gerryhatrick

Oh yes, absolutely. A lot of retaliation killing going on. That's the tribal aspect of the problem for the USA. Many of the insurgents are sworn to see the US gone from Iraq simply because their wife or sister was treated with disrespect during a midnight raid or they're part of a tribe which suffered a loss due to US collateral damage. The main target is the US. It has been for a very long time. Now the sectarian violence might be overtaking it, but it's close. The violent opposition against the USA is primarily a nationalist one now. The foreign terrorists are riding the wave, but it's Iraqis who want the US out.

No! For Godsake, you're either not good with the English language or....hic... Let me use another word, see if that helps. Conspiring. He was conspiring about painting a plane UN colors to provoke an attack to facillitate the invasion. Better? We both know what's happening here though. You think because the plane painting didn't happen that it's not a serious act to suggest it. That's not how the world works. Conspiracy to commit can be as damning as the crime itself.

Oh, I know all about that. That's why I asked the question. Considering 80+% of the nation wants them to leave, how long before that government gets it's sh@t together enough to pass that resolution? There are already MANY calls for the US to leave. We're headed for a showdown pretty soon I'd wager.

That woman's derranged. You don't like seeing her take the President to task. Hardly means she's "derranged". Attack the message, not the messanger.

Sure was a good thing Saddam continued to violate the resolutions, otherwise Bush may actually have done something like that . The way you're carrying on, hate to see what you'd be like if he actually did something like that. What are you talking about? He did do it. I said sneaky, dishonest, coniving. You know what coniving is, right?

Fashion tips.

Thanks, I will! Makes me proud to be a Canadian to see the DND taking steps. It would be nice to hear Harper talk about this agreement out loud so all Canadians become aware of it.

I followed up with: Well, NOW we have a detainee agreement! Not perfect, but it's a start. I don't want to be overly modest, but I doubt my pestering to the government, DND, and letters to the editor had anything to do with it!

You want to see ignorance look in the mirror. What you describe above is a rarity. I am familiar with our large Muslim community and there are no such pressures on the 1st generation Canadians I contact within that community. You are describing extreme cases that get highlighted in the media and implying not only that the majority of Muslims in Canada fit your description, but even going so far as to condemn all of the rich culture they possess (if you agree with betsy on the last point). And all the Muslim women I've seen are far from submissive. Most of them I've seem wear the pants.

Wow, crazy stuff. They actually took a Polish sympathizer, dressed him up as an insurgent, killed him by lethal injection and then left him shot up at the scene to make it look like an insurgent attack. This part from Wiki is chilling though: 21 seperate incidents. If Bush was talking about painting his planes with false colors to provoke an attack what else did they have going on? Oh yeah, they stepped up air strikes dramatically to try and provoke an attack as well. :angry:

Huh?

We just had a case where a white guy murdered his wife to get some money and be free to f#$k around, like he'd been doing behind her back anyway.. Damn white culture, huh? It's just poison. Just like all those Sikhs. Poison. And the Muslims, right betsy? More poison. Save us some time. Any cultures not poison in your view?

What the h#ll is this, a one-man band? Nine in a row!! Argus, save yourself a little typing. If you're going to make moderator reports, just do it. Trust me, nothign pisses moderators off more than people who run around announcing that they're reporting to the moderator. Just do it and keep it to yourself.

I don't think there's any risk in Canada of a woman being legally obliged to marry someone she doesn't want to. Bubbler, why do you add the adverb "legally" to your post?Re-read (re-post) your phrase without the adverb. What did you mean by "cannot" if not legally cannot? Morally cannot? Cannot without being scolded by their parents? I'm sorry if I'm being obtuse, but I don't see any other context than a legal one when dealing with societal issues. BTW, I kind of prefer the name Bubbler. I wonder if I can change it. Yes, what's "cannot"? What betsy and the other culture bashers are talking about here is their disgust with arranged marriage. It still goes on, and there's pressure from parents to follow through SOMETIMES but in the end we're a nation of laws and people are free to choose. And I think that October1984 guy is a bad speller.

http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/...006/thomas.htmlThat woman's got moxy.

Yeah, wow huh? Actually I interpreted it as "DITCH ALL YOUR CULTURAL TRADITIONS OR GO HOME!!" It's a vile, intollerant web you weave.

Whaaaa? Does that mean there has been long periods of hotter/colder temperatures in past history? The Mother Gaia people never mention that. Conservationist David Bellamy steps up to home plate: Bellamy swings. *Crack* And it's a home run. Oh, your "conservasionalist" say's it's poppycock? Well, I guess it must be poppycock then! More nitwittery. As for Dr. Sami Solanki at the institute, it's old news and taken out of context by all the fools who spend their time looking for ways to discredit the truth. Perhaps because they just can't handle it, who nows. http://www.maxplanck.de/english/illustrati...elease20040802/ looks like your home run was foul caught. You're out. Monty is still using selected lines from his link to try and claim the sun is a significant factor in global warming. So, I have to post this again. If you can't respond Monty, I'll assume you're just another lying rightwinger willing to gamble anything for partisanship and profit. Acknowledge your claims are shown to be false by the very organization you point to or be riduculed.

Well said. Think back to the episode shortly before the election (2 days before) when Harpers campaign announced there wouldn't be anymore questions answered to reporters. Hiding to protect his lead. Some Conservative goon grabbed a female reporter who was going towards one of Harpers candidates to get an interview. She tore his head off and shortly after Harper's campaign allowed more questions!! Stand up to the bullies and they fold. We're the enemies of free speech? The last I checked it wasn't conservatives, but liberals who rushed to the legislature to ban people from speaking out against the special interests they pander to, calling it hate speech. Hate speech is speaking out against a special interest? Don't be obtuse. Harper is displaying a common rightwing trait, muzzle your people and straight-arm the press.

Don't worry about it betsy. In heaven they've got a 50's section for you where there's no Sikhs, Muslims, and the only blacks are waiting tables.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/stor...5723475,00.html Will they leave as requested by a sovereign state?

You win the head in sand award. Look back at my first post. His "excellent find" is wholly debunked by a press release by the very institute he cites. Yes, surprise surprise. This out of context rightwing BS twist is almost 2 years old and it's 100% debunked. Are you being willfully ignorant or are you just ignorant of the information?

Poor Ezra. A martyr for freedom.

Well said. Think back to the episode shortly before the election (2 days before) when Harpers campaign announced there wouldn't be anymore questions answered to reporters. Hiding to protect his lead. Some Conservative goon grabbed a female reporter who was going towards one of Harpers candidates to get an interview. She tore his head off and shortly after Harper's campaign allowed more questions!! Stand up to the bullies and they fold.

I'm sure you're sure what Bush wishes. So it's not primarily Iraqis fighting US troops and their Iraqi soldier lackys for nationalist/tribal reasons? That's news to the US military!

Whaaaa? Does that mean there has been long periods of hotter/colder temperatures in past history? The Mother Gaia people never mention that. Conservationist David Bellamy steps up to home plate: Bellamy swings. *Crack* And it's a home run. Oh, your "conservasionalist" say's it's poppycock? Well, I guess it must be poppycock then! More nitwittery. As for Dr. Sami Solanki at the institute, it's old news and taken out of context by all the fools who spend their time looking for ways to discredit the truth. Perhaps because they just can't handle it, who nows. http://www.maxplanck.de/english/illustrati...elease20040802/ looks like your home run was foul caught. You're out.