"They use the Republican Guard which are primarily non-Iranian Arabs ...." I wonder where you got this from? There might be some Iranians who were living in say Iraq and then Saddam expelled them in the republican guard, but I would be surprised if even one non-Iranian, Arab or otherwise be in there. Let's put it this way, there is a higher chance of a Saudi non-American citizen to be the next US President than that!

Nope, he's not married and there are no 4 witnesses etc, so no stoning for you.

Your wish is granted. Anandtech tested the battery life with x264 720P video and they got about 6 hours out of it.

http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3689&p=7

I forgot to mention the battery results they got:

idle: 848 mins ( over 14 hours)
web surfing: 587 mins ( about 10 hours)
HD video: 361 mins ( about 6 hours)

Impressive I would say.

Anandtech has a review of this and they seems to be pretty impressed with it. They proclaimed it their favorite laptop.

http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3689

Here is the opening sentence of their conclusion:
"Right now, the ASUS UL80Vt is the high water mark for a do-everything laptop: office, gaming, and mobility are all handled with aplomb."

Does your circle of trust encompass Nazi Germany?