Yes, the radical muslim stuff is out of control, but so is the radical Christian stuff in the US, or the radical right wing stuff in the Netherlands, or the radical left wing stuff in France, ... The recurring theme here is 'radical', not a particular version of a particular god those radicals happen to believe in, nor even their political ideologies.

Limiting people's freedoms based on their religion, ethnicity, political convictions, ... is deplorable no matter what the perceived urgency might be. Once you go there, you've collectively lost as a nation. Worse, you haven't just lost, you've given up. They've won by making you give up on your own ideals.

I don't disagree, the two are very similar vocalists, but Miles often cross the line into a nasal and grating kinda vocal sound when he pushes himself. Cornell tends to get more gritty and hoarse/breathy sounding, which by mostly people will be perceived as much more pleasing.

Having said that, I fully agree that Miles receives more flack than he deserves and is actually a very talented vocalist.

Slither and Fall To Pieces are on par with any of the songs on the UYI's, and I think you'll find a lot of objective/casual music fans that agree with that. I've seen both songs in many an mp3 playlist alongside the classic guns stuff even with non hardcore fans.

I'm sticking with Linda Perry as the ideal vocalist for VR post-weiland, killer voice and excellent songwriting capabilities (but Chester, Corey, etc... all would've been more than good enough to keep the band going and inject some fresh ideas)

They are the largest passenger car manufacturer in the world, and the biggest employer in the German state (or is it province?) of Lower Saxony. Just like how the US bailed out Detroit a couple of years ago, there is no way that Germany will let VW/VAG go bankrupt. Also, consider that they have more than 1 billion US in positive free cashflow every year, and have already set aside 6 billion US for the initial cost of recalls and fines. They'll come out of this relatively unscathed I think, all things considered.

Having said that, countries all over Europe have already started (or stated they will start) investigations, I'm pretty sure they'll be facing fines in Europe as well.