If there are better ways to prevent terrorists from entering a country than effective ID methods, what are they?

Sauron

I believe it is true. I also heard that there is a catch. You get the service but must agree that your emails can be screened to determine the general nature of your interests so that relevant (?) advertising can be directed at you.

Sauron

Just what Europe needs. Another level of government even farther removed from the needs and wants of the average citizen.

Sauron

I am trying to imagine the thrust of some of the jokes this generate.

Sauron

I don’t know Australian laws but I imagine that his defence will argue that the act was not premeditated and he will serve a somewhat watered down murder charge involving early parole. Is there someone here who knows?

Sauron

Mixtic

The U.S. is hardly opposed to “foreign” companies investing in Iraq. If you stop and actually think about it, that is exactly what it hopes will happen.

Sauron

Plawolf

I did two searchs of the web using “UN Iraq oil-for-food program” and “UN oil-for -food kickbacks” and got more data than I could ever absorb. I started with the following:

http://www.fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/14390.pclf

http://www.un.org/depts/oip/

In any event there is plenty to research if you are inclined regardless of what ones views are about Iraq. Personally I believe it was a typical ill managed UN deal. You will form your own opinion but it’s worth a look regardless.

Regards

Sauron

Yes Plawolf, the UN collected a commission of more than $1 billion US on Saddams oil sales during the Oil-for-Food program. Skimming at the UN end and kickbacks and bribes at the other.

Sauron