Bush Jr.'s next move?

[Pneumatic]

Rags,
Isn't it because Saddam has a brother that makes him look like Mother Theresa? It seems like I heard that he is more wacked out than Saddam, and he would take over if we took Saddam out.

[Rags]

No, it's because it's against US law to assassinate foreign leaders. Pretty simple, eh?

Rags



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[EchoWars]

International law, not that anyone has historically abided by it in issues that they felt strongly enough about.


Christ, wish I could spell...

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[Rags]

Echo, it's not international law. It was an part of an executive order enacted by President Ford. It's OUR law

Here's what THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER said :

(g) Prohibition of Assassination. No employee of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, political assassination.

Rags




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[dZeus]

The CIA and Fidel Castro anyone?

[impact]

Well there may be exceptions sometimes...

[Pace]

A couple of points that I'd like to raise...

I've got a friend who has travelled the world, he spent a year in Australia and 2 months in America.

In the Oz year, he saw a total of 0 fights.

On his first night back home he saw a fight in a pub. This is kinda common.

In the US, he saw 2 stabbings.

So, although I'd always fancied working in America for a while, I'm now looking more to Oz.

Point 2 (if you want to count ): America will almost certainly be the only country who could close there doors from trade, and be totally self-sufficient. This is a quite incredible advantage to have over other countries in the world.

3: America certainly ain't perfect. American's who think so are wrong. You are free to think and do what you want, but please realise that small fact.

4: If any country has a voting system that is clearly better than the US then please let us know, I'd love to hear it.

D'oh, time to go and I've not even finished what I'm sayi

[DentyCracker]

At home I don't have to worry about racism. No one looks at me strangely because I am black. I love this. I could make more money working in America. Many of my friends have migrated to America but I won't. I was supposed to go to California on training next week. It has been postponed until May (hurrah, a lot warmer then).
Most Americans that I have personally spoken to (just a hundred or so), black or white are clueless about world affairs. I think sometimes that World Geography is not a standard subject like it is out here in primary school.
I have no real beef with America except that I am black and would likely run into some problems if I were to live there.

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[Gurm]

Denty,

No you wouldn't.

That's another piece of propaganda. Unless you live in the inner city and cause trouble with the police, racial issues are few and far between here, especially in the computer industry.

- Gurm

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Listen up, you primitive screwheads! See this? This is my BOOMSTICK! Etc. etc.

[Pace]

btw, I was just recalling a story from a cabbie in Canada/US (can't remember which). He was standing in a supermarket queue behind an Asian couple. The checkout girl informed the lady of the amount due and received no reply. Upon speaking again she received the reply from the man: "My wife does not speak to white trash."

Although I see everyone as a man (ok, or a woman ), I do have fears over cases like this - in the UK (and I'd guess the US as well) it is often hard to sack people, and when other races are involved then it's much more so, for fear of any action by the (ex)employee. I obviously cannot condone racism in any form, but too often we still see evidence of distrust, uneasiness and even hatred between others, based solely on race, colour, nationality and religion.

What are these issues like in your countries? I'd obviously love to say I'm not racist, but I see in some ways that I am. What about you's? Can you honestly say that you see everyone equally, and wouldn't base any decision on the categories above? Obviously some things like language barriers are valid reasons, but what about nationality? English have a reputation of being pompous, Americans stupid, German's arrogant, Italians greasy, French ignorant, Dutch druggies etc. The Internet is breaking down many barriers of course, but as long as we see each other as different in any way, I see us fighting wars over silly things.

Regards,

Paul.

[Rags]

Anecdotes are always fun to represent in a way you choose
But once real life hits you, you realize that life isn't an anecdote

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Well there may be exceptions sometimes... </font>

Oh yeah? Show me where!

Rags

[paulcs]

I'm curious, Paul, about where your friend saw those two stabbings. I lived in New York City for over thirty years and never saw a single stabbing. When I was younger and crime was much worse, I found myself on the wrong side of a knife on a couple of occasions, but I never saw anyone actually get stabbed.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[DentyCracker]

Remember, life is more than just home and work. There is a lot of other stuff that people do and while I've never been to the States, I encountered racism at an amusement park in Canada and did not react well to it.

[DentyCracker]

Oh, Pace about that Australia thing, erm one of our (W.I.) cricketers was beaten by thugs while returning from a NightClub at the end of our tour Down Under, so you might want to reconsider. Then again maybe you are safe as you are (I assume) white.

[Wombat]

Denty,
The country isn't nearly as Gurm wishes it would be. Part of it relates to what part of this rather large country you're in, but you can't be black in this country and always feel like you're being treated fairly.
I spent some time training high school students to be facilitators for group discussions on race/gender/age/handicap issues, and I learned more from these kids than they did from me. It's not quite like you're a 2nd class citizen or anything, but my black friends, and some of the kids I've volunteered with, can think of lots of times that they were treated unfairly because they were black.
The country isn't out to get you, but certain people will always be a thorn in your side.