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But then again, the original article was written by Robert Fisk. here's some more about the fellow.

Two weeks later, he took issue with a New York Times’ op-ed by Larry Collins which stated that Hizballah was stockpiling Iranian-made missiles in Lebanon which had the capacity to wreak unprecedented devastation as far south as Haifa. “The missiles are a myth,” sneered Fisk in the London Independent. “I travel the roads of southern Lebanon every two weeks and there are no such missiles.” Hundreds of these mythical missiles rained down on northern Israel during the Second Lebanon War. And after Ariel Sharon’s vow of revenge for al-Qaeda’s attack on Israeli targets in Mombassa the following December, Fisk ominously warned that Jerusalem was taking on “its most dangerous opponent in 54 years,” a “ruthless, highly-motivated, intelligent” force that could prove “more than a match for Israel’s third-rate intelligence men [and] … rabble of an army.” This doom-mongering was made all the more risible by the fact that Fisk had described the IDF as “the Middle East's mightiest army” just six months before.


http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID={2124E243-7360-4A15-8222-A44879E625C4}

otokx:
There is no justification for this.

Wrong. there's no justification for you to believe improbable news without any research whatsoever, no excuse or justification to pass judgement without a clear study of the issue inoled, the accusations made.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200611/s1783385.htm
No evidence of uranium-based munitions in Lebanon: UN
UN experts have found no evidence to support a press report that Israel used depleted uranium (DU) munitions during the July-August conflict in Lebanon, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says.

"The samples taken by the UNEP scientists show no evidence of penetrators or metal made of DU or other radioactive material," UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said in a statement.

"In addition, no DU shrapnel, or other radioactive residue was found. The analysis of all smear samples taken shows no DU, nor enriched uranium nor higher than natural uranium content in the samples."



This was in sharp contrast to the lies told by the Independent .

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID={2124E243-7360-4A15-8222-A44879E625C4}

Careful to avoid leveling direct accusations himself, Fisk built his case by quoting uncritically and at length the claims of Dr. Chris Busby, UK Green Party technology spokesman and scientific secretary of the European Committee on Radiation Risk, that evidence gathered from bomb craters at al-Khiam and At-Tiri indicated that the IDF had used either “some novel small experimental nuclear fission device or other experimental weapon (e.g. thermobaric weapon) … [or] a bunker-busting conventional uranium penetrator weapon employing enriched uranium.”

The result, the article intimated, would be a public health catastrophe in Lebanon on a par with the “plague of cancers” which Fisk, despite International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) and World Health Organisation (WHO) findings to the contrary, maintains U.S. use of depleted uranium (DU) is causing in southern Iraq. Israeli denials of uranium-based munitions use in Lebanon were presented as inherently unreliable and “begging more questions than they answered.”


Curiously, Fisk made no mention of the October 12th report by the Amsterdam-based nuclear research and documentation centre, the Laka Foundation, which found “no reason to believe that DU weaponry has been used by Israel during the July/August 2006 war.” And in the months since his article’s publication he has remained resolutely silent on the series of other investigations which have comprehensively discredited the uranium bomb theory. For instance, one week after Fisk’s piece appeared, Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research (NCSR) declared that there were “no signs of radiation as a result of IDF bombing … uranium-based munitions were not used during the recent war.”


Five days later, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) issued a statement confirming that soil samples taken from 32 sites throughout Lebanon showed “no evidence of penetrators or metal made of DU or other radioactive material” and “no depleted uranium, enriched uranium or higher than natural uranium content in the samples.”


More recently on February 26th, representatives of the Lebanese Army, the Arab Atomic Agency, the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission, the IAEA, UNEP and the WHO unanimously agreed at a an NCSR-sponsored symposium that there was no evidence of uranium-based munitions use during the 2006 Lebanon conflict, “depleted, natural, or enriched.”

Horus is especially skilled at digging up wild conspiracy theories. . .

romeo:
Why are you being so rude? the poster did not state in the original post that he was not the author

So when you saw the link to the source on the top of the article, and the poster said this

Sijien:
all of una dey crase. una no fit read see say no be me write am na so so sentiment dey worry una, oya carry on. olodo people.

it meant nothing to you, abi?

Steve Jobs was right; People don't read anymore.

@darfur
nice argument you got there.

@Planner
At least TRY and avoid sounding dumb. reply to ONE of the issues darfur raises instead of reverting to the same tired insults

[quote author=nwa-uwa link=topic=102758.msg1873737#msg1873737 date=1200947534]i have seen this somewhere and people said it was written by a mad man that was angry he came as a black man.
poster,why waste time copying and posting such a rubbish?are you in any way related emotionally to the real writer? kolomenigitis ?[/quote]Don't be stupid. Sijien saw something curious and he brought it up here for discussion. If you have nothing to say on the issue, STFU and GTFO.

naijaking1:
"One man' terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"

This is perhaps one of the most insidious and evil quotes of our time.
It's easy to spot terrorism and terrorists. The UN underlines any terrorist intent as that which deliberately targets civillians and unarmed non-combatants with the aim of achieving a political or ideological goal.

Nowhere in that article does it state that Mandela sought to use the ANC tro kill and maim white women and children. Guerillas strike stealthily at millitary installations, personnel and facilities. never deliberately against innocent men, women and children.

That's the distinction.

Why are you Nigerians like this, trying to find a reason, and excuse why we lost?

The truth is, our gameplay was shockingly terrible, lacklustre and pathetic.
I cannot see where any need for future optimism comes from. Our players do not know the meaning of the word 'conter attack', they show little or no seriousness, they jog slowly even when they are a goal down. . .

In fact, i don tire sef.

@darmy$
Know me? Gimme a clue. . .

Dual Core:
@Topic
your phone could be a health risk. do research on that.

If he starts research on this, he could spend years on it! The debate whether mobile phones cause cancer has raged on for years and, and neither side has come out with conclusive proof yet. Nice of you guys to encourage him sha, it's better he tries to do something than he turns out to be another ceejay

@Poster
It's the thought that matters. . .

honsule:
I want to edit this post.

Why exactly would you want to edit this post?

@bjluv,
lol! So you're still stuck on WM5? I have a HTC TyTN running a personally customized version of WM6, cooked by me (with a base rom obtained from xda-developers). WM5 is old news. . .

Now, Quick! Tell me what features the iphone has that you can easily duplicate on your Wm5 phone. Is it the ipod function? Coverflow? Is it the beautiful and ultra-responsive touch-based interface? is it Youtube? Is it mobile safari, a full desktop-class web browser? Is it the 480 x 320 video resolution? Is it the ability to play itunes content, purchase music, videos and series wirelessly from the itunes store (the world's largest online store)
Is it multitouch, the ability to manipulate images easily by piching in and out?

You really have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

Since i got the iphone, my HTC TyTN has remained in the glove compartment of my car (until i figure out what second line to buy). The iPhone brings back the 'fun' in using a phone all over again, something tired iterations of WM and Symbian devices fail to do.

bjluv:
And I know you don't like Bill too and prefers Steve

I actually like bill gates and secretly loathe steve jobs. Go figure.

naijafan:
haha

texaspette, we might have to be on different sides on this one. . .

the iPhone is an empty shell. devoid of reasonable hardware except for the fast processor and graphics accelerator (which you can find in high end Nseries handsets - N95 8GB, N81, and N82)

you'll be smarter purchasing a Nokia E90 than the iPhone (even tho E90 might be more expensive)

nothing is smart about the iPhone, at least not yet.

i can't even browse my files on the iPhone. . . LOL. Apple made no mistake in calling it a phone anyway. That's about the only part where it excels. . .

Reasonable hardware, eh? Failed to mention the 480 x 320 ultra-sharp screen, did you? Or the accelerometer, huh? Or multitouch? Or even a touchscreen? Don't those qualify as hardware anymore?

None of those high end Nokia phones is nearly a match for the iPhone in multimedia and Web browsing. the iPhone has the best browser ever seen in a mobile device, and that's a fact that goes without saying.
With WiFi access, there's no other phone out there that can give you the level of enjoyment you can obtain with the iphone. The YouTube application gives me access to hundreds of thousands of Youtube videos specially encoded for the iphone, so it'll look far better than even when you watch it on your PC.
Sites like Google, Nokia, meebo and many others have customized versions of their websites tailored for the iphone. The browsing experience is unparalleled.

The phone runs a mobile version of OSX, and entire desktop class operating system. hackers have long since found out that Apple's claims in this angle were not false at all.
Apple hasn't released the iphone SDK yet, but there are many apps out there crafted by hackers. As soon as the SDK is released in february, real apps will come out that will quite simply blow anything else out of the water.

The iPhone brings about a new, fresh and original look at the phone in itself. It fulfils most requirements as an all-in-one device. It combines and iPod, Web browser and phone in one device.

Now, here's a question. What exactly do you gain in Nigeria when you upgrade from an N70 to an N95?

Medicals are pretty much a formality, so y'all who got invited can count yourselves as one of the fold now. Welcome!

Someone pretty close to me also go the medicals invitation, so i guess i've got another reason to return to the ELV. . .

bjluv:
and the phone is pure rubbish and useeless "toy"

99.9% of the people who say this are those who

1. have never used the iphone before

2. cannot afford to buy it (second hand/stolen iphones aren't in the market )

3. have little reading/research skills to see the wonderful work being done on the iphone scene.


Stick to your boring symbian phones and leave us iphone adopters alone!

The words 'Jesus phone' aren't his, they were used in the time preceding the iphone launch thanks to the insane amount of hype generated by the phone.

@Poster
We don't need to look. The iphone still is kinda new in the market, but seeing it isn't as uncommon as it used to be. And lose the 'jesus phone' tag.

@Dual Core
1. I never said you weren't making sense. I never implied you should give them fish (the proverb is lost on you). It's always better to teach them how to fish.

2. if you had read through my instructions, it takes little more than a few clicks to start downloading videos. It's put in bullet points for easy comprehension. i could have summarized the entire tutorial in a two sentences if i was sure the level of expertise of the people i was dealing with. Bullet points usually makes things clearer for most people so it's startling that it actually makes it more obscured for you. Strange

3. Vixy.net is online only. You're proposing Tubehunter Ultra which you need to download and install. Do you intend your audience to download and install tubehunter ultra in cyber cafes? Your point about not everyone having internet access at home would be valid only if tubehunter magically downloads videos WITHOUT an internet connection.

Keep your aggression for someone else.

Isn't it funny how the son of a President who filled our ears with the words "Think Nigerian, Buy Nigerian" has made elaborate plans for ALL his children to school in both the US and Switzerland?

Turns out that all Obasanjo's pro-nigerian stance was just for personal gain
i.e

1. Ban importation of cement so his crony Dangote can make a killing
2. Ban importation of poultry products just so Obasanjo Farms can have no sizeable competition


My consolation is that OBJ himself must be feeling the pain now. He has money and sycophants, but the legacy he hoped to leave behind has been thoroughly destroyed!

@infobaba
You're right. This guy redefines the word 'Asshole'.
Idle boasts, yet so little knowledge to back it up. . .

lol
There's really no good reason why you should give a man a fish to eat (fed for a day) when you can teach him how to fish (fed for life!)

1. Simply go to Youtube, search for the music video you like.

2. Click in the address bar to select the URL and copy it

3. Go to http://www.vixy.net select 3GP from the drop down menu (or Mp4 if your phone can handle it or you've got an ipod/PSP) and click convert

4. Download the file


Youtube's the best resource to find any music video you need (or many other videos for that matter). Even popular Nigerian jams can be found there. The resolution is pretty ok since you'll be viewing 'em on a small screen anyway

Now get downloading!

Not every marriage ends in disaster. There are lots of good examples of people living together for years and years in peace, harmony, love and tranquility.

The fear of marriage in another form of cowardice.

@Pizzadox
You CAN play PS1 ISOs on your PSP. Hell, even Sony has an official emulator of sorts buried in their recent firmwares.

If you need help, let me know.

jeezybuck:
well am not forcing anyone to give me there email address like i said if you like you can put up your email address besides am doing this for free i have all the necessary files needed so i send them to whoever is intrested thats faster to get.don't get me wrong please am just trying to share what i know

Why are you so defensive all of a sudden?

all i said was that it could be easier for you to upload the files just ONCE to a file sharing site instead of mailing it out everytime. I never insinuated you weren't doing this for free.
if you really think it's faster and easier to manually send files to everyone's email, fine.

Thought i heard that Pes2008 for PS3 was almost unplayable online due to bugs. . .

@jeezybuck
Not too many people here on NL want to help others out, so congrats for being on the side of the angels.
However, instead of encouraging people to post their email addresses here, you should consider uploading the files you have to a free file sharing site online. that way you don't have to keep emailing the same thing out.

mention to them that they need a PSP running a custom firmware. I had PS1 CTR also before my PSP got stolen

PS: Not ALL games can be ripped down to 157MB!

osakestin:
pizzadox and kosovo why are you guess action like thomas, in this computer age nothing is impossible, well for the ps3 emulator is very very much working but the only thing is that the requirement is very high, first to start with you must be using a dual core processor system which of course must have four processor clocking 2.8GHz each and with all these requirements the emulator is still very much slow, but we are working and so watch out,

Don't be a silly bore. there's no PS3 emulator, there's NO ONE working on one and PS3 emulation is frankly impossible on our current crop of PC hardware. No x86 CPU can attempt to emulate the cell processor just yet.
The entire PS3 Scene is currently focused on enabling access to the GPU in linux mode and a possible ISO loader.

i find you to be a very stupid person to insinuate you're 'working on' a PS3 Emulator. That laughable claim aside, i sincerely doubt you belong to any Scene whatsoever, talkless of the PS3 scene.

You made me laugh, however, when you confidently state that a dual-core processor has 4 processors. I guess you do not know the difference between dual and quad, eh?

as i said before, stupid.


@Pizzadox.
Listen to me

Go to www.pcsx2.net and download the PS2 emulator there.
If you need help configuring, contact me here.

@ono
You people continually point to other cities that are far more developed than the SS states and whine. if all the other Governors had 'stolen what belonged to them', what would have been the result?

Why then the agitation for increase in the oil derivation fund to 25% if the Governor has a God-Given right to collect the money as is rightfully his?

50bn naira could have done a whole lot to develop his state, but that bastard stole it. Sympathizers like you make it easy for your state to remain in perennial poverty.

bimbor:
hmmm, texazpet what do u know.,, ,i rest my case. Next time feel free 2 ask.

you stated you were testing something out that wasn't quite ready for release yet. Since it doesn't involve software developed by you, a more reasonable approach would have been to throw it open to all, give regular progress reports and call for more testers.

I'm sorry if you feel offended anyway. I'll butt out now.

@bimbor
There's nothing new about sharing your internet via bluetooth PAN.
I haven't used a Nokia phone in ages, but i'm pretty sure the PC Suite supports internet sharing via bluetooth. I could be wrong though.

Here's a guide for doing that stuff with Sony Ericsson phones (P990 and m600i)

http://thinkabdul.com/2006/10/21/bluetooth-internet-mrouter-connection-guide-for-sony-ericsson-p990i-m600i/

The problem with many Nigerians is that they have little grasp of hi-tech.
People here want to sell GPS maps of Nigeria to understandably sceptical Nigerians. The best solution is to simply record a youtube clip of the GPS system in action navigating round lagos/Abuja/PH.
Scans are too easily faked with photoshop

umm. . .There's something called 'WiFi' and/or 'Wireless Router'

vikiviko:
Nigeria is sustained by the Ijaw wealth of Oil and gas, which accounts for about ninety (90%) of Nigeria’s revenue. Paradoxically, the Nigerian government refuses to provide roads, electricity, drinkable water, healthcare or quality education for the Ijaws while it provides such necessities for other Nigerians with proceeds from the Ijaw Oil Wealth. Furthermore, the Ijaws have been effectively robbed of their petroleum resources as the Nigerian State has given the ownership and control of the Ijaw resources to other Nigerians on a platter of gold to the total exclusion of the Ijaws by its brazenly unfair Oil Industry Privatization Scheme. While other Nigerians have become millionaires and billionaires by looting the proceeds from our Oil Wealth, we live in abject poverty

Save our Soul

Ask your Governors what they did with the 'Ijaw Oil Wealth'

[quote author=willy*2 link=topic=103163.msg1818203#msg1818203 date=1199396600]Not all Nigerians robbed the Ijaws of their resources. The only people who robbed and impoverish the Ijaw people are Fulani/Hausa/Yoruba.[/quote]Nice. I never knew that Alams that stole at least N50bn of Ijaw wealth was a Yoruba man. . .So much for 'Governor-General of ijaw nation'