WalkingOrders

1 hour ago, Mbaki said:

You mean the same torture and freedom stifling the USA performs on other countries?

Thank you for choosing the Iranian Mullahs and the totalitarian CCP over established Democratic republics. This is who you are. Embrace yourself. Thank you for letting me know who I am speaking to. The story here is about a US warship in international waters being harrassed. You defend Iran and likewise the CCP playing the same game against several countries in South China Sea, just like Iran does not choose to harrass the USA alone but bother many in the Persian Gulf.

2 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Ah, the old 'if you're not with us you're against us' nonsense.

Yeah man. Exactly.

3 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Since when is the Gulf a USA Coast?

The USN patrols to keep sea lanes open against oppressive regimes like Iran that fires on innocent civilian shipping and the CCP in the South China Sea which has tried to claim the entire South China Sea as theirs, and regularly threats neighboring countries civilian fishing and other commercial vessals.

Obviously I am dealing with yet another person who is either ignorant of - or condones such behavior. Yet another who supports such regimes while finding fault in Western Democracy. 

25 minutes ago, Crazy Alex said:

Wow, all these posts over a story of Iranian boats encroaching on a US vessel? I hope you can at least understand why some observers may find this logic quite bizarre.

It almost seems like a job for them. Like they punch some weird Party approved clock and then begin posting.

7 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Okey! I stand corrected. Then it´s the US and UK that has problems understanding the territorial borders. Oh yes! I forgot. You and WalkingOrders as well.

You don't stand corrected you stand on the side of Tyranny and lies and can't recognize the good guys from the bad.

You support the Iranian regime and other similiar regimes like the CCP despite all of your feigned pretense of standing for truth.

You just rail against all that attempt to hold back really really evil powers in this world. Don't try to call me out into your skewed world vision again.

I have no time to deal with those ignorant of geostrategic relationships, grand strategy, foreign relations, or history.

5 hours ago, lannarebirth said:

 

I've never met an Iranian I didn't like, although their leadership is horrendous. I'd say the same about America but I've met plenty of Americans I haven't liked.

Thankyou

16 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

US military sees it as international waters, but that changed 1972. Guess they have not been updated.

Referring to post #21

International waters. And if they keep playing they will die needlessly and rest on the bottom of the sea. All because of a rotten to the core Ayatollah!

10 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Nope! It´s only USA that refuses to recognized a territorial shiftment of Oman in 1972.

Keep siding with regimes that torture and murder their own people while stifling their freedoms.

12 minutes ago, Tug said:

That’s a dangerous game trump desperately needs a distraction rite now

The game of playing with US forces in international waters eventually leads to the offending ships being sunk. Keep your eyes open for news out of the South China Sea.

2 hours ago, giddyup said:

What are you saying, that the Beatles stole that song?

Nah man...just making a joke about a song about Hitler from a movie because someone managed to squeeze Hitler into the conversation.

Good. Continue to investigate. And don't believe a damn word from the totalitarian, murderous, lying Communist Party of China, nor any of their cowardly sympathizers operating globally!

5 hours ago, lannarebirth said:

 

I assume the US Naval vessel was in International Waters, as is their right. I also assume that the Iranian vessels were either in International Waters or Iranianian sovereign waters, which is their right. If the Iranian vessels were truly a threat, I have no doubt the USN would have fired on them. It is a non story. Hopefully it enhanced the learning of the USN officers in command in understanding what is and is not a threat.

I am a Ret Navy Chief. Its not a non-story. A ship that has to take evasive maneuvers, go to General quarters, man its weapons, and or fire up fire control radars, put missiles on rail, and attempt to hail a potential threat while watching their every move, knowing they are in international waters is....pretty serious....

and the Iranians....and Chinese play this dangerous game all the time, one move the wrong way results in dead people.

5 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

I assume the Iranian boats were in Iranian waters and the US was 'testing their defences' by ignoring their sovereignty over those Iranian waters.

The United States patrols international waters and has no need to venture into Iranian waters. As someone who has served in the area I can tell you for fact Iran regularly puts their own ships and planes at risk by testing US resolve in international waters. The US Navy should sink them next time.

They should have sunk the Iranians. With Napalm.

3 hours ago, candide said:

And she was right!

https://www.newsweek.com/fbi-warns-zoom-bombing-where-hackers-hijack-video-conferences-after-two-schools-affected-1495157

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/the-zoom-app-has-a-lot-of-security-problems.html

There are MANY apps for video conferencing etc. Neccessity will find solution by those of either party more interested in getting things done then grandstanding.

5 hours ago, candide said:

Here is one reliable source that contradicts your hypothesis, displayed in one of the most reputed scientific publication. Which scientific source is supporting your hypothesis?

 

"It is improbable that SARS-CoV-2 emerged through laboratory manipulation of a related SARS-CoV-like coronavirus. As noted above, the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 is optimized for binding to human ACE2 with an efficient solution different from those previously predicted7,11. Furthermore, if genetic manipulation had been performed, one of the several reverse-genetic systems available for betacoronaviruses would probably have been used19. However, the genetic data irrefutably show that SARS-CoV-2 is not derived from any previously used virus backbone20. Instead, we propose two scenarios that can plausibly explain the origin of SARS-CoV-2: (i) natural selection in an animal host before zoonotic transfer; and (ii) natural selection in humans following zoonotic transfer. We also discuss whether selection during passage could have given rise to SARS-CoV-2."

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9

A more easy to read account here.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-not-human-made-lab-genetic-analysis-nature

It's not MY hypothesis. Look things up, come to your own judgement and believe accordingly. There are contradictory reports everywhere. Stop trying to win. You could just as easily find contradictory information but you wont post that as you are in a convincing game. You got skin in the game one side or the other?

3 hours ago, Grusa said:

I thought it was two bands?

 

Hitler was influential and innovative. Am I supposed to like him too?

I love that song, 

"Springtime for Hitler in Germany"

They stole that from him in that movie "The Producers"

3 hours ago, giddyup said:

Better songwriters, perhaps? Don't think there's any perhaps about it.

Okay, I concede on that. You are right the Beatles were far and away better song writers. I think I have been listening to more Stones lately. But I was definately wrong Beatles are the master song writers tremendous original lyrics and melodies.

A great band performs as a band and does so greatly. That is NOT the Beatles and never was.

Great albums in studio with effects and orchestrations? Yes. Better songwriters? Perhaps. More imagination? Yes. Better band? Not a chance by any measure.

On 3/22/2020 at 6:12 PM, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

I've been following this closely. I could really use the cash. I'm a teacher and was supposed to have work over the holiday, but summer school was canceled.

 

It's going to a vote tomorrow. Last I heard, the first payments of up to either $1000 or $1200 could go out April 6. There might be a second payment in May, depending on how things go. It's mostly tied to your 2018 taxes. Good thing I did them, and declared my foreign income here.

 

Looks like they're trying to squeeze in Social Security recipients as well: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/20/coronavirus-rescue-checks-may-shortchange-americans-on-social-security.html

 

Keep an eye on the news tomorrow. Hang in there man.

SS recipients get stimulus irs.gov

On 3/22/2020 at 6:03 PM, bkk6060 said:

Do you still have a US address and are paying taxes?  If so, yes if you qualify within the income limits.

As far as thru SS, I doubt it probably a seperate check.

You do not need a US address. You do not need to be a tax filer if normally you don't see IRS.gov