Here we have a whole reality based on the story of BL. If it wasn't BL it is de-facto conspiracy.I have no idea who it was. I just doubt the stated case against bin Laden.
So you agree then 911 was a conspiracy? As to a shadow government: whichever way: if BL is guilty or if 'someone else' is guilty then it leads to a shadow government. IOW somebody planned it (somebody with very sophisticated tools and access to 'the system'.) Who has this kind of power, certainly not BL. And how would the US gub act against itself unless 'the actions, plan' were secret. A de-facto shadow government.Just because there is a conspiracy against bin Laden does not mean that there's also a shadow government and that the shadow government is the one who's trying to pin the crime onto bin Laden.
Right. You conspiracy theorists think BL is the new Emmanuel Goldstein. Well, I've got news for you bud. GW needs the popularity boost he would gain by bumping off BL--much worse than he needs him alive.
BS man. If Iran gave out nukes it wouldn't just start giving them out. What's to stop the people they give it to using it against the Iranian leadership? The answer : nothing. Iran's leadership isn't suicidal and it certainly wouldn't risk giving some 2bit terrorist group the ability to overthrow them.
Just because we don't like the way a country is going is not a reason to invade them. Who are we to say their way is wrong?
International law is a binding agreement made by all nations who join the United Nations.
And basically, no, the US cannot be aggressive with their enemies. They can only be defensive. Otherwise, what's to stop the Russians being aggressive with their enemies, or the Iranians? The same standard which you would use to lend support to the US can also be used by everyone else.
Yup. Last I saw no conclusive agreement was reached on it, either.
What BS. Kim is a communist. He's an idealogue and communists also see the west as the great evil (ok, they're mostly atheists so the Satan reference is out).
The Ayatollahs aren't suicidal - they get other people to die for them. When was the last time you saw the Hamas leadership or one of the Ayatollah's blow themselves up in a suicide attack? answer : never.
And your point is? That Iran is a bunch of rightwing bigots. Now why does that ring a bell?
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None of those facts indicate that Iran is threatening world or even regional security, and frankly Nnorth Korea is alot worse. They don't even have a concept of individual rights there.
Do you think the people there even have the internet? 40% of the population is in the army, and the rest of the population support the army. They are destitute. At least in Iran you have a reasonable chance of being able to OWN a computer, let alone use it.
You can dig up dirt on any country you want. For instance, the USA is the only country in the world to have ever executed a minor.
Iran's Ahmadinejad calls for purge of liberal university teachers.
the people who must decide the competence of the leader and have the duty to remove or confirm him – and therefore normally these elections should represent a great importance for the voters, -- are in fact the leaders cronies, the members of the Council of the Guardians who are in charge of approving all candidates are not only designated by the leader but some are also among the members of the Experts Assembly.
Amnesty International today expressed its outrage at the reported execution of a girl who is believed to be 16 years old, Ateqeh Rajabi, in Neka in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran, on 15 August, for "acts incompatible with chastity" (amal-e manafe-ye 'ofat). Ateqeh Rajabi was reportedly publicly hanged on a street in the city centre of Neka.
Iran secretly agreed to assist the Taliban in its war against U.S. forces in October 2001, according to the transcript of a high-level Taliban official's tribunal session at Guatanamo Bay, Cuba. The seven-page transcript, as well as thousands of pages of similar documents, was released by the Pentagon on March 3 in response to litigation brought by the Associated Press
The signature is the same because they are exactly the same in production," says explosives expert Kevin Barry. "So it's the same make and model."
U.S. officials say roadside bomb attacks against American forces in Iraq have become much more deadly as more and more of the Iran-designed and Iran-produced bombs have been smuggled in from the country since last October.
On the alliance issue, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, after meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari, told reporters in Tehran: "We are ready to help Syria on all grounds to confront threats."
In Karaj, Tehran and Rasht, the Muslims-converted-to-Christ believers a week ago were arrested. With that, their Bibles, devotional reading material and any Christian symbols were taken from them. That included Christian CDs and all personal items relating to Christianity.
On the last day when I was speaking, one of our group told me that when I started to say 'Bismillah Muhammad,' he saw a green light come from around me, and I was placed inside this aura," he says. "I felt it myself. I felt that the atmosphere suddenly changed, and for those 27 or 28 minutes, all the leaders of the world did not blink. When I say they didn't move an eyelid, I'm not exaggerating. They were looking as if a hand was holding them there, and had just opened their eyes – Alhamdulillah
We must prepare ourselves to rule the world and the only way to do that is to put forth views on the basis of the Expectation of the Return," Ahmadinejad said. "If we work on the basis of the Expectation of the Return [of the Mahdi], all the affairs of our nation will be streamlined and the administration of the country will become easier."
"We don't shy away from declaring that Islam is ready to rule the world."
That's exactly what I'm saying.Alanf85 said:So you saying that the Iranians wouldn't give a fellow islamic terrorist group a nuke for fear that they would use it to against them?
Yeah, except the "wipe Israel off the map" bit is a mistranslation and the real phrase is "dissappear from the page of time".Of course they would give a terrorist group one. It's clear they want to "wipe Israel off the map" while nuking "the great satan" would be to good to refuse.
BS. When has an ayatollah ever martyred himself within the last 100 years?The ayatollahs would have no problem becoming martyrs or if the Iranians nuke Israel do you really think the U.S would have enough support to risk it's own destruction should they retaliate against the Iranians..
.. Of course they have also noted the west's unwillingness for confrontation and no doubt noticed how even after terrorists flew planes into buildings there are those who believe it was a U.S government consipracy and use that to justify their passiveness and appeasement while refusing to accept U.S retaliation.
Also how they have undermined U.S efforts while galvinising extremists .
No it must be a reasonable belief of being a threat. Otherwise France could attack Germany tomorrow on the grounds that they were an "immediate threat".If you see that kind of county as a immediate threat then invasion is justifiable.
They're free to say it's wrong, but that it's wrong is not an excuse to invade the country.Who were foreigners to say Apartheid was wrong.
When it's in the form of pre-emptive strikes, then yes. And the UN would be FAR more potent if it wasn't for the security council's permanent members.Ah yes that pathetic, impotent orginisation known as the League of...... oops sorry U.N. Is there a law stating a country can't defend itself?
Funny, I expect exactly that of EVERY nation. Being aggressive is inexcusable. Legitimately, one may only act defensively.I wouldn't expect any other nation not to be aggressive with it's enemies that want it destroyed.
Source?Kim isn't a communist. He only used communism as a vehicle to get to power and to having something in common with his mighty neighbour. He couldn't give a damn about "the workers".
Funny, no one ever seems to care about the zealots in Pakistan. Many of them consider themselves allies with the taliban and bin Laden... why is it that bin Laden doesn't have a nuke yet?So you know for a fact that the Ayatollahs aren't really fanatic zealots. Who's to say there aren't true fundamentalist groups with enough power to gain access to the nukes in Iran. Who's to stop them selling nuke tech to other tyrants like Syria. Plus I haven't heard Kim stating he wants to spread communism around the world.
Yeah, still waiting for your proof seeing how Kim or even the US is in any way different.Alanf85 said:These facts indicate their mindset. If they don't respect their own citizens why respect those of other countries. Especially when they have an agenda of spreading your fanatical religion around the region and later the globe.
Could just as easily be Capitalism or Christianity or Communism..."We don't shy away from declaring that Islam is ready to rule the world."
Yeah, except the "wipe Israel off the map" bit is a mistranslation and the real phrase is "dissappear from the page of time".
That's exactly what I'm saying.
Yeah, except the "wipe Israel off the map" bit is a mistranslation and the real phrase is "dissappear from the page of time".
BS. When has an ayatollah ever martyred himself within the last 100 years?
Just like Kim, they like their power, they aren't about to throw it away.
Sheesh, by your standard anything short of raping and killing the women and children is being "passive".
Riiiight. Exactly HOW did this undermining take place?
No it must be a reasonable belief of being a threat. Otherwise France could attack Germany tomorrow on the grounds that they were an "immediate threat".
They're free to say it's wrong, but that it's wrong is not an excuse to invade the country.
When it's in the form of pre-emptive strikes, then yes. And the UN would be FAR more potent if it wasn't for the security council's permanent members.
Funny, I expect exactly that of EVERY nation. Being aggressive is inexcusable. Legitimately, one may only act defensively.
Source?
Funny, no one ever seems to care about the zealots in Pakistan. Many of them consider themselves allies with the taliban and bin Laden... why is it that bin Laden doesn't have a nuke yet?
Yeah, still waiting for your proof seeing how Kim or even the US is in any way different.
Could just as easily be Capitalism or Christianity or Communism...
So why isn't the US ramping up invasion plans against North Korea?
You *DO* know that the terrorists belong to many different sects and those sects are often at each other's throats, right?Bwahahahahahahah
Oh so the terrorist would think " They are our allies who gave us this bomb to attack our common enemy the jewish infidel pigs who we've wanted to destroy for decades but we've decided to rather bomb our buddies in Tehran intsead. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot
Anyone else believe that?
I'm glad you admit it.Oh sorry. Your's sounds so much less threatning
That would be proving a negative. I can't find any sources which shows an Ayatollah martyring himself, so I assume it didn't happen. Feel free to look for a source of your own, though.Proof?
You didn't say it, but considering your position you're a hair's breadth from such statements. You're basically advocating that if you see someone walking down the street on a dark night that you beat the cr@p out of him just because he could be a mugger. Don't you see how wrong that is?*sigh*
Stooping to more and more insults. Where did I say that?
Did you not read my post about the mass media's lies. I suggest you go back and read it again and give it some more thought.
Is not. There is only a predicted future threat - there is no clear and present immidiate threat.There is reasonable belief.
IT'S THE EXACT SAME THING, THAT'S THE WHOLE BLOODY POINT!France is a Islamic fundamentalist regime that wants Germany or her allies destroyed and France has terrorist henchman. Apples and oranges again.
Yes, you are wrong. I said that no one could invade on that premise alone. But something like sanctions could be acceptable, on the other hand.You said " Who are we to say their way is wrong?" and by that I understood it as nobody could interfere with a nation based on that they thought that nation was doing something wrong. Am I right?
You have yet to show a clear and present danger instead of a possible future danger.So a country must trust their safety to the U.N?
The alternative is to become the aggressor, and the one who is doing wrong. You don't punch a guy in the face simply because you think he was looking for a fight.How do you define defensively? When the invaders tanks come storming over the border in a blitzkrieg or one of your city's gets erased to the ground. Waiting for that to happen and to have done nothing to prevent it is what I call "passive".
No, it's your claim, you can find the source which proves your claim, and so thus the onus is on you to provide the source. I'm not rummaging through the internet looking for something which may or may not prove your case for you.Look it up.
Here's a question : are India's nukes a serious problem? What about Russia's, what about Israel's?Don't count you chickens before they hatch. The Pakistan nukes is a serious problem. It could be a lot worse than it is. Of course they did leak nuke tech to NK which shows what the Iranians could do. It's bad enough with two of them having nukes but you want to add a third. Then who Syria?
Yeah, that's right. Didn't you know? - I'm actually illiterate...You've obviously never read anything about the U.S or NK have you.
LOL!Who has declared Capitalism or Christianity or Communism is ready to rule the world?
Just what is your basis for determining if something is a threat, anyway?If NK becomes a larger threat to the U.S and her allies than islamic fundamentalists then there would be plans for an invasion.
A very last point. The fact that he compared his desired option - the elimination of "the regime occupying Jerusalem" - with the fall of the Shah's regime in Iran makes it crystal clear that he is talking about regime change, not the end of Israel. As a schoolboy opponent of the Shah in the 1970's he surely did not favour Iran's removal from the page of time. He just wanted the Shah out.
He was addressing a conference entitled The World without Zionism and his comments were reported by the Iranian state news agency Irna.
"As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map," he said, referring to Iran's late revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Ahmadinejad, who has sparked international outcry by referring to the killing of 6 million Jews in World War II as a "myth" and calling for Israel to be "wiped off the map," launched another verbal attack on the Jewish state.
As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map," said Ahmadinejad, referring to Iran's revolutionary leader Ayat Allah Khomeini.