Why Satanists? Could be Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, Muzzies, but not many had a king that wrangled demons and has been emulated ever since.
Enough farting around on Iran & Nukes
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Bjork is a contemporary Icelandic musician and composer. She is out there a little and has a strong Icelandic accent...
More Nato stupidity..
WikiLeaks cables reveal secret Nato plans to defend Baltics from Russia
US soldiers in the Polish town of Morag. The state department fears that Nato's policy shift could trigger unnecessary tensions between the west and Russia.
WikiLeaks cables reveal secret Nato plans to defend Baltics from Russia | World news | The Guardian
WikiLeaks cables reveal secret Nato plans to defend Baltics from Russia
US soldiers in the Polish town of Morag. The state department fears that Nato's policy shift could trigger unnecessary tensions between the west and Russia.
WikiLeaks cables reveal secret Nato plans to defend Baltics from Russia | World news | The Guardian
Very thoughtful of you to provide an example of what you meant by "refuted bullsh*t".
Speaking of nukes...
US embassy cables: US targets terrorists with conventional warheads fitted to nuclear weapons
James Miller, a senior nuclear policy official in the US State Department, is giving a private briefing to NATO allies on developments in US nuclear policy. One of the subjects under discussion was the US plan to load conventional warheads onto strategic nuclear weapons to hit terrorists.
US embassy cables: US targets terrorists with conventional warheads fitted to nuclear weapons | World news | The Guardian
US embassy cables: US targets terrorists with conventional warheads fitted to nuclear weapons
James Miller, a senior nuclear policy official in the US State Department, is giving a private briefing to NATO allies on developments in US nuclear policy. One of the subjects under discussion was the US plan to load conventional warheads onto strategic nuclear weapons to hit terrorists.
US embassy cables: US targets terrorists with conventional warheads fitted to nuclear weapons | World news | The Guardian
Here is a list of facts, they are harder to chew than fantasy, theories that have no credibility and pure BS. Make sure you put your good teeth in. Lots to chew on. Facts are hard chewing and swallowing is difficult.
Gaza War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On June 19, 2008, an Egyptian-brokered six-month "lull" or pause in hostilities between Israel and Hamas went into effect.[64] The agreement had no mutually agreed text or enforcement mechanism and eventually collapsed.[65]
The agreement required Hamas to end rocket and mortar attacks on Israel and to enforce the lull throughout Gaza. In addition, Israel insisted that the agreement would include an end to Hamas's military buildup in Gaza and movement toward the release of Corporal Shalit.[66] Hamas said all the Gaza's militant groups would abide by the truce.[67] Defense Ministry Official Amos Gilad, the Israeli envoy to the talks, stressed that Israel demanded a total ceasefire, meaning that even one single rocket fired will be seen as a violation of the agreement. He added that Egypt, on its side, is committed to preventing the smuggling activity from Gaza.[68] Gilad also said that Israel would hold Hamas responsible for any attacks from Gaza.[67]
In exchange, Israel agreed to ease the embargo and agreed to halt military raids into Gaza.[66][69] As part of the deal Egypt has promised to stop the smuggling of arms and weapons from its territory into Gaza.[67
On December 13, Israel announced that it was in favor of extending the cease-fire, provided Hamas adhered to the conditions.[82] On December 14, a Hamas delegation in Cairo proposed that Hamas was prepared to stop all rocket attacks against Israel if the Israelis would open up and not be allowed to close or reduce commercial traffic through the Gaza border crossings and pledge not to launch attacks in Gaza.[83] On the same day, Hamas officials told that earlier reports, quoting Khaled Meshaal as saying there would be no renewal of the truce, were inaccurate. A Hamas spokesman said that the lull would not be renewed, "as long as there is no real Israeli commitment to all of its conditions".[84] Spokesman for the Israeli prime minister replied that Israel was committed to the truce but "it's clear there can't be a one-sided ceasefire, ... where rockets are everyday coming from the Gaza Strip targeting Israeli civilians".[84]
On December 18, a day before the truce officially expired, Hamas declared the end of the cease-fire.[85] More than 20 rockets were launched from Gaza into southern Israel on that day.[86]
On December 19, Hamas refused to enter talks to renew the six-month truce and Hamas spokesman announced that it would not extend the cease-fire.[87][88] Palestinian sources said that Hamas wanted to renew the truce, but only on improved terms – a complete opening of the border crossings with Israel, the opening of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, a complete ban on Israeli military activity in Gaza and an extension of the truce to the West Bank as well. Israel was not ready to accept these terms.[88] This was confirmed by Yuval Diskin, head of Israel's internal security agency, at an Israeli cabinet meeting on December 21. Diskin said he thought Hamas was "interested in continuing the truce, but wants to improve its terms...it wants us to lift the siege of Gaza, stop attacks, and extend the truce to include the West Bank".[75] Three Qassam rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip landed in Israel.[89]
Best read up on the sequences of who turned down what, who reneged. Get up to speed on what happened that lead to this Operation
You note no legal grounds - best check up on International law - A Country when attacked is allowed to defend itself. Man that is pretty simple thinking now is it not?
You hold up Turkey as a model for Democracy - Best read up on what has been happening under the present Pro Islamic Regime. Or ask the Kurds, or the Journalists, or the News/TV Editors as to how free they are.
Side bar negotiations of no status what so ever - Done to throw a thorn in the side and split opinion - That is all that was - Turkey & Brazil has no part of the agreed upon countries to negotiate on their behalf, supported by the UN. Again get caught up with facts my man.
Try knocking an ICBM out of the air. Then consider that C Missiles are easily tracked and easier to take down.
Actually, it's speaking of non-nukes. And again, it makes perfect sense, I'm surprised it hasn't been done a long time ago. Just a cruise missile with far better range. Nothing earth shaterring there. (pun intended)
It saves the tens of millions you would have needed to spend to transport the cruise to range.
Palestinian casualties of war - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Israeli casualties of war - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Looks like Iraelis have dealt out more casualties to me.
Jayzuz bys! The hawks are on a rampage, frothing at the mouth with blood lust in their eyes. Non of you know what you are talking about unless you go over there and report back what you find. All you have is hearsay evidence provided by those who stand to profit from a war. You all sound as lunatic as the guys you are accusing. Smoke a f**king dooby and mellow out before ya blow a gasket, fer kryst sakes.
BBC chiming in on the threat of nuclear war.. seems much a do about nothing then, at least from the other side of the pond... Guess we don't have to go after Iran after all.
And the omissions? Perhaps the most significant is the lack of any attention to civil nuclear power plants outside of the United States. Fears about nuclear non-proliferation from rogue states continue to plague diplomats and defence strategists, of course.
But if the inference from this list is correct, it seems that when it comes to civil nuclear power, we have moved into an age of asymmetrical threats, fluid and often unpredictable.
Other potential soft targets have moved centre stage, and perhaps the days have gone when security planners believe a terrorist attack on a civil nuclear plant to wage nuclear war or cause nuclear panic is either particularly likely or necessarily globally devastating.
BBC News - Wikileaks: site list reveals US sensitivities
And the omissions? Perhaps the most significant is the lack of any attention to civil nuclear power plants outside of the United States. Fears about nuclear non-proliferation from rogue states continue to plague diplomats and defence strategists, of course.
But if the inference from this list is correct, it seems that when it comes to civil nuclear power, we have moved into an age of asymmetrical threats, fluid and often unpredictable.
Other potential soft targets have moved centre stage, and perhaps the days have gone when security planners believe a terrorist attack on a civil nuclear plant to wage nuclear war or cause nuclear panic is either particularly likely or necessarily globally devastating.
BBC News - Wikileaks: site list reveals US sensitivities
I'd estimate that an ICBM can hit anywhere in the world in under an hour while a B-52 can deliver a cruise missile anywhere in the world in under 12 hours.
Why would the U.S. fit a nuclear weapon with a conventional weapon? The nuke would do the job (which is not a bad idea, sure empty those caves). If it was a conventional explosive, well that wouldn't be a nuclear device.