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America has made lots of mistakes eg. Vietnam and Iraq, and is responsible for bringing many brutal right-wing dictators to power. However, there was a fear of communism (overexagerated fear) and the USSR was doing the same thing. The Cold War ended in 1991. The US still too involved in world...

I wouldnt say that but im sure most of them feel it went off course with the invasion of Iraq. Afghanistan is heating up again though. Why would Syria do that when they're in indirect negotiations with Israel over the Golan Heights? I assume the Syrians dont want their land back anytime...

He didnt deserve to die but the guard probably felt his life was in danger. Guards have guns for a reason, its not just for show.

Poverty is a major issue but there is also an attitude problem with many Lebanese men. The two of them combined is why they are overrepresented in the criminal statistics.

People who look Middle Eastern find it hard to get into nightclubs and bars. I assume its because they bouncers think they're going to start a fight. Because of this, if you are on George St on a saturday night, you will see heaps of Lebanese guys driving around. Everyone knows that the...

Lebanese Muslims especially those who look and sound middle eastern do experience discrimination and feel alienated. But as some have said before its mostly the fault of the Lebanese community. Members of the Lebanese Muslim community are more likely to commit a crime compared to most ethnic...

I dont care if someone is anti-west or anti-Israel but you cross the line when you be racist and encourage hatred.

Hezbollah TV 'live' in Australia http://news.smh.com.au/national/hezbollah-tv-live-in-australia-20080821-3zi4.html

Qantas is better than Thai. I flew economy on both airlines. On Qantas you get your own tv with video on demand but on Thai there was only the one big screen. But I have to agree that the service on Thai was very good.

Most Arabs would accept Israel but there will still be Islamic extremists who wont stop fighting until Israel is completely destroyed. We have similar views regarding many things but some things that we disagree about are major issues. Final borders, you believe Hezbollah is a resistance...

Thats your view. The US, EU, Canada, Australia and others disagree. Your right, I think the mix up occurred due to an incorrect map that showed the Shebba Farms as part of Syria. It looks as though in the near future Israel is going to withdraw from the Golan Heights, given that they are...

I dont believe Israel is a threat to Lebanon if they are not harbouring radicals or have groups that are a threat towards Israel (such as Hezbollah or in the past the PLO). The thing about the conflict in 2006, yes Israel was humilated because they couldnt stop the rockets, didnt get their...

The US thought it would be in their interests for Israel to continue the war. They hoped Israel would weaken Hezbollah. Also theres the fact that Israel's one of America's closest allies and as you say the welfare of the Lebanese doesnt rate very high in Washington. Georgia wants to have...

My point of showing those images is to show how small Israel and the Palestinian territories are. I wasnt trying to be political. We've been through all that shit before.

True but Israel is tiny, which is a major factor why they are reluctant to give up land. Heres some info on the size of Israel and the occupied territories. http://factsofisrael.com/en/maps.shtml

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/please-kill-me-bus-beheader/2008/08/06/1217702076805.html

You two are wrong. The US had a recession in 2001 and during the same period the Australian economy had decent economic growth. This is mostly due to increasing trade with countries experiencing rapid growth such as China and India. These countries are fuelling the mining boom.

The bad economic conditions are being caused by factors outside the governments control. High oil prices have caused transport costs and hence prices to increase (inflation increases). The Reserve Bank increases interest rates to limit inflation and it also slows the economy. The bottom line...

Yes its horrible to have the Palestinians go through checkpoints but the checkpoints save Israeli lives. US media is biased but in the rest of the world there isnt significant media bias towards Israel. If anything there is probably more of a Palestinain/Lebanese bias. Also, the media in the...

The Arabs have power in that they can limit the supply of oil and thereby cripple the world economy. At the moment OPEC is already limiting supply in order to get better prices for its members. If all the Arab countries agree to raise the OPEC quotas, the price of oil would be far less than it...