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US Foreign Policy: The Wogs Begin at Calais

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The Sicatoka said:
Ah, the weakness of the despot: forgetting there's always another despot looking to take power.
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These days, there are quite a few ways despots can lock down power. Also, we've had a few perceived failed democratic experiments in the middle east recently. That really hurts the cause by adding doubt to the democratic concept in the local populous.
 
5mn_Major said:
These days, there are quite a few ways despots can lock down power. Also, we've had a few perceived failed democratic experiments in the middle east recently. That really hurts the cause by adding doubt to the democratic concept in the local populous.
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Like staging a coup that is guaranteed to fail? :)
 
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Generally, any time an anonymous, well-placed source is cited, you wonder a bit about the validity, but this story seems to ring truer than many.

The Russians didn't hack into Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server, as others have reported, according to a very reliable source of mine who has connections with US intelligence agencies.

They didn't have to.

Clinton was so careless when using her BlackBerry that the Russians stole her password. All [they] had to do was log into Clinton's account and read whatever they wanted.

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My source says he's "absolutely 100 percent sure" on what he told me. "I know it to be fact."
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FreshFish said:
Generally, any time an anonymous, well-placed source is cited, you wonder a bit about the validity, but this story seems to ring truer than many.
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Stealing someone's password is real world hacking.

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The stat you always hear at security briefings is "social engineering accounts for 75% of all hacks."

The other stat is you don't even have to use it, because "open source accounts for 75% of all private data leaks."
 
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You know you're in trouble when Yukon places better than your home province/territory. There's nothing in Yukon, just a highway for summer tourists to get into Alaska!
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
In order to protect the moon landing hoax of the 60's, you require permission to leave the atmosphere. :rolleyes: http://www.space.com/33632-moon-express-private-lunar-landing-approval.html
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"In the immediate future, we envision bringing precious resources, metals and moon rocks back to Earth. In 15 years, the moon will be an important part of Earth’s economy, and potentially our second home."
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No, it really won't. Too expensive to go up and back.

Unless, of course, ...

But about those "precious resources."
 
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History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes.

While President Ronald Reagan was a supporter of the Contra cause,[6] the evidence is disputed as to whether he authorized the diversion of the money raised by the Iranian arms sales to the Contras.[4][5][7] Handwritten notes taken by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger on December 7, 1985, indicate that Reagan was aware of potential hostage transfers with Iran, as well as the sale of Hawk and TOW missiles to "moderate elements" within that country.[8] Weinberger wrote that Reagan said "he could answer to charges of illegality but couldn't answer to the charge that 'big strong President Reagan passed up a chance to free the hostages'".[8] After the weapon sales were revealed in November 1986, Reagan appeared on national television and stated that the weapons transfers had indeed occurred, but that the United States did not trade arms for hostages.[9] The investigation was impeded when large volumes of documents relating to the scandal were destroyed or withheld from investigators by Reagan administration officials.[10]
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