Recent content by noyhauser

I've attended a few fashion parties in London, and I must say I'd say the majority of party goers are hopped up on coke. It should come as no suprise that Kate moss does it, or most do. Its pretty pathetic actually... which is why I tend to avoid these parties.

Maybe, but there were strong reasons to believe that national solidarity would trump ethnic concerns, especially once Saddam had been overthrown. The Iraqi Army had operated very well against Iran, including Shia elements. I still think that the current situation can be managed. Syria did an...

To start, Senseiman, I think most of your arguments ignore the mindset and knowledge of people at the time and are made with the benefit of hindsight. First off, Saddam was violently putting down his own people, up until 2003. Security forces were regularly executing Shias and Kurds, most...

It could also be a reference to King Arthur and the boat to avalon, (although the Styx explaination seems more appropriate)

Your point can be countered by two points. First off The threat the US and the UN security council resolutions were aimed at were not conventional military strength (which everybody knew Iraq was very weak) but weapons of mass destruction. These are considered assymetric weapons; a weak state...

The funny thing is bossel, if the United States did that you'd be the first decrying the US for its attack on another country. By all accounts, Hussein was one of the most depraved dictators of the modern age. And it was the weakest. And lets be honest with ourselves, not just the US, but the...

Oh I agree, it is useless. I would never buy it. I was just making the point that air in London is just terrible.

I used to live in Aberystwyth, and now live in london... I'll say London air is absolutely disgusting, after going in a tube my nostrils are covered in residue. Although welsh air isn't the best in the world, its miles away better than what londoners breathe.

IT should come to no surprise that I fundamentally disagree with your point. You can get a very strong idea about how a government will respond by understanding what its members think. Their intentions and the ideas that guide them are vital to understanding the actions of individuals, whether...

Sigh. First off, I'd look at the source for most of these "translations" click here Secondly in addition to being highly biases, its taking lines of the Koran completely out of context in order to make islam look archaic. Interpretation of the Koran using the Hadith or written stories about...

Mike, I'll post a explaination either tonight or tomorrow...

I actually think its very clear. Pelosi's documentary show's his lighter more jovial side, which I don't think is very out of the ordinary. He can connect with the public. Bush believes in values, and its quite apparent that his policies are informed by those values. He's probably the most...

It was likely 78. I read it a while ago and I guess I messed it up. Futher his election loss in 78 was quite a respectable showing...first he won the primary against a candidate supported by Reagan. Then he lost by 6 points, against Democratic State Senator Kent Hanse. Not too bad And his 1994...

I think he communicates well enough. He speaks in easy clear terms that the general public understands. He does make slips, does it detract from his ability for people to understand him? Certainly not. Also Bush used to speak publically using more precise political terminology, what we call as...

First off, you don't need to post the whole law... we can click on the link if need be. Its also redundant, as the US hasn't ratified this treaty, and has no obligation to under international law. Secondly if Rumsfeld gets charged (if ever) he would be done so under US criminal law for having...