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hmmm...so you're saying that if a more powerful country assists a less powerful one then they will develop militarily and blow up the good samaritin?

The point is that the one justification for war (as wmd not found) was to liberate and civilise Iraq. Now that too has been undermined. But yeah, of course this stuff happens in war...i think you could compare it with some of the rubbish u.s. rednecks flooded on the net after s11 about the...

lol. Well, like I said, it was my uneducated opinion, but yeah it's fairly well established that historically the U.S hasn't been too kind to its southern neighbours eg. Panama, backing Pinoce, beating the crap out of the spanish in the area and using the cia to threat/bribe/corrupt various...

Well I hate to say anything with any socialist ring, but it is clear that south american countries such as Brazil would be very wealthy if their situation was different. They have tonns more resources, exports and people than a country like us.

Communism/Socialism or democracy is certainly not an option right now. The Dr Zhivargo actor said on foreign correspondent that democracy wont work in the middle-east for decades to come, because education is so poor and it is simply not for everybody...it is very much a western idea for wealth...

My uneducated opinion is that free trade only benifits two countries if they are not only culturally but industrially similar. NAFTA is a good example of mexico being stuffed a fair bit by a very unbalanced deal.

I have to say it was a bit poor...Laws didnt know how to really orgainise his thoughs and there were lots of awkward silences. He seemed to claim that he got most of his info from 'media-watch'....he does has a face for radio doesn't he?

Exponential growth in population gives no alternative. Soil doesnt stay productive forever, it eventually gets exhausted. Personally, i'd prefer the space age food pills they promised our grandparents, but never mind.

What's so exciting about europe merging together like blobs of mercury on terminator? It's not like it can really work; europe's geography has made it impossible for one culture to dominate anothers...at least for very long. All it really does is confirm to europeans that they no longer rule...

At least it has been 'exposed' by the media. 50-60yrs ago, they wouldn't have touched something like this...the winners wrote the history. It's only becoming a little clear of all the crimes committed by anzacs in both wars all around the shop just now. These people are being brought...

There are numerous government departments that do exactly that 'enlightened one'

Surely this isnt about language. It's about offering humanitarian asylum to those in desperate need. Why does everyone confuse this with immigration?

Done dash; honeymoon over. But you never know... something could happen to John and then Peter will liven the battle up

Of course you're bound to get a few drop outs at school who dont know the lingo, but as long as they get their jobs in the factory or cleaning industry, they dont need to know...i dont loose too much sleep worrying about what my friends know. General knowledge and thought process also relate to...

People have been predicting China to be the next super power since Naploeon...seriously. The new members have now made the possible name change (Western. EU) impossible. Now the sub-human peasant east have clawed their unimaginative, dissorgainised and inefficient selfs in, the dream is...

It's people like you that make Australia great....a great shite-hole, but still great

Kerry is an acceptable alternative to Bush...not much else. He's a bit smarter but as BORING AS BLUE HELL - has anyone seen him speak? Makes me crave for the kick-arse Bush pauses, paternal stares and predictable conclusions. The News Hour (u.s.) show him a lot, even when he was protesting about...

You guys must be joking...OF COURSE gen. math is scaled down. Why should someone doing mathermatics be dissadvantaged for choosing a much harder subject?. It's balanced out by the fact that gen. math. is hell easy, therefore you are expected to get a VERY good mark. If you get like 70 in the...

I thought a democracy was a safeguard against tyranny...if anything it's tyranny having some old bloke with the power to dissolve a majority government

Europe has always been mad at the u.s becasue they use britain to interpret europe's will...you notice everywhere now the u.s falling in love the the u.k...even the simpsons went there. But do you think that Osama is a bit like Yasser Arafat? not really reflecting public opinion or having the power