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37. This place cracks me up lately.

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Who is Hillary Clinton to say Assad must go? [View all] cqo_000 Apr 2012 OP

Obama admin's SOS, voicing the views of the Obama admin? Skip Intro Apr 2012 #1

Yep. She (and others in the cabinet) don't get to REALLY express their opinions. She wouldn't gateley Apr 2012 #4

agree - except one detail. HRC saying it makes it official karynnj Apr 2012 #76

Agree. nt gateley Apr 2012 #81

The United States Secretary of State jberryhill Apr 2012 #2

US has been doing this for Decades cr8tvlde Apr 2012 #3

Post removed Post removed Apr 2012 #16

Same thing in South America. So you are correct. Nothing has changed, except that South America sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #28

Secretary of State. Our rep to the rest of the world, including Syria. pinto Apr 2012 #5

Somebody has to say he must go. HC is SOS and it's her job. Cleita Apr 2012 #6

I didn't see any news shows about the recent vote showing Syrians want Assad to go. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #38

Watch Al Jazeera and you will get the real news about Syria and Cleita Apr 2012 #41

Al-Jazeera, owned by the state of Qatar and its 186-year hereditary dynasty, the Al-Thani family. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #75

Well, maybe your cavalier dismissal of what is a good news source, regardless of who owns it, Cleita Apr 2012 #80

Personal attack is no substitute for facts. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #82

Here are some facts. Cleita Apr 2012 #84

Because something is written in a 2009 booklet, that means it's the usual practice? HiPointDem Apr 2012 #85

You seem to find stuff that suits your agenda while ignoring Cleita Apr 2012 #87

I have an agenda, but you don't? The fact is that Syria, like Libya and Iraq before it, is not HiPointDem Apr 2012 #90

Okay, you want to talk about human rights violations? Cleita Apr 2012 #94

I'm afraid that the strawman belongs to you. I've been discussing actual practice in Qatar in HiPointDem Apr 2012 #98

"Hadn't heard that either." Cleita Apr 2012 #100

You're saying that Rupert Murdoch and Fox News run the country? I thought it was the owners of the HiPointDem Apr 2012 #102

welcome to DU - and thumbs up on a very good/solid series of posts! inna Apr 2012 #118

Who are you? The voice of Assad? Confusious Apr 2012 #7

+++ Cleita Apr 2012 #8

if it is a one sided conflict, then the rebels do not have enough political support tiny elvis Apr 2012 #24

Assad has a powerful army to squash any dissent and yet Cleita Apr 2012 #64

This is DEMOCRATIC Underground. We support Democracy, not Dictatorships. Ian David Apr 2012 #9

Sorry, we have a history of supporting dictators. Pinochet, Saddam Hussein, The Shah of Iran, sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #30

Message board policy and U.S. policy do not always agree. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #31

No they don't. I do not support US support for dictators, neither do most Progressive Democrats sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #32

I don't believe I said that you did. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #34

Our country certainly does support dictators who are obedient to our interests, however, Cleita Apr 2012 #55

US, Britain, France seek formal UN deadline for Assad (AFP) pinto Apr 2012 #10

A stridently pro-Assad post. Awesome! cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #11

Shh... Is clever psychological war operation jberryhill Apr 2012 #12

+1000 bonus points for "The Russians Are Coming" reference Richardo Apr 2012 #21

She is United States Secretary of State. And, the people of Syria DO want him to go, Lil Missy Apr 2012 #13

on this ms. clinton and the syrian people are on the same page arely staircase Apr 2012 #14

In my opinion, this post is absurd! I am trashing it. Firebrand Gary Apr 2012 #15

Actually, Syrians seem quite divided on whether he should go or stay. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #17

Our media has barely covered this. Cleita Apr 2012 #19

Who is "the middle east media"? Just as our home media slants coverage toward certain political HiPointDem Apr 2012 #44

Al Jazeera, for all your sneering, has pretty good unbiased coverage of a variety of Cleita Apr 2012 #48

It's not sneering. I am pointing out that Al Jazeera, and ME media generally, is owned by very HiPointDem Apr 2012 #49

Really? Free Speech TV isn't left and Fox isn't right? Cleita Apr 2012 #50

Prime Minister of Qatar is an Al-Thani. PM has been an Al-Thani since the Brits installed the HiPointDem Apr 2012 #52

But if he's a good PM, why not? Cleita Apr 2012 #53

You neglected the "et cetera," which encompasses the Al-Thanis holding the rest of the pivotal HiPointDem Apr 2012 #58

Additionally, the people of the Middle Easy have spoken... LanternWaste Apr 2012 #60

Some are speaking. Others are being arrested. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #68

Is that somewhere near New Orleans? jberryhill Apr 2012 #72

Here are a few that are speaking: the corrupt potentates in SA & Qatar call to arm Syria's rebels. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #105

We are talking about Arab countries here that are under the rule of their Cleita Apr 2012 #61

But Syrians are supposed to be "like us"? Why do Qatar and SA get a pass when Syria doesn't? HiPointDem Apr 2012 #69

I addressed this in my other post. It's cultural and Qatar is passing laws to take care of Cleita Apr 2012 #79

"It's cultural". I'll remember that. "Qatar is passing laws." That too. Does that apply to every HiPointDem Apr 2012 #88

Human rights violations in Qatar HiPointDem Apr 2012 #67

Filipino women in UAE jailed for consensual sex HiPointDem Apr 2012 #70

Children of jailed women in Dubai live in prison HiPointDem Apr 2012 #73

Qatar: Camel jockeys = kidnapped children HiPointDem Apr 2012 #74

Qatar: slave-labor state, a nightmare for migrant workers HiPointDem Apr 2012 #77

Al Jazeera Journalist Sacked and Deported from Qatar Due to HIV-positive Status HiPointDem Apr 2012 #78

This is old news. They use robots now. Cleita Apr 2012 #83

Is 2010 "new" enough for you? "Despite Ban, Child Camel Jockeys Are Still Racing" HiPointDem Apr 2012 #86

And this has what to do with the Al Jazeera news? Cleita Apr 2012 #89

The article is about Dubai, run by the Al-Maktoum family since 1833, also creatures of the British. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #93

The ban which came from the United Nations applied to all the ME countries that used child Cleita Apr 2012 #95

Did Al-Jazeera report on labor violations inside Qatar? Has it ever? I can't find it. What does a HiPointDem Apr 2012 #96

The English version doesn't report much about Qatar, but that's probably Cleita Apr 2012 #97

LOL. China is also "local stuff". So are Egypt, Syria, Russia, Bahrain, Norway and other locales HiPointDem Apr 2012 #99

Well, I gotta say buh bye. Cleita Apr 2012 #103

How many times is that now that you've called me 'ignorant' and otherwise attacked me personally? HiPointDem Apr 2012 #104

Saying Assad must go validates the US mercenaries currently operating in Syria. sad sally Apr 2012 #46

According to John Adams, those were roughly the same ratios Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #115

Who pimps a dictator like Assad on a progressive website? Nt geek tragedy Apr 2012 #18

The internets must be back up again in Damascus :) pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #20

While I've never quite seen anybody here overtly pimping dictators like Qadaffi and Assad RZM Apr 2012 #33

Who is this Bashir Assad??? center rising Apr 2012 #22

Thank you for bringing rare unity to DU jberryhill Apr 2012 #23

Reread the thread...the guy's got support....nt msanthrope Apr 2012 #39

Assad, is that you? Beacool Apr 2012 #25

ahem.. just where have YOU been young lady? gallavanting around, i am sure... dionysus Apr 2012 #45

An Easter banky!!!!!!!! Beacool Apr 2012 #106

The place is crazy because one dude posted a fringe opinion and is getting pounded for it? Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2012 #51

Nope, it's always been nutty. Beacool Apr 2012 #107

That is just an example of wishful thinking on her part. And an example of party-line Fool Count Apr 2012 #26

Do you honestly believe leftynyc Apr 2012 #63

It's an ambitious politician trying on her tough guy cowboy hat for 2016. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2012 #27

A person with a moral center, speaking in her official capacity as SECSTATE of the USA, voicing the MADem Apr 2012 #29

Hit, meet run onenote Apr 2012 #35

"the rebels that are perpetuating atrocities against the people of Syria." Kaleva Apr 2012 #36

This place cracks me up lately. WilliamPitt Apr 2012 #37

it ain't your father's DU anymore will.... dionysus Apr 2012 #43

A lot of people in Syria are saying exactly that... LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #40

ROFL ... "the rebels that are perpetuating atrocities against the people of Syria." dionysus Apr 2012 #42

By splattering them with their blood, I suppose. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #54

"Syria rebels committed serious abuses, Human Rights Watch says" Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #110

hey honey, go peddle your support for that murderous fuckwad dictator somewhere else. cali Apr 2012 #47

+1 Little Star Apr 2012 #91

Who is she? She's the Secretary of State. You're welcome. AtomicKitten Apr 2012 #56

Agreed. The Syrian people should manage their affairs and The Northerner Apr 2012 #57

Clown Car HangOnKids Apr 2012 #65

Is there something wrong with respecting a foreign country's sovereignty? The Northerner Apr 2012 #66

She's Pres Obama's Secretary of State leftynyc Apr 2012 #59

A free human being. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #62

When did that ever matter to the imperialists? n/t malaise Apr 2012 #71

Obama's employee, speaking for him Autumn Apr 2012 #92

She's not Obama's "employee". Beacool Apr 2012 #108

I'm guessing you probably threw in less than a cent of your tax dollars to pay her salary... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #111

It's worth the same as everyone else's on this board. Beacool Apr 2012 #112

I'm not demanding Hillary, or Barack for that matter, speak for me. Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #113

Well, that's your opinion and I have mine. Beacool Apr 2012 #114

She's Plenipotentiary High Commissioner for Implementing Regime Change when we say so? FarCenter Apr 2012 #101

Let's see if you still think that Assad should stay in power after reading this. Beacool Apr 2012 #109

the US sounds pretty ridiculous on the issue as it maintains brutal occupations in afghanistan and KG Apr 2012 #116

Another hit and run poster lunatica Apr 2012 #117