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Originally posted by 727Sky
Egypt with all it's faults has shown the world change can be made if and when the people unite. Their future is being written by the people....
Originally posted by 727Sky
Egypt with all it's faults has shown the world change can be made if and when the people unite. Their future is being written by the people.... yet I fear it will be the same old smooth talkers who ascend to the thrown of power to subjugate the populaces once again; only time will tell. Given "time" it always seems the corruptible rise to the top regardless of the language or country. Maybe a pessimistic view but a view nonetheless gathered from those who were once looking down from on high.
Originally posted by METACOMET
Originally posted by 727Sky
Egypt with all it's faults has shown the world change can be made if and when the people unite. Their future is being written by the people....
Egypt's future is being written by those who have the guns. Let's be realistic here.
Originally posted by QuantriQueptidez
reply to post by frazzle
They can't financially break until another country has a superior army.
Our military influence secures the petro-dollar, which secures our ability to run the game of civilization.
27 March, 2013
President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Mohammed Morsi for the first time on the sidelines of the BRICS summit [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] in Durban, South Africa, on March 27.
"We have had no personal contacts with the Egyptian leadership for a long time. But Egypt is playing an important role in regional processes. Therefore, the decision has been made for the two presidents to meet in Durban," Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said at a press briefing in Moscow on Monday.
He said the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, first of all the Syrian topic, will be among the key issues to be discussed.
"I think Syria will be among the key issues in the Durban discussions, especially with Morsi," Ushakov said.
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Originally posted by QuantriQueptidez
reply to post by frazzle
That just leads to world war.
(why do you think there is such a push to get people fit ??)
You do realize our trade, economic, and military agreements vastly trumps any upcoming possible agreements?
Puhleaaze..edit on 6-7-2013 by QuantriQueptidez because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by superannoyingreality
reply to post by stirling
Every country spies on its own citizens. Always has.
As for the swelling list of countries willing to take on Snowden, what is it up to? Two?
For the record the Australians and the French seem to have MUCH worse (and in the case of the French, illegal) spying than the US, internal spying.
As for allies spying on each other, that's something that's always happened - it's simply now also happening electronically.
Originally posted by superannoyingreality
reply to post by frazzle
Not DOES IT, but does it and has been doing it for centuries and isn't going to stop doing it.
Believing they will is delusional.
The US has literally been doing this since 1776. And it's survived.
The only achievable goal is more transparency and oversight to try and limit abuse.
There's no hope for stopping intelligence work or stopping domestic surveillance. It's literally not an option.
Originally posted by superannoyingreality
reply to post by frazzle
I know what Franklin et al got up to because its common knowledge. And because I care enough to learn about the things I talk about.
A cursory glance at the history of US domestic spying will open your eyes, I'm sure.
As for the bizarre claim that people fled out of cities to escape government, well it's laughable really.
There's no single cause for the numerous waves of people leaving the east coast and heading west, but there's NO evidence that a major factor was people upset at domestic surveillance.
As for why undocumented aliens can't be tracked (to the same extent); first I didn't understand your question; second, now that I do, it's pretty obvious isn't it? PRISM is about collating data; if there's no or little data, it doesn't work.
Pretty obvious.edit on 7-7-2013 by superannoyingreality because: (no reason given)