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They have the war on drugs to supply them with a workforce, the war on terror is not terribly yieldy (is that a word) in this respect.

I can't think of one example where the UN has handled anything remotely successfully. Commitments are patchy, command structures bloated and sluggish, attention spans butterfly thin. And that's before you factor in the inherently creaky mechanisms of UN mandates. Until we can come up with a better global forum for dealing with global issues, it's the only game in town. The WHO and the UNCHR have had some notable successes, such as eradicating smallpox, and one other easily treated pandemic, what was it again... some time in the 50s. That's not to say it could not have been achieved more efficiently, but it's a good example of why you need a global forum.

The only was to use the face gen system well was to get your avatar into a neuteral light area outside the prison and use the SHOW RACE MENU console command to bring up the face editor. Bummer for console users. But doing that would also reset certain parameters in your game, potentially ruining quests. They put an extra option for changing your hair and face in game in F03, but lo and behold if the face surgery option isn't in dark rather than natural light as well.

How about 'move'

It doesn't mess with grammar at all. It might fool a spell checker into using too many commas though.

Hercules and Xena are 'awesome' ... You learn something new every day.

I dunno, compared to what. Animation is pretty basic but world and structural artwork is really rather good. The shape tool you are supposed to use to create your char takes years to get the hang of, at least they have provided a few semi decent premade faces. Interestingly they made exactly the same mistake as in Oblivion. After you have spent 30mins fine tuning your appearance you step out into the light and realize the tone in your face doesn't match that of your body.

Yes, but you can't escape the question of whether it is worth it. IDF estimates 80% of casualties have been Hamas, that could add up to 1 Israeli civilian casualty per 10 Palestinian, in this particular chapter, it doesn't matter to the humanitarian discussion who is to blame, those who care about human life should simply demand restraint when civilians are at risk.

And how would you accomplish that. Magic... Trying to assassinate them one by one has not been terribly successful at anything other than broadening their support base.

1) Strange answer. Who said that the well-being of the people of the Gaza strip Israel's concern? Why not also Egypt, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Africa, Europe and America as well? Who decides on whose responsibility to feed people from another state? It's their concern obviously because they are the ones bombing the place, and they decide what comes in and out of Gaza, or were you asking whether Israel should care about human rights at all. I don't know how to answer that. Doesn't Gaza grow any food of their own? Has Israel killed all sheep, pigs, cattle and burnt their crops of fruits and vegetables as well? The conflict has killed off most of the economy in Gaza long ago, it's more like a giant refugee camp managed by Israel than the Palestinian seat of government. Why is hypocricy in banning a terrorist organization? Shouldn't there be consequences for electing a party that has a foreign policy to destroy other states? Or are the palestinians a special case? Elections don't mean anything if another country decides what parties people are allowed to vote for, in any case Hamas was not banned from the election, they won, as I'm sure you were aware. I have already explained what consequences that election had.

1) The palestinians in Gaza (not the West Bank) elect a party that wishes for the destruction of Israel, why is Israel still obliged to have to supply them with food, electricity and water? Because otherwise they would starve. Human rights and all that, I'm sure you must have heard of it. Anyway the money doesn't come from Israel, and all non essential aid was cut to the bone after Hamas was elected. The US, EU, UN, they all responded by cutting off funding, so that Hamas couldn't pay out any wages. No one likes Hamas, but there is a certain sense of hypocrisy to the whole experience. First the international community tells the Palestinians that if they get behind the democratic process they will be rewarded, then the Palestinians go out and vote, only to lose all their funding because we didn't like who they voted for. 3) Why is it that violence against the Isreali "understandable, but not forgivable", but violence against Hamas "Unforgivable state terrorism"? Shouldn't violence be condemned, whoever using it? Should peace-negotiations start with condemnation of one part only? That's not a question, it's a misrepresentation.

I think it's likely we are in for another round of bulldozing. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01...gaza/index.html

The holocaust doesn't excuse anything any longer, but there have never been 4000 movies excusing anything because of the Holocaust either. I can't think of a single one.

Not only political suicide, but actual murder. Remember Yitzhak Rabin. Too many people are dead set on continuing this mess in perpetuity.

Shut up Cartman

What we need is a UNFOR squad in robot suits, not 'shoot me I'm in blue helmets' to patrol the world's hotspots.

This is business 101. If you have an 'inferior' product, re brand and rename. Throw so many names in the mix no one will be able to remember anything other than Nvidia.

I guess the question is whether they would have gotten what they wanted as a dispossessed people if somehow they had been able to refrain from terror.

Aren't you confusing the Palestinian people with Hamas. Hamas draws strength from repeated violations against civilians, ensuring that however many are killed in these incursions, there will be 10 more to take their place. Hamas cannot be eliminated with bullets anymore than can Al Kaida (will I ever remember how to spell that) You need to undermine their support, or offer a way for them to change their direction that is not a tacit admission to terrorism. See Shin Fein.

'Politically correct group think'. Do you really think I care whether my opinion agrees with some imaginary liberal agenda. It's got nothing to do with refusing to face reality, if anything being forced to take sides makes people less able to find solutions. You gain no special insight from living under threat, but it's a good way to become part of the problem, if you are not careful.

hehe, about the only thing safe right now. heck, isn't the OLF team planning to double the defense budget? not sure where i heard that. i'm eternally tied to government work even though i would prefer otherwise. taks Closet commie

It's also not up to Ireal to make Palestinian's lives better You do realize that most of the Palestinian controlled areas are under embargo, who would want to invest in an area like that. The Palestinians scrape by any way they can or live on handouts, from Hamas or wherever they can. There is no making their lives better without a lasting peace. The Palestinians want statehood as well as the land returned that Israel hogged with their settlement programmes before they will consider a peace. Those are reasonable demands, but why would Israel help build up a threat, easier just to live next to a giant refugee camp.

If Israel is going to kill Hamas members one at a time they won't be able to keep up with the birthrate.

Yes, they're not infinite, and their behavior has been modified in the past. Qualify that statement please. Anyway I'm sure there is something in between nothing, and recurring loss of civilian life as a result of the assassination policy, and the 'punitive' incursions, which are all part of the problem not the solution.

To you usually gauge your actions according to what they accomplish, or are you happy to do whatever, just so you can say you did something. Do you really think Hamas is in any danger of running out of militant leaders...