Anti War Protest
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Frankly I find it totally sickening that so many people have gone out marching in support of Saddam Hussain being allowed to just ignore the rest of the world telling him to disarm. What the hell do they think they are doing?
John Burton wrote: Frankly I find it totally sickening that so many people have gone out marching in support of Saddam Come on man, dont think in a binary way; we don't live in a world of black and white. These folks aren't supporting Saddam, the are against what they view as an unwanted military action. John Burton wrote: What the hell do they think they are doing? They are peacfully and legaly making their voices heard. They have a right to thier view just as you do. Isn't this the whole idea on which modern western contrys are based; rule by representation rather than rule by force or extortion. John Burton wrote: allowed to just ignore the rest of the world telling him to disarm Now you are being pedantic and obtuse. The world wants a dissarmed Saddam yes. But obiously, if you saw the UN voting, they don't want a war. All these people are doing is urging their crimnals politicans to look and work hard for non-war solutions. [edit] BTW... I do think who ever voted you down is full of crap. [/edit] "Veni, Vidi, Booyah!" - Ceasar
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Well, we are back from it early, having left before it got dark (And any colder! Damn it was freezing - typical grey English day). I have never seen so many people in one place before - they are estimating around 2 million at the moment. We were running up and down along the route to get photo's of the various points, rather than in the crowd, and they just kept coming and coming. Unbelievable. And all in a good, peaceful mood. I hope it stays that way as the evening wears on. So were any other CPian's either there, or at one of the other protests around the world? Sorry I couldn't allow my :bob: shirt to be seen - he was warmly wrapped up under 1 jersey and 2 jackets. :-O Here are a couple of the shots London Protest[^]. What a shame the blue sky they promised for today was replaced with heavy grey clouds. Oh well - it was one of the most interesting days of my life so far :cool:
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
Very nice photos Megan. Did you get to use your new filter? I've found sometimes even in overcast skies you can get nice results with them. "Veni, Vidi, Booyah!" - Ceasar
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lauren wrote: nillism isnt a way of life There is no way of life!!!:):) "Veni, Vidi, Booyah!" - Ceasar
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Very nice photos Megan. Did you get to use your new filter? I've found sometimes even in overcast skies you can get nice results with them. "Veni, Vidi, Booyah!" - Ceasar
Chris Austin wrote: Very nice photos Megan Thanks Chris :) Chris Austin wrote: Did you get to use your new filter? I've found sometimes even in overcast skies you can get nice results with them Unfortunately I didn't, no. I have no experience with photographing crowds, having grown up in the bush, so when I saw how grey the day was I decided to just concentrate on the composition and the people in the shots. I did however buy some monkey nuts on the way home, and will be experimenting with the filter on squirrels tomorrow, whatever the weather :)
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
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Kant wrote: I just uploaded my first photo. Cool! Doesn't look constructed from ice, must have been interesting to see! :cool: Kant wrote: I just have a Digital Camera Me too, and I love it. Hmmm.. how can I explain this... "I would rather have my laptop stolen than my camera" ... or, "I love it more than Rohit loves cricket... ;P " Of course, just like film camera's, not all digital's are created equal, but then there's no point spending more on it than the hobby is worth to you. This (Sony F707) [^] is mine :love:
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
Megan Forbes wrote: Of course, just like film camera's, not all digital's are created equal, but then there's no point spending more on it than the hobby is worth to you. This (Sony F707) [^] is min Wow...Sony F707...:rolleyes: My Digital camera is Canon Powershot S30. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_s30.asp[^] I bought this only to take pictures of my kids. As my earlier camera (film), it's very difficult to take pictures of my kids, as often they move and wasted so many rolls. One more reason going for Digital camera is no need to scan/crop/... With Digital camera, it's so easy to upload the pictures to the web. :cool: Follow live World Cup Cricket scores here[^]
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Kant wrote: I just uploaded my first photo. Cool! Doesn't look constructed from ice, must have been interesting to see! :cool: Kant wrote: I just have a Digital Camera Me too, and I love it. Hmmm.. how can I explain this... "I would rather have my laptop stolen than my camera" ... or, "I love it more than Rohit loves cricket... ;P " Of course, just like film camera's, not all digital's are created equal, but then there's no point spending more on it than the hobby is worth to you. This (Sony F707) [^] is mine :love:
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
Megan Forbes wrote: but then there's no point spending more on it than the hobby is worth to you. This (Sony F707) [^] is mine Wow, that is a mean pice of equipment. I am heavily entrenched in the SLR world so I was realy suprised to see 3fps for continous shooting. They (digiatl) have come a long way since I last looked at them. "Veni, Vidi, Booyah!" - Ceasar
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Well, we are back from it early, having left before it got dark (And any colder! Damn it was freezing - typical grey English day). I have never seen so many people in one place before - they are estimating around 2 million at the moment. We were running up and down along the route to get photo's of the various points, rather than in the crowd, and they just kept coming and coming. Unbelievable. And all in a good, peaceful mood. I hope it stays that way as the evening wears on. So were any other CPian's either there, or at one of the other protests around the world? Sorry I couldn't allow my :bob: shirt to be seen - he was warmly wrapped up under 1 jersey and 2 jackets. :-O Here are a couple of the shots London Protest[^]. What a shame the blue sky they promised for today was replaced with heavy grey clouds. Oh well - it was one of the most interesting days of my life so far :cool:
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
Yep, Just coming back from Montreal Anti-War protest. Around 50000 people brave enough to walk slowly on a wonderfully sunny but very cold (-20C) against the war. Lot's of famillies, old people, young people, french people, english people; and to my surprise, it was quite focussed against the war, no side stories! Thawing' Max.
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Megan Forbes wrote: but then there's no point spending more on it than the hobby is worth to you. This (Sony F707) [^] is mine Wow, that is a mean pice of equipment. I am heavily entrenched in the SLR world so I was realy suprised to see 3fps for continous shooting. They (digiatl) have come a long way since I last looked at them. "Veni, Vidi, Booyah!" - Ceasar
Chris Austin wrote: I am heavily entrenched in the SLR world so I was realy suprised to see 3fps for continous shooting. They (digiatl) have come a long way since I last looked at them. Yeah, so was I, then my Ricoh I'd had more than half my life was stolen :(( . I must admit, I do have even more fun with the F707 than I had with my old Ricoh, mainly because I can experiment as much as I want without paying for developing, but I would have rathered being forced into the new purchase by different means.
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
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Yep, Just coming back from Montreal Anti-War protest. Around 50000 people brave enough to walk slowly on a wonderfully sunny but very cold (-20C) against the war. Lot's of famillies, old people, young people, french people, english people; and to my surprise, it was quite focussed against the war, no side stories! Thawing' Max.
Maximilien wrote: Around 50000 people brave enough to walk slowly on a wonderfully sunny but very cold (-20C) against the war. :eek: You are braver than I am! In that I might just have stayed in bed for the day! :)
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
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I was out throwing eggs at them ...does that count?
Richard Melton wrote: I was out throwing eggs at them I hope you threw one for me also. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:
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Kant wrote: I just uploaded my first photo. Cool! Doesn't look constructed from ice, must have been interesting to see! :cool: Kant wrote: I just have a Digital Camera Me too, and I love it. Hmmm.. how can I explain this... "I would rather have my laptop stolen than my camera" ... or, "I love it more than Rohit loves cricket... ;P " Of course, just like film camera's, not all digital's are created equal, but then there's no point spending more on it than the hobby is worth to you. This (Sony F707) [^] is mine :love:
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
Wow - That's one mean camera! Mine's a Canon Powershot A40[^]...only 2 megapixel but ideal for me as it fits in my handbag easily and is pretty robust. The picture quality seems very good too. :) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
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Two things. First, you do realize you're going to make absolutly no difference in what Dumbya+BlairWitch wants to do, right? Second, your face is now probably on the offical watch list. If you want to change things, you need to buy your own political goon or have important friends in high places. Otherwise, you're just like the rest of us, a great unwashed mass. Right or wrong, that's the way it is. But hey, if you want to go out, show your displeasure at the way things are, and then go back and see how little if anything changes, that's your preogative.
Through 86 years of perpetual motion, if he likes you he'll smile and he'll say, "Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic, but I had a good life all the way"
You're living up to your name my friend. :( Chill out, OK? Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
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You're living up to your name my friend. :( Chill out, OK? Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
- Marcia GraeschTrouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: You're living up to your name my friend. Lol - I didn't want to say it :rolleyes:
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: You're living up to your name my friend. Lol - I didn't want to say it :rolleyes:
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
Hehe I'm many things but subtle isn't one of them. ;) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
- Marcia GraeschTrouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++
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Hehe I'm many things but subtle isn't one of them. ;) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
- Marcia GraeschTrouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: Hehe I'm many things but subtle isn't one of them :-D
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
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Well, we are back from it early, having left before it got dark (And any colder! Damn it was freezing - typical grey English day). I have never seen so many people in one place before - they are estimating around 2 million at the moment. We were running up and down along the route to get photo's of the various points, rather than in the crowd, and they just kept coming and coming. Unbelievable. And all in a good, peaceful mood. I hope it stays that way as the evening wears on. So were any other CPian's either there, or at one of the other protests around the world? Sorry I couldn't allow my :bob: shirt to be seen - he was warmly wrapped up under 1 jersey and 2 jackets. :-O Here are a couple of the shots London Protest[^]. What a shame the blue sky they promised for today was replaced with heavy grey clouds. Oh well - it was one of the most interesting days of my life so far :cool:
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
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Apologies, Chris. This was in parallel to your message, not a reply to it :-O Perhaps if parilment (you know, where the represntatives of the voters go) were allowed to vote on wether we should send our soldiers to die this might not happen. Tony Blair has said there will be a vote after the troops are deployed :mad: Maybe you like being patronised by your government but we don't. Elaine The tigress is here :-D
Actually, you can't run a government like that. Direct democracy is destined to fail. However, if you don't like your leader, kick him out. Bush has 2 more years before he can be kicked out by normal means. Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
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Frankly I find it totally sickening that so many people have gone out marching in support of Saddam Hussain being allowed to just ignore the rest of the world telling him to disarm. What the hell do they think they are doing?
Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. I respect your opinion but I think your choices of words are a little extreme. Everyone is entitled to demonstrate his or her viewpoints whether anyone likes it or not. Won't go into more detail but I support Bush and Blair 110%. Bottom line is he is a serious threat. Why can't weapons inspectors find anything yet? They have 200 weapons inspectors looking for WMD's in Iraq, which is the size of California. They are not going to find them unless they get lucky (Ain't gonna happen!) If the U.S. knows the location of such stockpiles, why do they not come forward with this information? I would love for them to tell the world but it would be irresponsible to do. Reason being is they have sources, intelligence, etc... about the whereabouts of WMDs. Releasing this information would put informants lives on the line and their families. To this date they have unaccounted for their anthrax, vx, chemical nerve agents stockpiles. If they destroyed them, where is the site? There are ways to test the quanity of such materials if they were destroyed. Where were they destroyed???????????? (Hello) I have a different view on why certain countries are opposed to the war with Iraq but it is really an opposition to U.S. dominance. I don't want to digress from the issue you guys started here. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and I am off to go eat some groceries. Cheers, Senor Los
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Actually, you can't run a government like that. Direct democracy is destined to fail. However, if you don't like your leader, kick him out. Bush has 2 more years before he can be kicked out by normal means. Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
So parliment and the senate have no purpose ? Then lets get rid of them and put the money to other purposes ! The tigress is here :-D
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frankly i find it morally reprehensible when people equate anything but pro-Bush/War as being pro-Saddam. if you want to live in a country where the choice, for everything, is pro-Leader or anti-Leader, then Iraq (or North Korea) is probably ideal. and, by the way, there's more than one way to force a country to disarm (ask South Africa). -c
Be very, very careful what you put into that head, because you will never, ever get it out. --Thomas Cardinal Wolsey
Chris Losinger wrote: i find it morally reprehensible when people equate anything but pro-Bush/War as being pro-Saddam. Agreed, but... ...without a realistic alternative course of action "No War" == "pro-Saddam." Chris Losinger wrote: and, by the way, there's more than one way to force a country to disarm (ask South Africa). Saddam has proven over the last 10+ years that he is perfectly happy letting his citizens die of hunger and treatable disease while he builds palaces and weapons. More sanctions will NOT work. He has stone-walled the UN and it's resolutions for the same duration. More UN resolutions will NOT work. The current weapons inspections are a farce. Iraq knows "when and where" long before they arrive. More inspections will NOT work. Care to offer up an idea or two? Mike Mullikin :beer:
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