benhilo

@benhilo (871)

Tripoli, Libya

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Peaceful Warrior in training/teaching

Discussions (134)

benhilo's Discussions

Pakistan warns US over unilateral military action

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 19 Oct 11

It was reported this morning by the BBC that Pakistan has warned the US over unilateral military action in the North Waziristan area. This is the area where attacks into Afghanistan are coming from and have been for some time. In...

war on terror

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What are they thinking?

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 6 Oct 11

The BBC today reported that Dr Shakil Afridi who was accused of running a CIA-sponsored fake vaccine programme in Abbottabad, where Bin Laden was killed, to try to get DNA samples, should be tried for high treason. He was arrested...

world politics

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Foreign Aid - Should America Stop Giving

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 21 Sep 11

Recently read an article where the US House of Representatives voted down a bill that would have funded the Federal government through the end of September 2011. It failed because some House Republicans defected from their own...

global politics

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Mexician Raid on Casino Blamed on US

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 26 Aug 11

It has been reported in the news the President Felipe Calderon "demanded a crackdown on drugs in the United States after armed men torched a casino in northern Mexico, killing at least 52 people." I fail to see the reasoning...

drug war

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A Very Bad Idea -deep sea mining for precious metals

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 4 Jul 11

The BBC recently reported "Japan finds rare earths in Pacific seabed". With China having 97% of the worlds production this find sounds like a blessing. Think again! There are those who say that mining has caused not only man-made...

environmental

survival

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Sara Palin

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 25 May 11

Frank Bailey, author of Blind Allegiance recently talked on Fox News about the mistakes and regrets he has for working for Sara Palin. I may not necessarily agree about what he exposed related to the Palin's and their children...

women in politics

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Ever watch a movie that at 1st you didn't like?

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 7 May 11

Waterworld is Kevin Costner's worst film yet after watching it a few times, I liked it. I had that feeling when I first saw the new Star Trek. I initially did not like it! But now it is one of my favors. Do you have a similar...

movies

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Worst case scenerio

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 28 Apr 11

I passed this item while looking to start another discussion, and it got me thinking about times I got drunk. Yes, I got drunk more than once. It made me think of the worst time that I got drunk. Sorry, the worst time I got drunk,...

life

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Easter - How Important Is It?

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 23 Apr 11

How important is Easter to you? Is it just another holiday that you feel obligated to buy stuff? Did you know that many of the symbols related to Easter are pagan in origin? For example, the egg is a fertility symbol. Do you...

pagan symbols

religious deception

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Somalia Pirates

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 21 Apr 11

An Italian-flagged vessel with 21 crew, was hijacked by Somali pirates Thursday, the European Union's anti-piracy task force said. That is not the half of it! The task force also said Thursday that it had returned 18 suspected...

pirates

MyLot ads

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 31 Mar 11

I find these ads that Mylot has that you have to go throught before you get on the site annoying. I think it is the main reason why I do not get on this site as often as I would like. They did not have this when I first started on...

ads

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Winster game site

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 1 Mar 11

Have you played on this site? I recommend you don't! I signed up through Inboxdollar.com, play for free and get $4 in your in box. First of all they do not tell you that you need to make a million points first. Secondly, they do...

fraud

games

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UN 'concerned' by world population growth

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 5 Feb 11

By Camille Ebden BBC News The world population growth rate must slow down significantly to avoid reaching unsustainable levels, says a new UN report. To have a reasonable chance of stabilising world population, fertility must...

overpopulation

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Burial at Arlington

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 5 Feb 11

The BBC reported about a very respected general, recently deceased, of Hmong descent, who was denied burial in Arlington cemetery. "The US Army has rejected a request for ethnic Hmong leader Vang Pao to be buried with full...

fallen heros

honor

politics

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Robert Frost

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 31 Jan 11

Do you know of Robert Frost? Do you have a favorite poem of his? I like "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". What I like about it in particular is how focused he is about the imagery. I can almost feel the cold and see the...

life

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Japanese scientists plan to clone a mammoth

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 18 Jan 11

Researchers aim to resurrect mammoth in five years By Shingo Ito (AFP) – 1 day ago TOKYO — Japanese researchers will launch a project this year to resurrect the long-extinct mammoth by using cloning technology to bring the...

cloning

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More birds fall from sky — this time in Sweden

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 5 Jan 11

Dozens of dead birds have been found lying in a residential street in Sweden, days after thousands of birds fell to their deaths in the US, this according to the BBC, reported today. So when does this become a problem? Now the...

bird kill

mass die off

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Saudi Arabia 'detains' Israeli vulture for spying

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 5 Jan 11

The BBC reports that Saudi Arabian officials have "detained" a vulture on accusations of being a spy for Israel, media reports say. The griffon vulture was carrying a GPS transmitter bearing the name of Tel Aviv University,...

nature

spying

More birds fall from sky — this time in Louisiana

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 4 Jan 11

Have you heard of the bird kill in Arkansas where over 5000 birds died. Oh, and did I mention the 83,000 drum fish along a 17 mile long path of the Arkansas river. Well now over 500 blackbirds, same as those in Arkansas, died in...

bird kill

mass die off

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Did you break your News Years Resolution yet?

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 3 Jan 11

Did you break your News Years Resolution yet? I have, all least two of them. But I have not given up. How about you?

life

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