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Forum: USA Politics 4th May 2010, 06:44 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 15,678
Posted By Euromutt
You provide the key word yourself:...

You provide the key word yourself: "deliberately."

Collateral damage is an effect of the conduct of both sides, not just one; it occurs when one side doesn't separate its combatants from its...
Forum: USA Politics 4th May 2010, 05:57 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 15,678
Posted By Euromutt
I rather think it does say something about the...

I rather think it does say something about the underlying arguments when you demonstrate that the evidence to support those arguments is fabricated. Namely, it says that the existing evidence was...
Forum: USA Politics 4th May 2010, 04:31 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 15,678
Posted By Euromutt
Only if you ignore the "indiscriminate" part. ...

Only if you ignore the "indiscriminate" part.


And if you don't ignore the "indiscriminate" part, that's more or less a legitimate attitude.


Not off-hand, no (though there certainly exists...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd May 2010, 08:30 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,164
Posted By Euromutt
The question is, would the benefits of a national...

The question is, would the benefits of a national ID card outweigh the risks and drawbacks? Many states have resisted "Real ID" partly because having each state's database being accessible to...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd May 2010, 05:16 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 15,678
Posted By Euromutt
It's a term that is often misused, and has been...

It's a term that is often misused, and has been for a long time (the Nazis, for example, routinely referred to resistance movements in occupied territories as "terrorists"), but that does make it...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd May 2010, 02:23 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 15,678
Posted By Euromutt
I will refer you to Kamm's entry Chomsky and...

I will refer you to Kamm's entry Chomsky and deception (http://oliverkamm.typepad.com/blog/2004/10/chomsky_and_dec.html), which addressed almost exactly the objections you make (five and half years...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd May 2010, 02:14 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 15,678
Posted By Euromutt
Not at all. First, Chomsky didn't merely...

Not at all.

First, Chomsky didn't merely wrongly attribute the quote; he fabricated at least part of it (or as he puts it euphemistically "I mistranscribed"). Chomsky "owned up" by trying to pass...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd May 2010, 01:02 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 15,678
Posted By Euromutt
If you took your car to a mechanic, and found...

If you took your car to a mechanic, and found that all he'd done was take a crap on your engine, would you accept his claim that he "fixed that for ya"?
Forum: USA Politics 3rd May 2010, 03:38 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 15,678
Posted By Euromutt
The most comprehensive deconstruction of the...

The most comprehensive deconstruction of the collected political writings of Chomsky's that I have ever come across, thoroughly laying out Chomsky's tendentiousness and dishonesty, was written by...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 13th December 2009, 02:43 AM
Replies: 282
Views: 14,039
Posted By Euromutt
Jeez, Cavemonster, you don't have to be an...

Jeez, Cavemonster, you don't have to be an ******* about it. The Port Huron Times-Herald itself states...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st June 2009, 08:18 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,968
Posted By Euromutt
I'm not a professional ideologue; I quit the UN...

I'm not a professional ideologue; I quit the UN eight years ago, and haven't worked for them since.

I shouldn't have to explain that argumentum ad hominem means "an argument [directed] at the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st June 2009, 12:33 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,968
Posted By Euromutt
It's the International Criminal Tribunal for the...

It's the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Its remit is serious violations of international humanitarian law occurring on the territory of the former Federal Republic of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st June 2009, 06:06 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,968
Posted By Euromutt
Oh, good grief, I just bothered to read the...

Oh, good grief, I just bothered to read the article linked to in the OP. Get this:That's a fair summary of the situation.

Was it too much effort for you, Abdul, or IRNM to actually read that far?...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st June 2009, 06:00 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,968
Posted By Euromutt
So when it takes over fifteen years for a...

So when it takes over fifteen years for a particular event to occur, it's a bit of a stretch to claim that causing such an event to happen is the purpose of the organization; as in "The International...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st May 2009, 01:47 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,968
Posted By Euromutt
Wrong. In practice, those are the main ones the...

Wrong. In practice, those are the main ones the Tribunal manages to nail, because it has no means of enforcement of its own and no powers of arrest, and has to rely on friendly governments to apply...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st May 2009, 01:40 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,968
Posted By Euromutt
Responding to page... I have some insight in...

Responding to page...

I have some insight in this, as I worked for the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) of ICTY myself, from 1997 until 2001. Wolfman is entirely correct in surmising that, as UN...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2009, 04:02 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,922
Posted By Euromutt
Funny, although strongly reminiscent of an old...

Funny, although strongly reminiscent of an old (1995, I think) Fry & Laurie sketch, "Pre-Coital Agreement":

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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th May 2009, 05:52 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 14,157
Posted By Euromutt
I didn't say that no crime occurred; I said...

I didn't say that no crime occurred; I said nobody was hurt as a result. I also don't know whether or not my friend believed the other party was actually 13.

There's no way to tell. My friend was...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th May 2009, 06:11 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,922
Posted By Euromutt
From the article linked to by Father Dagon, in...

From the article linked to by Father Dagon, in loose translation:This is the claim I find most hard to credit, as worded. I do not believe for an instant that Swedish law permits you to jump a random...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th May 2009, 04:32 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 3,964
Posted By Euromutt
Darth Rotor summed it up by asking "better at...

Darth Rotor summed it up by asking "better at what?" Every army seems to have its strengths and weaknesses, and some of them tend to treat the things they're good at as the proverbial hammer that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th May 2009, 02:30 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 14,157
Posted By Euromutt
I'd laugh if it weren't all rather serious. And...

I'd laugh if it weren't all rather serious. And frankly, there's nothing to change your perspective on an aspect of the criminal justice system as to have someone you care about fall afoul of it.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th May 2009, 05:33 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,820
Posted By Euromutt
Mid-term elections.

Mid-term elections.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th May 2009, 05:29 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 14,157
Posted By Euromutt
Meanwhile, I will refer to the same USDoJ BJS...

Meanwhile, I will refer to the same USDoJ BJS study (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/press/rsorp94pr.htm) to which I referred earlier:Admittedly, that study is a decade old, but given that I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th May 2009, 12:43 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 14,157
Posted By Euromutt
That's not such a great idea. Various countries'...

That's not such a great idea. Various countries' statistics indicate that pedophiles have a very low re-offense rate.

British Home Office figures indicate that of persons convicted of sex crimes...
Forum: USA Politics 10th May 2009, 09:41 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 6,064
Posted By Euromutt
Actually, I entered this conversation because...

Actually, I entered this conversation because that list of complaints from Human Events you quoted had some rather obvious possible and actual flaws. And this being a skeptical forum, I thought that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th May 2009, 11:09 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,995
Posted By Euromutt
I'll believe that. There's an outdoor range in...

I'll believe that. There's an outdoor range in unincorporated King County, the Interlake Sporting Association (http://www.interlakesporting.org/), that was threatened with closure after a bullet went...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th May 2009, 05:48 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 18,668
Posted By Euromutt
Where is a cowboy going to find a convenient...

Where is a cowboy going to find a convenient sheep?

Which reminds me:
- What's the difference between Mick Jagger and a Scottish shepherd?

- Mick Jagger says "Hey, you, get off my cloud"; the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th May 2009, 05:07 AM
Replies: 229
Views: 7,631
Posted By Euromutt
Ach, Entschuldigung. Ich werde es nochmal...

Ach, Entschuldigung. Ich werde es nochmal erproben.

"American beer is the best in the world, because flavor and body are for weak, effeminate Eurotrash pussies! Real men drink real beer at...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th May 2009, 04:57 AM
Replies: 229
Views: 7,631
Posted By Euromutt
Oh, I do apologize. Let me rephrase my previous...

Oh, I do apologize. Let me rephrase my previous post... [clears throat]

America, love it or leave it, ya kraut beer-lovin' pinko! Don't "Shiner Bock" sound German enough for ya? And take them...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th May 2009, 04:45 AM
Replies: 229
Views: 7,631
Posted By Euromutt
Have you ever visited the Pacific Northwest?...

Have you ever visited the Pacific Northwest? There are some surprisingly good beers to be had here, and I say that as someone who has sampled the hoppy offerings of a fair number of countries,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th May 2009, 04:24 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 6,726
Posted By Euromutt
I can tell you that in ancient Greece, males...

I can tell you that in ancient Greece, males married at an older age than females because they had to help raise the money for their sisters' dowries, and could thus not leave the household until...
Forum: USA Politics 7th May 2009, 10:57 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 6,064
Posted By Euromutt
The claim, essentially, is that Mexican...

The claim, essentially, is that Mexican narcotraficantes are equipping themselves with firearms acquired from the American private market, i.e. from licensed retailers and private sellers. The...
Forum: USA Politics 7th May 2009, 04:35 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 6,064
Posted By Euromutt
Exactly where the hell do you get off telling me...

Exactly where the hell do you get off telling me what I do or do not believe?

And has it occurred to you that what Napolitano did not have an appetite for, while governor, was spending state...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th May 2009, 10:30 PM
Replies: 168
Views: 7,489
Posted By Euromutt
Do feel free to explain how and where I...

Do feel free to explain how and where I contradicted myself, because I don't see it.
Forum: USA Politics 6th May 2009, 10:08 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 6,064
Posted By Euromutt
In addition, let me refer you to written...

In addition, let me refer you to written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee (http://judiciary.senate.gov/pdf/09-03-17HooverPlacidoTestimony.pdf) from William Hoover, the ATF's Asst. Director...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th May 2009, 04:07 PM
Replies: 168
Views: 7,489
Posted By Euromutt
From the fact that you seem to need to resort to...

From the fact that you seem to need to resort to ridicule, I'll conclude you don't have an adequate rejoinder.

Yes, call me strange, but when it says I have the right (as I do in the US) to be...
Forum: USA Politics 4th May 2009, 03:49 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 6,064
Posted By Euromutt
No, I mentioned in passing that "DHSS" is not a...

No, I mentioned in passing that "DHSS" is not a commonly recognized acronym for the Secretary of Homeland Security. I may have been being pedantic, but I was not wrong, and you tried to make out that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th May 2009, 12:32 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 7,489
Posted By Euromutt
False dichotomy. I want juries to rule on what...

False dichotomy. I want juries to rule on what they think is just, and that has to be based both on the facts of the case and the law.
False analogy, since I don't have problem with murder being...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd May 2009, 02:17 PM
Replies: 168
Views: 7,489
Posted By Euromutt
True. But I speak from experience when I tell you...

True. But I speak from experience when I tell you that applies to judges as well. I worked for over three years at ICTY, and a number co-workers of mine were frequently frustrated by certain judges...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st May 2009, 12:33 AM
Replies: 193
Views: 6,670
Posted By Euromutt
Care to present some evidence regarding the...

Care to present some evidence regarding the projected expense and its effectiveness? Your points may have been demonstrandua, but I don't see that you actually managed to demonstrate them.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2009, 10:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,044
Posted By Euromutt
Apparently, the guy was initially turned away by...

Apparently, the guy was initially turned away by police some distance from the route, but he made his way through some side streets. And as I said, he smashed through two sets of barricades, which is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2009, 05:30 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 6,670
Posted By Euromutt
I addressed that point in this post...

I addressed that point in this post (http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=4636024#post4636024).
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2009, 05:24 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 6,670
Posted By Euromutt
Well, the issue is that the crimes for which they...

Well, the issue is that the crimes for which they were convicted might not have been committed in the first place, had they been receiving adequate care for their mental problems.

And we should...
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2009, 05:18 PM
Replies: 361
Views: 11,822
Posted By Euromutt
Why, yes. That is, if there is a chance of...

Why, yes. That is, if there is a chance of children issuing from the marriage, because the interests of any potential offspring have to be borne in mind. If there is no chance of biological...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2009, 04:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,044
Posted By Euromutt
Actually, it's not Holland; Holland makes up two...

Actually, it's not Holland; Holland makes up two (North and South Holland) of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands, and Apeldoorn is in Gelderland, a different province. Apeldoorn, moreover, is on...
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2009, 03:28 PM
Replies: 361
Views: 11,822
Posted By Euromutt
What does? How about that we have two consenting...

What does? How about that we have two consenting adults seeking societal acknowledgment of their decision to form a pair bond? It's not just about tax breaks designed to foster procreation, but also...
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2009, 02:36 PM
Replies: 361
Views: 11,822
Posted By Euromutt
But what you keep refusing to do is explain how...

But what you keep refusing to do is explain how the objectives of society (or the government, acting on its behalf) in promoting marriage would be hampered by opening the institution to same-sex...
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2009, 02:19 PM
Replies: 361
Views: 11,822
Posted By Euromutt
Maybe we need to get away from what is and is not...

Maybe we need to get away from what is and is not written in the Constitution, and focus on more general political theory. Specifically, I subscribe to the notion posited by John Stuart Mill that...
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2009, 04:40 AM
Replies: 361
Views: 11,822
Posted By Euromutt
Exactly. Say, if European Christians (a majority...

Exactly. Say, if European Christians (a majority of mediaeval western European society) decided that Jews couldn't join a guild and perform a trade, that'd be just fine. "The people" have spoken,...
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2009, 04:29 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 6,064
Posted By Euromutt
I'm going to have to address some points out of...

I'm going to have to address some points out of order for clarity.
I was perfectly capable of Googling it; I just didn't get any results, for the very simple reason that the abbreviation "DHSS" is...
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