OT Global Quiz (Longish)
Smee
I ride a motorcycle
that's the motorcycling component here's the quiz.
These are only 15 questions of a very large list of questions.
Answer below.
Global Politics Quiz
1) Which is the only country in the world to have dropped bombs on
over twenty different countries since 1945?
2) Which is the only country to have used nuclear weapons?
3) Which country was responsible for a car bomb which killed 80
civilians in Beirut in 1985, in a botched assassination attempt,
thereby making it the most lethal terrorist bombing in modern Middle East
history?
4) Which country's illegal bombing of Libya in 1986 was described by
the UN Legal Committee as a "classic case" of terrorism?
5) Which country rejected the order of the International Court of
Justice (ICJ) to terminate its "unlawful use of force" against Nicaragua in
1986, and then vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling on all
states to observe international law?
6) Which country was accused by a UN-sponsored truth commission of
providing "direct and indirect support" for "acts of genocide"
against the Mayan Indians in Guatemala during the 1980s?
7) Which country unilaterally withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic
Missile (ABM)Treaty in December 2001?
8) Which country renounced the efforts to negotiate a verification
process for the Biological Weapons Convention and brought an
international conference on the matter to a halt in July 2001?
9) Which country prevented the United Nations from curbing the gun
trade at a small arms conference in July 2001?
10) Aside from Somalia, which is the only other country in the world
to have refused to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?
11) Which is the only Western country which allows the death penalty
to be applied to children?
12) Which is the only G7 country to have refused to sign the 1997
Mine Ban Treaty, forbidding the use of landmines?
13) Which is the only G7 country to have voted against the creation
of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 1998?
14) Which was the only other country to join with Israel in opposing
a 1987 General Assembly resolution condemning international terrorism?
15) Which country refuses to fully pay its debts to the United
Nations yet reserves its right to veto United Nations resolutions?
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Answer to all 15 questions: The United States of America.
... and Howard wonders why people protest against possible war with
Iraq
- it is not about supporting Saddam (no one does, well except for the
USA when they backed him into power), but opposing through peaceful
protest things like the above acts carried out by the most
self-interested country in the world.
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sharkey
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> Answer to all 15 questions: The United States of America.
Damn! I was hoping Australia would at least get one or two
questions near the end there :-)
> ... and Howard wonders why people protest against possible war with
> Iraq
Be a Lert, not Al armed ...
-----sharks
Mike.S
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Uncle Bully
"Smee" <Sm...@R1100S.com> wrote in message
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> I ride a motorcycle
> that's the motorcycling component here's the quiz.
>
> These are only 15 questions of a very large list of questions.
> Answer below.
Can you send through the full list?
Marty H
"Smee" <Sm...@R1100S.com> wrote in message news:3E644915...@R1100S.com...
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> Answer to all 15 questions: The United States of America.
> ... and Howard wonders why people protest against possible war with
> Iraq
> - it is not about supporting Saddam (no one does, well except for the
> USA when they backed him into power), but opposing through peaceful
> protest things like the above acts carried out by the most
> self-interested country in the world.
>
the way I look at
if it wasn't for the USA, we wouldn't care less
cos we all would be praying to Mecca or only wiping a bums with our left hands or eating
sauerkraut or speaking Japanese or.....the lists goes on
how easily we forget!!
for the peace and hamony of planet earth...Saddam has to go!!
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96 Across....its bloody fixed
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lemmiwinks
> I ride a motorcycle
> that's the motorcycling component here's the quiz.
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> These are only 15 questions of a very large list of questions.
> Answer below.
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> Global
Ripper! Where can I get the rest of the quizz?
Cheers,
Ash
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lemmiwinks
> the way I look at
> if it wasn't for the USA, we wouldn't care less
> cos we all would be praying to Mecca or only wiping a bums with our left hands or eating
> sauerkraut or speaking Japanese or.....the lists goes on
>
> how easily we forget!!
>
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> for the peace and hamony of planet earth...Saddam has to go!!
Yeah! Damn right, good thing we've got Maccas, endless mindless sit
coms (complete with canned laughter so you know when something "funny"
happened), rap music, baggy pants, CNN, CIA, eminem and most of all,
George Bush (or whoever is actually ruling the US, cause he doesnt have
the IQ) to decide whats best for the peace and harmony of planet earth...
Yes, I forgot that the US only joined WWII because they got the shit
bombed out of them at Perl Harbour, not because they wanted to save
their Aussie buddies. Who, incidentally were dying by the thousand in
Europe to save "Mother England" while Darwin got bombed. Good thing
Australia is governed for Australians and not the US/UK/whoever...
Marty H
"lemmiwinks" <tt...@nospam.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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isn't wonderful we live in democracy....opinions like ours would get us shot in Iraq
sharkey
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> isn't wonderful we live in democracy....opinions like ours would
> get us shot in Iraq
I hear Saddam is remarkably tolerant of anti-Melbourne-centric views
:-), and thinks that Acrosses are a reasonably nice bike (plenty of
room for ammunition in that fake tank)
-----sharks
lemmiwinks
> Marty H <> may well have written:
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>> isn't wonderful we live in democracy....opinions like ours would
>>get us shot in Iraq
[Sorry Marty, my news server didnt pick your post up (as fucking ususal,
its missing them by the hundred), and its not in google yet so I'll have
to reply to what sharkey included.]
Well, I'm sure the Iraq people have heard of popular uprisings where a
whole bunch (preferably the majority) of people get together, kick the
shit out of the leader and run the place more like they think it should
be done. I think some enterprising Italians may have tried it against a
chap by the name of Mussolini with some success. Funny thing is, you'll
find the only people in Iraq with firearms are the army, but thats a
completely different rant.
In this case, the US is going to come in uninvited (as usual), bomb the
shit out of everything and everyone, including themselves (as usual),
then set up some sort of obedient pro US leader (as usual) to sign over
all the oil to them. Or maybe they'll just split it in half like Korea
and Veitnam, but maybe that only works with Communists, not every
country that doesnt mirror America.
Anyway, these arguments, while amusing (and useful to while away those
dull work hours) are pointless. You think the war is OK, I dont, thats
not going to change by reading something on a motorcycle new group.
Fuggit, I'm off for a ride. (Ok, its only the commute home, and its not
for 1/2 an hour, but hopefully you know what I mean.)
Gary Woodman
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> Good thing
> Australia is governed for Australians and not the US/UK/whoever...
Err... don't you mean "was" governed...?
Gary
05/03/03 ULP at my local servo: 99.9
Dale Porter
"lemmiwinks" <tt...@nospam.yahoo.com.au> wrote
. Funny thing is, you'll
> find the only people in Iraq with firearms are the army, but thats a
> completely different rant.
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I've seen and heard a number of (non-U.S.) reports from inside Iraq that
firearms are being given to civilians, as well as the neccesary training.
So I guess that would make your statement correct. Don't civilians become
military with training in military weaponry? But of course Iraq will claim
them to be civvies when they're killed.
Dale Porter
Uncle Bully
shot in Iraq
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You are confusing democracy with freedom of speech.
A Democracy is where the majority rule. An example is an Election. In the US
Presedential Election, Al Gore received the most votes. Al Gore is not
President. Therefore the US is not a Democracy.
The impending war on Iraq is not supported by the majority of the Australian
parliment, let alone the people. How can you claim democratic status under
such circumstances?
Just because we are told we are free and democratic doesn't mean we are.
Smee
But you can add iran -contra
argentina
chile
panama
Vietnam
Cambodia
etc
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Mike.S
On 5 Mar 2003 16:29:07 +1100, n...@today.thanks.invalid (Gary Woodman)
wrote:
Mike.S
paulh
wrote:
>> Answer to all 15 questions: The United States of America.
>> ... and Howard wonders why people protest against possible war with
>> Iraq
>> - it is not about supporting Saddam (no one does, well except for the
>> USA when they backed him into power), but opposing through peaceful
>> protest things like the above acts carried out by the most
>> self-interested country in the world.
>>
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>the way I look at
>if it wasn't for the USA, we wouldn't care less
>cos we all would be praying to Mecca or only wiping a bums with our left hands or eating
>sauerkraut or speaking Japanese or.....the lists goes on
forces. Cheap, eh? Why not thank the USSR that you aren't eating Saurkraut..
they contributed more to the collapse of Germany than the US did.
And I'm still trying to figure out how the US stopped 'moslems' from conquering
Australia.
>how easily we forget!!
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>for the peace and hamony of planet earth...Saddam has to go!!
yeah right...cos my life is full of war and misery now that he's actually here..
what with his constant attacks against Australia.
paulh
paulh
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>> Yes, I forgot that the US only joined WWII because they got the shit
>> bombed out of them at Perl Harbour, not because they wanted to save
>> their Aussie buddies. Who, incidentally were dying by the thousand in
>> Europe to save "Mother England" while Darwin got bombed. Good thing
>> Australia is governed for Australians and not the US/UK/whoever...
>>
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>isn't wonderful we live in democracy....opinions like ours would get us shot in Iraq
So, whilst not actually getting a full grasp on what democracy is, you
personally advocate the military suppression and replacement of all
non-democratic states.. presumably for 'their own good'.
paulh
Nev..
> the way I look at
> if it wasn't for the USA, we wouldn't care less
The yanks joined WWII for their own interests, not the interests of
their allies.
> cos we all would be praying to Mecca or only wiping a bums with our left hands or eating
> sauerkraut or speaking Japanese or.....the lists goes on
I've heard a few American commentators on TV recently saying that the
French should support the USA position on Iraq because they owe the
yanks for saving them in WWII 58 years ago...
> how easily we forget!!
...and how easily the Americans forget it was the French who helped
them get rid of the British in 1776, and it took the yanks 169 years
to repay that favour in WWII.
Nev..
'02 CBR1100XX #2
lemmiwinks
> Err... don't you mean "was" governed...?
The "was", was implied by the satirical nature of the statement :)
lemmiwinks
> I've seen and heard a number of (non-U.S.) reports from inside Iraq that
> firearms are being given to civilians, as well as the neccesary training.
>
> So I guess that would make your statement correct. Don't civilians become
> military with training in military weaponry? But of course Iraq will claim
> them to be civvies when they're killed.
>
> Dale Porter
>
>
Yeah, I saw that too. They said that untill now he'd been too afraid of
a popular uprising, but I guess he figures its the US or the Iraq
people, and he'll take his chances with the Iraq people.
Theo Bekkers
> Why not thank the USSR that you aren't eating Saurkraut..
> they contributed more to the collapse of Germany than the US did.
More than half of the people who died in WWII died on Russian soil.
Theo
Gary Woodman
That doesn't surprise me. Were they combatants, or civilians murdered
by Stalin's henchmen?
Gary
06/03/03 ULP at my local servo: 99.9
Theo Bekkers
> Theo Bekkers wrote:
> > More than half of the people who died in WWII died on Russian soil.
> That doesn't surprise me. Were they combatants, or civilians murdered
> by Stalin's henchmen?
A lot of them were Germans but most were Russian civilians murdered by the
Germans.
We tend to think of WWII as happening in Western Europe, Africa and the
Pacific because that's where the English-speaking armies fought and those
countries wrote the history books we read in school. Most of the fighting
and dying happened in Eastern Europe. There were no armies facing each other
on the ground on the Western Front between 1940 and June 1944.
Theo.
**Cameron MkII
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> isn't wonderful we live in democracy....opinions like ours would get us shot in Iraq
Some opinions can be harmful to your health in the US, too. :-(
Over here, tho, she'll be right.
regards,
CrazyCam
Zebee Johnstone
Until Little Johnny reckons he'll get away with a double dissolution -
because the ALP have disappeared up their own arses again - and trots
out that ASIO bill.
Then don't express opinions he doesn't like unless you want to spend 3
days being done over.
Zebee
**Cameron MkII
<snip>
> Until Little Johnny reckons he'll get away with a double dissolution -
> because the ALP have disappeared up their own arses again - and trots
> out that ASIO bill.
>
> Then don't express opinions he doesn't like unless you want to spend 3
> days being done over.
Reminds me of the old days, living in Greece under the junta (helped to
power by the CIA!) where the joke went:-
Q. What do you get for littering in Athens?
A. Five years in jail and a good beating.
Q.What do you get if you are innocent?
A. They skip the five years in jail.
regards,
CrazyCam