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Heck this not bothering to look for a started thread to place things in is cool. Thanks newbie's you actually helped me out with this... One thing to note I now post the entire news release or a large portion because some don't bother clicking on the link before replying... So read it. Quote: Iran approves building 10 enrichment sites By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press Writer – 9 mins...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sulayman I wasn't going to get my head checked anyway but thanks. I know I'm closer to being right than redd is on this one. You are welcome. {now the wordy part, which I am known for} Not believing that the Koran is Holy does not mean we should not apply the Golden Rule to Muslims. Basically see one on the street treat them as you want to be treated, when in Rome do as the Romans do but that does not...

Interesting, Salty. I was reading about Yeltsin this past weekend. As country after coun try broke free of its socialist chains in Eastern Europe Gorby somehow thought he could retain communism in the Soviet Union. Events had passed Gorby by and Yeltsin was a manifestation of that. The people wanted mo more of Gorby, the Party or perestroika. They wanted the west. You realize that bringing up the NEP does not support your previous position of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sulayman Russia was already under the control of the Bolsheviks when the Tsar and his family were executed. The Bolsheviks ordered the executions. There was no brief period of freedom after the deaths. Just about the only brief period of freedom I can think of in Russian history was two years right after Yeltsin took power and before the rise of the oligarchs. Of course everyone was broke and hungry and nothing...

Quote: Originally Posted by saltwn I think visiting more countries in the first six months in office than any other President says he does give moral support to the world. What's happening in Poland that requires his attention? I hadn't heard anything. China?! You want him to give China moral support? They have our money. That is enough for me. And when he honors another's culture you guys on the far squeeky right lambaste him...

Quote: Originally Posted by saltwn What's happening in Poland that requires his attention? I hadn't heard anything. A) He reversed American's already completed deal to install a missile defense system in Poland territory which Poland ITSELF wanted... B) Guess who was NOT at Poland's remembrance of the darkest days of it's country?... Quote: It is five days before the commemoration ceremony of the 70th anniversary,...

For those who've followed the reports of his story, the captured soldier is indeed, Sgt. Gilad Schalit.

Quote: Originally Posted by mlurp What I just erased would get me banned. So let me put it this way. This planet has about 3 billion people to many. Just over 2+ billion are Muslims. And they growing faster than any other race. If Israel can make the desert green, think about how much more can be done if this race were reduced to zero... Sorry but to me this is a false religion, made up by a man who wanted to become a convert in a little...

"Russia's always been a criminal state." At one point, my employer was considering buying Russian wood, but the owners decided not to because they would have been required to pay bribes to the Russian Mafia to get the wood out of Russia. Russian pine is great for non-appearance products (too much pitch for a decent appearance, but it's tight and straight grain structure makes for a very strong and stable piece of...