seems so senseless to me and that is exactly what Saudi Arabia is doing... trying to drill their way out of this crisis. Why do we want them to drill and give them money instead of our own oil companies? Why do we care more the Saudis, than companies that employ our own people? They certainly have environmental laws that are far from what we have. If we were so concerned about the environment, why do we promote drilling by countries that don't have the same environmental laws we have? We are making them rich while Obama wants to tax our oil companies and make them less profitable. Why doesn't Obama try to tax the Saudis and make it harder for them to make profits drilling? ==== I can't believe people are so ignorant about oil. Get a clue. Some oil is easy to get, some oil is hard to get, some oil is sweet crude and some is junk crude. The fact that an oil company has leased land doesn't mean they simply drill and pump oil. I wish everyone would have to take a freshman geology course instead of make themselves look like complete fools talking about something they have no clue whatsoever. Oil companies are not stupid and that is the reason geologists come at such a high cost. They determine which wells can be drilled to make a profit and which ones will cost a bundle to get the oil to the surface and process it into a viable fuel source. Many of these leases are not worth the effort until oil prices are much higher. Likewise the fact that someone can drill in the middle of the ocean at 20 times the cost of drilling in the outer continental shelf is an absolutely moronic conclusion that is good enough for many people's thoughts. Only recently has technology and cost made it practical for oil shale production. These are technologies breakthroughs, that the simple minded mentality of "stick a drill in the ground and hit oil for a 'gusher'" of the 1940's, somewhere else, has prevented leasing of federal lands. There are estimated to be 800 billion barrels of recoverable oil in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming alone. How much is that? Equal to more than a century's worth of currently projected oil imports. Just last year congress insert a provision blocking oil shale leasing on Federal lands that would have allowed this. A source at today prices makes it worth drilling and extracting. In 1995, Congress passed legislation allowing oil production in a small fraction of ANWR's 19.6 million acres, yet President Clinton vetoed the bill. With a drilling footprint of less than 2,000 acres – about 0.01 percent of this remote Alaskan terrain – America could produce an estimated 10.4 billion barrels of oil. This is the equivalent of roughly two decades of imported crude oil from Saudi Arabia. And much less expensive than shale production. It has been 30 years since our nation built a new refinery. And everyone is just happy as punch to sit back, pay enormous prices to foreign governments to extract oil for us as our economy trashes in hopes an alternate fuel source magically appears. Why not the same confidence in a cure for cancer? ========= "Who, exactly drills for oil in Saudio Arabia?" Too bad the people that make the holes in Saudi don't have the lease or mineral rights. Here's your answer: http://www.country-studies.com/saudi-arabia/oil-industry.html You bet we're sending our money to them... they aren't giving it away for free. ======= If we leased our federal land to the oil companies like the Saudis, we'd balance our budget overnight and be filling up for $20 instead of $75. It's all about congressmen getting their fair share to run for the next election. No one should ever look at the price after a fill up other than a tax by our government... which came about after we gave the Democrats control of congress... and it will continue just like under Carter. This is Carter all over again. Study his presidency and you will see the direction we are going. ========= Ash, we consume so much because we produce more than anyone in the world. When our economy crashes, so does the world and it is always worse than our own. ======= This is Katrina on a National scale and congress is saying, "nothing can be done on our watch." They say we've already lost the war in Iraq, and now they are saying we don't need to drill because it won't help. I wonder what people will say about the levees when they fail only to find that we are sitting on such a huge oil reserve and congress didn't do a thing to make a difference? Not one of these guys will get back into office. They WILL be exposed.
Politics - 10 Answers
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1 :
Thank the democratic party and the left. Between caribou, global warming, and 50 years to develop alternate energy, they have bent us over a barrel (of oil so to speak) and pounding us hard. The only thing we will accomplish with a democrat ruled country is ruin.
2 :
its rhetoric, thats all however due to the do nothing congress it may be true we need to lift restrictions now and drill drill drill
3 :
Who, exactly drills for oil in Saudio Arabia??????????????? Last I was there EXXON/Mobile, BP, ChevronTexaco, Royal Dutch Shell all had rigs there. Nowhere did I see Prince Faisal Oil or Royal Saudi Oil. And yes i do know that BP is BRITISH Petroleum, and Royal dutch is The Netherlands oil co. Our oil companies are drilling id Saudi Arabia, and the North Sea, and Malaysia. and about everywhere else except Mexico, PEMex. is the only state owned company that actually does any drilling and refining since the USSR broke up
4 :
It's just typical left-wing fear-mongering. They tell us the economy is in crisis (despite us not being even in a recession yet), that Iraq can't be won (despite the fact that violence is right down and the political benchmarks are being met), etc etc. Obama's just trying to sow enough fear, uncertainty and doubt that he'll get elected. It's just politics: high office is more important to him than honestly debating the facts before the public.
5 :
aaahahahaha!We were corrrect, our forecast 5 years ago was, "The United States of America is epicenter of the world crisis". We, Bolsheviks, love this mess.
6 :
More scare tactics from the radical right. You do know that out of 6931 leases over 4000 are left untapped. The oil companies have to spend money to drill so their profits go down. Let others drill and just charge more and profits go up. You don't have to be a genius to figure if they hold untapped land no one else can profit from it. Thus making them look bad if they don't spend money on drilling.
7 :
This is typical Liberal doom and gloom philosophy. They remind me of Sid Vicious (The Sex Pistols) screaming in song, "There's no future, and England's dreaming!" Well, the joke is on him, because England came out of the 1980s much stronger and more vibrant than anyone could have imagined. But that is how childishly Liberals act. They figure that if they never try, no one can poke fun at them if they fail. Of course drilling more would alleviate the problem somewhat, but the Liberals also prevented any more refineries from being built for about 20 years or more, so we may not even have the capacity to turn that crude into gasoline fast enough.
8 :
American empire is crumbling down. what a pity! lol
9 :
It means, according to dems in congress, that you can ask the Saudi's to pump 1 mil barrels / day to lower gas prices by up to 17%. (Schumer, on the senate floor may13 2008) But, to pump 1 mil barrels per day of our oil, it would only lower gas prices by " a penny". Schumer, one week later. What it really means is that they lie through their teeth to cover the fact the they are OWNED by Big Environmentalists. Democrats pick and choose when the law of supply and demand applies, and when it doesn't. The only thing more "inane" than that is the fact that dem supporters won't admit to the double standard. Party before Country.
10 :
2% of the world's oil reserves and 25 % of the world's oil consumption; just speaking truth
Is this the same as telling a starving man, "You can't eat your way out of being hungry!" It seems so senseless to me and that is exactly what Saudi Arabia is doing... trying to drill their way out of this crisis. Why do we want them to drill and give them money instead of our own oil companies? Why do we care more the Saudis, than companies that employ our own people? They certainly have environmental laws that are far from what we have. If we were so concerned about the environment, why do we promote drilling by countries that don't have the same environmental laws we have? We are making them rich while Obama wants to tax our oil companies and make them less profitable. Why doesn't Obama try to tax the Saudis and make it harder for them to make profits drilling? ==== I can't believe people are so ignorant about oil. Get a clue. Some oil is easy to get, some oil is hard to get, some oil is sweet crude and some is junk crude. The fact that an oil company has leased land doesn't mean they simply drill and pump oil. I wish everyone would have to take a freshman geology course instead of make themselves look like complete fools talking about something they have no clue whatsoever. Oil companies are not stupid and that is the reason geologists come at such a high cost. They determine which wells can be drilled to make a profit and which ones will cost a bundle to get the oil to the surface and process it into a viable fuel source. Many of these leases are not worth the effort until oil prices are much higher. Likewise the fact that someone can drill in the middle of the ocean at 20 times the cost of drilling in the outer continental shelf is an absolutely moronic conclusion that is good enough for many people's thoughts. Only recently has technology and cost made it practical for oil shale production. These are technologies breakthroughs, that the simple minded mentality of "stick a drill in the ground and hit oil for a 'gusher'" of the 1940's, somewhere else, has prevented leasing of federal lands. There are estimated to be 800 billion barrels of recoverable oil in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming alone. How much is that? Equal to more than a century's worth of currently projected oil imports. Just last year congress insert a provision blocking oil shale leasing on Federal lands that would have allowed this. A source at today prices makes it worth drilling and extracting. In 1995, Congress passed legislation allowing oil production in a small fraction of ANWR's 19.6 million acres, yet President Clinton vetoed the bill. With a drilling footprint of less than 2,000 acres – about 0.01 percent of this remote Alaskan terrain – America could produce an estimated 10.4 billion barrels of oil. This is the equivalent of roughly two decades of imported crude oil from Saudi Arabia. And much less expensive than shale production. It has been 30 years since our nation built a new refinery. And everyone is just happy as punch to sit back, pay enormous prices to foreign governments to extract oil for us as our economy trashes in hopes an alternate fuel source magically appears. Why not the same confidence in a cure for cancer? ========= "Who, exactly drills for oil in Saudio Arabia?" Too bad the people that make the holes in Saudi don't have the lease or mineral rights. Here's your answer: http://www.country-studies.com/saudi-arabia/oil-industry.html You bet we're sending our money to them... they aren't giving it away for free. ======= If we leased our federal land to the oil companies like the Saudis, we'd balance our budget overnight and be filling up for $20 instead of $75. It's all about congressmen getting their fair share to run for the next election. No one should ever look at the price after a fill up other than a tax by our government... which came about after we gave the Democrats control of congress... and it will continue just like under Carter. This is Carter all over again. Study his presidency and you will see the direction we are going. ========= Ash, we consume so much because we produce more than anyone in the world. When our economy crashes, so does the world and it is always worse than our own. ======= This is Katrina on a National scale and congress is saying, "nothing can be done on our watch." They say we've already lost the war in Iraq, and now they are saying we don't need to drill because it won't help. I wonder what people will say about the levees when they fail only to find that we are sitting on such a huge oil reserve and congress didn't do a thing to make a difference? Not one of these guys will get back into office. They WILL be exposed.
Politics - 10 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Thank the democratic party and the left. Between caribou, global warming, and 50 years to develop alternate energy, they have bent us over a barrel (of oil so to speak) and pounding us hard. The only thing we will accomplish with a democrat ruled country is ruin.
2 :
its rhetoric, thats all however due to the do nothing congress it may be true we need to lift restrictions now and drill drill drill
3 :
Who, exactly drills for oil in Saudio Arabia??????????????? Last I was there EXXON/Mobile, BP, ChevronTexaco, Royal Dutch Shell all had rigs there. Nowhere did I see Prince Faisal Oil or Royal Saudi Oil. And yes i do know that BP is BRITISH Petroleum, and Royal dutch is The Netherlands oil co. Our oil companies are drilling id Saudi Arabia, and the North Sea, and Malaysia. and about everywhere else except Mexico, PEMex. is the only state owned company that actually does any drilling and refining since the USSR broke up
4 :
It's just typical left-wing fear-mongering. They tell us the economy is in crisis (despite us not being even in a recession yet), that Iraq can't be won (despite the fact that violence is right down and the political benchmarks are being met), etc etc. Obama's just trying to sow enough fear, uncertainty and doubt that he'll get elected. It's just politics: high office is more important to him than honestly debating the facts before the public.
5 :
aaahahahaha!We were corrrect, our forecast 5 years ago was, "The United States of America is epicenter of the world crisis". We, Bolsheviks, love this mess.
6 :
More scare tactics from the radical right. You do know that out of 6931 leases over 4000 are left untapped. The oil companies have to spend money to drill so their profits go down. Let others drill and just charge more and profits go up. You don't have to be a genius to figure if they hold untapped land no one else can profit from it. Thus making them look bad if they don't spend money on drilling.
7 :
This is typical Liberal doom and gloom philosophy. They remind me of Sid Vicious (The Sex Pistols) screaming in song, "There's no future, and England's dreaming!" Well, the joke is on him, because England came out of the 1980s much stronger and more vibrant than anyone could have imagined. But that is how childishly Liberals act. They figure that if they never try, no one can poke fun at them if they fail. Of course drilling more would alleviate the problem somewhat, but the Liberals also prevented any more refineries from being built for about 20 years or more, so we may not even have the capacity to turn that crude into gasoline fast enough.
8 :
American empire is crumbling down. what a pity! lol
9 :
It means, according to dems in congress, that you can ask the Saudi's to pump 1 mil barrels / day to lower gas prices by up to 17%. (Schumer, on the senate floor may13 2008) But, to pump 1 mil barrels per day of our oil, it would only lower gas prices by " a penny". Schumer, one week later. What it really means is that they lie through their teeth to cover the fact the they are OWNED by Big Environmentalists. Democrats pick and choose when the law of supply and demand applies, and when it doesn't. The only thing more "inane" than that is the fact that dem supporters won't admit to the double standard. Party before Country.
10 :
2% of the world's oil reserves and 25 % of the world's oil consumption; just speaking truth
Friday, March 28, 2014
should foreigners be allowed to influenced our federal elections?
should foreigners be allowed to influenced our federal elections?
In January 2010, five Republicans on the Supreme Court gave foreign corporations a Constitutional right to buy Congress and our next President. If foreign corporations want to buy our elections publicly, they can simply create U.S. subsidiaries. If they want to buy our elections secretly, they can launder their money through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which aggressively raises foreign money, or through Karl Rove's secretive American Crossroads GPS, both of which are spending millions in this year's elections. That means foreign leaders like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, Hu Jintao of China, and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia can use their enormous wealth to steal millions of American jobs, keep us dependent on foreign oil and even make us fight their wars.
Civic Participation - 7 Answers
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That's easy: no. But as you've so eloquently demonstrated, quite the opposite is the case. I just heard something on NPR this morning about Rove's group, which has paid for ads against Barbara Boxer that contain one lie after another.
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No, that's not really democratic at all.
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no, of course not. even US corporations should be limited to the contributions of an individual person (if they are allowed to make any contributions)
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You are all foreigners anyway so what difference does it make?
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Yes and this happens with BOTH parties. Saudi King Abdullah is one of Obama's largest supporters. I often think we are being used as mercenaries for the Saudi King's agenda hence the war in Iraq and now Afghanistan, possibly soon Iran and god forbid against Israel. Saudi King's nephew is being groomed to become the governor of Lebanon and Lebanon would like nothing better than to annex Israel (and Iran). BTW King Abdullah is on the G7 Banking Cartel. Which brings us to who owns GE now, and who actually owns all the media. Let me find you a little clip from an old movie which was actually warning of this, and we are now seeing the results of allowing it to happen.
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Yes. Mexicans should decide in America, Israelis should decide in Mexico, Iranians should decide in Israel, and Russians in Iran.
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Israel has done it for years and continues today
In January 2010, five Republicans on the Supreme Court gave foreign corporations a Constitutional right to buy Congress and our next President. If foreign corporations want to buy our elections publicly, they can simply create U.S. subsidiaries. If they want to buy our elections secretly, they can launder their money through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which aggressively raises foreign money, or through Karl Rove's secretive American Crossroads GPS, both of which are spending millions in this year's elections. That means foreign leaders like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, Hu Jintao of China, and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia can use their enormous wealth to steal millions of American jobs, keep us dependent on foreign oil and even make us fight their wars.
Civic Participation - 7 Answers
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1 :
That's easy: no. But as you've so eloquently demonstrated, quite the opposite is the case. I just heard something on NPR this morning about Rove's group, which has paid for ads against Barbara Boxer that contain one lie after another.
2 :
No, that's not really democratic at all.
3 :
no, of course not. even US corporations should be limited to the contributions of an individual person (if they are allowed to make any contributions)
4 :
You are all foreigners anyway so what difference does it make?
5 :
Yes and this happens with BOTH parties. Saudi King Abdullah is one of Obama's largest supporters. I often think we are being used as mercenaries for the Saudi King's agenda hence the war in Iraq and now Afghanistan, possibly soon Iran and god forbid against Israel. Saudi King's nephew is being groomed to become the governor of Lebanon and Lebanon would like nothing better than to annex Israel (and Iran). BTW King Abdullah is on the G7 Banking Cartel. Which brings us to who owns GE now, and who actually owns all the media. Let me find you a little clip from an old movie which was actually warning of this, and we are now seeing the results of allowing it to happen.
6 :
Yes. Mexicans should decide in America, Israelis should decide in Mexico, Iranians should decide in Israel, and Russians in Iran.
7 :
Israel has done it for years and continues today
Friday, March 14, 2014
Did you know?
Did you know?
QUESTIONABLE TIES Tracking bin Laden's money flow leads back to Midland, Texas by Wayne Madsen On September 24, President George W. Bush appeared at a press conference in the White House Rose Garden to announce a crackdown on the financial networks of terrorists and those who support them. “U.S. banks that have assets of these groups or individuals must freeze their accounts,†Bush declared. “And U.S. citizens or businesses are prohibited from doing business with them.†But the president, who is now enjoying an astounding 92 percent approval rating, hasn’t always practiced what he is now preaching: Bush’s own businesses were once tied to financial figures in Saudi Arabia who currently support bin Laden. In 1979, Bush’s first business, Arbusto Energy, obtained financing from James Bath, a Houstonian and close family friend. One of many investors, Bath gave Bush $50,000 for a 5 percent stake in Arbusto. At the time, Bath was the sole U.S. business representative for Salem bin Laden, head of the wealthy Saudi Arabian family and a brother (one of 17) to Osama bin Laden. It has long been suspected, but never proven, that the Arbusto money came directly from Salem bin Laden. In a statement issued shortly after the September 11 attacks, the White House vehemently denied the connection, insisting that Bath invested his own money, not Salem bin Laden’s, in Arbusto. In conflicting statements, Bush at first denied ever knowing Bath, then acknowledged his stake in Arbusto and that he was aware Bath represented Saudi interests. In fact, Bath has extensive ties, both to the bin Laden family and major players in the scandal-ridden Bank of Commerce and Credit International (BCCI) who have gone on to fund Osama bin Laden. BCCI defrauded depositors of $10 billion in the ’80s in what has been called the “largest bank fraud in world financial history†by former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. During the ’80s, BCCI also acted as a main conduit for laundering money intended for clandestine CIA activities, ranging from financial support to the Afghan mujahedin to paying intermediaries in the Iran-Contra affair. When Salem bin Laden died in 1988, powerful Saudi Arabian banker and BCCI principal Khalid bin Mahfouz inherited his interests in Houston. Bath ran a business for bin Mahfouz in Houston and joined a partnership with bin Mahfouz and Gaith Pharaon, BCCI’s frontman in Houston’s Main Bank. The Arbusto deal wasn’t the last time Bush looked to highly questionable sources to invest in his oil dealings. After several incarnations, Arbusto emerged in 1986 as Harken Energy Corporation. When Harken ran into trouble a year later, Saudi Sheik Abdullah Taha Bakhsh purchased a 17.6 percent stake in the company. Bakhsh was a business partner with Pharaon in Saudi Arabia; his banker there just happened to be bin Mahfouz. Though Bush told the Wall Street Journal he had “no idea†BCCI was involved in Harken’s financial dealings, the network of connections between Bush and BCCI is so extensive that the Journal concluded their investigation of the matter in 1991 by stating: “The number of BCCI-connected people who had dealings with Harken—all since George W. Bush came on board—raises the question of whether they mask an effort to cozy up to a presidential son.†Or even the president: Bath finally came under investigation by the FBI in 1992 for his Saudi business relationships, accused of funneling Saudi money through Houston in order to influence the foreign policies of the Reagan and first Bush administrations. Worst of all, bin Mahfouz allegedly has been financing the bin Laden terrorist network—making Bush a U.S. citizen who has done business with those who finance and support terrorists. According to USA Today, bin Mahfouz and other Saudis attempted to transfer $3 million to various bin Laden front operations in Saudi Arabia in 1999. ABC News reported the same year that Saudi officials stopped bin Mahfouz from contributing money directly to bin Laden. (Bin Mahfouz’s sister is also a wife of Osama bin Laden, a fact that former CIA Director James Woolsey revealed in 1998 Senate testimony.) When President Bush announced he is hot on the trail of the money used over the years to finance terrorism, he must realize that trail ultimately leads not only to Saudi Arabia, but to some of the same financiers who originally helped propel him into the oil business and later the White House. The ties between bin Laden and the White House may be much closer than he is willing to acknowledge.
Politics - 6 Answers
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Oh good. I won't need an Ambien tonight I'll print this out and read it in bed.
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Saudi Arabia would be a primary target in an actual 'War on Terror'.
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Knew it for a long time now His daddy had ties with BCCI and Iran-Contra and Iraq-gate and all sorts of questionable ties to fascism for 50 years. My question is is Osama Bin-Laden hiding out at his ranch in Crawford?
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I knew that the Bush dynasty were very good friends with the Saudis, and that they did business with them. Bush 1 did very well for himself as an ex-president, and I am sure his son will become very rich when he goes into business for the Saudis!
5 :
What else is new? Anyone paying attention to the matter already knows this. It's just the old conservative right-wing Republicans that don't seem to know what is going on.
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Did I know Bush was in the oil business and had dealings with Saudis, including the bin Ladens? Yes, that's been long part of the public record. But, as to the outrageous innuendo that somehow he had a tie in supporting Osama bin Laden, that's just bullsqueeze smear.
QUESTIONABLE TIES Tracking bin Laden's money flow leads back to Midland, Texas by Wayne Madsen On September 24, President George W. Bush appeared at a press conference in the White House Rose Garden to announce a crackdown on the financial networks of terrorists and those who support them. “U.S. banks that have assets of these groups or individuals must freeze their accounts,†Bush declared. “And U.S. citizens or businesses are prohibited from doing business with them.†But the president, who is now enjoying an astounding 92 percent approval rating, hasn’t always practiced what he is now preaching: Bush’s own businesses were once tied to financial figures in Saudi Arabia who currently support bin Laden. In 1979, Bush’s first business, Arbusto Energy, obtained financing from James Bath, a Houstonian and close family friend. One of many investors, Bath gave Bush $50,000 for a 5 percent stake in Arbusto. At the time, Bath was the sole U.S. business representative for Salem bin Laden, head of the wealthy Saudi Arabian family and a brother (one of 17) to Osama bin Laden. It has long been suspected, but never proven, that the Arbusto money came directly from Salem bin Laden. In a statement issued shortly after the September 11 attacks, the White House vehemently denied the connection, insisting that Bath invested his own money, not Salem bin Laden’s, in Arbusto. In conflicting statements, Bush at first denied ever knowing Bath, then acknowledged his stake in Arbusto and that he was aware Bath represented Saudi interests. In fact, Bath has extensive ties, both to the bin Laden family and major players in the scandal-ridden Bank of Commerce and Credit International (BCCI) who have gone on to fund Osama bin Laden. BCCI defrauded depositors of $10 billion in the ’80s in what has been called the “largest bank fraud in world financial history†by former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. During the ’80s, BCCI also acted as a main conduit for laundering money intended for clandestine CIA activities, ranging from financial support to the Afghan mujahedin to paying intermediaries in the Iran-Contra affair. When Salem bin Laden died in 1988, powerful Saudi Arabian banker and BCCI principal Khalid bin Mahfouz inherited his interests in Houston. Bath ran a business for bin Mahfouz in Houston and joined a partnership with bin Mahfouz and Gaith Pharaon, BCCI’s frontman in Houston’s Main Bank. The Arbusto deal wasn’t the last time Bush looked to highly questionable sources to invest in his oil dealings. After several incarnations, Arbusto emerged in 1986 as Harken Energy Corporation. When Harken ran into trouble a year later, Saudi Sheik Abdullah Taha Bakhsh purchased a 17.6 percent stake in the company. Bakhsh was a business partner with Pharaon in Saudi Arabia; his banker there just happened to be bin Mahfouz. Though Bush told the Wall Street Journal he had “no idea†BCCI was involved in Harken’s financial dealings, the network of connections between Bush and BCCI is so extensive that the Journal concluded their investigation of the matter in 1991 by stating: “The number of BCCI-connected people who had dealings with Harken—all since George W. Bush came on board—raises the question of whether they mask an effort to cozy up to a presidential son.†Or even the president: Bath finally came under investigation by the FBI in 1992 for his Saudi business relationships, accused of funneling Saudi money through Houston in order to influence the foreign policies of the Reagan and first Bush administrations. Worst of all, bin Mahfouz allegedly has been financing the bin Laden terrorist network—making Bush a U.S. citizen who has done business with those who finance and support terrorists. According to USA Today, bin Mahfouz and other Saudis attempted to transfer $3 million to various bin Laden front operations in Saudi Arabia in 1999. ABC News reported the same year that Saudi officials stopped bin Mahfouz from contributing money directly to bin Laden. (Bin Mahfouz’s sister is also a wife of Osama bin Laden, a fact that former CIA Director James Woolsey revealed in 1998 Senate testimony.) When President Bush announced he is hot on the trail of the money used over the years to finance terrorism, he must realize that trail ultimately leads not only to Saudi Arabia, but to some of the same financiers who originally helped propel him into the oil business and later the White House. The ties between bin Laden and the White House may be much closer than he is willing to acknowledge.
Politics - 6 Answers
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1 :
Oh good. I won't need an Ambien tonight I'll print this out and read it in bed.
2 :
Saudi Arabia would be a primary target in an actual 'War on Terror'.
3 :
Knew it for a long time now His daddy had ties with BCCI and Iran-Contra and Iraq-gate and all sorts of questionable ties to fascism for 50 years. My question is is Osama Bin-Laden hiding out at his ranch in Crawford?
4 :
I knew that the Bush dynasty were very good friends with the Saudis, and that they did business with them. Bush 1 did very well for himself as an ex-president, and I am sure his son will become very rich when he goes into business for the Saudis!
5 :
What else is new? Anyone paying attention to the matter already knows this. It's just the old conservative right-wing Republicans that don't seem to know what is going on.
6 :
Did I know Bush was in the oil business and had dealings with Saudis, including the bin Ladens? Yes, that's been long part of the public record. But, as to the outrageous innuendo that somehow he had a tie in supporting Osama bin Laden, that's just bullsqueeze smear.
Friday, March 7, 2014
What do you think of this as a whole without thinking about the details?
What do you think of this as a whole without thinking about the details?
I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime's worth of Major Media news. This article has two parts: 1. Cultural and general info 2. Political info. Note: I've explained everything.Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.Specially the political part.I've provided evidence for whatever I say.It's just the way it is. **** Part 1: Cultural and general info Hi. I'm a 19 year old Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.I study English.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas. The first thing the West accuses our government of is that we don't allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don't like as much as anyone.There are only a few restrictions.It's cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don't even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.Some of Iran's laws are based on OUR culture. You look at our country from "your own point of view"! In Iran most houses have a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style. A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though! In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, drugs, inflation and air pollution. Also, you can't compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran's population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we've transformed everything. Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I've collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this! http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20tehrani/30nema4251159.JPG http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30nema4252403.jpg http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Is that enough?! Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. They're very respectful, and they've been the winners in so many cases: Most of them get into the best universities because they're very smart. And they get the best jobs because of their high university degrees. They've got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? But in one case the thing that had happened was incest not adultery. Most of those footages relate to the early days just after Iran's revolution! Otherwise you'd get new footages at least once a month!What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too.I found a BOOK of the U.S problems and it got me dizzy! Iran has its own problems too. Each country has its own problems. Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: "IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!" "IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!" Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe. There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the Media talk about them? Please don't summarize our nation and culture with the single word "nuclear". Although we're proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed. A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: "The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology" The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032.html The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian.The pioneer in heart transplants and artificiall hearts, "artificial vessels" using nano-technology (Reported yesterday) and so on and so! (I've put two websites below) The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad.jpg ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they're among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman the nobel peace prize are Iranian. The 6th top movie director in the world is Iranian.(Abbas Kiarostami) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1084266,00.html These are just small samples.If the media told you about Iran's achievemens everyday and didn't hide them, your news would be full of Iranian news!Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in 'developed' countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol The list is endless. I'm gonna introduce Iran's international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It's fully in English. In the "Sic / Tech" section you'll always see Iran's discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year! The list of highly-respected Iranian scientists and engineers in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Iranian_scientists_and_engineers#T The list of notable Iranian figures and pioneers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Medicine_in_Iran An extract: Iranian medical community is a significant part of medical community in US and Europe Enough evidence? Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn't it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. "Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Every year from 1977 to 2007.Evidence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Iran I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them. Iranian music is just modern pop which is based on electronic stuff.Experience how awsome music can be produced by electronic Trance drums instead of DJ music! 1.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 2.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 3.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 4.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 5.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 6.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 7.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts and riding camels! Part 2: Political info. Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would make them controversial topics to interest its viewers! For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone.We hate neither Jews nor Americans. How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! The truth us that Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story! We live basically the same lives.Don't look at the way women dress in public places! You've got to see them in other places!I've got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov't. Jews are faithful people! 20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here equally with Iranians and two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Moslem knocking at your door asking you to do so? Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone's guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he's going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same "nuclear weapons" tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It's "nuclear energy". Besides, how many "nuclear weapons" do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That's what nuclear agency says. Only Iran's opponents are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is just based on political conflicts. What we're doing is legal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! the thing is that he exactly said: "The Imam "Khomeyni" said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time."They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally. Besides, they've been saying such things for a long time.It's their habit.Here's an article."Wiped off the map....The roumor of the century.Read how the media and the U.S newspapers have twisted it into a controvertioal topic. http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?articleid=11025 Now you see that you were wrong.Iran has always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: "The Holocaust is a myth!" Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that's terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that's not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran's population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a myth. Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? Well, if you'd like to blame someone for that, hope in a time-machine and sue Hitler! lol Some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. This part is just for Americans: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1. 'America' to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean "American people" when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up "no war" placards?! Also, I see a lot of "Let's nuke Iran"s on YA.Isn't that a kind of "Death to Iran"? 2. The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn't it? 3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake. Would you?) 4. U.S. companies assistance in developing Iraq's chemical weapons facilities during the Iran-Iraq war which killed over a million Iranians 5. USS Vincennes shooting down Iran Air Flight 655 with many civilian fatalities 6.U.S. Support for anti-Iranian terrorist organisations (i.e. the MKO); 7. Economic damage caused by U.S. sanctions and political pressure; U.S. UAV overflights over Iran violating Iranian airspace since 2003. When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he's said, what do you call Bush for his war crimes? To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1. Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and it's almost a part of history, and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy. Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! If you like to insist on your theory of attacking Israel, I'll tell you our logical theory: "The moment that Iran attacks Israel, Iran will be wiped off the face of the earth by the U.S and its allies and Iran is far more logical than doing such a stupid thing" So, forget about it.I'm quite sure you know that all the events and lies in the world are a part of a pre-planned scenario by major world-powers (Iran as an important country has always been a part of their plans)And the first step is to brainwash people.They excactly know what will happen even 50 years later! I think Iraq is such a good example.Attacking it with the excuse of removing Saddam while they'd put Saddam there themselves and had supported him for years! They said they had W.M.Ds and you believed them.Now they say Iran (a member of N.P.T) has nukes / is developing nukes and you believe them wilhe the nuclear agency hasn't found any sign of illegal activities.Time to wake up! Isn't it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov'ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don't care about hurting people's feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. Now, what do you think? I can't wait to see both nations in peace. It'd be marvelous! Did you find my article informative? : ) Thanks for your time To searching please: I did answer your questions and put them in the details in the same question.I think you haven't noticed them.Check it out once more! To Lorri k: That's because my American friend helped me to proofread this through e-mail.The early version was full of grammatical mistakes. Well, yes.I know it's difficult to belive, becasue you've been told just the opposit for over 30 years! Well, you can ask those who've actually visited Iran and they'll tell you that this is all true.I don't blame you.I blame the media and those who control it.I know our media is controlled too, but at least we have many other sources of information too.For example satellite channels.That's why we're pro-American.In the old times there were no satllites, so people were unaware of things.You can use this to educate yourselves.Don't close your eyes towards the truth by simply ignoring this or insulting me.Anyways, any answers are appreciated. Edit: I know the freedom of speech in political field is so limited here, but you know something? Ordinary people are not involved in politics.Many people have good lives here.Even unemployment doesn't affect this much.Because anyone who cannot get employed, gets self-employed and self-employed people are 90% of all times so rich.Much richer than employed ones.
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You posted this before and I answered it. I asked a few questions of you with no response.
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Jesus, are we really supposed to read all that?
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I found it delusional propaganda. I also don't believe you are a native Iranian. You use clearly American speech patterns and terminology, even slang spellings and words. There is a very marked difference in word usage between native and non-native speakers...even among native speakers from different countries who speak English. You are definitely American. Of course, if you'd like about one thing... ***** Sure...lucky you just happen to have an "American friend" handy there in Iran to proofread all that work...ha ha ha...and lucky he decided to add all those American colloquialisms. You are TOO much.
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yahoo Answers is definitely for short and brief content. You can get your articles analyzed else where my friend...Nobody want to waste time.
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dude......we barely know about our own country...what makes you think our limited field of vision can include anything but what tv tells us I feel the need to apologize for those who dismiss it as"rubbish" "a pack of lies" they forget that America has a beautiful thing called freedom of speech and not agreeing is not the same as lieing
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No, it's not informative, it's a pack of lies, but I'm sure you knew that.
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I want to know why you want to know what we think of this as a whole without getting into the details. I will tell you why. As the saying goes, because "the devil" is in the details.
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In the words of Yusuf Islam, "You are young, that's your fault. There's so much you have to know".
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You are a spammer, undoubtedly from the Qods Brigade (Iranian intel services) trying to foster support for your failing islamofascist nation. Tell me, does your article explain this article here? Dissenters being beat up, jailed, etc? Yea, nice country Mahmoud. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/world/middleeast/24iran.html?ei=5088&en=8025e550ed152f3f&ex=1340337600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all guys, this spammer posts this repeatedly, there must be a hidden agenda.
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Did I find your article informative? Yes Did I find your article annoying? Yes .... example: Iranian women can't go to a football stadium because it's filled with 'cheeky guys'...LOL
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i think the whole problem is the goverment. twenty years of undocumented nuclear activities. the call for israel to be wiped off the face of the earth. supporting a military in palestine to kill innicents. defying the IAEA for no good reason. how do you expect the world to see you. and i know you are not iran but the face of iran is loony.when you ask someone if they have stolen from your store and they say no, yet they will not show you their hands or empty their pockets, you have to assume the are thieves. such is the leaders of iran. i think the world as a whole is misinformed because most only learn about it on the news. i do not hate iran or its people. i am scared that a leader of your country will supply hamas/hezbollah or some other crackpot with the means to kill tens of thousands. if this is not the face iran wants to show then they should change their leader with someone who has some idea of reason.
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Most Iranians seem like nice folks, BUT the Mullahs are the Mullahs, and that extremist Islamic movement has ruined your country. And your nukes in those hands makes us extremely nervous. America has proven itself able to handle the burden of world power. Have your Mullahs? Not likely. We tried to be nice to Khomeini back in the late Seventies and where did it get us? Over 50 diplomats kidnapped by your so-called revolutionary guards and our embassy trashed. No belief in diplomatic immunity there. I remember all this quite well. I was a young adult then. You probably weren't even born until the Eighties. There's no forgiveness in me for any of that. Until Iran comes to terms with its act of war against the American people, we will NOT trust you as far as we can throw you. Trying to distinguish the American government from the American people is an old, low, Leftist trick. It won't wash. WE elect our politicians. YOU get yours appointed by your rotten Mullahs. Theocracy anyone? Clean up your act, Iranians. It's time for you guys to carry out a revolution in order to dump the horrors of the old revolution. It can be done. Just ask the Eastern Europeans. Tyranny is tyranny under any name--Nazi, Communist, Islamofascist. If it smells like it, it's tyranny.
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Very good informative article with a lot of research. Thank You. Reading the responses above I can see there are a bunch of Knuckleheads that don't even want to try to educate themselves. I think everyone in the world knows what the U. S. oil Barron's are after in Iran........oil.
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I find this article very informing if somewhat boring.
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as others said your question is too long. Well i got out of Iran 27 years ago. and I am how they say minority, the only reason i and my family and the rest of minority's got out of Iran, was be cause we thought the history will repeat it self. The same thing will happen as it happened in 1915 the ARMENIAN genocide. well i am very happy and glad to say that i was wrong, it did not happened., be cause of that i am very grate full. one other reason that most other people who got out of Iran, was because of the Islamic Laws which forced down to peoples trouts. I am talking about right after the revolution. right at this moment in Iran things are not as bad as use to be, the things that we knew that is happening. As far as the human rights back then not now. the outrages and UN human things that happen to my fellow Iranians, just because they spoke of FREEDOM. as far as Females right back then, well i do not know how old you are, if you are young you do not know or no one has told you what the government has done to FEMALES back then not now. so lets not go there, it will be very difficult for our American or others to imagine what really happened right after Khomeini came. the PASDARS, male or female secret police. Yes we do have a beautiful city, with 4 different complete season, the most gigantic malls which can not be found in Europe, or any where else. I would like to open my heart and say the things that i know, but i cant cause still i have relatives over there. So just lets prey for one day every where all human kinds will have some sort of ever lasting peace.
I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime's worth of Major Media news. This article has two parts: 1. Cultural and general info 2. Political info. Note: I've explained everything.Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.Specially the political part.I've provided evidence for whatever I say.It's just the way it is. **** Part 1: Cultural and general info Hi. I'm a 19 year old Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.I study English.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas. The first thing the West accuses our government of is that we don't allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don't like as much as anyone.There are only a few restrictions.It's cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don't even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.Some of Iran's laws are based on OUR culture. You look at our country from "your own point of view"! In Iran most houses have a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style. A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though! In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, drugs, inflation and air pollution. Also, you can't compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran's population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we've transformed everything. Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I've collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this! http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20tehrani/30nema4251159.JPG http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30nema4252403.jpg http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Is that enough?! Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. They're very respectful, and they've been the winners in so many cases: Most of them get into the best universities because they're very smart. And they get the best jobs because of their high university degrees. They've got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? But in one case the thing that had happened was incest not adultery. Most of those footages relate to the early days just after Iran's revolution! Otherwise you'd get new footages at least once a month!What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too.I found a BOOK of the U.S problems and it got me dizzy! Iran has its own problems too. Each country has its own problems. Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: "IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!" "IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!" Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe. There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the Media talk about them? Please don't summarize our nation and culture with the single word "nuclear". Although we're proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed. A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: "The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology" The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032.html The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian.The pioneer in heart transplants and artificiall hearts, "artificial vessels" using nano-technology (Reported yesterday) and so on and so! (I've put two websites below) The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad.jpg ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they're among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman the nobel peace prize are Iranian. The 6th top movie director in the world is Iranian.(Abbas Kiarostami) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1084266,00.html These are just small samples.If the media told you about Iran's achievemens everyday and didn't hide them, your news would be full of Iranian news!Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in 'developed' countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol The list is endless. I'm gonna introduce Iran's international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It's fully in English. In the "Sic / Tech" section you'll always see Iran's discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year! The list of highly-respected Iranian scientists and engineers in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Iranian_scientists_and_engineers#T The list of notable Iranian figures and pioneers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Medicine_in_Iran An extract: Iranian medical community is a significant part of medical community in US and Europe Enough evidence? Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn't it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. "Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Every year from 1977 to 2007.Evidence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Iran I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them. Iranian music is just modern pop which is based on electronic stuff.Experience how awsome music can be produced by electronic Trance drums instead of DJ music! 1.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 2.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 3.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 4.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 5.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 6.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 7.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts and riding camels! Part 2: Political info. Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would make them controversial topics to interest its viewers! For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone.We hate neither Jews nor Americans. How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! The truth us that Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story! We live basically the same lives.Don't look at the way women dress in public places! You've got to see them in other places!I've got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov't. Jews are faithful people! 20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here equally with Iranians and two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Moslem knocking at your door asking you to do so? Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone's guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he's going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same "nuclear weapons" tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It's "nuclear energy". Besides, how many "nuclear weapons" do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That's what nuclear agency says. Only Iran's opponents are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is just based on political conflicts. What we're doing is legal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! the thing is that he exactly said: "The Imam "Khomeyni" said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time."They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally. Besides, they've been saying such things for a long time.It's their habit.Here's an article."Wiped off the map....The roumor of the century.Read how the media and the U.S newspapers have twisted it into a controvertioal topic. http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?articleid=11025 Now you see that you were wrong.Iran has always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: "The Holocaust is a myth!" Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that's terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that's not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran's population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a myth. Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? Well, if you'd like to blame someone for that, hope in a time-machine and sue Hitler! lol Some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. This part is just for Americans: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1. 'America' to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean "American people" when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up "no war" placards?! Also, I see a lot of "Let's nuke Iran"s on YA.Isn't that a kind of "Death to Iran"? 2. The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn't it? 3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake. Would you?) 4. U.S. companies assistance in developing Iraq's chemical weapons facilities during the Iran-Iraq war which killed over a million Iranians 5. USS Vincennes shooting down Iran Air Flight 655 with many civilian fatalities 6.U.S. Support for anti-Iranian terrorist organisations (i.e. the MKO); 7. Economic damage caused by U.S. sanctions and political pressure; U.S. UAV overflights over Iran violating Iranian airspace since 2003. When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he's said, what do you call Bush for his war crimes? To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1. Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and it's almost a part of history, and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy. Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! If you like to insist on your theory of attacking Israel, I'll tell you our logical theory: "The moment that Iran attacks Israel, Iran will be wiped off the face of the earth by the U.S and its allies and Iran is far more logical than doing such a stupid thing" So, forget about it.I'm quite sure you know that all the events and lies in the world are a part of a pre-planned scenario by major world-powers (Iran as an important country has always been a part of their plans)And the first step is to brainwash people.They excactly know what will happen even 50 years later! I think Iraq is such a good example.Attacking it with the excuse of removing Saddam while they'd put Saddam there themselves and had supported him for years! They said they had W.M.Ds and you believed them.Now they say Iran (a member of N.P.T) has nukes / is developing nukes and you believe them wilhe the nuclear agency hasn't found any sign of illegal activities.Time to wake up! Isn't it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov'ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don't care about hurting people's feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. Now, what do you think? I can't wait to see both nations in peace. It'd be marvelous! Did you find my article informative? : ) Thanks for your time To searching please: I did answer your questions and put them in the details in the same question.I think you haven't noticed them.Check it out once more! To Lorri k: That's because my American friend helped me to proofread this through e-mail.The early version was full of grammatical mistakes. Well, yes.I know it's difficult to belive, becasue you've been told just the opposit for over 30 years! Well, you can ask those who've actually visited Iran and they'll tell you that this is all true.I don't blame you.I blame the media and those who control it.I know our media is controlled too, but at least we have many other sources of information too.For example satellite channels.That's why we're pro-American.In the old times there were no satllites, so people were unaware of things.You can use this to educate yourselves.Don't close your eyes towards the truth by simply ignoring this or insulting me.Anyways, any answers are appreciated. Edit: I know the freedom of speech in political field is so limited here, but you know something? Ordinary people are not involved in politics.Many people have good lives here.Even unemployment doesn't affect this much.Because anyone who cannot get employed, gets self-employed and self-employed people are 90% of all times so rich.Much richer than employed ones.
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You posted this before and I answered it. I asked a few questions of you with no response.
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Jesus, are we really supposed to read all that?
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I found it delusional propaganda. I also don't believe you are a native Iranian. You use clearly American speech patterns and terminology, even slang spellings and words. There is a very marked difference in word usage between native and non-native speakers...even among native speakers from different countries who speak English. You are definitely American. Of course, if you'd like about one thing... ***** Sure...lucky you just happen to have an "American friend" handy there in Iran to proofread all that work...ha ha ha...and lucky he decided to add all those American colloquialisms. You are TOO much.
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yahoo Answers is definitely for short and brief content. You can get your articles analyzed else where my friend...Nobody want to waste time.
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dude......we barely know about our own country...what makes you think our limited field of vision can include anything but what tv tells us I feel the need to apologize for those who dismiss it as"rubbish" "a pack of lies" they forget that America has a beautiful thing called freedom of speech and not agreeing is not the same as lieing
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No, it's not informative, it's a pack of lies, but I'm sure you knew that.
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I want to know why you want to know what we think of this as a whole without getting into the details. I will tell you why. As the saying goes, because "the devil" is in the details.
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In the words of Yusuf Islam, "You are young, that's your fault. There's so much you have to know".
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You are a spammer, undoubtedly from the Qods Brigade (Iranian intel services) trying to foster support for your failing islamofascist nation. Tell me, does your article explain this article here? Dissenters being beat up, jailed, etc? Yea, nice country Mahmoud. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/world/middleeast/24iran.html?ei=5088&en=8025e550ed152f3f&ex=1340337600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all guys, this spammer posts this repeatedly, there must be a hidden agenda.
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Did I find your article informative? Yes Did I find your article annoying? Yes .... example: Iranian women can't go to a football stadium because it's filled with 'cheeky guys'...LOL
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i think the whole problem is the goverment. twenty years of undocumented nuclear activities. the call for israel to be wiped off the face of the earth. supporting a military in palestine to kill innicents. defying the IAEA for no good reason. how do you expect the world to see you. and i know you are not iran but the face of iran is loony.when you ask someone if they have stolen from your store and they say no, yet they will not show you their hands or empty their pockets, you have to assume the are thieves. such is the leaders of iran. i think the world as a whole is misinformed because most only learn about it on the news. i do not hate iran or its people. i am scared that a leader of your country will supply hamas/hezbollah or some other crackpot with the means to kill tens of thousands. if this is not the face iran wants to show then they should change their leader with someone who has some idea of reason.
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Most Iranians seem like nice folks, BUT the Mullahs are the Mullahs, and that extremist Islamic movement has ruined your country. And your nukes in those hands makes us extremely nervous. America has proven itself able to handle the burden of world power. Have your Mullahs? Not likely. We tried to be nice to Khomeini back in the late Seventies and where did it get us? Over 50 diplomats kidnapped by your so-called revolutionary guards and our embassy trashed. No belief in diplomatic immunity there. I remember all this quite well. I was a young adult then. You probably weren't even born until the Eighties. There's no forgiveness in me for any of that. Until Iran comes to terms with its act of war against the American people, we will NOT trust you as far as we can throw you. Trying to distinguish the American government from the American people is an old, low, Leftist trick. It won't wash. WE elect our politicians. YOU get yours appointed by your rotten Mullahs. Theocracy anyone? Clean up your act, Iranians. It's time for you guys to carry out a revolution in order to dump the horrors of the old revolution. It can be done. Just ask the Eastern Europeans. Tyranny is tyranny under any name--Nazi, Communist, Islamofascist. If it smells like it, it's tyranny.
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Very good informative article with a lot of research. Thank You. Reading the responses above I can see there are a bunch of Knuckleheads that don't even want to try to educate themselves. I think everyone in the world knows what the U. S. oil Barron's are after in Iran........oil.
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I find this article very informing if somewhat boring.
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as others said your question is too long. Well i got out of Iran 27 years ago. and I am how they say minority, the only reason i and my family and the rest of minority's got out of Iran, was be cause we thought the history will repeat it self. The same thing will happen as it happened in 1915 the ARMENIAN genocide. well i am very happy and glad to say that i was wrong, it did not happened., be cause of that i am very grate full. one other reason that most other people who got out of Iran, was because of the Islamic Laws which forced down to peoples trouts. I am talking about right after the revolution. right at this moment in Iran things are not as bad as use to be, the things that we knew that is happening. As far as the human rights back then not now. the outrages and UN human things that happen to my fellow Iranians, just because they spoke of FREEDOM. as far as Females right back then, well i do not know how old you are, if you are young you do not know or no one has told you what the government has done to FEMALES back then not now. so lets not go there, it will be very difficult for our American or others to imagine what really happened right after Khomeini came. the PASDARS, male or female secret police. Yes we do have a beautiful city, with 4 different complete season, the most gigantic malls which can not be found in Europe, or any where else. I would like to open my heart and say the things that i know, but i cant cause still i have relatives over there. So just lets prey for one day every where all human kinds will have some sort of ever lasting peace.
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