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I get the feeling after reading this thread that if the USA had published gruesome photos of bin Laden with half his skull blown away and an eyeball hanging by an optic nerve, etc, we'd have most of the doubtful people screaming "Photoshop! photoshop!" and doing garbage like pixel by pixel...

I couldn't care less about Winfrey. You guys can mess with her all you want. My point is that there appears to be a double standard going on. And by the number of replies, it's still a sensitive issue.

These are called "419" scams. There is a web site where guys turn the tables on the scammers, in some cases even getting the scammers to send THEM money. At a minimum, they can get them to appear very foolish. 419 Eater Interesting reading. I don't recommend messing with a scammer... let...

Not really. I will wager everything I own that Oprah Winfrey is FAR more recognizable around the world than your ex president. I don't even remember his name.

These are the same sort of terrorist scum who butchered those captured Pakistani militia in cold blood. And people are concerned because they were urinated upon? Let me get this straight... you can blow them up, stab them, shoot them, that's OK. But once they are dead, better be polite to...

The Florida straights is an approximation. These waters were transited by Soviets hundreds if not thousands of times. We didn't shout "We will put you at the bottom of the straights if you DARE transit."

International waters are international. We had Soviet warships in the Gulf of Mexico and especially swarming all around Cuba for decades. Maritime law permits 100% free transit. We did nothing about it.

Hmm... reminds me of the aged Indian Statesman who got frisked by the TSA. Indians went nuts. So is it "Our country, our laws" or "We can mess with Winfrey's group all we want. We don't know her, don't care about her. But don't you dare mess with our revered statesman."

Ah yes, the common "pigs blood" communion we all practice in secret. :hitwall: This should like an outrageous script from a bad movie, or maybe a modern day "Protocols" aimed at Christians.

due process in war? Please elaborate. Should we hold a trial in the heat of combat? What has Awan done that merits special treatment? Because he has a piece of paper that says "British Citizen"? Mod Edit: Shocking comment .. 2 naughty points for you

A bit weird with all the missiles and rocket tubes intentionally set up as they are. Kind of like a "war & combat" themed amusement park.

Those 777 engines each produce about 100,000 lb of thrust. They are the largest gas turbine engines flying. So just ONE engine is about twice the thrust of two F-15 engines in full A/B. They are marvels of technology.

When troops come home from Iraq and Afghanistan, a huge number of older men are always at the airport to greet them... veterans of Vietnam. They want to give them a "Welcome home" that they themselves did not get.

"You get a car! and YOU get a car! And YOU, and YOU and YOU!" She is a windbag but knows how to market. I have heard that she is a gigantic b***h in real life, off screen.

The ethnic criminal gangs that have formed in America over the decades are an interesting if disturbing study in human nature. I think they fall into two varieties. On one hand are centuries-old organizations that are professionally run with a rigid hierarchy, and very firm rules of conduct...

A picture is worth 1,000 words. Note from the picture as well that the missile is intercepting the target at almost 90 degrees. This means that if the missile does not impact or explode, it will rapidly fly through the target's flight path, and once that happens, it's game over for the...

I would bet you are looking for an outline within all the squiggles. It doesn't work that way. Here's what you do. Stick your nose about 25 cm from the image. Look at the image, then consciously RELAX the muscles that are causing your eyes to focus. Allow your eyes to gently lose focus...

You should know by now I am the opposite of a conspiracist. I generally can't deal with them because there's little logic and I do love logical thinking, although I'm not the best at it at times. ;) If bin Laden had been dead before the raid (let's say of kidney disease) and the Americans...

Good explanation VCheng. But why is the image 3-D? The quality of monitor might make a difference with these things on a PC. Different screen sizes and overall sharpness might make it impossible on some monitors.

Where have you been? There was a 100+ page thread on this after the raid. Everything was hashed out in great detail. Basically, the USA wanted to take the so-called "high road" and not publish death photos. Apparently, his skull was pretty messed up. A 5.56mm to the head can do that. It...