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For most normal people, a hell of a lot. Listening to you people you'd think the palestinians are the first people ever to be "occupied". Funny, I seem to know of a lot of others, yet I'm racking my brains to recall an instance where the "only alternative" available to the populace was the...

Israel plays a very important role in shaping a democratic, market-oriented Middle East. Yes, all that probably does add up, in the long run, to "money and power" (muhaahahah) for the US. So be it. That is surely a preferable set of circumstances to the miserable lives today's Arabs lead...

"imperial military expansion". Spoken like a true socialist. There's no point even discussing this any further. These people are just impossible to reason with. Although pretending to be rational and detached, they are affected by deep emotional disturbances that force them to see...

No, I completely disagree. To me it is more important to do the right thing, to stand up for the principles you believe in than to sell out an ally because supporting them has suddenly become a tad inconvenient. What else are you willing to sell out on the moment someone applies a bit...

"Benefit" is obviously completely subjective. Furthermore, what a bunch of cocksucker deadbeats on ET think is hardly getting "a read" on anything. My position is that "benefits" aside, the US is 100% doing the right thing by supporting Israel.

Amazing, isn't it? Either he is seriously overestimating the gullibility of ET members or I am seriously underestimating it.

About 500 years of the Ottoman Empire the Balkans.

Nah. Even though I've had a few (heaps were I lived), Asian chicks don't really do it for me.

Well, without cashflow I have a hard time calling something a 'good investment', unless you're buying it 'below market'. Anything else is more or less 'buy and hoping'. (Nothing inherently 'wrong' with that, it's just not 'investment', in my book.) Then again, there's probably good reason...

It was Mav who brought up the mortgage payments. Besides, I didn't think he was referring to Thailand, speaking of $2MM homes and all. ps -- you don't have to like me (I certainly don't like you, much), but do you think you could reply to a post of mine without making references to my...

50cent, a funny thing happens to a man when he becomes a socialist/closet-socialist. You can't talk sense to these people. They see everything as some kind of capitalist/imperialist domination as the reason for any and all "inequality" they detect; an "inequality" they assume would not exist...

Whatever happened to you ART? Man did you ever hold some different opinions as Optional777!

I haven't yet bothered reading this entire thread (I will), but I just wanted to say to you, Phil, that don't worry, Israel has many, many friends and supporters in the west (yes, even in Europe!) who admire your brave nation and the way it has conducted itself against those who desire its...

Lol. :) Well, willy, I began reading this post ready to have the carp annoyed out of me (17yo newbie....argh!), but I've been pleasantly surprised so I'll offer a word of advice. That's a pretty good list of books you've got there. Some, like the the TA book abovem are just useful so...

Now there's a killer business plan if I've ever seen one. I can just picture the bank manager reading through this one thinking, "hmm... yes....yes.....this one's lookin' good....four guys to a room,... hey, that's sweet, cos I mean, shit, I know all I ever wanted to do was shack up with 15...

Oh, that's rich. Post a PM and then complain about the other guy's lack of class! (Been taking lessons from Error/rs7?)

Who cares about Chomsky's opinion....

Another one. A chemist, an engineer and an economist are stranded on a deserted island. They carry with them some canned food but have no ordinary means of opening the cans. The chemist suggests gathering some wood and starting a fire and then holding the cans over the heat, counting on the...

"Lies, Damned Lies and Stochastics" -- Jack Hershey.

Well, fine electron. You are free to believe whatever you like. Being fairly well read on the subject, it's my opinion you're basing your opinion on what you'd like to be the case rather than what is. Not to fret, it's a common tendency, one easily remedied by a healthy dose of facts.