Park Life

Talking shite here, I understand, but without the WC held in Korea/Japan they wouldn't be credible players on the world stage as they are now. Shame we haven't been given the same opportunity. Robot football should be a different sport tbf.

They shouldnt be held in Africa again, the last one was fucking gash. Yeah strike Africa.

It is wholly laughable to host the world cup in what is effectively a hi tech village. Apart from that I hate it when the host nation don't win any games/get out of group. WC's should basically be held in Africa, Europe and South America, the rest of the world should be discouraged from taking up football.

You do amuse me parky. You could be a cult leader if you really wanted. Not a bad gig, but the life expectancy bit always bothered me.

All about the cash and spreading the 'brand'. Chechnyan sepratists ftw.

An arrest warrant for Assange has been issued by the International Public Prosecution Office in Gothenburg. On Interpol’s website, the category of offence for Assange is simply stated as ‘Sex crimes’. The Red Notice called for by Interpol is a request for the provisional arrest of a fugitive, prior to a possible extradition to the nation that issued the warrant. It means that Assange can be arrested anywhere in the world. However Assange has hit back, claiming that the arrest warrant is part of a smear campaign by the US in retaliation for Wikileaks’ publishing of classified files. Assange's lawyer said of the sex crime charges: "All of these offers [to co-operate with local authorities when Assange was in Sweden] have been flatly refused by a prosecutor who is abusing her powers by insisting that he return to Sweden at his own expense to be subjected to another media circus that she will orchestrate. "Pursuing a warrant in this circumstance is entirely unnecessary and disproportionate." Assange has been lying low since Wikileaks published its latest batch of documents. His mother spoke out today, saying that she was concerned and "reacting as any mother would". read more: http://www.tntmagazine.com/tnt-today/archi...x#ixzz171zMldRT

Can information arrive before it has left?

The universe itself is a grain of sand on a beach of universes.

Goat is actually the de facto curry meat. Mutton over here if you're talking West Indian curry tbf. Never lamb in thai green curry though. Dave is quite clearly off his chops. Agreed that is pretty mad. Tastebuds of a chimp I shouldn't wonder.

Well last time I went on the boxing machine Southport fair I broke the machine. Me fists travel more than 150mph. Its like getting hit by a moving car when I let me fists go. Me nicknames toughguymick or one punch(I only need one punch to take people out) What if they move?

Goat is actually the de facto curry meat.

:)

Tbf the deal that is being offerred is 45k** *Allegedly.

Wikileaks controversy highlights debate over shield law By Paul Farhi Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 Until just a few weeks ago, news organizations thought they were cruising toward a long-cherished goal: Congressional passage of a federal shield law to protect journalists from being forced to reveal confidential sources. Then came Wikileaks. The notoriety surrounding Wikileaks.org's release of nearly 76,000 secret military documents last month has complicated, and possibly imperiled, enactment of shield legislation pending in the Senate, proponents and opponents of the measure both say. Wikileaks apparently obtained the documents, describing the U.S. military's conduct of the war in Afghanistan, from a military source and posted them on the Internet. The release sparked praise and criticism, the latter from government officials who said the revelations could endanger U.S.-led forces and their Afghan allies. At the same time, Wikileaks made the documents available to the New York Times and two other news organizations, which published stories based on them. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says that his group plans to release an additional 15,000 documents this month. The shield legislation would protect journalists from having to reveal anonymous sources when challenged by prosecutors in federal court. The protection wouldn't apply in all cases, however. In matters involving terrorism and national security, government lawyers could ask a judge to remove the shield. The bill passed the House and a Senate panel last fall, and it may come up for Senate debate after the August recess. Supporters of the bill point out that such a law wouldn't affect Wikileaks. As a "virtual" organization, with no fixed address or country of origin, Wikileaks isn't subject to U.S. law, meaning it couldn't be protected or subjected to disclosure by an American court. Nevertheless, Wikileaks seems to be overshadowing the discussion. "It's true that some members of Congress are concerned" in the wake of Wikileaks' disclosures, says Kevin Smith, president of the Society of Professional Journalists, which has been advocating for a shield law for years. "There's a guilt-by-association factor here." But opponents of the legislation say it gives judges too much leeway to determine what's in the "public interest" when it comes to protecting journalists in cases involving national security. They fear that investigators would have to release sensitive information to convince a judge to force a reporter to reveal his sources. For these reasons, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary committee, has called the bill "deeply and fundamentally flawed." One Republican aide, who was not authorized by his boss to speak publicly about the issue, said, "The Wikileaks controversy highlights some of the significant national security concerns about the shield legislation." As a result, he predicted the measure would not move forward this year http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...0082005402.html

Got to agree. The mind boggles when one actually analyses some of the nonsense Mancini gets upto (think they'll finish top 3 despite him).

Has he sacked anyone for wearing a poppy though? Or worse still was he caught reading a book?

Was he like a tall bloke with a blog about NUFC finances?

Agree with this and made a similar point above. I think the leak does the US more help than harm. Getting diplomats to spy on allies is embarrassing, but not outrageous in comparison to the pressure they're apparently getting on Iran. How do you think it will help the US? They've been banging the war drum against Iran for donkeys and getting a lot of stick for it, It does them no harm to have it shown that everyone else wants to get in there privately, even if they won't say so publicly. If the US wanted a war with Iran they could have instigated it already, they have had ample opportunity - see the hostage crisis around 1980. I'm not suggesting anything like a conspiracy theory whereby the US have manipulated a leak to justify an attack though. Just that if they do decide to attack, it would be hard for the states that pushed for it in these memos to condemn it. Just imagine the hilarity if Iran already had nukes and wiped israel off the face off the map for a silly air strike on a reactor. [/Asanage]

If and when they take him down and they will, there are thousands ready to take his place.

Is that why crashes are so rare?

Oh pray do tell us wise one, what is beneath the crust? Cheese and pickle.

The kill zone? Someone said recently, 'The U.S. Government won't kill him, but lord knows the banks would.' ...and they are probably more dangerous.

Safe to say these leaks barely scrape the surface of the cynicism and cruelty of the currently dominant system/world view.

The kill zone?