If Afghanistan became Taliban again, I'm pretty sure that would make Pakistan and others countries much more susceptible to extremist influence than now.
So I think the best argument against the wars are those which say Iraqis and Afghans don't deserve to be helped, wasting the lives and money of the western countries. It's not worth it helping them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/world/asia/22strategy.html?hp
Pentagon Delays Troop Call - WSJ.com
Obama apparently has dismissed the top commander in Afghan General McChrystal's request for more troops.
I don't know how this constitutional lawyer with arts degree and his dear "top in...
More lethal does not mean better self-defence, I was only saying that they are more lethal, not they are better self-defence weapons.
For bad guys they can use a knife scissors whatever they want, their purpose is not to defend themselves but to hurt people. For bad guys police batons equal...
Flashed by a SureFire 9P tactical Xenon light in a dark room, blinded for 10 seconds...
But I really think torch is only an assistant device for self-defence, because the assailants will be pretty mad after they recovered from the light and the victim may not have enough time to react or escape.
This case is true. And police are efficient.
I personally called police once in Sydney when witnessing a man battering his partner.
Police arrived literally within one minute, full force, just like you said.
But don't you think you've forgotten all other cases where police were not...
Why are Extendable Batons, Pepper Spray and other nonlethal self-defence devices ILLEGAL to ordinary residents in Australia (except in WA)?
Maybe pepper spray could be more controversial,
but to my understanding, a kitchen knife, a pair of scissors, an iron stick, a hammer and a wrench...
That really depends on the exact nature of "anti-jewish" video
Anti-jewish is too broad
He must have said something serious enough to invoke criminal charges, not because there's no constitutional right to free speech
I remember there was a seminar held by some anti-israeli activists in Sydney Uni declaring that israel not real and even more, they directly quoted Hezbolla leaders' hate speech
They were not arrested