Judge: US has jurisdiction in Somali murder trial NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled Somalia's territorial waters extend only 12 miles from shore, allowing the U.S. to continue its prosecution of the murders of four Americans aboard their pirated yacht. The owners of the yacht and their friends were killed in 2011 about 40 miles off the coast of Somalia. A band of pirates had taken them hostage in hopes of ransoming them for millions of dollars. Defense attorneys for the men charged in the killings contended Somalia's territorial waters extend 200 miles from shore, based on its domestic legislation. But prosecutors noted Somalia signed a treaty agreeing to a 12-mile limit. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith denied a motion seeking to have the murder charges dismissed. If convicted, the men could face the death penalty. http://news.yahoo.com/judge-us-jurisdiction-somali-murder-trial-160104195.html

Lol, Chuckba, just a question...what if one of the mark was a pyscho and decided to attack the girl, like a proper beating, what would have happened and how would they have stopped that? :eek:

^^Warya, leave me so I can watch my game in peace. Cracking first half it's 1-1 away to Everton.Second half just started.

Blackflash;893919 wrote: Evolution is the result of natural selection acting on seemingly random mutations. Random being the operative term. That's the problem with philosophizing natural phenomena, you're assuming there's a 'why'. I'm not assuming anything, all I did was ask a question, and mine was not a 'why' but a 'how'? How and when did we develop free-will, or consciousness. How did we manage to speak, have a sense of history and past or future for that matter...and do we share this qualities with other animal kingdom?

^Lol, I don't how I ended up there. Must have been Platinis plans to allow 7 teams for Champions League and hopefully the scraping of the Europa Cup, they were the first to break that news.

I'm surprised no one fainted or developed a heart attack.

Apophis;893876 wrote: The question wasn't genuine and thus no serious answer was necessary. Questions such as this require thought and research and he has done neither and thus no need to waste my time. But even if I wanted to answer such a question I could not and I would say no single answer exists as each field of study, from philosophy to biology, would have something to say on the matter. So you see, even to this kind of question, without the background knowledge of the weight of such a question, is ignorance of such proportion that anyone, let alone me, can hope to help him "wake up". In the world of religion, answer are simple and straight forward but in the world of philosophy and science they're much more complicated than that. I'm glad you have admitted to your ignorance here, it ain't a crime not knowing!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239288/Terrifying-TV-prank-sees-participants-stuck-lift-power--ghost-girl-appears.html :eek::eek:

investigate and find out. Why do you want others to do it for you?? you have the right to be ignorant sxb, wax fahan. Apo, I think hanging with AB has made you lazy, If you are going to call someone ignorant then it's your duty to educate and show them where/why they're ignorant. Jacpher has asked a great question, if we are descendant from other animal, and they happen not to have free-will then when did we develop it, how come they don't have free-will given that they are sentient beings. In evolution terms, will they develop free-will and consciousness like us? If so, when?

I think we should blame Sheikh Albani for introducing Salafism [which is just a code for Wahabi puritanism]. I believe this region should embrance the Maliki school if it wants to capture a muslim renaissance and a new golden age.

Lol, Germans are a people fo many talents.

The end the cycle of suffering the FOB must realize one important thing. Geographic location and materials will never determine happiness. Unhappiness is normally born from the belief that the world, or in the FOBs case, your life, isn't as it should be. When you begin tying your emotions to geographic locations you're tying your well being to a branch headed down stream. The source of your unhappiness is the fact that you live in your head. Your perception of reality is based on an appreciation of life as it 'should be' and a stark inability to appreciate life as it is. Also, the race for 'status' will always be a race to your own doom. You will come to find that nobody cares, and somebody will always out do you, you have little control over your fate, and people aren't 'better' than others. Begin living in the real world and not in your head and the cycle of self depreciation is twarted. This!

Central to the beliefs of zoophiles is that we don't do anything that the animal doesn't want. We do not treat them cruelly. An animal is quite capable of showing precisely what it wants and does not want. When I look at my dog I know immediately what it wants. Animals are much easier to understand than women," he said .

Agriculture minister to outlaw 'inappropriate' sexual acts as zoophiles threaten legal action Kate Connolly in Berlin guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 27 Nov Germany is to introduce a ban on bestiality with a revision of animal welfare law that will reverse a decision in 1969 to legalise zoophilia. Animal rights groups have called for the practice to be recognised as animal defilement and rape, using dramatic photographs of animals being cruelly treated by humans for sexual purposes to put pressure on the German government. Zoophiles, or those who practise bestiality, argue that they treat animals as equals and never force them to do anything against their will. "We are going to take legal action to fight this," said Michael Kiok, chairman of the pressure group Zoophile Engagement for Tolerance and Information (Zeta), which has about 100 members. "Central to the beliefs of zoophiles is that we don't do anything that the animal doesn't want. We do not treat them cruelly. An animal is quite capable of showing precisely what it wants and does not want. When I look at my dog I know immediately what it wants. Animals are much easier to understand than women," he said. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/27/germany-bestiality-ban

Because of Abitiigiis impeachment thread he certainly deserves my vote.

^^ Time will tell.

Alpha Blondy;889754 wrote: What's this?????????????/ could it be a miracle?????????? Apo, it appears your're alive and well. Thank Hades and Hitchins you're ALIVE. OMG this is madness ma iistiri LOL. brother Apo i was wrong about you and said many silly things. i'm sorry. wanna be bros again? LOOOL Those green leaves have emasculated you, saxib. You didn't even last 10mins.

Good luck to him, iA I hope he comes back better and wiser.

Narniah;889556 wrote: One thing you take from a topic like this is that the majority of Somali men aren't practicing Muslims. I don't shake hands with the opposite gender, my friends/co-workers know this and respect it. If a Muslim [ who avoids major sins] who happen to shake the hand of the opposite is non-practising, according to you, then what you will call a Muslim who drinks, commits zinna and advocates clan murder? We need to exercise some proportionality here, me thinks!

Lol @ M15 protecting Somali culture. We can protect our culture through education, the dugsi system is not fit for purpose.

Apophis;889915 wrote: The anti XX tirade is getting old. Apo, this is Somalia-on-line not Kikuyu on-line, let XX take his secessionist propaganda somewhere else. Ironically, your Kikuyu brethren are more patriotic with regards to their Republic than you displayed with your "supposed country of birth"

Alpha Blondy;889638 wrote: LOL@Mario B and his attempts to categories the ummah into groups and sub-groups! what a little saqaajan you are Mario B. salafi this and salafi that. its all the same brother! what are you Mario B? a modern muslim who appeases all? is that your flavour of the month? is your trouser lower 2inches than last month cosGQ says its all the range? Lol But they (mankind) have broken their religion among them into sects, each sect rejoicing in its tenets. [Q 23:53]

Alpha Blondy;889599 wrote: LOL@Mario B, i'm in the least bit interested in all those who define their faith by the lengths of their beards and the length of their trousers. give me a break will ya? lets not concentrate too much on the exterior but the inner soul sxb. Indeed, I always tell my "salafi friends" that if they took take care of the internal reality then the outward manifestations will take care of themselves. But only he (will prosper) that brings to God a sound heart [ Q 26:89]

It was only a friendly, I would like to see him do that in a world cup final.:rolleyes:

We must be carefull about self-righteous symbolism. I believe muslim men and women in public duty should be exempt from this type of obligation, a good example is our Foreign Minister Fawzia. I was surprised there was a furore when Sheikh Sharif shook Mrs Clintons hand.