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    Depends on how much the Afghans want to have a peaceful country. There were very small and few villages that kept the Taliban and others of their ilk out due to the sheer mentality of, "We're not putting up with this bs, so we'll take you out if you try..." And they're still doing fine. If the rest of the country became like that then there would be no way for the Taliban or any other extremist group to gain a foothold if they're made to know that they'll be killed on sight if they blink wrong.

    Posted in: Afghan forces take over security from NATO

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    Figures, some scientists excuse ethics out the window to "do good" for the "betterment of all" only to have it blow up in their faces and used for all means of nefarious purposes. Hell, if we can successfully transplant a pig heart in a human being, why not just start seeing if we can make a part human part wolf hybrid just to satisfy curiousity?

    I'd feel a bit safer if they'd start working on developing synthetic cell chambers that will grow human bits and pieces without using some poor animal (including humans) that will be gutted for needed items.

    Posted in: Scientists seek permission for experiments with animal-human embryos

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    But then again knowing China's method of wrapping gold leaf on a c**p cake to make the quality seem better than it actually is should be well known on the global scale. It may impress some for a while but when reality sinks in other diplomats will learn not to be easily swayed.

    Posted in: Japan losing diplomatic banquet battle to China

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    Well, lets see here. Monitering of Jihadist, Neo-nazi, or any other supremacist extremist sites and their advocating members should not be monitored right? What about the child pornography sites? Those shouldn't be monitored either since it would infringe on anyone who goes there's right to privacy. Criminal organizations also use various websites to keep in touch with each other to smuggle sex slaves, weapons, drugs etc... These types of sites I would expect to be tracked and flagged as well as the people that go there.

    That would be where I'd expect the NSA, FBI, and CIA to focus their attention and resources on. Not Joe Blow whose emailing his drinking buddy where they're going to hang out next Saturday night, or Henry Leather is going to meet his dominatrix Queen Slash for his next "training" session. As I said, people can flip out all they want, but if you really believe the US gub'mint is that into your little personal harmless shenanigans that hardly register as a blip in the 7billion people plus around the world then you really need to evaluate how conceited you really are. By the way, is how much data did you back up to the cloud anyways? Anyone who is not part of the gub'mint can easily get just as much access to your personal data as they can...

    Posted in: Obama defends Internet spying program; Snowden promises more leaks

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    I'd say a bit of both. Not a complete hero because he didn't evaluate that his actions would make him the target for getting information about the NSA by foreign governments such as China, Russia, Isreal, Iran, etc... Plus he not only notified the US people about the government program but pretty much every other government that does not have the US peoples well being in mind in the least. Utterly stupid on his part as well as breaking word on keeping certain things secret which is what a national security employee is supposed to do. Or at least covering his identity and remaining anonymous. Sounds like someone trying to be a glory hound.

    What is good about it is that people in the US have to take control of the government. The US government is run by the people, but when too many of the same people keep getting into office and feel they have the right to do things that the people do not agree with and violate constitutional rights then they not for the people but for themselves.

    The US government is for the people by the same people. The military consists of the same people who are willing to protect the people, not the government. Same goes with the CIA, FBI, NSA. Presumably they're protecting the people as a whole and not the government. Right now are they trying to protect the government only or the program that was supposed to be used place only to protect the people?

    Posted in: Is Edward Snowden who blew the whistle on vast surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency that trawl through telephone and Internet records a hero or traitor?

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    Sounds like self defense to me.

    That it was my friend, that it was.... She knew he was going to harm her against her will physically, so she physically stopped him resulting in him losing his life.

    Posted in: Girl beheads father after he rapes her in Papua New Guinea

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    Yes, it makes total sense that the US gub'ment would waste a ton of time eavesdropping on random people going about their regular lives. Hate to break it to you guys, but how easy is it for you to find out a persons name and probably with a bit of money (if any...) find out as much as you want about them? Privacy? US citizens barely have any privacy from other US citizens if someone wanted to know more about you all they have to do is a little internet digging. So worried about the gub'ment spying on you, you don't even realise your next door neighbor (or any random stalker) could find out just as much as the NSA could about you.

    Posted in: Building America's secret surveillance state

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    I would say that the reason they still could not stop the Boston bombings is because once again, there is waaaaay too much information that goes through phones and internet more than enough for any group or agency to sift through. They may be able to prevent more situations like the Boston attack than much much less.

    That Snowden fellow wasn't quite smart to do what he did though. Especially in Hong Kong? It may be SAR but its still under PRC administration. He just painted a big fat target on his head and he's in Chinese territory. I wouldn't be surprised if he disappeared, but is actually in Chinese custody right now so they can squeeze him for how the NSA works. At least he would have had a better chance in someplace like Sweden or w/e.

    Posted in: NSA to reveal number of thwarted terror attacks due to data surveillance

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    I'd say yes it is necessary as long as there is a warrant issued with enough evidence showing the person being monitored is planning to do harm.
    Believe it or not the NSA has stopped over a dozen terrorist acts, one which many may not have heard about include a small group of former US military personnel planning on taking down the "system" although they murdered 2 of their own members due to some internal conflict which led to the intelligence agencies monitoring them. And that was just a few years ago.

    Monitering is useful but only if the necessary steps are taken to show a person or group of people should be monitored in the first place and a warrant is approved.

    As for those worried the US is becoming another USSR, the NSA and others don't even have enough storage to keep over who knows how many petabytes of information from the possibly trillions+ of information that goes through phones and online in the US not to mention the information going in and out from other countries. Get a clue, if something sets off a flag then someone will be monitored. Enough with the tin foil hats, just make sure you know your rights if you get wrongly accused of something and take them to court on it.

    Posted in: Do you think the U.S. operation to monitor Internet users and phone calls is necessary for national security?

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    While I agree with some of Snowdens exposure it is not good to let EVERYONE know since those who do have something to hide will now take more measures to proceed with less detectable measures to advance their own agendas. Those who are doing terrorist activities will attempt to learn new methods to fly below the radar.

    I can see US intelligence spying on people that have their activities flagged for monitoring due to extremely suspicious activities that could do severe damage to the country. But also don't see how any such program can moniter over 300million+ people when you only have about at most a few hundred thousand employees and an even smaller amount of those employees charged with monitoring internet and phone activity. So for the conspiracy theorists who believe the US government is monitoring right this moment, unless you've done something suspicious like send out bomb threats, threatened to kill a public official, or assassination, you shouldn't be worried about them monitoring you. There just isn't the manpower to single out every single US citizen and listen to every little thing they do online or phone calls.

    Just make sure to protect your rights when needed, which is now.

    Posted in: Source of U.S. intel leak outs himself despite probe threat

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    ~The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind... the answer is blowin' in the wiiiiind~

    Sorry I'm not very good at karaoke. But this is the dangers of mankind genetically altering plants too much.

    Posted in: Mystery deepens on how genetically modified U.S. wheat landed in field

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    No kidding... In this one case I'd say the woman was at fault for not using common sense, she's 30 so that means she's been in the world long enough to comprehend the risks of doing something stupid like hitchhiking in any country. Unless the men dragged her into the vehicle the alarms should have been going off in her head when 3 men in a truck are the only ones to slow down and pick her up is not a smart thing to do in the first place while she's by herself. Women have been murdered for actions that weren't even as ignorant as this. I still hope they capture the men, but the Indian police must have put her through the ringer about, "why the hell were you hitch-hiking alone in the first place?"

    Posted in: American woman gang-raped in Indian town

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    Rules I've learned about spanking and discipline.

    1.NEVER EVER strike your child in the face. 2.Never spank your child out of anger. 3.Make sure they understand that the spanking is the consequence of them doing wrong.

    My perception is the first time a young child does something wrong let them go with a simple warning not to do it. If they do it again after the first warning, its time to talk to the seat of "wisdom".

    Posted in: Have you ever hit your child, no matter how lightly, as a means of discipline?

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    I respect local law enforcement officers that are commited to doing their job correctly and are effective at upholding the law and protecting citizens rights. As someone in the US and having lived in many unsavory neighborhoods and running into even more unsavory citizens (too many gang bangers, ex felons, felons, and all around idiocy of people that don't understand their human rights do not allow them to infringe on others human rights) its good to see someone who is capable of protecting my basic rights from various criminal or inconsiderate acts that interfere with my right to enjoy a comfortable and safe environment.

    Posted in: Support your local police

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    Kind of like the old tobacco push to interest kids into buying cigarettes at an older age when the old candy cigs were around (I don't smoke but I loved those little diabetic sugar sticks and pretending they were real as a kid). This is trying to interest those not old enough to fall into the Japanese drinking culture. Not a good thing tbh, but it is a form of marketing to an audience that doesn't have acess to the real thing legally.

    US college drinking has some serious problems even when students reach 21 and start binge drinking. From what I heard so far this method of heavy drinking also seriously affects the UK too. The alcohol companies in the US are required by law to mention the dangers of "irresponsible" drinking but mostly it its aimed at drunk driving, and not so much the health issues caused by people drinking too much.

    Just my thoughts on the matter, but this method is trying to lure the Japanese youth into a drinking culture that could easily ruin their lives later on.

    Posted in: Is it safe for minors to drink non-alcohol beer?

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    Unfortunately communism is a dirty word due to the actions of "communist" governments such as the USSR, East Germany, and more currently China and North Korea.

    China's actions for the past 20 years up to current times show that they still haven't learned enough about becoming a "modern" democratic country that respects its own citizens and comprehends what freedom and basic human rights truly entails. The PRC still thinks that they have the "right" to attempt to control their people's thoughts and attitudes which is completely impossible.

    Posted in: China accuses U.S. of prejudice over Tiananmen

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    This is stupid. Instead of issuing pointless warnings, just improve cyberdefense systems for the US corporate/ and federal programs. Plus a counterattack would do wonders.

    He said the U.S. welcomes a strong and emerging China that takes on responsibilities for security in the region...

    You mean "take over" the region not take on "responsibility" What kind of idiots think that China would willingly assist other Asian nations in the region without trying to pretty much grab land and resources which they're already blatantly doing... yeesh

    Posted in: Hagel issues stern warning to China

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    It's odd that Japan has such a strong law against it because of the 'possible' side effects relating to paranoia and personality disorders, both of which are common in Japanese society without the drugs.

    The last thing I'd want to see happen to Japanese society is them on any mind altering drugs. You think Japan has enough underlying problems now and people with sick mentalities? Imagine it on drugs.... They should fix that crazy censorship law first before thinking about legalizing mj.

    Posted in: Should marijuana use be legalized?

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    I believe kim would use this film as propaganda, "I have destroyed America with my amazing laser eye vision!"

    Posted in: The Butler did it

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    Its pathetic that the people that Shoryuken is talking about can't comprehend that Islam isn't determined by a person's skin color. I remember in the US when the Sikh temple was attacked because of some racist twit unable to comprehend that one can't determine a person's religious ideology by their ethnicity.

    Posted in: UK police arrest 10th suspect in soldier's slaying

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