skantea's Comments (1256)

“Heads up folks, the real games over here:
"A small but significant number of observers consider the issues around which the newspaper discussions of the Iraq war revolve to be nothing but a screen that hides other causes fueling the present conflict -- causes that require some knowledge of economics to grasp. According to this view, a leading motive of the U.S. in the Iraq war -- perhaps the fundamental underlying motive, even more than the control of the oil itself -- is an attempt to preserve the U.S. dollar as the leading oil trading currency, on the view that the institution of petrodollars, as these have developed since the early 1970s, is fundamental to well-being of the U.S. economy.

A corollary of this view is that the real underlying antagonism in the conflict is not a military or geopolitical or national-security issue between the U.S. and Iraq, but rather an economic struggle between the U.S. and Europe.

Below are three such arguments and a link to a fourth. The first two pieces are by Canadians and the third is by an Australian. (Following these pieces is a link to a less expert analysis by an American who is a self-confessed novice in analyzing international affairs."

http://www.tacomapjh.org/petrodollartheories.htm

Look past the curtain.”

“Tiger's not a politician.
I think all this hype is backlash for having such a clean image for so long.

It all a great big "I told ya so."
And completely hypocritical.”

“That wasn't sparring, that was a civil conversation. Huff, I'm seriously going to have to start calling you out on the false Headlines.
Just say it like it is. Cash for clicks is real but so is integrity.
You'll get more return visits from honesty than you will from inflammatory headers.
Think of it like advertising, if the product doesn't live up to its billing then people won't buy it twice.”

“They gave them a rocket launcher?

I think the scientist themselves were tripping.”

“Uh, I'm pretty jaded myself, but this comment seems extra paranoid about humanity.
Even i it was an unconscious desire, it can't be proven so why take it there?”

“Ever since the humanity could draw there has been porn/erotica. This lady seems like great fun at parties, but she might consider dating "younger" men who aren't jerks rather than investing in a business venture with such short legs.”

“Every where there are men, there is porn. Not just America.
Japan, Russia, Germany, France, Brazil, The British, India etc. all have thriving porn industries.
If you want to hold up a mirror, then hold it up to the world.”

“they are using the same headline all of the other newsites reporting this tradgedy are using, but i agree. Clicks may generate cash, but integrity will bring the visitors back.”

“As a single male without children I understand your "logic" as brutal as it sounds.
But i also don't think this is a time for weighing pros and cons, and I'm sure the father is agonizing in ways I pray I'll never experience.

Thoughts and prayers for this beleaguered family.”

“rrrOWrrr!”

“Everything we need to know we learned from sesame Street:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhd8bcl7cdo”

“Human nature to stick with the pack rather than venturing alone.
Takes more faith than most can summon to remove your self from the safety of numbers.”

“If you believe in not just "your" truth or "my" truth but the truth that exist between and beyond us then you believe in the "Ultimate" truth which is what the Rev. is describing here.

You don't have to call it God if you don't want to, but the rest accurate.”

“?
Is that snark?”

“I don't play poker stars so I don't know if they allow you to play with real money, but that's the issue concerning the reeps.
If people can do it from the safety of their homes, then why tyravel to a casino?
In either case, watch out, a few of the sites that allow real money transfer are also being caught giving "employed " players access to viewing the cards of their opponents.
Anybody who knows anything about computers knows just how easy that is to do.

Lesson: If money's involved, trust no one.”

“How come it seems to me that the Repubs reasoning against health care directly contradicts there reasoning behind banning online gambling..­..and legalized prostitution and marijuana as well.”

“It's a bikini! Here's proof:

http://n3t.net/humor/motivation/the_lamp_is_a_lie.jpg”

“Anybody who works in media knows that graphic designers and film editors and musicians have sworn by Macs for at least a decade. It was apples target demo from the second Jobs came back.

Ridiculous study, as all they had to do was call apple.

BTW, who paid for the study?”

“I'm a news junkie and I still haven't heard anyone on either side of any of the debates raging in regard to Afghanistan State simply what "Winning" means. Why is everyone in the media dancing around that simple question.
Anybody with any curiosity and a modicum of web research skills can tell you that this is not about Bin Laden (170+ Billion and a thousand soldiers in exchange for capturing one man? Ha!), it's not about Al Quaeda because all current intelligence suggests that "there may be perhaps 100 Al Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan and another 300 in neighboring Pakistan" (Not to mention their rumored camps in Somalia, and cells World Wide), It's not about the Taliban (not only did they have nothing to do with 9/11, but their numbers have grown exponentially in response to American occupation of their home and the bombings of their fathers, brothers, sons, mothers, sisters, daughters, etc.).

So what is it we want from them?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Afghanistan_Pipeline

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/14/afghan-war-costs-us-36-bi_n_321491.html
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175151/”

“But he has big muscles, and seems very athletic. He not a stereotype at all. He was chosen for his intellectual depth and sensitivity.

As were they all.”

“Corporate controlled music distribution, reality television, American Idol type homogenization, these are the blue prints that politicians now realize they should study in order to not only appeal to but to Control the opinions and tastes of the masses.

These are not curious people, they don't have time for complexity. They just want a symbol over a vaguely religious sound bite to hang their bets on. They'll decide who they trust based on a wink and a smile.

If this country doesn't start valuing intelligence, ability and talent, over beauty, aggression and greed, then Canada here I come, Obama or not.”

“I think this one depends on your mood. Not laugh out loud funny,but good for a smile and a snort.
Enjoyed.”

“There are a lot of so called "Conspiracy Theorists" that would say she's right.”

“How was this used exactly? Was it the hair? It had to be the hair.”

“iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, and Al Quaeda can have training camps in more places than Afghanistan (somalia?).

So then how do we justify invasion, occupation and massive civilian casualties?

We can't.”