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Silver Rider

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  1. ^You have my sympathy. I have been through a similar experience and it was no fun at all.
  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzta9XU-CEA&feature=related
  3. today.msnbc.msn.com Dog escapes yard, runs half-marathon
  4. http://www.diffen.co...vs_Criminal_Law http://criminal.find...ft_larceny.html does not equal http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ theft is not the issue in copyright law
  5. The Scene at Ground Zero observer.com
  6. ledzeppelin.com/show/may-2-1969 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFy8C4v-6xI
  7. The IRA become consumed by the ghosts of the past and lock into battle with their opponents, caring not for the well-being of the present inhabitants of the region and wishing only to avenge history. That part of the world is very haunted. Whatever keeps the current population in a state of grace is what matters. Not sure if that was what drove Bin Laden. He mainly seemed to want to force the United States out of the Arab lands.
  8. It all had it's start during Henry the VIII's reign when the Tudors served as monarchs. As for Bin Laden, his plans that resulted in the 9/11 catastrophe are similar to actions by the IRA and other militant groups. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Incidentally, these headlines appeared today. Queen Elizabeth II honors fallen Irish heroes First British royalty visit in century goes on after bomb discovered msnbc.msn.com
  9. There is an element of Scots-Irish who are loyal to England because initially during an earlier time near the onset of the Industrial Revolution, England's industrial powers imported Scottish labor into Ireland and deliberately displaced Irish workers through a process of discrimination, thus preventing equal employment. From this policy and similar ones, the conflict represented by Bernadette Devlin and Ian Paisley evolved. It is this element of Scots-Irish modernly characterized by support for Paisley and similar leaders that believes it needs support from England or else be targeted by some of those Irish descendants who remain from generations dating back to Tudor times. So even if England wants to leave, the Paisley supporters and similar others insist that England stay. If England were to make a complete exit, some of the Irish who are of Scots origin would not feel safe in Ireland.
  10. When the United States revolted against the rule of King George the III of England at the time it declared independence from the British monarchy, the U.S. established credibility in regard to protecting liberties threatened by the British crown, which had oppressed Ireland. The IRA initially developed as a means to regain control that was lost during the conquest by the British monarchy and subsequent actions taken by the British ruling class. So in some ways the United States and the IRA shared similar values. Later, the IRA resorted more and more to retaliatory, criminal actions, similar to Bin Laden, often with callous disregard for the citizenry as a whole, and people got tired of living in fear and danger, so the IRA lost popular support.The IRA developed more of a reputation as feared thugs in later years.
  11. They didn't want any American casualties though, in my opinion. But anyway, here's the press release. cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/press-release-2011/justice-done
  12. Most of the working, middle class in Britain had very little say over Britain's policy in Ireland during those early years of conflict. It was the Tudor monarchs of England who confiscated Irish land, starting with Henry the VIII in the 1530s. There also were very repressive laws in regard to property, taxes and various civil rights. It would not be fair to say the people of Britain were at fault except those specifically engaged in the oppression of Ireland. Most of the common people of Britain had no idea of Britain's foreign policy in Ireland during those early years of problems. There was a minority of conniving and powerful individuals who conspired to oppress Ireland, often in secret, mostly unbeknown to the commoners of Britain, who were preoccupied with their own labors and struggles. Some of the ruling class purposely tried to prevent the working class from becoming too well educated so they would not understand what had happened, thus perpetuating the monopoly of power exercised by Britain's ruling class. At times the ruling class used a divide and conquer strategy to reach their goals in this regard. Gradually that changed, but some residual problems persist. As many of the world's governments modernized, they developed representative systems of checks and balances designed to concentrate power in several branches of government rather than only in the executive (royal) branch. This process began in France when the judiciary (parlements) conflicted with the executive, royal monarch over taxes, in a series of rebellions, termed collectively as the Fronde, that failed in the 1640s, mainly because the judiciaries were too dependent on the French monarchy for resistance during periods when the city of Paris was under siege, and later, dilemmas posed by intrigues. Cardinal Mazarin arrested many of the members of the judiciary, putting pressure on them to pay their taxes to the French monarch rather than seek aid from Spain to counter the siege of Paris by the Prince of Condé of the House of Bourbon, which is a European royal house of the Capetian dynasty. Later conflicts led to the Revolution. From this process, the newly minted citizens of the United States drew inspiration and declared their own independence as they struggled to secure a more representative system of government, ending policies of taxation without representation. As time progressed many of the monarchs saw the wisdom of diffusing power into the various branches of government because it reduced the corruptive aspect of power, and the heavy burden they bore in having to govern when they did not always want to do so. For the monarchs, the duty of governing was often a do or die situation into which they were born and had no choice over.The more that power is shared in a system of checks and balances, the less corruptive it is to those who exercise it. At least some of the monarchs preferred to delegate duties to free up their time to pursue more pleasurable activities. Still, they learned a lot about the power of the executive over the centuries, and are a source of knowledge on government and history. Source: wiki
  13. They could easily have whisked him off to the Navy ship nearby, as they did with his remains. He would have been en route and incommunicado to Guantanamo in no time flat. The SEALS are efficient in what they do. But again, the reason they gave was that Osama refused to surrender and resisted being taken into custody, which at that point constituted imminent danger in the judgement of the commanding officer who confirmed the order to kill. They had permission to kill where they encountered imminent danger, but if he had peacefully surrendered they could easily have arrested him and taken him into custody onto the nearby Navy ship. From there he could have been transported to a more secure location. The SEALS are an elite and sophisticated group who are usually well-prepared as a matter of course for just about any scenario they can envision. When the helicopter with radar-evading technology flew in from Afghanistan, it was to prevent anyone in Pakistan from knowing about the mission at all. The first Pakistanis to learn of the helicopter's presence were those who occupied the compound and the neighbor randomly blogging on his twitter account. This was a secret operation, and surprised the Pakistani government, which raised issues of sovereignty in retrospect. Certainly his death created a political nightmare for US/Pakistani relations as it stands. It's a little impolite to trespass into the jurisdiction of a foreign sovereign nation without its permission. The Department of State, of which Hillary Clinton currently serves as Secretary, will resort to etiquette now to preserve what is left of value in those relations. But the world knew that OBL was a person wanted by the United States on charges related to terrorism and 9/11. Pakistan can only act a little surprised about his apprehension. No one loyal to the United States would have informed Pakistan ahead of time and jeopardized this mission. Pakistan was the scene of the assassination of its own Prime Minister Bhutto in recent years, and is not a highly secure place.
  14. Wow, this will be an interesting case to follow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ U.S. imams arrested for alleged Pakistani Taliban links
  15. Robert Johnson was that guy who stood at the crossroads. Story was he sold his soul to the devil to play the blues. But maybe he only sold 1% and kept the other 95% hid.
  16. Like some of the original Zeppelin fans.
  17. I'm trying to stay on topic.
  18. The reason that the SEALS gave for killing him was that he did not surrender but instead resisted. Had he surrendered, they would have taken him into custody.
  19. There is also a neutral element. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gunmen kill Saudi consular employee investors.com
  20. There are more than 2 sides to that conflict. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bin Laden town hopes for bumper tourism smh.com.au
  21. It would have been nice if they could have just arrested him. But I guess it was self defense in that highly risky situation. He was too much of a danger to just let him go, so they continued in their pursuit. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. themoscowtimes.com (May 2 was Monday.)
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