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I was in Egypt a month after 9/11 and it was safe. There have been a couple of big attacks against tourists in the past and the Egyptian government has responded by increasing security. A lot. The number of soldier/police on the streets is overwhelming coming from a western country, but it does...

As Paracowboy said, you need to ask a recruiter from the military you want to join. There's no point wasting your time asking on military forums where nobody is going to know the answer for sure. It only takes one or two quick phone calls. Websites for the British military are easy to find on...

Al-Queda, simply because they've affected the world far more than any of the other groups, and in a short time. The other groups listed have a limited, regional focus while Al-Queda has become an ideology with a global reach.

Why are thousands of Mexicans trying to sneak into the US and not the other way around? Do you think 40% of Americans would move to Mexico? Surely the USA must have something special to offer other than language and proximity.

Proximity and language barriers are not the issues here. I suspect most Mexicans would rather move to the US where there are labour laws, a minimum wage, and a high standard of living. Or these Mexicans could go to China and work as virtual slaves in a factory where they'll likely be stuck for...

The joint exercises by China and Russia are clearly nothing more than a message. Both nations have said that they don't like the single-superpower reality of today's world,  so now they're trying to flex a little muscle. It doesn't mean that they've put aside centuries of rivalry or that we can...

Britney, The article you posted above does not show that Americans are against the war in Iraq or that they agree with Mrs. Sheehan. It shows that people are against getting killed, or their children getting killed, in Iraq. The quotes in the article: "It's the war," he said. "Going over and...

What does Canada have to do with it?

The idea that the Liberals are responsible for downsizing Canada's military never fails to make me laugh. Read a history book, the Cold War ended. Militaries around the world were downsized by left-leaning governments, right-leaning governments and everything in between. This would have happened...

Lewis Black and Jon Stewart were two of the presenters, but the group that puts the awards together is Canadian (based out of Toronto) and the ceremony is held during the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, which is also Canadian. The group claims that votes and nominations come from around the...

Let's put this in some context since that article makes it sound as if people around the world are deeply concerned with the Canadian government. This is not a huge, international award. It's an award created by Canadian comedians and voted on by their fans (Canadians), then awarded in Montreal...

Economic left/right: 0.00 Social left/right: -0.77 Almost got my dot exactly in the middle.

Again, neither of us knows whether or not Bono personally donates any money to charity, so we can't really comment about it. No they haven't, but what does that have to do with Bono? How many people do you think actually pay any attention to Oxfam's message? Very few. How many people hear...

My point was that if none of us know how much Bono is donating, why just assume he's not? And even if he's not, I think he's still doing admirable work. Like I said, most other musicians promote themselves, then keep all the money for themselves, and nobody thinks twice about it. If Bono chooses...

As stated, you have no idea how much Bono has contributed to African aid and despite how much he's personally contributed, he has defibately taken action on the Africa issue. What have you done for Africa lately? Perhaps we should be praising him for something none of us would likely do. And as...

If, if, if, if, if............ ::) Russia and China have been improving relations since the late 1980's, but not with the intention of forming a new axis of power. Russia's motivations include getting a piece of the booming Chinese economy, the need to exert international influence and keeping...

Try looking a few pages into this board, it was covered extensively a short time ago.

I had thought of the time difference, and I did dial the 011 prefix, but only 1 in 20 calls gets through and those always ring busy. Why did you apply to the Marines as a Commonwealth rather than a British citizen? How are things going with the Greenjackets? I've heard they have more...

Really? Good to know, I am applying to the marines. I'll I've got from them so far is a letter asking to contact them at a number that I can never get through to so I'm a little in the dark about the application process. As for the army NCM's, you can fill out an appliacation and mail it to...

Joining China would throw out the window any chance it had of breaking into western markets. If China were to start misbehaving, India could quickly replace it as a supplier of cheap goods for The USA and EU who would probably be more than happy to buy from a developing democracy. Besides, China...