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Recent US led Afghan Airstrike Violate International Law
International Law is explicit about civilian protection, including but not limited to Article 51, 52 and 57 of Protocol 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Violation of these articles are demonstrable by the recent U.S. raid on an Afghan Village as reported in early May of 2009. Article 51: Protection of the civilian population Paragraph ...
Posted to War Stories by KCBWES on May 9, 2009
Worst Candidate ALWAYS Wins U.S. Elections
Looking back on United States Presidential Election History, I have concluded that the WORST Candidate ALWAYS Wins the Election for the U.S. Presidency. I could cite all the examples, such as Wendel Wilkie, Adlai Stevenson, Richard Nixon, Michael Dukakis, Al Gore and George H. Walker Bush (Senior) along with George W. Bush (Junior); but you get ...
Posted to Trailhead by MichaelBernard2 on September 25, 2008
Mr Hitchens -- Advocate of the Lizard Brain
Mr. Hitchens, If you haven't noticed... the country has been polarized since the 2000 election. Despite the disproportionate numbers of Republicans and Democrats in this country, all elections since then have been divided sharply down party lines. I love the fact that nobody mentions that blind adherence to party line has become de rigeur ...
Posted to Fighting Words by justicepsych on September 23, 2008