[343>US124]:11.9=[60x5+4] #3. ": American War Crimes...", #2. "Foyle's War", #1. HumanDmcrcy. SpaceWar, EuropeAir, Globalization. Property taxes.

China's Space War, 1: http://tinyurl.com/bavoy China's Space War, 2: http://tinyurl.com/dlz9g US Prison in Poland: http://tinyurl.com/b7pdl Climate Change Problem: http://tinyurl.com/7jlyt European air pollution: http://tinyurl.com/atbl6 Globalization not good: http://tinyurl.com/cvgsm Fair cool mild: Up 6:15 then 8:40. Near noon soon to o.h. for property taxes. Watch part of "Foyle's War" >#2. Ch. comes late night. Now 12:39am, after answered [C]R several and [I]D once early morning: >#1. Ch. gone, Jun computer. I bed 1:35. #1. "Human Democracy vs. Evil Empire from Rome to America #1000" "" [Tsai 05.12.10=6 #1] Here you have your say about your idea about democracy, in an IDEAL practices. Unfortunately, the reality of the American democracy IS NOT SO. It's almost unavoidable the Roman Republic became the Roman Empire. The Greek democracies, as you stated before, did not all sank into the Greek Empire. They were conquored by the Macedonian Empire. So, it seems we should prefer direct rather than representative democracies, local confederation rather than continental federation all through human history. It seems inevitable for the latter to sink into inhumanity and darkness of immorality, lies, and hypocracy... D.: I think that Rousseau's idea of "General Will" is indeed the basis for the "Social Contract" in any legitimate form of democracy. However, I see no requirement that such "general will" be expressed strictly through direct democracy as opposed to representative forms. Nor are regularly scheduled elections any less legitimate a part of the Social Contract than ad hoc elections or recalls. The concept of General Will is supposed to be expressed first and foremost in the form and structure of government, secondly in those chosen to lead it, and only in the final analysis through the actual policies pursued by the leaders of that government. "Public Opinon" differs from "General Will" in that public opinion is fickle and changes day by day, while the General Will is described as the principles of democracy within a society. The General Will is not supposed to change in response to daily headlines. It is the guiding spirt of ideology that evolves over time, but does not shift with the "mood" of the populous on specific issues. In reality, General Will can be just as often at odds as in agreement with "public opinion" on a daily basis. "" #2. "Foyle's War": http://tinyurl.com/8ztg6 "" Spring and summer 1940: World War II has just begun and England looks all but doomed in the face of an inevitable German invasion. combating the heightening anarchy along England's south coast, where the German army is expected any day. to fight crime when values and morality are shaken up and all of Europe is engaged in killing. "" Under THAT circumstance, yes, it happend: "It's war, there is no morality". #3. "In the Name of Democracy : American War Crimes in Iraq and Beyond" (American Empire Project), by Jeremy Brecher, Jill Cutler, Brendan Smith; Metropolitan Books (November 1, 2005): http://tinyurl.com/9v89k "" From Booklist: America's war crimes are normative rather than exceptional infractions by a few low-ranking individuals, interviews, FBI documents, legal briefs, and statements by soldiers turned resisters, all offering a chilling look at how the war was begun and is currently operating. Finally, this work examines the failure of our established institutional structure to restrain the administration's war crimes. Vernon Ford Copyright © American Library Association. Book Description —photographs from Abu Ghraib; accounts of U.S. attacks on Iraqi hospitals, mosques, and residential neighborhoods; secret government reports defending unilateral aggression— eyewitness accounts, victim testimonials, statements by soldiers turned resisters and whistle-blowers, interviews with intelligence insiders, and contributions by Mark Danner and Seymour Hersh. for the first time squarely confronts the matter of American impunity. ""