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  Farmboy at 08:48 AM JST - 18th September

  Yes, now they have to work on shooting down missiles when they don't know they're coming and when they don't know where they are coming from...and then there are ones that have defenses to confuse interceptors... I imagine this will be worked out within ten to twenty years. Meanwhile it…

  Posted in Japan shoots down 'ballistic' missile in interceptor test at 08:48 AM JST - 18th September

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  Farmboy at 08:14 AM JST - 18th September

  Molenir,

  I think it's important to mention which of the "huge companies" you are talking about. In the case of AIG, which is the one I was referring to, the choice was between a collapse of AIG, which would have had ripple effects worldwide, and an 85 billion dollar bailout,…

  Posted in What do you think of the recent financial upheavals in the U.S. that have seen Lehman Brothers file for bankruptcy, Bank of America buy Merrill Lynch, the collapse of Bear Stearns and the U.S. government take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? at 08:14 AM JST - 18th September

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  Farmboy at 06:10 AM JST - 18th September

  Now we just need China to withdraw its funds that it has invested worldwide and the party is over. Why would they stay invested, when their assets are tumbling?

  The AIG bailout was probably unavoidable, but paying for it will be on the backs of the U.S. taxpayers. It will…

  Posted in What do you think of the recent financial upheavals in the U.S. that have seen Lehman Brothers file for bankruptcy, Bank of America buy Merrill Lynch, the collapse of Bear Stearns and the U.S. government take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? at 06:10 AM JST - 18th September

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  Farmboy at 10:45 AM JST - 16th September

  Serindipity,

  I would almost guarantee that Australia will be affected by this as well. These days, everything is so connected financially that what affects one part affects all parts.

  Posted in What do you think of the recent financial upheavals in the U.S. that have seen Lehman Brothers file for bankruptcy, Bank of America buy Merrill Lynch, the collapse of Bear Stearns and the U.S. government take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? at 10:45 AM JST - 16th September

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  Farmboy at 10:11 AM JST - 16th September

  Nippon5, You may as well include the rest of that quote: "Former Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, until recently one of the McCain campaign’s top economic advisers, was a chief writer of that law.

  McCain voted for a Senate version of the bill but did not vote on the final package.…

  Posted in What do you think of the recent financial upheavals in the U.S. that have seen Lehman Brothers file for bankruptcy, Bank of America buy Merrill Lynch, the collapse of Bear Stearns and the U.S. government take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? at 10:11 AM JST - 16th September

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  Farmboy at 09:06 AM JST - 16th September

  Well, it looks pretty serious, and I imagine it will have far-reaching effects in the rest of the world as well. I'm hoping for the best, but we'd all better prepare for the worst. The system runs on faith in the banks and the government, and if that goes, the…

  Posted in What do you think of the recent financial upheavals in the U.S. that have seen Lehman Brothers file for bankruptcy, Bank of America buy Merrill Lynch, the collapse of Bear Stearns and the U.S. government take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? at 09:06 AM JST - 16th September

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  Farmboy at 09:52 PM JST - 10th September

  I don't know about this guy, but if you listened to the reports of Castro's failing health for the 20 years before his brother took over you'd begin to think this is a fun little game people like to play about leaders of disliked countries. Reports of the leader being…

  Posted in N Korea dismisses reports of leader's ill health as 'conspiracy plot' at 09:52 PM JST - 10th September

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  Farmboy at 07:24 PM JST - 6th September

  So far, she hasn't told us which Democrats are doing this, or what lies they are saying. Who are the "Obama-Biden Democrats"? She doesn't say. The National Enquirer is fairly equal opportunity with its lies, so that really doesn't count. Certainly people have questions about her qualifications...that's a normal part…

  Posted in Palin says Democrats spreading misinformation and lies at 07:24 PM JST - 6th September

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  Farmboy at 07:14 PM JST - 6th September

  I suppose it's outdated, but it hasn't been replaced by any new form of respect. Respect itself seems to be going out of style.

  Posted in Is a man giving up his seat to a woman on a train or bus an outdated form of respect? at 07:14 PM JST - 6th September

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  Farmboy at 12:30 PM JST - 30th August

  No, but there should be a helpline available for readers to forward dangerous sounding postings to...preferably to police officers trained to sift dangerous from just insane sounding messages.

  Holding a website responsible would basically be forcing all but the largest websites out of business. Do you think a website owner…

  Posted in Should operators of websites be held criminally responsible if users post death threats, notices of intent to commit crimes, instructions on how to build bombs, etc? at 12:30 PM JST - 30th August