Will this increase or decrease the likelihood of terrorist actions in America, Europe and the rest of the world?

If you were a member of a family murdered in this conflict, would you be seeking revenge?

Should Tzipi Livni and Ehud Olmert, be tried for war crimes if or when this conflict comes to an end?

What will the price of oil be in 4 weeks time?

that'll do for starters!

Cynic, I was having difficulty forming a picture of you. Your self portrayal has been very helpful. 8-)

being a jew, i have inherited self-deprecating genes ..... no silly scatalogical responses please!

Well they must have fallen to bits by now ;)

clearly not! ..... ancient as i may be, i have all my own parts - follicles excluded! - that are in excellent working order

Are you sure?

test them out regularly

what, test them with a view to using them.....or actually use them? :)

unlike CRA, my parts do not have problems that would differentiate between one and the other ..... choccie might deem it unseemly to be be more specific!

Madonna Jewish? Lapsed catholic who has flited with most things including Jewish mysticism ( a Hollywood version) but never converted.

well spotted zscrooge. Maybe it was a reference to 'the fallen madonna with the big boobies' by Van Clomp. That could be seen as controversial :)

No - it was a typo - meant 'The Madonna'.

Nice spot.

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like."

The Lord led the holy man to two doors.

He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in.. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

The Lord said, "You have seen Hell."

They went to the next room and opened the door.. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, "I don't understand."

It is simple," said the Lord. "It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves."

Robert Mugabe goes on a state visit to Israel. While he is on a tour of
Jerusalem he suffers a heart attack and passes away.
The undertaker tells the accompanying people, 'You can have him shipped home
for US$500,000, or you can bury him here, in the Holy Land , for just
US$100.' The Zimbabweans go into a corner and discuss for a minute. They
come back to the undertaker and tell him they want Mugabe shipped home.

The undertaker is puzzled and asks, 'Why would you spend $500,000 to ship
him home, when it would be wonderful to be buried here and you would spend
only $100? With the money you save you could buy enough diesel for a year,
buy enough medicines to wipe out cholera, buy enough generators to never
have blackouts again.'

The Zimbabweans replied, 'Long ago a man died here, was buried here, and
days later he rose from the dead. We just can't take that chance.'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7964057.stm

I think it may be time for some to revise some previous remarks.

Fred, are u back again, maybe youde like to revise your re appearance and dissapear again,
or even try reading Sputniks great post in 1084
or you might be feeling really brave and make a comment on the hamas children video you have been ducking and diving over and avoiding acknowledging for the past few months.

Would that video be in post 821 by any chance, Ruth?

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Are they also red-arsed baboons, then?