From: SkippyPB on 30 Jan 2010 12:05 On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:16:08 -0800 (PST), Alistair <alistair(a)ld50macca.demon.co.uk> wrote: >On Dec 21 2009, 5:17�pm, "HeyBub" <hey...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: >> "There is another even more powerful (but much less visible) agent behind >> all of these [politicians, lobbyists, environmentalists, and Wall Street >> manipulators]. >> >> "The person behind the screen is the computer programmer. And, just like in >> the Wizard of OZ, they do not want you to look at this real controller." >> >> http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/climategate-the-perils-of-global-warming... >> >> Think of it. We rule the world. Maybe we all should get together or >> something... > >I presume that all climate change nay-sayers will take comfort from >Osama Bin Laden's latest audio tape release where he blames the US for >climate change. > >See: >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8487030.stm Well he got part of it right. He should have added Western Europe, China, India, South America...... Regards, -- //// (o o) -oOO--(_)--OOo- "Every time I walk into a singles bar I can hear Mom's wise words: "Don't pick that up, you don't know where it's been."" -- Unknown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove nospam to email me. Steve
From: SkippyPB on 30 Jan 2010 12:05 On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:15:31 -0600, "HeyBub" <heybub(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: >Alistair wrote: >> >> I presume that all climate change nay-sayers will take comfort from >> Osama Bin Laden's latest audio tape release where he blames the US for >> climate change. >> >> See: >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8487030.stm > >Have you ever seen OBL and Al Gore together? Hmm? > We've never seen you and OBL together either. A big hmmmmmm.... Regards, -- //// (o o) -oOO--(_)--OOo- "Every time I walk into a singles bar I can hear Mom's wise words: "Don't pick that up, you don't know where it's been."" -- Unknown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove nospam to email me. Steve
From: Clark F Morris on 30 Jan 2010 16:35 On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:58:54 -0500, SkippyPB <swiegand(a)Nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote: >> much snipped > >OK, let me rephrase: > >The use of "Enemy Combatants" by the United States is....a phrase used >to ignore the constitution of the United States, i.e. due process. >If we go to war to defend our Constitution then those we go to war >against should be held accountable to it and under it, not be ignored >by it. The nature of war many times makes it impossible to collect the evidence necessary for conviction (can't satisfy reasonable doubt). Most countries had little problem with summary treatment of spies and saboteurs. Terror and guerilla movements make drawing lines tricky. Many times they catch civilians in the middle.
From: Howard Brazee on 30 Jan 2010 18:36 On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:15:31 -0500, SkippyPB <swiegand(a)Nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote: >"Enemy Combatants"....a phrase created to ignore the constitution. >If we go to war to defend our Constitution then those we go to war >against should be held accountable to it and under it, not be ignored >by it. But the Constitution does give the power to declare war, thus having a definition available. -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison
From: Howard Brazee on 30 Jan 2010 18:38
On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:35:11 -0400, Clark F Morris <cfmpublic(a)ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: >The nature of war many times makes it impossible to collect the >evidence necessary for conviction (can't satisfy reasonable doubt). >Most countries had little problem with summary treatment of spies and >saboteurs. Terror and guerilla movements make drawing lines tricky. >Many times they catch civilians in the middle. War? See below: -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison |