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Achilles

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Posted in: EA to acquire BioWare
  Achilles
10-11-2007, 5:59 PM
#8
Ya know, when Disney announced the purchase of Pixar, I thought it was the worst day ever. Then they turned around and announced that Pixar management was actually taking over even though it was their company being absorbed and then I was hesitantly...  [Read More]
Posted in: Calif. bans smoking in cars with kids
  Achilles
10-12-2007, 5:16 PM
#24
I wonder if this law can be enforced? It seems highly unlikely that police officers will be able to spot something like that unless they erect barricades and check every car. This isn't necessary. In AZ (not sure if other states have this law as well...  [Read More]
Posted in: Calif. bans smoking in cars with kids
  Achilles
10-11-2007, 12:34 PM
#1
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071011/ap_on_re_us/schwarzenegger_bills) SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California motorists will risk fines of up to $100 next year if they are caught smoking in cars with minors, making their state the third to protect chil...  [Read More]
Posted in: Candidate Quiz
  Achilles
10-11-2007, 8:01 PM
#13
Thanks for the information. Now I have to figure out if I’m a left-wing nut job (Hillary Clinton) or a right wing nut job (Tom Tancredo). I’m so confused. :nut: Moderate extremist (or would that be extreme modera...tism)? :lol:...  [Read More]
Posted in: Candidate Quiz
  Achilles
10-11-2007, 12:30 PM
#5
1. Hillary Clinton (D) 2. Barack Obama (D) 3. Chris Dodd (D) How odd.Scratch the first name and I'd say that you have a helluva ticket there ;) 3. Bill Richardson (D) Who the hell is Bill Richardson?Governor of New Mexico. He's easy to spot; he's t...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gates outlines Army transformation goals
  Achilles
10-12-2007, 6:38 PM
#21
My basic point is that the Army knows best what the Army needs, so rather than testing corporate-produced weapons, the military ought to be designing(both the AR15 and the M9 are poorly designed for use in battle conditions), refining(H&K finally...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gates outlines Army transformation goals
  Achilles
10-12-2007, 2:53 AM
#19
my arguments for military control of the design aspects of its own weapon systems can be summed up in two firearms: <snip>Please correct me if I am missing the point, but in both of these cases your concern appears to be with questionable quali...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gates outlines Army transformation goals
  Achilles
10-12-2007, 12:15 AM
#17
What I'm getting at is that stockpiling small arms and destroying them once they become outdated a few years later is a gross waste of public funds, whereas if the military produced according to its peacetime needs, with a nice reserve of weapons, an...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gates outlines Army transformation goals
  Achilles
10-11-2007, 11:29 PM
#14
I would be quick to differentiate weapons used by our military from normal goods. Even if the weapons could be manufactured more cheaply elsewhere, production needs to remain domestic in peacetime so that we can ramp up production accordingly in the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gates outlines Army transformation goals
  Achilles
10-11-2007, 12:18 PM
#11
If goods can be manufactured cheaper somewhere else, then it's in that country's interest and our country's interest to purchase them from there. Measures can be put into place to ensure quality standards are met, so we don't have to worry about crap...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gates outlines Army transformation goals
  Achilles
10-11-2007, 12:25 AM
#9
I don't think it ought to be a United States military force at all, unless the country that is being invaded presents (to quote Schenk v US) a "clear and present danger" to the US. Agreed, however I do think that we should be willing to com...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gates outlines Army transformation goals
  Achilles
10-10-2007, 9:59 PM
#7
Of course we need a military, I never said that. It was not my intention to imply that you did. My apologies. I was focusing primarily on the word "interventionist" when drafting my reply to your post. I hope that helps to provide some addi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gates outlines Army transformation goals
  Achilles
10-10-2007, 7:00 PM
#3
It's good to see that we're training our soldiers to serve in future interventionist conflicts... I don't think that we're at a point in human history where we can afford to do without such forces. I think the key indicator of our maturity and abilit...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gates outlines Army transformation goals
  Achilles
10-10-2007, 6:19 PM
#1
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071010/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/gates_army) WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army of the future will need to concentrate more on training foreign militaries, mastering other languages and customs, and honing its ability to fight smal...  [Read More]
Posted in:  PMHA03 Zabrak Head Reskin
  Achilles
10-10-2007, 6:00 PM
#2
Wow. Great stuff, as always....  [Read More]
Posted in: Court rejects alleged CIA kidnap victim
  Achilles
10-10-2007, 5:03 AM
#22
My question is how long would the sentence be if the people that are being arrested and imprisoned are guilty?Great question which raises others. I suspect that since we're speaking about prisoners of war and military crimes, we'd be dealing with the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court rejects alleged CIA kidnap victim
  Achilles
10-10-2007, 1:18 AM
#20
this. disgusts. me.But wait, there's more. “(5) LAWFUL ENEMY COMBATANT.—The term ‘lawful enemy combatant’ means an individual determined by or under the authority of the President or Secretary of Defense (whether on individualized or collect...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court rejects alleged CIA kidnap victim
  Achilles
10-09-2007, 11:23 PM
#14
But you make it sound like this is our usual policy.... :confused:Could you expand on what you mean by "this"? I have several posts in this thread that may or may not address what you are bringing up, so "this" is a little too vag...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court rejects alleged CIA kidnap victim
  Achilles
10-09-2007, 4:43 PM
#12
I guess I'm a little confused. Is there some question as to whether or not renditions take place? http://www.aclu.org/safefree/extraordinaryrendition/22203res20051206.html http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/torture/renditions.htm http://www.washingtonpost...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court rejects alleged CIA kidnap victim
  Achilles
10-09-2007, 3:44 PM
#8
We take a German a citizen (correct me if I’m wrong, but Germany is one of the US allies) from a foreign land and hold him without any due process. Then we release him and tell him he is not due any compensation for our mistakenly imprisoning him (...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court rejects alleged CIA kidnap victim
  Achilles
10-09-2007, 2:17 PM
#3
Anyone else concerned that the CIA is abducting German citizens and holding them in secret prisons in the middle east?...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court rejects alleged CIA kidnap victim
  Achilles
10-09-2007, 1:04 PM
#1
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071009/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_cia_lawsuit) WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday terminated a lawsuit from a man who claims he was abducted and tortured by the CIA, effectively endorsing Bush administration argum...  [Read More]
Posted in: U.S. snipers accused of 'baiting' Iraqis
  Achilles
10-11-2007, 3:07 AM
#67
As my initial draft of this message hit the 5 page mark in MS Word, I realized that it had well surpassed the point where anyone would actually read it. This is my second draft, which I will attempt to keep significantly shorter. Please note that the...  [Read More]
Posted in: U.S. snipers accused of 'baiting' Iraqis
  Achilles
10-07-2007, 5:07 AM
#61
You misunderstood me. I was not saying that you believed that, I was just saying that nobody had said anything like that before you asked me "how one condones collateral damage while snubbing torture." So I was saying that you were the firs...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Achilles
10-11-2007, 11:23 PM
#86
Well, I guess that you could say that atheists have faith that what they think is right, as do everybody else in there religions. An absence of evidence does not require faith. Do you have faith that there's no evidence for invisible pink unicorns or...  [Read More]
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