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  IRAN-Deja vu all over again?

  by JWdaughter in

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  any of the rhetoric, demands, conciliation, etc., etc., remind you of anything?

  wasn't this all how this war started in iraq?

  (or the justification for it, anyway?

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  And where was Clinton touring? The Mmiddle East, which has more than its fair share of military backed Oligarchies/dictatorships. And which Middle Eastern nation has nuclear capability, and has not disguised its willingness to use it - Israel?

  America has real influence and could use it, Obama has failed so to do in any meaningful way.

  When talking about whether sanctions can work look at Libya and South Africa as examples where they had a real impact in transforming the way these regimes dealt with the outside world. Sanctions were instrumental in transforming these regimes internally too. Iran even now does not produce enough petrol, so yes they can work- given time. Time may also strengthen the opposition.

  David
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  Is Britain on the brink of financial armageddon?

  by Hopscotch in

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  saw this article on line in yesterday's daily mail.

  it's a bit of a worry to say the least.. .

  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1231563/is-britain-brink-financial-armageddon.html.

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  Agreed with besty about The Daily Mail and Express.

  It is also worth noting that they are avowedly against the European Union, as is most UK press, and why? Europe is big enough to take these media organisations on, and does so, by means of competition legislation, which has been used in the past.

  We are not yet on the brink of financial ruin. Greece's problems have been exacerbated by some financial, chicanery / alchemy by the investment bank Goldman Sachs. Deja Vu anyone?

  Greece will be bailed out by Europe, then moan about it, but not recognise that it is that its own endemic corruption and subsequent financial mismanagement that caused it.

  BTW last time I looked Scotland is part of Britain, ask besty.

  David
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  If power corrupts....

  by Miss Chievous in

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  we all know the phrase about the corrupting nature of power.

  if humans are so corruptible does this point to a need for god who is above corruption to lead us?

  or is god already corrupted because he is almighty in power?

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  The phrase is " Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely" Now what does that say about God?

  David
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  IRAN-Deja vu all over again?

  by JWdaughter in

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  any of the rhetoric, demands, conciliation, etc., etc., remind you of anything?

  wasn't this all how this war started in iraq?

  (or the justification for it, anyway?

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  Thanks LWT I saw that earlier today, I think I may well be proved wrong- hope not. That being the case, the Iranian regime is absolutely stupid and I completely misjudged them. This is worrying indeed.

  I was going to post the article from The Independent which says the same thing

  I still think that Iranian regime will fail, and this is a huge mistake on their part.

  Next what to do? Harsh sanctions, then wait and see, it takes time to develop weapons.

  Oh and BTW Happy Guy in case you had not noticed, if you are in The US, as LWT is, I am at least 5 hours different to you, and I was in bed when he posted this.

  I am not ashamed to admit when I am wrong, as seems to be the case here.

  David

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  CO/DO's in the UK?

  by pobthespazz in

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  can anyone compile a list of as many as possible past and present co/do's from the uk?

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  Anton Irons was around here ( North Herts )about 7 or 8 years ago, just after i left.
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  it arrived today.

  by xbro in

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  i baught a copy of the book by ray fraz off ebay and it arrived today.

  i am looking forwards to reading it.

  have many here read it ?

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  I enjoyed it very much, it is candid, and has no angst.

  David
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  IRAN-Deja vu all over again?

  by JWdaughter in

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  any of the rhetoric, demands, conciliation, etc., etc., remind you of anything?

  wasn't this all how this war started in iraq?

  (or the justification for it, anyway?

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  Sounds like Happy Guy to me.

  I think General Zinni's comments are thought out and measured rather than the inane rants, (which I find uninformed and unimaginative).

  Iran does not yet possess nuclear weapons, I am far more worried about Pakistan, a fractured and fractious state which has nuclear weapons, they are safe for now though, as they are allies of the west. Looking at what happened to Saddam I might be worried if i were them.

  David
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  PC problem any ideas

  by besty in

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  on behalf of a shy friend from jwn:.

  a few weeks ago, a message appeared along with a bong sound that said, cmd.exe-application error.

  this appears in left-hand corner of message box.

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  Noted, you never know when it might be useful

  David
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  IRAN-Deja vu all over again?

  by JWdaughter in

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  any of the rhetoric, demands, conciliation, etc., etc., remind you of anything?

  wasn't this all how this war started in iraq?

  (or the justification for it, anyway?

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  Happy Guy read my posts before you answer and insult me.

  The Iranian regime has done nothing to prove themselves worthy of trust yet, neither has the US, and did I say they had ?

  Reread the article by Dejevsky who is far from a Lilli livered socialist.

  David
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  IRAN-Deja vu all over again?

  by JWdaughter in

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  any of the rhetoric, demands, conciliation, etc., etc., remind you of anything?

  wasn't this all how this war started in iraq?

  (or the justification for it, anyway?

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  This was on the national news networks here last night. If Iran is really serious about this, and I believe that there is a strong possibility that it is, this underlines that the approach taken by Obama is working.

  David