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03-22-2003, 11:22 AM | #1 | ||
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Mark Steyn points out that the Palestine Liberation Front announced that one of their top guys was killed in Iraq Wednesday night. This is a much closer tie to the PLF than Powell brought to the UN on Feb 5. Someone brings 12 molotov cocktails to S.F. rallies. But I'm sure they would only hit bad guys and experience no collateral damage, because lit bottles of gasoline are precision weapons. Look at how well they work in an Athens "peace" protest: Meanwhile, other SF "peace" protesters took shits in front of the Civic Center, whilst others staged a "vomit-in" -- lovely examples of humanity all. Iraqi conscripts shoot their own officers rather than fight. Quote:
Even the harshly anti-American Guardian has a story of welcome troops: Quote:
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03-22-2003, 11:51 AM | #2 | |
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I was going to add a sarcastic "their parents must be SO proud," but then I realized that they quite possibly are ... which says some sad things about society today. Could these protestors be charged with use of WMD? Bodily fluids (and I here include solid wastes as well) represent a significant biohazard.
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03-22-2003, 12:11 PM | #3 |
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Weapons of ass eruption?
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03-22-2003, 12:33 PM | #4 |
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Pretty amazing when you think of it ...
After, what, 12 years of ignoring anything they had to say, Iraq is calling on the UN for help. Of course, what they think of as help includes "make the US stop beating up on us" and "disarm Israel."
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03-22-2003, 02:47 PM | #5 |
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Operation "Iraqi Freedom"? What kind of name is that? If the world expects us to follow our imperialistic ways*, it should have been Operation "Desert Eagle"!
It's now my fondest hope that all the protestors will get on a plane -- no! wait for it! Not what you think! -- and travel to Iraq and help rebuild houses and schools. I, on the other hand and in my proud imperialist fashion*, will donate $100 smackers to the first Iraqi children's fund I find. Oh, yeah. I'm also going to donate $100 to the EFF for the war on DRM. *Dripping with sarcasm; the very Soul of Sardonicy. I mean about the imperialist claptrap, not about the money. |
03-22-2003, 04:01 PM | #6 | |
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Hey, any excuse for an anarchy festival, right?
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03-22-2003, 04:32 PM | #7 |
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Pretty much, any rally attracts the farleft/rentamob crowd so you're always gonna get that stuff, i've watched it enough times here. The war appears to be going well - at least from our carefully vetted news sources, which is good news for everyone involved. On the other hand i think Bagdhad is going to be the clincher and there was talk of 'stiff resistance' from a few major centres before they even got close to Bagdhad, good luck to the boys (and girls) over there, lets hope at least it's a fast one.
Anyone heard any more about the cruise missile that aparantly hit an oil well in Iran? Shouldn't that be 'someone brought' ?
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03-22-2003, 04:57 PM | #8 | |
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Then the right wing American critic of Saudia Arabia simply distort that report into proof that Saudia Arabia supports terrorism. Do we now say Uryoces also supports terrorism? |
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03-22-2003, 04:59 PM | #9 | |
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It's a fucked up world. Sometimes ya just gotta sit back and watch. Last edited by slang; 03-22-2003 at 05:40 PM. |
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03-22-2003, 05:36 PM | #10 | |
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03-22-2003, 06:20 PM | #11 | |
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If it was one of ours that is certainly more than a little off course ... while it could happen, I dunno. The possibility that it actually belonged to Iraq is being investigated, I believe
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03-22-2003, 06:24 PM | #12 |
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Jag, I've been looking at the ABC site periodically, but not enough.
How are Australians feeling about this war in general? |
03-22-2003, 07:55 PM | #13 | |
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03-22-2003, 07:57 PM | #14 |
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Our local Action News outfit has a call in at the end of the show where folks are encouraged to comment on stuff. Guy called yesterday, I believe, and mentioned he was watching some BU students reacting to the war coverage. He said it reminded him of the Palestinians cheering when the towers fell. Interesting perpective.
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