It may not be where you come from, but it is here.

You say "socialism" as though it is a bad thing.

Many many countries that are not the USA don't agree.

The hammock district!

"Next attack"? Care to point me in the direction of a time since 1709 when Afghanistan has invaded or attacked another nation? Why threaten with annihilation a nation that has never harmed you or your country?

Afghanistan has been invaded by hostile forces repeatedly since 1709. The Afghanis have resisted those invasions as any nation rightly would.

The "American Dream" = money? Not much of dream then.

I do not want to live in an economy. I live in a society. I agree that an economy is important but do not accept that money / profit should come before all else.

My point remains, the overwhelming majority of your post consists of allegations and on these current charges he has yet to be found guilty.

"Asshole"? Really? My limited understanding is that he is an innocent person until found otherwise, no?

It is all too easy to cast allegations around. At this stage he is not an "asshole" but instead a wholly innocent person accused of serious crimes.

The agreement you refer was a bilateral agreement that would have resulted in North Korea receiving a light-water reactor in exchange for its undertakings not to proceed with a heavy-water system.

The agreement you refer to was unilaterally broken and not by North Korea.
   

Not necessarily. There are often significant tax advantages to leasing.
 

If only that were correct. The US government can and does withhold the issue of passports for a range of reasons including the ones you mention above.

The grant of a passport is not a right and the United Declaration on Human Rights is silent on the issue of travel.

Both of your assertions are threfore incorrect.

Not at all. You are right that only US citizens are able to be issued a legitimate US passport but it is not true that all US citizens qualify for the grant of a US passport.

A US passport is not a right in law, but a privilege.

I agree with all you say and I commend you for arguing it as well as you have.

But you have forgotten the centerpiece when it comes to understanding the relationship between Iran and the rest of the world.

Israel.

Add that complexity to your points above and you have a much fuller picture.

Can someone please change the headline from "In Xhengzhou, Thousands Vie For Foxconn Jobs" to "In Zhengzhou, Thousands Vie For Foxconn Jobs".

The name of the Chinese city in question is Zhengzhou not Xhengzhou.

The answer is no.