I beg to differ, it's so strange to see you condemn Iran as aggressive and yet dismiss Israel's as 'defensive.' Iran has not been in a war of aggression since the 19th century.

Yes, Iran and Saudi have been both fighting over their interpretations of Islam. Fortunately, most of the Muslim world follows neither.

I wouldn't call Israel's strategies as defensive. Israel moved into South Lebanon in the first place partly over claims that it was part of the land of Judea and Samaria, Hizbullah didn't even exist until Israel occupied the land and claimed it on behalf of Zionism.

Quite the contrary, I think you are mistaken by what you've been reading and what passes for conventional wisdom ie "what we see on the news." However, I don't think I can change your mind, although I regret being so harsh in my initial response.

Baloney. Iran and Saudi may have chilly relations, but they are not Iran's primary foe. I see Israel as the one rattling the saber, instigating UN sanctions, etc.

As for Iran and Russia, dream on. The more Iran "wastes" Uranium, the more oil they will use themselves rather than export. It leads to instabilities in the oil market, and despite the price increase, OPEC views it as a negative thing since it makes their control unstable.

Also, both of these countries have not engaged in aggression in the middle east in decades. Israel on the other hand has invaded its neighbors and continues to act belligerantly on the international stage.

Too easy to fake. Look at how many limewire spam files are supposedly with 100+ peers

Imagine if a semi-legtimate company did this. Would they be legally allowed to do it if the EULA said they would?

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Great, they shot Zerg from Toy Story.

If it's possibly an explosive device tied to a bridge support, why would it be a good idea for the police to detonate it?

Cue Vitaly Borker doing his Darth Vader impersonation; "Noooooooooooooo!"

The ramp is kinda neat. How come US aircraft carriers don't have one?

Good. What an idiot. His twitter stream brags about taking down websites he thinks are "jihadist" but if you actually use google translate on the links they're nothing more than Free Qurans or a Muslim Dialogue BBforum or scholarly discussion on the proper etiquettes of prayer. Seems like a vigilante islamophobe to me, let the idiot get the book thrown at him.

I meant if rooting the device made it easier to break the DRM on the existing ebooks

I mean is there any evidence of this happening IRL? Would someone do something this convoluted or have there been breakins before like this? For example, I'm sure my organization is vulnerable to a scuba attack, but is it that high of a risk that I should take notice?

By that logic, the US is responsible for the thousands of deaths due to the IRA bombings.

Also, this will depend on whether rooting the device enables piracy.

These are pretty cool tactics, but are they warranted? Is the world of corporate espionage so devious and sophisticated that these would be legitimate vectors of attack in the wild?

The Taliban aren't responsible for deaths in the US. They're a local power in Afghanistan, and did not take part in Al Qaeda's activities. The reason the US invaded Afghanistan was for their refusal to extradite Bin Laden, not for any Taliban-led attack.