MaxFly

Are you saying yes to what Cozmo posted?

Don`t know whats up in America but over here that is the case. You guys have a black history month?

Don't necessarily agree with that. I understand and appreciate the spirit of what he's trying to say, that we often unnecessarily magnify race issues... but I'm not sure that the best policy is to ignore the problems that persist. I agree. I think that if we can get past skin color and the prejudices that are associated with them, we can move on. Black history month is a necessary thing, unfortunately. Without it, kids in general won't take time to learn about black history, and teachers would likely not take the time to focus on black leaders. The ideal situation would be that we wouldn't need a black history month, that black history would be addressed throughout the year as part of the history of the western world. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Black kids specifically need to see how things used to be, how things are now, and how things could be in the future if they seek to emulate those in their past and improve upon their accomplishments.

That's great Tim!!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10488458/ NEW YORK - A key Republican committee chairman put the Bush administration on notice Friday that his panel would hold hearings into a report that the National Security Agency eavesdropped without warrants on people inside the United States. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said he would make oversight hearings by his panel next year “a very, very high priority.” “There is no doubt that this is inappropriate,” said Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican and chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Other key bipartisan members of Congress also called on the administration to explain and said a congressional investigation may be necessary. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., appeared annoyed that the first he had heard of such a program was through a New York Times story published Friday. He said the report was troubling. Asked about the story earlier Friday, neither Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice nor White House press secretary Scott McClellan would confirm or deny that the super-secret NSA had spied on as many as 500 people at any given time since 2002. The Times reported Friday that following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, President Bush authorized the NSA to monitor the international phone calls and international e-mails of hundreds — perhaps thousands — of people inside the United States. Before the program began, the NSA typically limited its domestic surveillance to foreign embassies and missions and obtained court orders for such investigations. Overseas, 5,000 to 7,000 people suspected of terrorist ties are monitored at one time. Government officials credited the new program with uncovering several terrorist plots, including one by Iyman Faris, an Ohio trucker who pleaded guilty in 2003 to supporting al-Qaida by planning to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge, the report said. But Faris’ lawyer, David B. Smith, said on Friday the news puzzled him because none of the evidence against Faris appeared to have come from surveillance, other than officials eavesdropping on his cell phone calls while he was in FBI custody. “We need to look into that,” McCain told reporters at the White House after a meeting on Iraq with Bush. “Theoretically, I obviously wouldn’t like it. But I don’t know the extent of it and I don’t know enough about it to really make an informed comment. Ask me again in about a week.” McCain said it’s not clear whether a congressional probe is warranted. He said the topic had not come up in the meeting with Bush. “We should be informed as to exactly what is going on and then find out whether an investigation is called for,” he said. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., also said he needed more information. “Of course I was concerned about the story,” said Lieberman, who also attended the White House Iraq meeting. “I’m going to go back to the office and see if I can find out more about it.” Other Democrats were more harsh. “This is Big Brother run amok,” declared Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. “We cannot protect our borders if we cannot protect our ideals.” Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., called it a “shocking revelation” that he said “ought to send a chill down the spine of every senator and every American.” NBC report on domestic surveillance The Times report came two days after NBC News reported on the existence of a secret Defense Department database of information about suspicious people and activity inside the United States, including anti-war groups. The Times said reporters interviewed nearly a dozen current and former administration officials about the program and granted them anonymity because of the classified nature of the program. It also said in its story that editors at the newspaper had delayed publication of the report for a year because the White House said it could jeopardize continuing investigations and alert would-be terrorists that they might be under scrutiny. The Times said it omitted information from the story that administration officials argued could be useful to terrorists. McClellan would not directly discuss specifics of the article at a briefing for reporters, but said that “there is congressional and oversight of intelligence activities and there are a lot of safeguards in place.” He continued, “Soon after 9/11 the president made a commitment to do two things: Everything lawfully within his power to protect the American people and save lives ... and (to) remain fully committed to uphold the Constitution and protect the civil liberties of the American people. He has done both.” Rice used similar words when asked about the program on NBC “Today” show. “I’m not going to comment on intelligence matters,” she said. But Rice did say that President Bush “has always said he would do everything he can to protect the American people, but within the law, and with due regard for civil liberties because he takes seriously his responsibility.” “The president acted lawfully in every step that he has taken,” Rice said, “to defend the American people and to defend the people within his constitutional responsibility.” Caroline Fredrickson, director of the Washington legislative office of the American Civil Liberties Union, said the group’s initial reaction to the NSA disclosure was “shock that the administration has gone so far in violating American civil liberties to the extent where it seems to be a violation of federal law.” Asked about the administration’s contention that the eavesdropping has disrupted terrorist attacks, Fredrickson said the ACLU couldn’t comment until it sees some evidence. “They’ve veiled these powers in secrecy so there’s no way for Congress or any independent organizations to exercise any oversight.” The Times quoted officials familiar with the NSA operation as saying that Bush’s executive order allowing warrantless eavesdropping on those inside the United States was based on classified legal opinions stating that the president has broad powers to order such measures, based in part on a September 2001 congressional resolution authorizing him to wage war on al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. But some NSA officials were so concerned about the legality of the program that they refused to participate, the Times said. Questions about the legality of the program led the administration to temporarily suspend it last year and impose new restrictions. NBC report on Pentagon database Earlier this week, the Pentagon said it was reviewing its use of a classified database of information about suspicious people and activity inside the United States after the report by NBC News said the database listed activities of anti-war groups that were not a security threat to Pentagon property or personnel. Pentagon spokesmen declined to discuss the matter on the record but issued a written statement Wednesday evening that implied — but did not explicitly acknowledge — that some information had been handled improperly. The Bush administration had briefed congressional leaders about the NSA program and notified the judge in charge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the secret Washington court that handles national security issues. Aides to National Intelligence Director John Negroponte and West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, declined to comment Thursday night.

Hehhehheh, welcome to our world. It's my world, squirrel. You're just tryna get a nut.

Lol, a day and a half...

Is that so... I have the feeling that you're just doing this so that you can turn around and attack Julie incessantly because she doesn't support your puppy kicking habit. See Julie, they can't be trusted.

Great job man.

Lerkot has left on good terms, I can respect his plans. :2thumbs: Well so is the price of war.

Lol, and why have you resigned?

But Ted, what happened to Kanye being a leader in the community... Lol, I'm just playing with you. Good post.

Patiently waiting for Frenetic's take on this... :wiggle:

Great Pod-Cast guys! All of you did a great job.

There's a lot of speculation that Shaq may have had something to do with this. Don't know about all that, but I definitely think Riley did.

Well, he names this thread "Replying to The Guild Wars are still alive" and he posted my attacks on him. I'm guessing that he's trying to say that I'm keeping the Guild Wars alive. The problem is that with all my levels and everything, we're only averaging about 2 levels more than you guys. I'm sure you would like me to be on Schnazz's level so that my team can be 3 or 4 levels on average below you guys, and so that you guys can dominate when you feel like it. That's not going to happen.

12 people really? i only count 8 on my attack list. i dunno why ur upset u attack more than i do so whats the problem? should i just sit back and let u keep attacking every1 else and let u tower above the opponents or should i try to keep moving up levels like everyone else in the game does? apparently the war has started again so i think i'll attack people since that what i'm supposed to do. and tim, was schnazz making 70% of the attacks on you last week when he wasn't even on the forum? cuz i can understand that now that the war is alive, but my thing was last week when hardly any1 was playing i was still being almost solely by MaxFly since he was the only one really attacking. Reborn, check the first page of the thread. You had 12 attacks totaling a used strength of 440 something. That was a week ago. How many potions did you have to buy to make those attacks. Lol. I'm not the only one keeping this alive as Schnazz would have everyone think by his first post. Look at Schnazz's and your attack logs. There were even additional similar logs for Schnazz, but I stopped at 2. I also believed that you had a similar log as well sometime before or after I noticed the one I posted. I'm not trying to dominate the game. As I said, if you compare our guild's average level with your guild's average level, we're only 2 levels average up on you. You guys have been attacking Tim and Chief all the time. I'm just trying to keep things balanced. Nothing wrong with that.

Reborn... please... Attacking 12 people all at once. Buying at least 2 potions of 100 str so you can attack them and up your level. Why? All because you have level envy. No wonder they have level envy. This must be why they are hesitant to attack me.

very true Schnazz was ahead but it's not just that Schnazz fell off, the whole game did. meanwhile u sit back pretty much the only one attacking any1 else because of "boring lectures" that leave you with excess time to do these things. well i commend you on one thing, u continued on with the game even tho it was boring since no1 else was playing. now the game is back, so bring it on like donkey kong!! Haha, also take note of our respective guilds' average guild levels. What so you say to that? On average, our guild is only about 2 levels higher than yours even though I'm "the only one attacking any1 else." Like I said, I'm just keeping everything balanced.

I have fundamental issues with the death penalty itself. This whole thing is pretty overwhehlming. A lot of people will ask "How can you commiserate with someone convicted of murder?" He's still a human being, and I can't help but feel bad for him.

Julie, we haven't attacked you in about 2 and a half weeks. How much more loyal do you think we would be if you were actually on our guild. :wiggle: You not attacking Julie has nothing to do with loyalty, it's all about the ugly PR you got from attacking innocent people. The vigilantes are nothing but heartless, self serving, evil mongers! (yes, I said it, evil mongers!) On a related note, I see that Chief has attacked Cookies... shame shame shame Please, you have Angel Amour on your attack log right now as well as cristigolo... oooooh, big threats...

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/missionimpossible3.html Definitely seeing this one.

Julie, we haven't attacked you in about 2 and a half weeks. How much more loyal do you think we would be if you were actually on our guild. :wiggle:

It's true. Lerkot's already doing his bidding going around kicking puppies.

It's kinda suspect how Van Gundy left. Not spending enough time with his family? Come on.