Wouldn't the accessibility of guns, due to laws allowing many law abiding citizens to own guns, increase the prevalence and availability to criminals?

I understand your argument - it's just that when you promote a gun culture I'd naturally assume that will lead to everyone having easier access to them, whether legal or illegal.

Anything to do with Saudi Arabia is also treated very differently, at least lately. Since Qatar and the Sauds have been snuggling up AJ has gone quiet on Saudi Arabia, which used to be a primary target for them. Orders came down from the top, so they no longer report on possibly the most brutal regime in the Middle East other than fluff pieces.

So don't kid yourself - AJ is likely as much a mouthpiece of the folks in charge as RT is. They're just a lot more subtle.

Sorry, what? I refer you to my two previous examples - embedded reporters and Pentagon staff in the newsrooms. That's exactly control of the press. And that's only the domestic press. What happens to foreign reporters and press agencies is often much, much worse.

And the US took the lead in oppressing news from the front lines under the guise of 'embedded reporters' and Pentagon 'consultants' in news rooms. One country censors gossip column stuff, the other war reporting. Mind you, most countries have followed the US's lead in this including the UK.

Reporters Without Borders hates the US? Why? Actually, since it's based on feedback from reporters around the world, who tend to have a little better insight into freedom of the press, I believe your suggestion implies that reporters hate the US.

There's lots of other surveys out there if you'd prefer - but you are unlikely to find any credible ones with the US at the top.

According to the Press Freedom Index there are 46 countries that do it better, at least when it comes to freedom of the press.

The folks that are swayed to buy gold by a 30 second TV spot aren't even a blip in the market. There's tens of thousands of tens in government reserves around the world, and individual investors are likely many decimal places away from even being noteworthy.

Your examples use the very brightest of those civilizations and doesn't necessarily disagree with TFA. It's entirely plausible that the brightest of today may not be any more intelligent then the brightest from centuries ago, but that average intelligence has risen due to access to information, public education, etc.

Apple is only able to create a walled garden thanks to layers that have been built before by the tinkerers and technical folk. So I think that while Apple's strategy may work well in the short term, it will likely be their downfall long term.

When you create the walled garden you allow developers to focus on apps, but exclude them from the areas that may have a large impact. Apple needs to do it themselves for the newest innovations. That fancy new, revolutionary FS or networking will need to be ported. Or they'll need to come up with it themselves. Either way, they'll start to lag behind and be restricted in what they can do.

That's likely because you use a computer to create some sort of content outside of work. I'd say the majority of people no longer fall under this category - most are almost purely content consumers, with the occasional email or facebook update. For them, the tablet is perfect - easy to use and carry around.

The 486 tablets came at a time when most folks using a computer outside of work were creating content, gaming, etc. The market simply wasn't there.

Not really. They are still subject to the rules of evidence, and can be excluded for numerous reasons.

It also only relates to the rights of the accused while in custody.

All arabs? Who said anything about all arabs? Oh, but wait:

"We must expel Arabs and take their places."
-- David Ben Gurion

You asked for only one, but there a literally hundreds by prominent Israelis. Now, for more relevant to the topic at hand, I suggest you google 'Israel threatens Iran'. You'll find plenty, with specific threats and timelines ("within months").

Where did you get 'jew hatred' from the parents comment? Is questioning Israel's foreign policy 'jew hatred'? Would it be racist to question any other countries foreign policy? Why do you hate Persians?

Also,

MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS

Targeted ads are fine, it's the tracking that is used to generate those ads that isn't. And until someone sets up a decent system to allow opt-in targeted ads that protects the users privacy, it's pretty tough to have one without the other.