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    Russia 'goes to war' with Georgia

    With the number of carriers the US has can anyone imagine the inminate desruction one can accomplish? Russia will not fight - their armorments are obsolete - the only thing keeping the economy in growth is the pipelines to Europe, Europe is the only pace where the oil and gas can go with ease -...
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    Russia 'goes to war' with Georgia

    IN LESS than two weeks—from the first heated discussion about Russia’s push into Georgia that took place between President George Bush and Russia’s prime minister, Vladimir Putin, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, to the supposed start on August 19th of the Russian army’s...
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    Russia 'goes to war' with Georgia

    There is no quick fix, but an over-confident Russia is weaker than it looks FROM Brussels this week NATO brandished a fist at Russia, warning it that there could be no “business as usual” so long as Russian forces remained in Georgia. The Russians, oddly, did not quail. If anything, President...
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    Russia 'goes to war' with Georgia

    ON THE night of August 7th, Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s president, embarked on an ill-judged assault on South Ossetia, one of his country’s two breakaway enclaves. Russian tanks, troops and aircraft poured across the border. Just five days later, after pulverising the Georgian armed forces...
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    who cares, they are just japanese.

    I suggest to take a trip to Hiroshima. I have and I know what Japanese beleive in. yes there is a culture amongst youth where popular icons are seen as the better, but for anyone who isn't atheist in Japan you care about your god! the emperor is the core of Japan - if it wasn't they would of...
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    who cares, they are just japanese.

    And remove all hope of creating a functioning nation with out the emperor, their deity. What had happend was the better solution, for given reason. Your statement is lillogical right wing banter.
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    who cares, they are just japanese.

    Consider how many wars there has been in the 19th century compared to post WII. France, Britan, Prussia (Germany), Russia, Austria-Hungary, Spain, America, ad Italy, and the Ottoman Empire were always active. every since the UN was set up withthe security council, there has been a sharp decline...
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    who cares, they are just japanese.

    The Sino-Japanese War started in 1894 and finished in 1895 - Learn the names of Wars! Yes, Japan was at war with China in 1937, but that is still considered to be apart of the greater lead up to the WWII. WWII is quoted as 1939-45 since it is when most of the world's alliance's started comming...
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    who cares, they are just japanese.

    Hitler killed 6 million jews, Eisenhower killed 400,000 in the blasts and after; a) it stopped a bloody land battle, endangering countless more civilians with artilery and shelling. b)it swiftly ended the war, and c) it had never been done before - the Americans only assumed it would take out...
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    Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, Cruse oil and the Political insability

    If you must know the source, and it's preverance: the statement of the graves was taken from The Economist (July 5th - 11th 2008, page 57, 'Iran's confrontation with the West: Dangerous Games) (It was published online on the 3rd July 2008) The entire article was: AS IS well known, one...
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    Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, Cruse oil and the Political insability

    One reason for the rise in oil prices is the political uncertainty over Iran and it’s ambition to produce atomic weapons. The danger isn’t the cut off of supplies from Iran –the 4th largest exporter-, but from the region – around 40% of the globally traded oil - since Iran controls the Strait of...
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    Calls for legal same-sex marriage

    They're after Civil Unions which are Marriages. Religion has no part of it, and therefore one must be civil, not religious in the formation of the union, thus, anything deemed acceptable in our socity's view of ethics should consitute a criterion for a civil union. What has the anti...
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    Taj al-Din al-Hilali tells "Christian women to wear veils"

    Define "immoral." Everything applys; the differing social constructs makes everything a variable. So all animals which are alive you cannot eat; issue here, when meat is nolonger alive it is rotting. Therefore, all people of the islamic variety should be only eating greens. I doubt that is the...
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    Taj al-Din al-Hilali tells "Christian women to wear veils"

    Modesty- "Moderation in one's actions or appearance, not wishing to attract undue attention to oneself; Downplaying one's accomplishments; False or Sham modesty." Moderate for a particular situation, or social construct. Now since this has been established, we can see it applys to the each...
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    Change school hours for teens

    School for seniors should be like uni. A matrix time table, turning up only when you need to. Having approriate length periods for each subject. Scattered from 10 to 5:30. That way you get huge breaks, and better timetabling organistion. As well as having chances to work when you want to; early...
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    Japanese in the Future

    Hoping for a B.Intn. Stud. UNSW, resulting in an job..... preferably international. Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, New York or Frankfurt offices I hope; the world of business finance is too large for me to know at this point. English and Japanese are almost prerequisites for jobs in Asia...
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    日本語を書いて下さい。

    ここに日本語を書きましょう*。 あのう、 今日は、私はルークで十*才です。五月二十四日に十七才になります。十一年生ですう*と英語と日本語とけいざい*と化*とけん*いのれきし*を*びます。 金ゆうかんけいのしごとをして対と思います。 おんがくが好きでミノスとリー・オブ・サウンドが一番大好きよ。 じゃ。
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    Remembering vocab.... How the fudge do you squish it in?

    Thanks everyone, btw; I know my katakana but if just sometimes for get it, like tsu and shi. also so that you never use like ke execpt for in the word for cake...
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    Remembering vocab.... How the fudge do you squish it in?

    Easy to say. Any tips for private study?
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