2012/5/9-6/4 [Politics/Domestic/911] UID:54384 Activity:nil | 5/9 If U.S. doesn't do assissination, then what do you call
Operation Neptune Spear aka "Mission Kill Bin Laden"?
\_ I think theoretically the difference is that the goal of one is
"kill him/her", while the goal of the other is "capture him/her,
and don't hestitate to shoot with the possibly of killing if he/she
and don't hesitate to shoot with the possibly of killing if he/she
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2009/12/5-26 [Politics/Domestic/911, Recreation/Humor] UID:53568 Activity:nil | 12/4 you know the 1999 ending of ST:DS9 shows the protagonists working
as terrorists, and all worried about a police state coming for the
federation. Funny timing, no?
\_ At that point in time there was a bit of sympathy people were
starting to extend to "freedom fighters"; vis a vis all the
popular support many pro-palestine movements were going on -
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2009/5/18-26 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iraq] UID:53007 Activity:kinda low | 5/18 how come we interfere with Bosnia civil war, yet we don't even
bother to raise complains about Sri Lankans' genocide toward
their Tamili minorities?
\_ it's a protest against recording artist M.I.A.
\_ because our military capacity is overtaxed based on our
insane implementation of PNAC's ridiculous vision of a
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2009/4/6-13 [Politics/Domestic/911] UID:52809 Activity:low | 4/6 The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 gives the president the ability to
"declare a cybersecurity emergency" and shut down or limit Internet
traffic in any "critical" information network "in the interest of
national security." The bill does not define a critical information
network or a cybersecurity emergency. That definition would be left to
the president.
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2012/5/16-7/20 [Politics/Foreign/Europe] UID:54390 Activity:nil | 5/16 Can anyone tell me what Greece is hoping for by rejecting austerity?
From here it seems like the austerity is a pretty generous attempt
to keep Greece from imploding entirely. Are they hoping the
Germans will put them on eternal state welfare, or what?
Also, why would an outright default mean they must leave the Euro?
Is it just that they won't be able to pay basic gvmt services
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2012/6/23-7/20 [Politics/Domestic/Crime] UID:54421 Activity:nil | 6/23 Werher von Braun, Nazi, SS, overseer of Dora slave factory,
is an American hero because of his contribution to
Saturn V. What is wrong with America?
\_ Is this worse or better than Gerald Ford pardoning
Nixon for FuckYouAmericaGate?
\_ "Hero" is a strong word. "Useful" would have been a
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2009/6/30-7/15 [Politics/Foreign/Europe] UID:53099 Activity:nil | 6/30 German John was talking about miniskirts in Europe. Well, I made it
to Paris and Amsterdam in June and he wasn't kidding. I liked the
tall blonde Dutch girls riding bikes in short skirts and boots.
\_ Damn, now I want to go to Amsterdam. Again. Without my wife and
two kids. Probably not going to happen this summer.
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