“God seems top be the #1 cause of war these days.”

not just these days. ppl been bashing each other over the head in the name of one god then another since recorded history began.:(

only difference is the clubs have gotten bigger and ‘better’, as has the means to use god to justify unjustifiable acts. guess thats progress for u.:rolleyes:

what?:confused:

so this isnt just the easter thing going too far?:confused:

its always hard to occupy a ppl that dont want to be occupied without resorting to brutal means.

the US is getting stuck in the middle, it cant bring itself to use the level of force and viloence need to inforce law and order, but neither can it just take losses and not go back with a vengence like the british can.

lets just put it this way, american flags will never fly over every capital city in the world, but the US can still beat the crap out of anyone it wants provide the american ppl are up for it.

“This week he was being described as the most patient man in the country. “

probably the understatement of the year.;)

good thing he claimed it before the ticket expired.:eek:

being thrown in prison is alot different from being turned into a pancake by a column of tanks.

besides, there were no good face shots of the guy, and the authorities had other, more pressing concerns at the time, so his chances of not being found arent that bad to be honest.

well that guy didnt get run over by the tanks.

a common misconspection is that the chinese government is totally united and have no differences of opinon. that may be the picture the chinese gov is trying to present to the outside world, but in reality it has as many factions and groups fighting for different interests and views as any major world government.

on one hand, u have the ‘reformers’ who would like to totally do away with the old secretive ways, but on the other hand, u have the conservitives or hardlines who still believe that secrecy is paramount to maintaining security and can help u to gain an edge in war. this AWACS, like many other chinese projects is caught in the middle, so an alternative rought need to be found.