The coup was a counter-coup. The Iranian PM was the one that overthrew the government, faked an election, dissolved parliament, was ruling by decree, and caused the Shah to flee.
That's not even close to true.
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The government of Iran had been overthrown by the Prime Minister who faked an election, dissolved parliament, and was ruling by decree while ignoring the Shah as constitutional monarch. (You know, the traditional head of government being responsible to head of state?) Not even Stalin faked elections as brazenly as the Iranian PM. The Shah fled for his own safety. The US and UK helped restore the Shah to power, not install him.
That is 100% false.
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And if it was society's resources paying for the gas and labor, then I would agree with you, but at the moment, you're requiring the cab drivers - who are typically lower-class - spend their own resources.
No, you're not requiring. Cities have lotteries for new taxi medallions every year where they are obtained for a very small registration fee. That's the only way new medallions come into the system.
And after all, isn't spending your own resources in order to start a business that will be profitable what capitalism is all about?
Barry M. Rubin
Horse shit.
Iran was a pro-Western, pro-American country until we sent the CIA to overthrow their government in 1953 and installed the Shah. If you're going to quote an Israeli PJMedia/Fox News propagandist, you might want to find one with more credibility than Barry Rubin.
Is there any way for any country to earn the respect of others
Well, you start by not meddling in their politics and overthrowing their leaders, as the US did to Iran.
"One Court to Rule them ALL?"
And here we were thinking the Supreme Court was maybe throwing a bit too much weight around making laws up.
I guess SCOTUS is just not secret enough, and FISA is.....
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Do they also make a router that looks like Scarlett Johansson? I may find this "internet of things" acceptable after all.
Oh, and before you ask for a citation that Graham and Rubio are trying to ban online gaming specifically for Sheldon Adelson (who looks like Dr Evil's unwell uncle by the way), here is some more information:
Nice to see that American politicians are not the only crooks with too much power. Now what do we do about it?
When US politicians try to ban online gambling, it's not to drive business to government gambling sites, but rather to drive business to Sheldon Adelson. I guess they figure if you're going to be corrupt, you might as well be corrupt for someone who pays better than the government.
With all the clever hacks and workarounds people are posting, I'm ashamed to say my best is using a steak knife as a screwdriver.
The local big box store has a receptacle for toner cartridges. Hit Best Buy, chuck them in there, call it done, the end.
I had a lot of toner cartridges as well, but no use in keeping them. They are not going to appreciate in value, and as time goes on, that toner cartridge format will be used by fewer printers, so might as well dispose of them properly (and properly isn't the trash can.)
I'd likely waste more $$ on gas packing up and driving to a Best Buy to drop off a single cartridge, than would be saved by recycling.
And as other posters say..what guarantee is it that BB is recycling them in some fashion?
Some things are trash, and crap like this isn't worth my time to drive all over town trying to find a specialized bin to toss it in. I'm not going to keep 3-4 different trash cans taking up limited room in my kitchen to sort shit out, why would I drive all over town to throw out one toner cartridge.
My taxes/fees pay for garbagemen to pick crap up and haul it off. Why not use them for what they are there for?
Don't forget, ACME smart appliances all require you to agree to letting ACME access your address book, location, browsing history and other personal information. But their website says "We take your privacy seriously".
I'll be interested in the Internet of Things as soon as I can get an IPv6 address for my balls.
It seems to me that it's a waste of resources to keep cabs in low-demand areas on the off-chance that someone's grandmother wants to use one.
It might be a "waste of resources" to give your grandmother medical care too, but as a society, we're uncomfortable with people being left out.
When the libertarian caliphate comes to power, then we can let grandma go dangle. Until then, it's probably to our benefit to look out for her.
Drone piolots have no doubt done somethings history won't look kindly on but so has basically every fighting man using whatever technology and tactics. Sure maybe some just do it for the pay check or lack of other options but most of the people that enlist in our volunteer armed services have some conviction about defending the nation.
I will challenge, "most". How would we know if their motivation was the defense of the nation or if they just needed a job and their best option was to enlist? And defense of the nation from what? The US hasn't fought a war in defense of the nation since the 19th century.
Let's stop romanticizing the military. This isn't GI Joe who was drafted off his daddy's farm to go fight the Fuhrer. This is a "professional military", remember? And there's a word for professional military. Mercenary. Just look at how eager these guys are to go work for Blackwater, or "Xe" or "Academi" or whatever the private contractor army is calling itself today.
I'm kind of surprised that the same people who look sideways with suspicion at anything Big Government does also romanticize the enforcement arm of that Big Government by becoming military groupies or police buffs. Every member of the military and every member of every police force in the United States fits the dictionary definition of "bureaucrat", plus they get to use deadly force. Remember that the next time you hear someone talking about those damn "government bureaucrats".
"Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberrys!" -- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
