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    International Politics Thread

    The Labour Party in the UK is having major problems with the spending scandal, various cabinet resignations, and etc. So, it isn't suprising that the Conservatives have gained the upper hand in that country. The Republicans here might win the New Jersey governorship because Corzine is unpopular.
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    International Politics Thread

    The United States government did not support the pIRA. In fact, back in the 1980s, the FBI set up a task force to combat the shipment of arms to the pIRA from the United States by private American citizens. I think you got Libya confused with the United States.
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    International Politics Thread

    Yes, the UN came along and took the aquifers away from the Arabs and gave them to... um... the Arabs. Â Duh. What's your problem with that, besides the fact that it was not the UN's to give away in the first place? So was a lot of the Arab settlement. Â So what? Â Again, what's your problem with that, besides the fact that it was not the UN's to give away in the first place? I have no problems. You complained that Israel got the rich coastal land. I countered by stating that the Arabs got the major aquifers. The Arabs got the major aquifers because that was where a lot of Arabs lived at. The Jews got the coastal land because that was where a lot of the Jews lived at. The UN was trying to be fair.
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    International Politics Thread

    And the Arabs got the major aquifers. A lot of the Jewish settlement were on the rich coastal plain. Majority of the land given to the Jews was a desert. The Negev Desert was nomad territory. And if the Arabs thought they could beat the Jews, then there wouldn't be this issue.
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    International Politics Thread

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki....son.png The majority of land partitioned to the Jews was the Negev Desert. How many Arabs lived in the Negev Desert? Â The rest of the land had large Jewish concentrations. And, it wouldn't of been governed by a Jewish minority. It was 55-45. Nah, I only care that it was once Hellenistic land.
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    USA Politics Thread - *No gun debate*

    There are state and local taxes too. The Wikipedia article only talks about what the Federal Government takes from what you earn. State and local taxes varies by state and locality.
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    International Politics Thread

    So? I don't see your point. Are you saying that just because they won a war, the land is theirs to own? A thousand years ago, the land was considered Jewish land. Throughout out the years, spanning a lot of centuries, Palestine has been ruled by various Empires including the Romans and Persians. The Arabs came along and conquered Palestine just like other peoples before them. What happened isn't new. And, yes, I do they, the Israelis, own that land they conquered in 1948.
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    International Politics Thread

    The fact is that the Arabs thought they could defeat the Jews back in the late 1940s and they massively failed. If the 1948 Arab-Israeli War didn't happened, Jewish land would had been a lot smaller. However, the Arabs underestimated them and they paid dearly. BS. Hamas has specifically targeted civilians with suicide bombers.
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    International Politics Thread

    Since negociations led nowhere and it seems out of question to send a peace keeping force on Israelian soil, this might be quite effective. I boycott Palestinian products because of Hamas and the various terror organizations within the Palestinian terrorities. Wait! Do they even export anything excluding terrorism?
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    International Politics Thread

    Hamas has used tunnels to smuggle weapons and people. Furthermore, they had used tunnels to attack Israelis positions before. For example, they used a tunnel when they abducted Gilad Shalit. The tunnel was dug on Palestinian land and crossed over into Israel. Like what? Send Hamas a note asking if they can please stop making the tunnel? During the raid, a Hamas militant was killed. Not some ordinary Palestinian. And? Israel needed a plan if the ceasefire ended. They were just being prepared.
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    International Politics Thread

    Mr. Morrison conveniently ignores the fact that Israel conducted the raid because they believed a tunnel was being dug near one of their fences. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/05/israelandthepalestinians So, Israel was supposed to sit on its ass while Hamas dug a tunnel near its border? Does Mr. Morrision remember the Gilad Schalit abduction? Hamas still has that guy. Mr. Morrison also fails to realize that Hamas didn't hold up to their end entirely. Or, does he ignore it? Before the November 6 raid, there were mortar and rocket attacks from Gaza. A lot of those attacks came from "anonymous" (unnamed) groups. Who would lose the most if they admitted it was them conducting those attacks? Is that not a violation of the cease fire? However, Mr. Morrison plays off those attacks as minimal because they didn't kill anyone. Then again, Mr. Morrison is a highly bias person. So, he would probably call me a puppet for the evil Zionist state of Israel.
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    USA Politics Thread - *No gun debate*

    Ah, I was in denial because I knew that Obama would probably win due to the high number of new registered voters that the Democratic machine signed up and the black vote in certain states (e.g., Virgina). I kept hope alive. Slim hope but still hope. Very cheesy that they (I believe MSNBC...one of those cable new channels) showed black people reactions ala after the reading of the OJ Simpson verdict.
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    USA Politics Thread - *No gun debate*

    you mean 4 years? Congressional races. And, I was dead wrong.
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    USA Politics Thread - *No gun debate*

    Nope to the first question and yeah to the second question. Obama spent millions of dollars to air a 30 min political commercial on every major network channel and some cable news channels simultaneously. The last time someone has done that was Ross Perot back in the early 90s.
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    USA Politics Thread - *No gun debate*

    There are more than three candidates for the presidency. -Baldwin (Constitution) -Barr (Libertarian) -McCain (Republican) -McKinney (Green) -Nader (Unaffiliated) -Obama (Democratic) McCain and Obama are the "main" candidates. The other four are "minor" candidates because they probably receive a low number of the popular vote and zero electoral votes combined. There are other "minor" candidates but those four are the major "minor" candidates for the Presidency of the United States.
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    USA Politics Thread - *No gun debate*

    McCain is going to win but it is going to be real close. Some people are going to be butt hurt but they will get over it. Four years ago, I was correct predicting Bush will be reelected. I still remember winning some posts!
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    Vivendi & Activision Blizzard merger

    The last thing I heard about Ghostbusters: The Video Game was that the developers are looking for a new publisher and the game might/will be released next year. Good chance the game will come out in the future because the 25th anniversary of Ghostbusters is next year and Ghostbusters 3 is being penned by some writers that work on the American version of the Office.
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    USA Politics Thread - *No gun debate*

    For the record, ABC News edited their interview with her. She didn't proclaim that there is going to be a NATO war right away. Also, ABC News edited out what Gibson asked her after the land comment. She talks about it more later on in the interview; however, that part was edited out too... http://marklevinshow.com/gibson-interview/ <---Transcript to the unedited interview. Saint Obama's experience is very questionable and he is actually running for the presidency. Where is the moaning about his lack of experience?
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    USA Politics Thread - *No gun debate*

    Amici Curiae or friend of the defendant briefs were filed to support FOX’s argument by the following media companies: * Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc. * Cox Television Inc. * Media General Operations, Inc. * Belo Corporation. * Gannett Co. Inc. Google them to find out which media outlets they own. Essentially they were all saying they wanted the same "right to lie to America" as Fox had asked for. Kind regards walker You failed to read what was contained in the Media Matters (a liberal watchdog group) link: Shoddy fact checking more so than they are lying on purpose (malice). It wasn't "Fox" making that argument in the HGH case. It was New World Communications of Florida making that arugment. If "Fox" was making that argument, then CBS and NBC also support that because Balo owns CBS, Fox, ABC, and NBC affiliates.
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    USA Politics Thread - *No gun debate*

    Oh lawd! The Fox News Channel is different from that local Florida affiliate named in the lawsuit. If you read a part of the lawsuit, the Florida affiliate is owned by New World Communications of Florida. The Fox News Channel is owned by News Corporation. The defendant in the BGH case is New World Communications of Florida. The Fox News Channel, owned by News Corporation, isn't involved in the case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate <-- A good basic understanding of affiliates here in the United States.
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    PC Discussion Thread - All PC related in here.

    Your eyes can see well over 70. Damn! I always though it was 30 for some reason. Anyways, I was able to overclock my E7200 to 3.1 ghz using the stock cooler. Not too bad.
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    PC Discussion Thread - All PC related in here.

    Hmm, I like my new setup. On the CS:S video stress test, I get 229 fps with everything on max. Not bad considering I used to get like 9 fps with everything on the lowest setting. Too bad my eyes can only see 30 fps....
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    International Politics Thread

    Because they do not have started this war? Why are you ignoring what happened during the days leading up to the offensive? Russia hardly lifted a finger when the Georgians and the South Ossetians were sniping at each other.
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    PC Discussion Thread - All PC related in here.

    It is called longevity and safety. Currently on my computer, I have two hard drives but one of them crapped out. Luckily, it was the gaming drive and not my system program drive. If the 80 GB drive dies before the 160 GB drive, I can just install my OS onto the 160 GB while I wait for a new hard drive. 500GB is overkill for me anyways. I went "budget" on my card and I got a 9600 GT for $120 (instead of the other card). After the rebate, it will go down to $99. Also, I got the Antec Sonata III 500 instead of the other case. Plus, I got the E7200 instead of the E8400. Why? Because it gets good marks for being a "budget" processor (better than the x6400) and I'm not exactly a gfx whore after I think about it. The price went down to $558.
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    PC Discussion Thread - All PC related in here.

    Because I want to use one hard drive for system files and non-gaming programs. For the other larger drive, I will use for gaming only.
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