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06-29-2007, 04:32 PM | #16 | |
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Farfour mouse dies in last episode
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06-29-2007, 09:11 PM | #17 |
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saw that in conjunction with a story on recruitment of children as suicide bombers. Chilling, assuming it's true.
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06-30-2007, 08:49 PM | #18 |
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Suicide Boy in Afganistan:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2...r_N.htm?csp=34 Real stand up humanists they are.
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07-01-2007, 11:14 PM | #19 |
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Hey that's a better series ender than The Sopranos!
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07-02-2007, 12:02 AM | #20 |
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Let's hear it for the indoctrination of the young!
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07-04-2007, 07:01 PM | #21 |
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Farfour martyred.
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Can't get much worse: Farfour's co-star ready for martyrdom at age 11.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20...n_editors_ytop Hamas TV's child star says she's ready for martyrdom Quote:
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08-14-2007, 08:50 PM | #23 |
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Method actress, huh? Sick fucks.
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08-14-2007, 09:06 PM | #24 |
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Do you think it may be the airstrikes that are helping cause the martyrdom?
Suicide bombings in Palestine seem to be much different than suicide bombings by Al Qaeda. The ones in Palestine seem to be much more an act of desperation caused from a hopeless life (if I can't become a doctor I will become a martyr) while Al Qaeda's seem to be a forceful act from educated middle class (non-hopeless situation) trying to force their delusional romantic idea of paradise on Earth. Remember, Hamas got elected by a 2/3rds margin in a non-fixed election (if it was fixed it was not towards Hamas), that is a big statement considering Hamas does not rule Palestine by fear like Al Qaeda and the Taliban do. This means that moderate Palestinians are resorting to extremism even though the majority of Palestinians want peace. What does this say about the situation? I do not agree with some of Hamas tactics but to make them the sole "bad guy" without seriously dwelling on the cause and effects that have led to what we have now will seriously warp any realistic view of the current situation. |
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08-15-2007, 06:50 PM | #27 |
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Of course there will be some fear, but not even close to the same level as Al Qaeda or the Taliban. Unless you are part of an opposing party (PLO, Fatah, etc) you are pretty much not going to be bothered, and more likely helped by Hamas since they spend most of their budget on social services like heath care, welfare, and education (not just propaganda too).
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08-15-2007, 07:26 PM | #28 |
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And you don't see the failure in this logic. What hell man? "Unless you are part of an opposing party" That is no democracy. Fatah, among others, is a huge part of the equation. This is not just about Hamas.
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08-15-2007, 08:35 PM | #29 | ||
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I am making the point that the people that support Hamas are usually not supporting them out of fear, but because they actually support them. I'm sure the situation is much more complex than that but to say they rule by terror is completely false.
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When it comes down to it, the situation for Palestine is hopeless. As long as the conditions the Palestinians are in right now stay the same, it isn't going to get any better. They can't just pull themselves up because they physically can not be self-supportive and for them to unite is unrealistic as peace in inner city Baltimore. |
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