I accidentally inhaled the fumes of 16 molar sulfuric acid in college chemistry lab because I was an idiot and didn't take it into the chemical hood before opening it. I head a headache for a week.

Pretty remarkable how Firefox was able to do this in just a few short years.

VThe war we are fighing now is against people who are obsessed with destroying our way of life. It is not a war for 'independence' or 'freedom.'

Yes, because they are 'evil' and have no capability of rational thought. You, my friend, are a victim of George Bush propaganda.

I guess my information is a bit dated, but what I have read at least covers this through the Second World War.

Regardless, there are plenty of noncombat arms jobs in the modern army(and other branches for that matter) that generally keep you in the back lines but still let you see the world.

Though their motivations may not be so philanthropic, at least consumer electronics corporations are on the side of the people like you and I. After all, they know that consumers will not purchase crippled, copy-protected products. Hopefully, this will result in a somewhat more balanced result when laws are passed. Call me cynical, but I feel that the Hollywood lobby's advantage is quite large and the laws will likely get passed.