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That's a disturbing question. I wouldn't trust anyone in our current government. They're all too easily influenced by money and power. The common person used to be able to serve in high office. When they finished, they'd go back home to their farms. I think there was much more of a sense of duty and honor back then. Not as much of that going around today I think.

My team was with the Greeks. It's good to be fairly autonomous and away from the flagpole. A good time was had by all. But not if any of the higher ups are asking.

I was there for 5 months in very early 2002. Then, after a 2 week break, off to Afghanistan for 8. Good skiing in Kosovo! Aside from the mission, not a terrible place to be deployed. Remember this?...

Meanwhile, 6 years later, we're still in Kosovo while everybody's panties are in a wad about getting out of Iraq.

It was predicted in Deuteronomy that the people of Israel would be scattered among the nations and persecuted.

It's a Jewish state. If they don't like it, they can go squat elsewhere.

You're right. Don't get me wrong. They're good but they wouldn't hold up playing what SEC teams have to face every year. WAR EAGLE!!!

Mmmmm...... I like sammiches.

There has never been an independent Arab or Palestinian state in Palestine.

Flags would be good.

Are you crazy? Someone might get hurt! Far better to leave the police and populace unarmed against the criminal thugs. That's the formula for peace and security! Now let's all join hands, sway to and fro, and sing "We are the world..." Seriously... I mean...they're police officers for crying out loud. Trained and sworn to protect the public. Can't trust them with firearms like all the thugs have. They might shoot somebody. Ohh.....the insanity.

They've always been there and they were there before the Palestinians. That's the point.

Citizens of what? Palestine. Yes the Palestinians lived on the land that is now occupied by Israel. This is also interesting: MYTH: “The Palestinians are descendants of the Canaanites and were in Palestine long before the Jews.”

Citizens of what?

Problem is....it's just not that simple. Jews claim to Israel Also, Palestine has never been a state

The Jews were there and held rightful claim 2000 years before the rise of Islam. They didn't just "walk back in" in 1948.

It's a done deal. AU beat the crap out of AL. Spectacular 1st half. Very boring 2nd half. AU didn't need to do much in the 2nd half, though. I think that makes it 4 in a row that AU has beaten AL. It's becoming a nice trend. AU's going to be very tough next year. WAR EAGLE!!!

Going to the game. Just wanted to say... WAR EAGLE!!! and BEAT BAMA!!! See ya!

Good point.

Physics

How about the Union and the Confederacy? Are we talking religion or politics here?

I don't remember "1 mile anything." Then again, that was early 1988.

I was certainly striving for something. Didn't know exactly what it was, though. Thanks! I still think the Protestant/Catholic, Sunni/Shia comparison is the best we've got.

I'm not talking about violence or non-violence with respect to each. I'm talking about the basic facets in each as compared to the sunni/shia division. Correct me if I'm wrong (b/c I am not Catholic) but Catholics believe that we do not or cannot encounter Christ (God) directly, but in the Church, which is his body (e.g. the Church mediates the presence and action of Christ). Protestants (in general) believe that one does not need mediation and that each individual can experience Christ on his/her own. Again, correct me if I'm wrong (b/c I am also not Muslim). The Shia believes that their appointed leaders are sinless by nature and that their authority is infallible and comes directly from God. They appoint their version of sainthood and make pilgrimages to tombs in the hopes of divine intercession. The Sunni do not believe in an inherited privileged class of spiritual leaders and that there is no basis for the need of intercession. Again, this isn’t exact but I thought it was the closest comparison with respect to the original question in this thread. Islam