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What is wrong with the fabric of US society that permits the senseless killing of little children?
occasionally there are these senseless crimes in other countries but to a smaller degree. Automatic weapons need to be outlawed and have serious background checks.
The constitution only calls for citizens to be allowed a single shot musket.
1 AnswerPolitics8 years agoHillary Clinton says Afghani suicide bombers are cowards?
some see them as heroes with limited means trying to rid their country of foreign troops. Are the people controlling drones that kill women and children in Afghanistan from air-conditioned bases in Texas the cowards? This does not pardon the collateral damaged caused by the suicide bombers
5 AnswersPolitics9 years agoWhy do so many people consider Bear Grylls a fake?
First, because his camera crew get no credit for virtually matching his performance, sliding own the mountain right along side him, admittedly they draw the line at eating animal faeces. Couple this with carefully edited scenes to show him as an all round Olympic athlete, leaping over impossible objects. Fake comes to mind.
And secondly denying his obvious Jewish heritage and pretending to be Christian. He obviously feels that being Jewish would damage his ratings. Cheap.
3 AnswersReality Television9 years agoShould we invade Samalia to prevent their piracy? not a good idea, better to arm our ships.?
But for the people who gave me flak i few months ago, when I suggested it was logical to arm merchant ships, but the British PM Cameron has announced he will arm British flag vessels in the Indian ocean.
why did it take so long to take this step?
5 AnswersMilitary10 years agoDoes the australian defense minister (Steven Smith) think we are stupid?
Following the face saving discussion between the US and the Taliban an endeavor to achieve a face saving exit, Smith claimed the Taliban could not win the war what he deliberately avoided was that they could not lose it. which was the same story with the vietcong in vietnam. In the end the US was humiliated.
1 AnswerGovernment1 decade agoWhy not face reality? the so called "insurgents" in Iraq and Afghanistan are in fact the resistance.?
This manufactured word insurgent is pure George Orwell, as is illegal combatants used to avoid the true name prisoners of war.
4 AnswersMilitary1 decade agoWhy not acknowledge, both the Palistinian state and the Jewish state are terrorists?
and that the former wish to reclaim there own land and the latter are stealing it and killing many more people in the process.
2 AnswersGovernment1 decade agowhy is tony abbott spraying fake hair on top?
The cartoonists used to have fun showing a few spikes on his forehead. Now with the sprayed on fake hair it looks no phony Tony.
1 AnswerPolitics1 decade agoHow can one say that politicians don't have shares in defence contractors?
you would need to offer a reward for that information from employees within the defense contractors.
1 AnswerLaw & Ethics1 decade agoDo you agree with the description below, regarding armed merchant ships?
The value of an oil tanker and cargo is about $200 million, tied up in the somali port port for a year. allowing a loss of interest % and earning capacity of $30 million estimated.
The captain of the merchant ships is usually armed but what is required are armed guards as we see on armed on cash delivery vans in every city.
Insurance, no consequence.
5 AnswersMilitary1 decade agoWhy the hell are we not arming merchant ships against somali pirates?
One shot into there inflatable should do the trick.
6 AnswersLaw & Ethics1 decade agoDo any australian politicians or defence department staff own shares in the submarine building company?
In the same way a government minister for aging owned retirement villages a clear conflict of interest.
1 AnswerLaw & Ethics1 decade ago