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What "fact"? There's not a single substantiated fact at all in that CNN story. So, now we're invading countries on unverifiable leaked intelligence, speculation and "leading theories"? Oh, wait....
Let's see...
1. Leaked "secret US military report"...check
2. Iran-Iran-Iran-Iran-Iran...check
3. Providing intelligence to muslim extremists...check
4. "sophisticated weaponry"...check
Yup. They've got all the buzz words and foggy "facts" lined up. They've got their manufactured "they struck us first" reasoning set. They've leaked it to Drudge and CNN, so that's their two sources (that all other lazy journalists will site...next up, spread a rumour to the Associated Press about "iranian documents"). They've been spending weeks dictating to anyone and everyone why they have the legal authority to go to war without Congess' approval. Very convenient.
I would think that after having been through this once before in the not-so-distant past that people would take a step back and start to ask for actual proof rather than knee-jerk themselves headlong into another black hole that will swallow up thousands of US lives and billions of more dollars simply so a fool can try and save his legacy.
Try reading the OP as well as re-reading what you have quoted...
Notice words such as "likely" and "probably" and also notice the "oops WMD" part of the OP.
I'm not taking this particular report as complete truth just yet, but given what facts we do have (Irans's support of Hezbollah, their comments about Israel, their flagrant violation of UN nuke policies, Iranian agents being captured in Iraq.. all FACT) there is strong reason to believe that there is some truth to this, and it warrant further investigation.
Should it turn out to be true, some type of military action is warranted.
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In OH, one has to "opt out" - otherwise they use your SSN.
I'm pretty sure in this day and age, having your name, address, age, etc - finding out credit info is quite possible. Illegal or not. I don't think the fellow on the TV was relating the story just for yucks...
Like I said, if your state has SSN on the drivers license, it's a no brainer. But you do need an SSN (or a Federal Tax ID number) to do a credit check with any of the bureaus (Equifax, Experian, D&B, etc..).
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Where would the US launch it's aircraft from? If it plans to sail a fleet into the gulf then it needs to worry about Iran's anti-ship missiles (SN 22 Sunburns as well as hundreds of exocets). If it's going to use bases in neighbouring countries then I think it would need those countries permission as well as the permission of countries whose airspace they were overflying.
You are aware that we just sent 2 carrier groups to the Gulf right?
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The US support of the Contras is slightly more recent than the battle of Hastings.
If they captured them and executed them in cold blood, then that is indeed different. However, the quote you provided just says they were killed "in a deadly ambush". I think troops being killed in an ambush (and most especially when they are occupying another country) would certainly come under the definition of "combat deaths".
I think you're being somewhat unrealistic if you honestly believe the US can completely cripple Iran militarily without many civilian deaths, though I suppose that would depend on what your definition of "many" is.
There were many articles last week stating that they were ambushed, captured, and then executed at another site.
Iran's military can be easily crippled by sinking their naval vessles, and hitting their airfields. We don't need to worry about taking out their armor and SAM sites which are probably kept in heavily populated areas. Some surgical strikes are all we need to just remind them that they should sit this one out.
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"Lit the f*ck up like a Christmas tree".
So how many Iranian civilians would you like to see killed as retaliation for an attack that killed five US soldiers? Five hundred? Five thousand? Five million? Assuming Iran is supporting Iraqi rebels, it is not doing anything the US has not done many times in many different countries for decades. Should the US have been "lit up like a Christmas tree" for their support of the Contras in Nicaragua? Silly me, I forgot that when the US does this sort of thing it's "good", whereas if anyone else does it, it's "evil".
Why not bring up the battle of Hastings while you are at it?
The fact is there is a good chance (CNN is now reporting it as well) that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard disguised themselves, kidnapped US soldiers, and then executed them. Am I to understand you feel there should be no military action against a country that murders our troops?
We aren't talking accidental or combat deaths here, this is a government potentially sanctioning the murder of our troops. A goverment that funds terrorist organizations in Palestine. This isn't just funding some rebels. If you can't see the difference you must be blind.
I would like to see zero Iranian civies killed, but there is always collateral damage. And besides, we can completely cripple Iran militarily without many civilian deaths at all.
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From www.drudgereport.com:
"NBC NEWS confirms a secret U.S. military report that says 'Iranian Agents' may be behind a deadly ambush in Karbala, Iraq that left five American soldiers dead. The report also claims the Iranian revolutionary guard is providing intelligence on U.S. and Iraqi military to Shiite extremists, in addition to sophisticated weaponry. Developing... "
I'll wait until I see this on NBC before jumping to conclusions, but if this is true (and I mean really true not "oops WMD" true) then Iran should be lit the f*ck up like a christmas tree.
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He was born in my hometown. His sister was the secretary at my highschool.
Hire him!
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They do it, and I'm not sure how without you knowing. But beyond that in VA they no longer print your SSN on the drivers liceense so they can't do that anymore.
Maybe in Ohio they also print the SSN on a drivers license, which would give just about anyone the ability to run a credit check on you.
If that's true, then yeah StuckinCincy is totally right and people should be wary of this scam. It's still hella illegal though unless you somehow unknowingly sign a form giving them permission to do a credit check. And if they have tricked you into signing said form it's still illegal, although much harder to prove they did anything wrong.
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I was reminded of this a few days ago - one of the local tv station's consumer spots...
Some car dealers have been asking to make a copy of your driver's license before they will let you take one of their cars for a test drive - concerned about theft etc. And I can appreciate that.
Then they run a credit check on you. Beyond you giving them personal info, another problem can happen - the credit inquiries if frequent cause the credit reporting agencies to take notice, to the point of reducing your rating.
So if a dealer asks, refuse and tell the salesman that he should come along for the ride. If he won't and still wants your info, go shop elsewhere...
I'm not sure that is entirely true. You can't really run a credit check without a social security number, and it's illegal to run a credit check on someone without their consent.
Having worked as a car salesman, I can attest that they like to take your license but for different reasons. It's another way to try and keep you there, but I'm pretty sure what you are describing is not only illegal, but hard to do without the SSN.
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Had that argument with my sister-in-law over Thanksgiving, actually. She apparently thinks corporate America and the FDA lie and can't be trusted, unless they put the word "organic" on a package. I could put an "organic" label on my car, and it would mean as much.
How do you know the fairie isn't building model airplanes and sniffin' glue?
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Good news!
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Hell yeah I'll install it.... once SP 2 is released!
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a few hundred years of slavery, Jim Crow laws, Lynching, voting restrictions, segregation from jobs, housing and public facilities might have had a little to do with it.
I don't think anyone is discounting that, but for the results to be the same doesn't add up. There should be some movement in the positive direction given that we've had 50 years of what I would consider continuous improvement (albeit slow improvement).
I mean we are talking about a potential black presidential candidate for one of the two major parties. 50 years ago that notion would have been laughable.
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The Test this young lady attempted to duplicate comes from a test in 1947 with was sited in the Case, "Brown vs the Board of Education Topeka" which sited, he Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision on May 17, 1954. It held that school segregation violated the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The following year the Court ordered desegregation "with all deliberate speed."
What is consequential about the Young ladies test is that it mirrored the finding of 1947 still.
Here is a link to read
So then I guess the logical conclusion is that forced segregation was not the only culprit for the perceived low self esteem.
I wonder how much the media's portrayal of black people has to do with this? Or the fact that many minorities practice self segregation at times, as well as suffering from economic segregation.
What there needs to be is some kind of control group for anyone to begin to make sense of all of this.
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Anyone wanna give a brief overview for those of us that cannot stream video at work?
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I guess it'slate to be posting, but I bought a cyberpower PC. I usually build my own, but after I spec'ed it out, the cyberpower PC was only about 75 bucks more, and that included a warranty, so it turned out to be worth it.
I've had it for almost 2 years, and it's been flawless, not a single issue or crash.
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Paris and Jenna are so bored out, the six condoms the guy would have to wear wouldn't even help him hit a wall. He might as well have sex with a manhole.
Or like sticking your d1ck in a can of paint...
Don't get me wrong, I'd eff 'em both, but I wouldn't brag about it. It would be in the same category as boasting to my friends that I kicked the crap out of a developmentaly challenged 1st grader that had been bound and doped up.
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I don't doubt that he's pissed about the Sammy/Mike thing. There's also two sides to every story. Villianizing one side is generally BS, which was my point. I doubt Sammy/Mike is less to blame than Alex/Ed. Group dynamics are like that.
Eddie is a bit of a jerk. I don't know that he was being villianized all that much.
Has nothing to do with "not believing TV". It has to do with celebrity feuds and how juvenile they are. I simply don't care too much.Considering MA hasn't really had much to say on the topic, I'm hard pressed to call it a celebrity feud. More like Eddie running at the mouth.
You mean because I was acting in the moderator capacity at the time? Why is it so hard for so many of you people to separate the two? Because I'm an unpaid guy who occasionally deletes a post or scolds a tard, I shouldn't ever say anything as controversial as: "I believe everything I read"? I guess on some pedantic level that would make sense.Fair enough, point taken.
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Nope. I just don't believe much I see in the media.
WTF do you care? Put me on ignore if my posts wad your panties so tightly. Trust me, it won't hurt my feelings.
It's fairly well known? You mean because of the video of EVH talking about it has been broadcast around the world? Or because that's the speculation and it makes enough sense so it's now gospel?
Fairly well known to me since I saw Eddie say so much in an interview with Howard Stern. Not quite speculation, more like fact.
And I don't really give a rats a$$ what you think, but I figured if you are gonna start poo-poo-ing what people have said in posts that you actually have something to back it up other than "dur i dont beleive tv".
Perhaps I expect too much from mods around here...
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I believe everything I read in the media too.
So you know otherwise, huh? Or is it your lifelong dream to pi$$ on a post in each thread in some way?
It's fairly well known that Eddie dumped MA for two main reasons:
1. So Wolfgang could play in the band.
2. He was pi$$ed at MA for touring with Sammy.
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Same here (except I'm man enough to admin it's for me
)They got 9 of them in at noon, and at 12:45, I had the last one (or possibly the second to last, I couldn't quite figure out what she meant).
Now I just need to wait for WiiPlay to come out next month (to get the extra remote) and find an extra nunchuck somewhere (those don't appear to be in stock around here).
Cool
Your best bet is to just order them from Nintendo's online store. I ordered and extra nunchuck, the classic controller, and the component cable and got them all within about a week.
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Don't get your hopes up. I'd expect VZ to sell WNY before it ever invests in the area. They are focusing more on the more metro areas and selling off their more rural/less populated areas. See the sale of New England area last week.
Actually, they are already installing it in some areas here. I think West Seneca has it...
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FiOS is Verizon's Fiber Optic Service. Internet, television, and phone service via fiber optic cables.
The second this shiznit drops in Cheektavegas, I'm all over it.
I'm anxiously awaiting the day when I get to tell Time-Warner to suck on the snotty end of my f*ck stick.
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Of course, SRV strung his electric with heavy gauge strings - as I recall his sixth string (the low E) was actually a bass guitar string, and his third string (the G) was actually a wound string - maybe the D on a normally strung guitar.
I'm not sure who told you that, but putting a bass string on a guitar will probably really screw up the guitar. For it to be in tune he'd have to have the tension on the low E (assuming he used a bass G string) so high that the neck would likely warp. Additionally, I'm not sure the ball end would even fit through the bridge, but I guess that would depend on the brand. Even though the gauges are similar, they are different strings.
At any rate, I'm pretty sure Vaughn used D'addario .013's with a .054 gauge low E.
Edit: I was wrong about his brand and E gauge:
http://www.jcdisciples.org/musicians/srv/g...itar_setup.html
Stevie tunes his guitar down a half-step and uses GHS Nickel Rockers measuring .013, .015, .019 (plain), .028, .038, and .058. On this particular day, Rene had substituted an .011 for the high E to keep down the sore fingers that blues bends can cause. Rene changes strings every show for each guitar that gets played.
(Rene Martinez was Stevie's guitar tech)
Looks like Iran might need those missles...
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What conclusion did I jump to? Please elaborate? Apparently you can't even understand the word "might". Please read before you quote and jump to conclusions yourself.
And if you are wary of the drudgereport, that's fine, as CNN and Yahoo both are running the story right now.