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I suspect that the REAL problem is that Phoney-Tony also watched "Yes, Minister".... He thought it was a factual documentary! Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

~~~ There ya go... Fixed it for you! From an outside (non-US) point of view, the Bush Administration does appear to be once again working itself up into a righteous anger sufficient to justify invading Iran... At least to itself. Between (1990) the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, and the end of the Iraq liberation, little was heard of Iran's "State-Terrorism". Now that the Iraqi occupation is facing difficulties and reducing support, ANOTHER country is being reviled & vilified to the point where "Regime-Change" is seen by sufficient numbers of The American People as justified. No doubt, the ensuing continued occupation will be quietly ignored. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT!: You cannot liberate a people from the government they have elected - That is invasion, pure & simple. Interference in the internal affairs of another country IS an act of war. Please bear that in mind if the Iranians try to fight back as a result of America's $75Mil allocation to "Fund Iranian Dissident Groups" To be blunt, The Bush Administration's present foreign policy toward The Mid-East bears more than a passing resemblance to Hitler's foreign policy toward Easern-Europe in 1938-39, & Iran may well prove to be America's "Danzig Corridor"! Incidentally, the idea of dealing in oil in Euros instead of dollars is intruiging. Still... There's nothing like a nice foreign war to divert attention away from internal mismanagement. "The Guy" won a democratic election fair & square. He has the support of the people. If you REALLY think that countries should be invaded if they elect leaders the rest of the world doesn't like, then where does that leave America under Bush? Have you considered WHY the Iranians abandoned a moderate government in favour of a hard-line nationalistic one? Could it have anything to do with America's actions toward the Mid-East since 2001? Have they elected "The Guy" because he was the candidate most likely to preserve Iranian sovereignty against America? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Gentlemen... Shouldn't we be more concerned with MARCH 14th? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Dick Cheney's Got A Gun! Posted for amusement - just like: Dubya & Cheney sitting in a bar talking. Barman comes up to them & asks what they're talking about? Cheney says; "We're planning World Domination. We're gonna kill Anna-Nicole Smith and 200 million Muslims!" The barman says; Why kill Her!?" & Cheney says "What did I tell Y'All Georgie... Everyone worries about the Big-Tit-Bimbo, no-one gives a $hit about the Muslims!" Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Amen. I suspect that we'd actually be better off with an "Electorate-Lottery" to select our politicians rather than the present "Snout-In-The-Trough" Brigade. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

is home invasion and uttering and publishing threee crimes or one? I make it 2 crimes. "Home Invasion" - entering a house WITHOUT forcing entry - like a Sneak-In-Theft. "Uttering & Publishing" (forged documents). EG: forging the rightful owners signature on a stolen cheque or a credit card slip. It's not neccessarily a crime to forge a signature, the crime is in pretending that the forged signature is genuine to another person or entity. Mike. Edited to add: LOCK HIM AWAY!... "THINK OF THE POOR WEE LAMBS!" Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

becuase it was 50 years ago........ Yep, it WAS 50 (53) years ago. The US then supported the imposition of an unpopular, undemocratic, autocratic & repressive regime on them for the following 26 years! Once that regime was deposed (Khomeni's theocracy maybe wasn't viewed as good, but it was viewed as BETTER) then The US supported Irans enemy in a war lasting almost a decade. Then followed 10 years ofUS "Non-Emnity" towards Iran (which interestingly co-incided with a thaw in Iran's regime & relations with the west). Then, 5 years during which The US has invaded Irans neighbours and now almost surrounds Iran. Combine that with US Sabre-Rattling (like Condoleeza Rice's recent statement to Congress about Iran being the centre of world terrorism - just like Iraq was 5 years ago). Yeah... Iran is paranoid & Anti-American. America has systematically fucked with Iran FOR 50 YEARS & have stated their intention to continue doing so! RIght now their reasonable concern is whether they're being sufficiently paranoid and the best & proven solution to this threat to THEIR national security & democratically elected government is to join the "Nuclear-Club". Personally, I think that the sooner they build & (test) detonate a nuke thus proving their membership of the Nuke-Club, the sooner America will cease their idiotic "Baseball-Bat-Diplomacy" and the Mid-East will calm down. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Let's see: US engineers the overthrow of legitimate Iranian regime in 1953, and puts the (hated) Shah in place. US opposes anti (hated) Shah revolution led by Khomenei, leading to Iranian hatred of all things US in late 1970s. US arms Iraq following Iraqi invasion of Iran, 1980s. US invades neighboring nations of Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003). Yep... We've gotta stop them building nukes so we can invade & bring democracy to them there Iranian... American... Iranian... Yeah... Iranian, definitely Iranian... extremists! I bet them Americans... Iranians even lock people away for years without trial in prison camps regardless of international pressure! Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Err... Iranians can already get BBC, Sky News.... I guess that what Condie wants to do is set up a Middle-Eastern version of Radio Liberty / Radio Free Europe. The effectiveness of RL/RFE in The Cold War is open to debate, but why not. What IS worrying is that "some" of the $$ will be used to fund "Dissident Groups". This sounds disturbingly like history repeating itself and the backlash against the US was bad enough last time. Question: Is the US determined to ensure a continuous civil war in the Middle-East? Everything they're doing seems to suggest that they are. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Let's not forget the ORIGINAL & BEST Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Apparently these pics are only being shown publicly now because the USDoD has lost a 3 year(?) legal battle to stop them being published! Of course, responsible news agencies are making it clear that the abuse is old news and THE story is the USDoD losing its legal battle. Unfortunately, some news agencies are feeding their markets. The BBC did an excellent piece concluding that the USDoD really should have allowed publication of ALL the pics at the time, taken the hit, and kept a reputation for honesty. The way these pics have finally been published is more damaging since it shows the USDoD to be duplicitous. This isn't helped by the results of their enquiry which resulted in only enlisted personnel being jailed, with only ONE senior officer being "reprimanded". It all smells of an ongoing cover-up. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

That's been mooted, and some pubs have built gazebos with "extensive wind breaks" & heating in their gardens. Right now, it's still a bit vague at what point a public space becomes "enclosed". It's certainly more than having no doors or windows - then comes the issue of security when the bar's closed. The big thing against this is the climate. 9 months or so of the year we're below 50 fahrenheit outside - not conducive to sitting still drinking. Of course, there's also the possibility of mute disobedience to the law. While The British have a long tradition of being peaceful & law-abiding, they also have a tradition of "Turning a Blind Eye" and making unpopular things unworkable. In some bars, with the connivance of the licensee & staff, I suspect that the smoking ban may prove to be unenforceable. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Underlining?.... YOU DORIS! Mike. Edited to add: Oh yeah... Smoking in Bars... REMEMBER!!? Actually, we've got even more draconian legislation coming into force in Scotland NEXT MONTH!!! Smoking is to be banned in ALL Enclosed Public Spaces! Interestingly, an "Enclosed-Public-Space" actually includes the cab of a works truck or van, but not in a company car. So truck & van drivers can be done for smoking, UNLESS it's their own private van. In the meantime, licensees are braced for a BIG loss in trade. At least the bar staff won't have to work in a smoky atmosphere - it's expected that 30-40% of them won't be working at all while smokers drink at home instead. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Y'All missed out COLOURS!!! As in: GIRLIES VOTING FOR CHOCOLATE ARE INVINCIBLE!!!... COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY INVINCIBLE!!!!! Now... What was this thread about again? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

The important thing to note is that this was a study of AMERICAN MEN! Therefore, since there's absolutely NO evidence to the contrary... GIRLIES and NON-AMERICANS can be reasoned with. Is this REALLY supposed to come as any sort of a surprise? Mike. Edited to append the caveat; "Three out of Four weeks" to GIRLIES! Now... All we only hav eto establish which three weeks! Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Personally, I wish him every success with his hunger strike..... ]HEY. SADDO, (a little friendly nickname for him) IF YOU STOP DRINKING AS WELL THE HUNGER STRIKE@LL WORK MUCH FASTER! In the meantime, it's a shame the Iranians aren't seeking a trial for war crimes & the Iraqi court then deferring to a war-crimes tribunal. Speaking of which... Isn't it about time a physical international court building was built - somewhere like St.Helena? Ascension?... Rather than a country hosting it? Mike. PS: If it IS St Helena or Ascension, we wouldn't even need guilty/not-guilty verdicts or sentencing.... The tribunal could just decide between "Fly-Home", "Ship-Home" & "Swim-Home". Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Personally, I've found bottled water, at least in "The West" to be a triumph of marketing over common sense. Then again, I live in Scotland where there's certainly no shortage of the raw material! I did once consider bottling the local tap water and marketing it as: "Methil-Tap-Water" - Guaranteed 24% pure - - This is the secret to health & long life - - If you survive this water, you'll survive almost anything! - The idea was that being seen drinking it would be a macho, counter-culture thing. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

And what's worse... What's really GAuLLING is that it's Cheese-Eating-Surrender-Monkey FRENCH BOTTLED WATER!!! Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Your questions are bullshit, and unworthy of a response. In that case, thank you for responding to the effect that you'd rather just languish in bigotry than try to understand others. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Do you believe that everyone who disagrees with Bush is automatically correct? Based on the evidence of the past 5+ years... If it's furry, eats fish & catches mice, do you automatically beleive it's a cat! During The Kuwait Police Action, RUSI (that well known collection of commie pinko sand-kicking... err... Wrong People) produced a paper explaining exactly how & why deposing Saddam "without due care & attention" was a $hite idea. Maybe even a Shiite idea! The only thing that'd changed since 1991 was that Son had taken over from Daddy. Let's be blunt, Bush Jnr. has made loads of mistakes, it's unfortunate that a higher percentage of them haven't been funny! Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Speaking as a non-muslim, women in a Muslim society aren't judged on their tits! (trying sooo... hard to NOT say they're juged on their eyebrows!) They view that as an advantage, and I'd guess that a fair few Western women would agree. Of course, the downside of it is their subjurgation. If women in Islamic countries could just get the "freedom" that Western women enjoy (a right to vote, drive, etc...), then they'd have it all! Unfortunately, at the moment it seems to be respect OR equality. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

So... The answer is that our leaders & their leaders have lied to us. One wonders who benefits from these lies? In the meantime, Hermann Goering is proved yet again and folk help the hatred along. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

If we're gonna go kick Foreign A$$, then we need to know THIS! I got James Bond: Charming, Sophisticated, Witty... But Y'All knew that anyway! Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

OK... Serious one: GREAT SKIING! No crowds, great snow, cheap. What more do you want? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.