Cherry Poppin' Daddy

Well, that headline makes no sense, since the provincial gov't doesn't have bombs.

Again, if you know anything about Oliver Stone's political views, it won't be propaganda.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/rockybalboa/trailer1/ Awesome. Can't wait for it.

Who cares? Nobody knows until 2008. But neither McCain nor Hillary will ever win. They're both pretty hated by their party's respective bases.

Umm, because it isn't different, on the whole. As a Canadian, I don't even know what Canada's national identity is. If anything, the differences within our own country are equal to the differences between Canada and the US.

That's not a very good explanation why westerners have historically felt alienated. Funny, though.

"I am completely, 100% in favour of helping the Afghan people govern themselves without religious fundamentalists. I am in favour of helping free the women of Afghanistan from what is essentially slavery." How would you guys go about doing this? I just have trouble believing NGOs can operate without something backing them up.

Hands up - who believes terrorists hate us because we value freedom, democracy and the rule of law? ;) Why is this even a news story? Of course he's going to say that... he's a freakin Taliban official.

They're gonna be rusty as hell on Monday.

A rational position...

Last time I checked, the Taliban was a militia, although I'm uncertain as to any "fixed distinctive sign" or "in accordance with the laws and customs of war." They don't wear uniforms, and target civilians... so that's a no to both.

I read the opposite, that Canada will abide by the Geneva Conventions. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/s...c541383&k=39028 Technically speaking, however, Taliban and al-Qaeda prisoners don't qualify for POW status: (Article 4) "Prisoners of war, in the sense of the present Convention, are persons belonging to one of the following categories, who have fallen into the power of the enemy" * "Members of the armed forces" * "militias...including those of organized resistance movements...having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance...conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war" * "Persons who accompany the armed forces" * "Members of crews...of the merchant marine and the crews of civil aircraft" * "Inhabitants of a non-occupied territory, who on the approach of the enemy spontaneously take up arms"

Yeah, I agree, I like this idea.

This is the best part, really. Marilyn Monroe died a year and a half before Kennedy did. So unless he was into necrophelia...

They didn't die! They were the last two guys to be pulled out alive.

It looks good, though none of us can really comment on it until we see it. They're won't be many gadgets in this one, and hence, no Q. I think that will be an improvement (invisible car, my ass.)

It's Oliver Stone. He doesn't exactly have a record of being a gov't shill.

I'm still loving my GameCube.

Unless you consider receiving your son's or daughter's casket nothing special. I really have no problem with the repatriation ceremony being closed off to the public. I can't imagine what it would be like to have to deal with that, and then have cameras pointed on you for the evening news. Also, the state does lower the flag to pay tribute to our fallen soldiers every November 11.

There is a big difference "between a war ravished nation with a traditional government and a war ravished nation with a U.S. Installed puppet government." The Taliban funded and gave safe haven to a terrorist group intent on the genocide of Americans and Jews. The Karzai government ain't. I'm not a supporter of nation-building at all, but the establishment of at least a friendly stable regime, if not democratic, is in the west's interest. Regardless of the mistakes in past American foreign policy, such as covertly funding the Mujahedeen and other fundamentalists in the 1980s, the Taliban was a major threat and shouldn't be allowed to regroup.

Crichton's gone way downhill since the 90s, though.

Wow, how insightful... Edit: Why have a debate at this stage? The time for that has come and gone, and our troops are there. People who want Canadian troops to pull out surely must realise that would be beneficial for the Taliban remnants in the country. I'm not accusing them of treason or anything, but they're not being realistic. I support having a debate in the House over any future deployments, but at the moment, I can't see how it could serve any meaningful purpose.

Great episode.

Odd, though, that since WWII, the EU has increasingly been moving towards becoming a single entity, and not (I think it's 25 now) individual states. Europe is integrating economically and politically, and starting to look almost like a federal state.

nsfw http://www.boomspeed.com/allhailme/030806_wentzpeterBG.jpg ;) :angry: :angry: