Take a look www.youtube.com/watch?v=h...=5&t=a&f=b

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London and British crime rates have been increasing for years. Recently total crime rates for London have been estimated at about seven times those of New York for a slightly smaller population and some authorities suggest these figures have been minimized. England and Wales are now accounted by some estimates as the most dangerous places for crime in the developed world.
...New York and London have populations of 8 million and 7 million respectively and comparable police budgets, though New York has about 40 percent more police actually on the beat. British papers retail many incidents of British police, rather than preventing crime, being kept busy "celebrating diversity" and prosecuting politically incorrect remarks and behavior (large amounts of money and court time have been spent by the Crown Prosecution Service on cases of children who have made politically incorrect remarks in school playground fights, for instance).
In Norfolk, where the Tony Martin affair and other matters revealed a state of professional criminal gangs systematically robbing and terrorizing isolated rural dwellers, police recently alerted all officers to the fact a man was still at large after having stolen four soft porn magazines. This desperado's picture was sent to stations throughout the county, and the police released closed circuit television footage of the crime and appealed to members of the public to ring a Crimestopper number if they knew his identity and could help bring him to justice.
There have also been numerous and well-publicized cases of people being prosecuted and jailed for defending themselves from criminal attacks. A storekeeper was knifed in the back as he tackled a gang of youths stealing wine from his Norwich store. He was arrested on two charges of assault.
Shirley Best, owner of the Rolander Fashion Boutique, was ironing some garments when two youths broke in. They pressed the hot iron into her side and stole her watch, leaving her badly burnt. "I was frightened to defend myself," said Miss Best, "I thought if I did anything I would be arrested." In July 2002, a shopkeeper, Richard Barnes, hit a teenage thief whom he had confronted with a single blow. The thief had previously thrown a punch at him. Mr. Barnes was arrested, tried before a jury, and eventually acquitted after a three-day trial in the Hull Crown Court.
There have been doubts expressed that a right to self-defense still exists in British law. Following one homicidal home burglary Dr. Ian Stephen, an Honorary Lecturer (Forensic Psychology) at Glasgow Caledonian University, told householders:
"If you attack the burglar, or react in an 'over-the-top' manner... you will inevitably end up on the receiving end of a prison sentence that will far outstrip that imposed on the intruder in your own home.... when individuals are confronted by intruders there are some actions they should follow. Direct contact should be avoided whenever possible. If unavoidable, the victim should adopt a state of active passivity..."

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Immigration Policy
Abortion/Reproductive Rights
Seperation of Church and State
Globalisation
Surveillance
Iraq
North Korea
Iran
Israel-Palestine
"War on Terror"
"War on Drugs"
Strong feelings on both sides of the issue. Rational thought and mutual respect for both sides . . . probably never existed at all. But the moderates and undecideds seem to be garnering much more vitriol than before.
Hmm. What else am I missing?
-murmur
Ah! Original Battlestar Galactica vs. New Battlestar Galactica.

For my Poli Sci class, we have to write a 10 page paper, the prompt of which is "what is at stake in this conflict and in what sense is the conflict in the Middle East* a conflict between traditional and modern forces? If those categories aren't a useful way of thinking about the conflict, why not?"
* Iraq basically.
I'm not actually done with it yet (9 pages atm...!), but I'm wondering if people would be interested in reading it and giving me comments when/if I post it up. Due to the nature of the prompt, it'll be fairly limited in terms of scope, but I'd be glad to engage in a discussion regarding the issues at stake.
In particular, I have a problem with not explaining what's in my head onto the paper. So, sometimes I think I clearly explain a point when to everyone else it's all gibberish.
Thanks to anyone willing to do this!

Hey, Bob?
We know that one song can affect another, at least in the case of 'Play for You'. While there might be meta-songs that affect a wide variety of other songs, have you considered whether or not there are songs that affect only one other song, possibly granting it power that it might not usually have?
The reason that I'm asking is due to my mind being sick and twisted. Because my brain is absolutely INSISTING to me that playing THIS:

Amoeba Hop
Words and Music by Christine Lavin
Just a little puddle of muddy water
Left there after the rain
I got down on my knees
I looked close
I saw things I couldn't explain
There was all those itty bitty
Teeny weeny little tiny creatures
Swimmin' and sloshin' about
I put my ear down to that puddle
I could hear one of them shout
We're goin' to the Amoeba Hop
Everybody's gonna be there
Got my eye on a cute paramecium
You know the one with the wavy hair
Rockin' and rollin' shakin' our cells
and flappin' our flagella all over
Well the good times don't never gonna stop
When you go to the Amoeba Hop
(That's what I heard... I mean it! I mean it!)
Then I spied a shy protozoan
Swingin' all by hisself
He was lookin' for a partner to shake a leg with
But everyone was dancin' with everybody else
So he was so lonely till Mother Nature
Showed him what to do
He boogied down he did a little binary fission
Split his-cellf in two (and now he's got a partner)
For the Amoeba Hop
Everybody gonna be there
My, oh my, of nucleoli
Have you ever seen such a perfect pair?
Rockin' and rollin' shakin' their cells
Slappin' their cilia all over
Well, the good times don't never gonna stop
When you go to the Amoeba Hop
Good times don't never gonna stop
When you go to the Amoeba Hop
Some folks that one-celled animals
Don't know how to swing
People who say that... are wrong
'Cause I saw a band of algae
Get up there and sing:
"When the red red robin comes
bob-bob-bobbin' along"
But to them it's a monster song!
Oooh the puddle was jumpin'
So was I
I guess I lost my head
In my excitement I splashed it dry
Oh my god I thought they was dead!
But no! They just come splashin' down
Right here into my hand
And sure enough I could still hear
That swingin' algae band Sayin'
We're going to the Amoeba Hop,
Everybody gonna be there,
Got my eye on a cute paramecium,
Look at the hair girls! Look at the hair!
Rockin' and rollin' shakin' our cells
Slappin' pseudopodia all over
Well the good times don't never gonna stop
When you go to the Amoeba Hop
Good times don't never gonna stop
When you go to the Amoeba Hop-hop hop bada
Good times don't never gonna stop
When you go to the Amoeba Hop!

...followed by THIS:
When the Red, Red Robin comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along
written by Harry Woods
part of "The Jolson Story", and recorded by Al Jolson
has also been recorded by Mandy Patinkin
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob bobbin' along, along,
There'll be no more sobbing when he starts throbbing
His own sweet song.
Wake up, wake up, you sleepy head,
Get up, get up, get out of bed,
Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red,
Live, love, laugh and be happy.
What if I've been blue,
Now I'm walking through fields of flowers,
Rain may glisten, but I still listen for hours and hours.
I'm just a kid again, doing what I did again, singing a song,
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob bobbin' along.

...yields a kaiju-class robin redbreast that might consider Mothra a healthy dinner, with leftovers.
Silly, I know, but I HAD to post it to get it out of my head. And I wanted to see if you had considered other song combinations like this before. Thoughts?
-Feinan

Starscream looked down at the human in amusement. "You think you can stop me, fleshling? I'd like to see you try."
Doug smirked back "Well, if you insist.
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Thanks.

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Iran Plans
Military Realities of Iran
Implications
For the latter two links, I'm not sure how credible you could consider them, but they seem fairly credible. Top one by Seymour Hersh.

Because dammit, it makes a certain amount of horrible sense:

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