Legalize it.
Yup, if I want a catapult I should be able to have one!
China busted passing off Top Gun footage as being their airforce:
http://gizmodo.com/5745307/did-china-try-to-pass-off-top-gun-as-air-force-footage
You've got it in for the Chinese airforce. 
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Egypt. 
I knew there were protests but I just heard about the war breaking out with hidden police/army as pro government protesters.
Yeah, I've been following it closely since it began. I am listening to the White House Press Conference right now from earlier today. The press are hilarious, they are riding Robert Gibbs, wanting to know why we (the US) haven't taken care of this matter yet -- as if Egypt was the 51st state of the union.
I can't understand how on every other geopolitical incident everyone wants the US not to get involved, but on this one they think we're in charge. Let the Egyptians figure it out for themselves, so far they seem to be handling it well.
We elected Obama President, not Messiah.
aspro said:Yeah, I've been following it closely since it began. I am listening to the White House Press Conference right now from earlier today. The press are hilarious, they are riding Robert Gibbs, wanting to know why we (the US) haven't taken care of this matter yet -- as if Egypt was the 51st state of the union.
I can't understand how on every other geopolitical incident everyone wants the US not to get involved, but on this one they think we're in charge. Let the Egyptians figure it out for themselves, so far they seem to be handling it well.
We elected Obama President, not Messiah.
Yeah lets stay out of this unless it becomes really ugly, I am talking about massacre ugly. Its a revolution let it take its course.
Pssht, they've got nothing on Hatamoto.
Dvader said:Its a revolution let it take its course.
Actually it is an uprising, afterwards we can determine if a revolution has taken place.
But there is some other revolution going on in Egypt. A revolution how we design helmett to protect ourselfs from angry protestors.
I always thought the Egyptions built the Pyramids. After seeing those pictures I am now siding with the Aliens theory.
The current Egyptians (Arabs) =/= ancient Egyptians
aspro said:I always thought the Egyptions built the Pyramids. After seeing those pictures I am now siding with the Aliens theory.
aspro said:I always thought the Egyptions built the Pyramids. After seeing those pictures I am now siding with the Aliens theory.
I was listening to NPR and they were talking about the current Egypt/US relationship and exactly how we're linked together, and I have to admit this is one time we might actually do well to be involved. We're linked a lot more closely to them than I ever realized. Primarily in regards to arms trading and the Suez Canal. Apparently the US gets special priority using the canal that I think is only shared with England. That's a pretty big damned deal, but its extremely important for as long as our military is stuck in the mid-East. And regardless of who takes power next, that relationship is likely to a hit, so it is in our best interest to be somewhat involved.
As of today I think President Obama is doing right thing though. He proposed they help set up a transitional government to get rid of Mubark until they can do elections in about a year. Fairly safe and benign idea that would limit involvement but allow us to keep a presence. Time will tell. Who knows, maybe nothing happens at all.
Annualy the US gives Egypt $1.3 billion in military aid and $250 million a year in financial aid, whoever is in charge at the end of this process will still be indebted to the interests of the US. Granted, a big chunk of that money finds it's way back into the hands of US defense companies, but there is enough spill-over for Egypt to stay mellow.
Egypt is an important partner, the largest country in the mid-east etc... but still, I find the way the foreign and domestic press are harping on the administration to act beyond what they have done already to be crazily imperial.
So robio is the resident imperialist dictator, and aspro is the resident nationalist.
Top 5 most miserable cities in the US.
No. 5 Sacramento, Calif.
No state taxes $50,000 of income like California, with a rate of 9.55% for that middle-class tax bracket. Sacramento is a one-team sports town, and that team has been awful in recent years. The NBA's Kings have won just 26% of their games the past two-plus seasons.
No. 4: Modesto, Calif.
The median home was valued at $275,000 in 2006; today it is $95,000. And don't leave your car on the street in Modesto, where 3,712 vehicles were stolen in 2009, making for the second-highest auto theft rate in the country. It ranked first in four of the previous five years.
No. 3 Merced, Calif.
The economic downturn and busted housing market hit Merced harder than any other area in the country. Average unemployment of 16.2% since 2008 is the highest in the U.S., as is the city's 64% drop in median home prices.
No. 2: Miami, Fla.
The sun and lack of a state income tax are the only things keeping Miami out of the top spot. Foreclosures hit one in 14 homes last year. Corruption is also off the charts, with 404 government officials convicted of crimes this decade in South Florida.
No. 1: Stockton, Calif.
Unemployment has averaged 14.3% the past three years, which is third worst in the country among the 200 largest metro areas. The housing market collapsed as well, with home prices down 58% over the same time. All the California cities on the list are struggling with the inherent problems the state is facing, including high sales and income taxes and service cuts to help close massive budget shortfalls.
We made the list, yay!
Authorities Seize CATAPULT Used to Hurl Pot Into Arizona
I must say these drug-dealers are getting mighty creative! I wonder what the heck they are smoki...
...Oh! Wait! Duh! Nvrmnd!