At war again?
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Re: At war again?
Seeing how they behave in Iraq now compared to how they did under Saddam, I sometimes wonder if they need a tyrant in charge to keep them in order.
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People in the middle east are deeply religious & believe that only Alah can make laws, therefore they will NEVER accept democracy. The world will be a far better & safer place when the west realise this.
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Mind you, when a subjugate people rise up and risk death to sample it, shouldn't you at least reach out your hand to save them?
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I could agree with the recent posts too. If the strong belief in a God and his strict teaching is followed by the leaders, then what do the people care who or what the leaders are, their God is in charge of all of them.
Democracy is impossible, or there is no need for it, the people don’t decide anything, it’s all clearly set out in the Koran. The answer for everything is set in stone, there is no need for debate at any stage.
Could that be why the heads of Arab countries last as long as they do? When they have elections, they vote for God, and whoever is in charge comes out with a clear majority.
Democracy is impossible, or there is no need for it, the people don’t decide anything, it’s all clearly set out in the Koran. The answer for everything is set in stone, there is no need for debate at any stage.
Could that be why the heads of Arab countries last as long as they do? When they have elections, they vote for God, and whoever is in charge comes out with a clear majority.
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Western democracy is a joke. The idea of democracy is that people go with the majority vote. In 200 there were widespread fuel protests in the UK which 98% of the population supported. If Britain was a true democracy then fuel prices would've dropped. Instead the PM (Bliar) REFUSED to give in to the people. That makes Britain an 'elected dictatorship' because we are told what to do rather than having a say in it.
What percentage of British people agree with our troops being in Afghanistan? How many agree with the new action against Libya? Remember that this action is just the enforcement of a no fly zone. there was no mention in the UN resolution of destroying ground troops or targetting the presidents house.
A lot is said about democracy, but very few people understand it's true meaning.
What percentage of British people agree with our troops being in Afghanistan? How many agree with the new action against Libya? Remember that this action is just the enforcement of a no fly zone. there was no mention in the UN resolution of destroying ground troops or targetting the presidents house.
A lot is said about democracy, but very few people understand it's true meaning.
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Western democracy is a joke. The idea of democracy is that people go with the majority vote. In 200 there were widespread fuel protests in the UK which 98% of the population supported. If Britain was a true democracy then fuel prices would've dropped. Instead the PM (Bliar) REFUSED to give in to the people. That makes Britain an 'elected dictatorship' because we are told what to do rather than having a say in it.
What percentage of British people agree with our troops being in Afghanistan? How many agree with the new action against Libya? Remember that this action is just the enforcement of a no fly zone. there was no mention in the UN resolution of destroying ground troops or targetting the presidents house.
A lot is said about democracy, but very few people understand it's true meaning.
What percentage of British people agree with our troops being in Afghanistan? How many agree with the new action against Libya? Remember that this action is just the enforcement of a no fly zone. there was no mention in the UN resolution of destroying ground troops or targetting the presidents house.
A lot is said about democracy, but very few people understand it's true meaning.
There are a lot of definitions of democracy. You could say it's the freedom to not give a shit, not to bother to vote, because you know full well that there is precious little chance of waking up with someone like Gaddafi in charge with his minions calling round to rip out your fingernails.
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Re: At war again?
http://str8upgold.com/documentaries/...-morality.html
Ah just checked the link & it takes you to the correct page, but when you click to play it opens it in another window where you click to play again.
This will also open a further poker site that you simply close & the video then plays.
Last edited by VFR; Mar 22nd 2011 at 5:52 pm.
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Sorry about that, lets try again........
http://str8upgold.com/documentaries/...-morality.html
http://str8upgold.com/documentaries/...-morality.html
As Churchill said, 'Democracy is a failure. It just fails better than anything else we have ever tried.'
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3566545.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...libyan-gas-oil
It is not just the US that wants access to Libya but also China, Russia and other major powers whose national oil companies are seeking new supplies.
The decline in North Sea reserves and climate change have fed into British determination to improve the country's energy security and exploit Libyan oil and gas. Marsa el-Brega would provide relatively clean fuel for UK power stations and help avoid dependence on piped gas from countries such as Russia which are deemed willing to use energy as a political weapon.
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Come on mate please exercise a few brain cells on this one
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3566545.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...libyan-gas-oil
It is not just the US that wants access to Libya but also China, Russia and other major powers whose national oil companies are seeking new supplies.
The decline in North Sea reserves and climate change have fed into British determination to improve the country's energy security and exploit Libyan oil and gas. Marsa el-Brega would provide relatively clean fuel for UK power stations and help avoid dependence on piped gas from countries such as Russia which are deemed willing to use energy as a political weapon.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3566545.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...libyan-gas-oil
It is not just the US that wants access to Libya but also China, Russia and other major powers whose national oil companies are seeking new supplies.
The decline in North Sea reserves and climate change have fed into British determination to improve the country's energy security and exploit Libyan oil and gas. Marsa el-Brega would provide relatively clean fuel for UK power stations and help avoid dependence on piped gas from countries such as Russia which are deemed willing to use energy as a political weapon.
#119
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Apparently the trigger happy Yanks have excelled themselves again by shooting up a bunch of locals in safe rebel held territory whilst picking up the crew from their downed aircraft.
Friendly fire I believe they call it.
Friendly fire I believe they call it.
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