Sayf Udeen

Gelatin is most certainly derived from verious animal by-products. It is not vegetarian friendly.

^ Disagreed. An interesting discussion on Gun Control: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Global247/topic/7980478 It's just awful, though. Four times someone has opened fire in a public place in three months.

I'm not Sikh. But I'd like to honestly just send my condolences to the Sikh community in Wisconsin, and everywhere. I remember when I first heard what had happened, I was driving (for work purposes) and I was just shocked!

I could hi-five you for that comment.

Rebel, can you please tell me (as a non-Sikh - go ahead and think I'm evil for that) why Sikhs shouldn't be working towards achievements that are good for them and the Sikh community as a whole. Why should the youth not represent, even if it is under India or the UK?

Thank you for the tips for identifying that your child is being groomed. As a new father to a daughter, I will say. I'm already over protective and paranoid. I feel in some ways I may need to back off and just trust the world with my family before she grows up a bit, my wife says so too. But I didn't predict how much as a parent you just kind of, instinctively worry.

Is it so hard to just go the speed limit or less? If only just in case.

Ummm, WLS - so you're telling us certain sports are supressed because Sikhs would excell in them, and then yopu go on to say it's because Sikhs are more academically focused?

A couple of hours later, I wasn't affected. :D

Turkey? Also several non-Middle Eastern nations.

Is being trapped in a burning skyscraper and knowing you are going to die a painful death torture? Water boarding is not torture. Torture is pouring gasoline down the throat of your innocent victim as Quday Hussein did. Torture is kidnapping then beheading your hostage on video as happened to Daniel Pearl in Pakistan. Torture is the forced "dowry bride"system that deprives any woman of her basic human rights at the onset of puberty as I see every day while working in the Middle East. Torture is the systemic elimination of religious viewpoints opposing yours through physical abuse and slow murder by starvation and imprisonment as is happening to opposing viewpoints in Iran. We have an obligation to assure the human rights of those who cherish freedom and equality around the world. As a conservative, I point directly at Amnesty International's reports on Human rights abuse and you'll find a myriad of tortures from governments our liberals would not dare protest. When's the last time you saw a Liberal protesting the anniversary of the Murders at Tianaman (sic) Square? Or the forced military inductions of North Korea? How about the ongoing millions of dollars being made in Afghanistan by the opium market and the rampant use of heroin in the States? Where are the protests against the torture of families slowly destroyed through illegal drug use? Or the protests against the Coyotes who enslave families in Mexico just to transit a family member to the States? Get real!!!!! We must defend the principles of freedom and we must use methods that, while nauseating to the average person, intimidate those who are bent on imposing their will against our democracy. When you are ready to capitulate your love of freedom so you don't offend the oppressor you mark the end of democracy. Comment by: J Larsen Source: http://blogs.denverpost.com/westwatch/2009...arding-torture/ Okay. So here I am hoping that J. Larsen who made this post finds this response, but I'm not entirely sure he will. It's almost as if he's willing to pick and choose what torture is based on who it's happening to. Is being trapped in a burning skyscraper and knowing you are going to die a painful death torture? Water boarding is not torture. Of course the former is torture, and I assume he is talking about September 11, as many seem to think justifies the actions being carried out against inmates in Gitmo (so many of whom have gone extended periods without a trail, and others have been subject to retrospective law making, let's ponder on why?) The actions carried out on September 11, were certainly an act of torture, for everyone in NYC that day. For everyone who was concerned about friends or family, for everyone concerned about a traveller, for everyone who witnessed the attack, and for everyone who was injured/killed of course. But that does not nullify that waterboarding is torture, especially when it was labelled torture and illegal when American troops were subject to it (as a conservatron this is something that surely should not be forgotten, especially given that it in a way was against the USA's national interest, and could certainly happen again)? Terrorism, and Waterboarding, are definitely both forms of torture in their own rights. Torture is pouring gasoline down the throat of your innocent victim as Quday Hussein did. Torture is kidnapping then beheading your hostage on video as happened to Daniel Pearl in Pakistan. Again, totally inexcusable. But, torture, detruction, abominations and desecration are all two way streets. And torture can not be a term subject to change based on who the victim/perpertrator is. Was it not torture when US troops raped an Iraqi woman (undeniable now that PHOTOS of the attack have since been released, I got so sick of reading this "it's not proven beyond reasonable doubt BS)? Is it not torture on part by the US by financially supporting the state of Israel through thick and thin for the past 61 years? Is it not torture for all of the Iraqi and Afghan citizens that have been killed by US troops in the last eight years? In early 2008 the death toll for Iraqi citizens I believe reached 1,000,000 with an estimated 3,000,000 more living intenationally as refugees. What about all of the families that have been broken up by these forces? What about the abuses and humilations to prisoners of war that the US have been holding? What about all of the people of Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan who everyday wake up not knowing if they'll still be around to see the evening? When torture is brought up, it seems to me that things like this are all conviently swept under the mat and everyone is told that these are all 'necessary measures' to protect the freedoms we enjoy in the West and our rights. Last time I checked freedom has limits, and the main limit we see is that we can't sacrifice someone else's freedom to extend ours, not that any of these people have even in the least threatened our freedom. All in all the comment continues with liberal bashing and pointing out clear cut human rights violations worldwide as though they some how make similar actions performed by the USA justified. …Until we get to this: Get real!!!!! We must defend the principles of freedom and we must use methods that, while nauseating to the average person, intimidate those who are bent on imposing their will against our democracy. When you are ready to capitulate your love of freedom so you don't offend the oppressor you mark the end of democracy. Still without a single reference as to how democracy is under fire, or how acts by the USA are somehow morally superior than if another country does them? For clarity: I don't believe ANYTHING mentioned in the blog isn't torture. This includes: Imprisoning people without trail in Gitmo for years on end, retrospective law making, breaching of war crimes in time of war, WATERBOARDING, and more. Peace, Sayf Udeen. Source, my blog: http://alhamdulillah45.wordpress.com/

zOMG.

I'm really cool...And bored.

Yep. The irony of the time of this report just highlights the disgust we should feel.

Happy birthday, S1ngh!

I have no idea what's going on here...But I'm tired as.

Woman charged over mother's death A MELBOURNE woman allowed her mother to be eaten alive by maggots and left her dying on a floor surrounded by her own waste, a court has heard. Kateryna Pyrczak's St Albans house allegedly smelt like a "rotting corpse" when she was discovered by paramedics lying on her kitchen floor with gangrenous legs on November 10 last year. Police allege the 72-year-old's right leg was gangrenous from knee to foot and was being eaten by maggots and her body was covered in ulcers. Ms Pyrczak was rushed to the Western General Hospital but died from multiple organ failure and septicemia later that night. Today, her daughter and sole carer Mary Eve Pyrczak, 49, fronted the Melbourne Magistrates' Court charged with negligently killing her mother. Ms Pyrczak allegedly told police she did not call an ambulance because she feared it would cost her $800. Neighbours had told Ms Pyrczak to seek medical attention for her mother last September, police allege. She eventually called triple-zero on November 10. Detective Senior Constable Victor Anastasiadis told Ms Pyrczak's bail hearing her mother's house smelt "like a rotting corpse" and was littered with cans of fly spray and air freshener. "Basically the foot was being eaten away by them (the maggots)," Det Sen Const Anastasiadis told the court. "I don't believe any amount of words can truly represent the injuries she presented with." Det Sen Const Anastasiadis also alleged Ms Pyrczak 's mother was surrounded by "a number of litres of human faeces" when discovered. He strongly opposed bail. "I think a strong message needs to be sent out to carers in our society ... that this sort of conduct will not be tolerated," Det Sen Const Anastasiadis said. Ms Pyrczak's lawyer Matthew White said there were aspects of the case that were clearly "distasteful". But he said the charge gave his client the presumption of bail. Mr White said his client, who owned a home in St Albans close to her mother, was not a flight risk. He said she denied all allegations put to her by police. Magistrate Phillip Goldberg, who was shown photographs of the body, granted Ms Pyrczak bail on conditions including not contacting prosecution witnesses. Ms Pyrczak will next appear in court on August 21 for a committal mention. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5005941,00.html

I'm bored. ^ That is all.

LOL. That Iraqi jouno was a pioneer of sorts.

Disgusting to hear about. They may be punished, but I doubt iot will be enough. Here's to hoping he can maintain his sight.

You don't need to obtain the answer to that question by posting on this message board… so what are you really here for? I suspect you have come here with your cloak and dagger! This is because you have been here since june 08 and you have made 93 posts. I find it peculiar that you have not yet managed to grasp the basic tenents of the Sikh faith after such "interaction"". Wow. Questioning my intentions much? My real life gets busy a fair and activity on forums must dwindle. Meh. Not the first time I've been accused of such so far. Now, please read through my posts and actually see who I am.

Sorry. But I have to ask. What is a kakaar and how is it worn? [i'm not Sikh]

There's a Sihk guy who works at KFC on Swanston street Melbourne, I think it is.

What are the 5 K's?