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Oh, what times we live in when knights are free to ssay "Ni!" to ladies in broad daylight ...!

Germany = political posturing ahead of election. (Also Germany currently has no effective military force AND it may have been a political man

It looks very picturesque there in the land of Richie Cunningham and Fonzie ...

It was actually a coded polemic, subtitled: "communist whine" ...

I'm recalling (correctly, I believe) from recent current affairs summaries. What are your facts?

If, by promoting the dispossessed and providing them with a voice, the UNDP achieves less violence, then I think that perfectly fulfills their mandates (including the over-aching UN mandate).

I would have thought that the best solution was not to isolate the Jewish peoples in a hermetically sealed country, but to help re-intergrate them back into all the world's communities. After all, I don't want to be sent off to Geekworld, just because so few people understand geek holidays and we speak a funny language ...

Well, it was his idea for the war in the first place ...

It isn't supporting democratic reform or human rights reform, it's supporting a political message. [1] ... It's there to help get free elections and human rights. Not to help people say political messages. That's their own job once they get the rights. Maybe they should have had the message: Now that you have Gaza back, you should hold free elections to allow those in Gaza to have a say in goverment.[2] [3]it's Simple: The UNDP spent money carelessly and thus it ended up being spent incorrect. That was wrong. They didn't, as far as I can tell, do it with the intent to over reach their stated agenda tho. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1. I think you are splitting hairs. If the group is unrepresented (or inappropriately represented) then printing their message may be the only way to broadcast it. This may not be the case in this situation, but your generalisation is dangerous. Think of it this way: the message wasn't "Kill every Jew". It is entirely plausible that the message was of hope for a peaceful settlement in Jerusalem, as the next step in the road map. 2. No issues there; I would suggest that is a good idea. 3. I think there is no doubt that the result has been far from what was anticipated, when the funds were originally disbursed. So there is no argument that there was a lack of care.

Poor planning on your behalf does not make for an emergency on our behalf. Sign on the IT Services Desk at my university "

The review was about 75%, after the original received a standing ovation and 96%. It's just more of the same, so if you played and liked the original, you already know what you're getting. (Plus a nerfed gravity gun, of course.)

So isn't killing Revan closed enough for you? Death = closure. Boy, one minute you're a Revan fanboy, next you want no mention of the character! Make up your mind ...

Oh! That's okay then! All is forgiven! Not!

No, the point is YOU are flouting the netiquette here. Be adult and civilised enough to own up to your mistake, and delete the thread before the Mods have to do it for you.

1. Leaving the Gaza strip is an act of faith in the peace process. There are likely to be some evil people who try to turn it to their advantage, but the gesture must be made. (If only to facilitate a justifiable virtuous anger.) 2. There will be two seperate states with a wall between them. One day, the wall may come down. 3. There are just as many vocal Jewish hardliners wanting all Palestinians dead. Here's a thought: I seaw an interview with some Jewish residents of Israel who thoguth that they should give the country back. They quoted scripture to support their argument, that the homeland was more a precursor to armageddon than a Good Thing. What are the values of religion? Faith, Hope and Charity ?

You are forgetting the particular scenario of WW2. The US didn't just say "Oh screw it, lets just kill all the people so there's noone left to fight!", they were dealing with a real issue or propaganda. The Japanese government was telling the population that they were winning, that they needed a few more people to keep the war effort going, and that no-one should ever surrender, lest they be treated worse than they could possibly imagine (torture, etc). Remember Iwo Jima ? There was a real and significant loss of allied life to weigh against the dispicable lack of respect for (Allied and Japanese) human life by the Japanese Emperor. You would have a better argument against the bombings of German cities in 1945 ...

Ender: 1. The Jewish people overstepped their mandate when they "occupied" what is now Israel. Sure, maybe they would have got it eventually, but at the time it was a land-grab. I don't condone the Araab response, but there are no winners here. Only degrees of loss. 2. You are caricituring all Palestinians. They are not all the same. There are, in point of fact, quite a significant number, although small percentage, who are Christian, for example. There are extremists on both sides of the political argument. It was a right wing Jewish fundamentalist who shot Rabin and started the last round of violence.

I volunteer to oversee the overseers' overseer.

North Korea got it from Pakistan. "Dr Death" or whatever his moniker was, the dude in charge of the Pakistan nuclear programme, gave out nuclear secrets to everybody and their dog (or pregnant bitch) ...

I'm not.

It's a message of peace and goodwill, isn't it?

Don't tell me the Swedes have stolen a French word! Quick, call out the search party! Release the hounds! On behalf of France: I surrender!

Touchie, Mr Kumkwat ...

That's not true. I understand where you're coming from with that, but no. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I must confess that I have little (no :D) knowledge of the spcifics ... I was just making a cynical overservation of what the worst case scenario is ... I meant no disrespect to any developers that are honestly trying to re-animate an old classic, or even kickstart their own development studio with an homage to a classic. Let's face it, if they think a classic is worth their effort then they must be of like mind ...