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MineralMan

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48. I first heard of it at the same time we all did.

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 10:05 AM

Oct 2014

Khorasan is a very old place name. It's a natural name for a group operating in that place. That it's not a familiar place name to people in the US is irrelevant.

Again, you appear to be bringing up a right-wing argument that started appearing on Fox News and that was discussed by Glenn Greenwald recently. That Khorasan is a place name is beyond dispute. That an Al Qaeda subset may have referred to themselves as the Khorosan Group or that a subgroup of Al Qaeda was given that name by someone else remains irrelevant.

Even if the group received this name recently, it has little bearing on anything. The group exists, clearly.

It's no different really than beating the ISIS/ISIL difference to death as a means of debating what is currently going on. The names do not matter, really.

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When did you first hear of Khorasan? [View all] DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 OP

Heard about it first on DU! Wiki has some interesting information on them. Rex Sep 2014 #1

The wiki page says "This page was last modified on 25 September 2014 at 23:51" TBF Sep 2014 #5

None of the references go back that far, look at the bottom of the page. Rex Sep 2014 #6

Yes it did exist on the 24th. JHB Oct 2014 #42

LOL! Good question. merrily Oct 2014 #52

Check out this post from DU brush Oct 2014 #59

That's helpful - TBF Oct 2014 #62

I think it was when the Khorasans and the Jenners starting feuding. Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #2

I couldn't keep up with them pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #4

A few years ago customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #3

First time Obama said it in public: 23 Sept 2014 n/t leftstreet Sep 2014 #7

Same here. nt femmocrat Sep 2014 #15

We've always been at war with "insert country/group"! neverforget Sep 2014 #8

On Saturday Night Live: "It's a floor wax AND a dessert topping!" scarletwoman Sep 2014 #9

At first I thought it was the Corian group. CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #10

Aren't they a division of the Carlyle Group? Octafish Sep 2014 #11

The Endless Funds division. Rex Sep 2014 #14

When she got her own TV show. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #12

Didn't she have a baby with Kanye West? n/t FourScore Oct 2014 #51

In some form or another they may have been around for some time.......... wandy Sep 2014 #13

Funny (not haha funny) how you conveniently left out those historic mentions. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #25

Well I have to admit, you have me at a loss here......... wandy Oct 2014 #32

You made the claim that there are Google links. Did they disappear from your history. Put up or... Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #34

OooTay, here ya go.................. wandy Oct 2014 #38

Back in the 90s when he defended OJ. nt valerief Sep 2014 #16

If the drone didn't hit, you must acquit. nt DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #21

Badda bing! valerief Oct 2014 #60

LOL! merrily Oct 2014 #63

The day before they bombed them.... kentuck Sep 2014 #17

people who get hung up on the word "khorosan" are losing the plot. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #18

No, I'm really not losing the plot. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #20

"existential threat"--no one is making that argument geek tragedy Sep 2014 #22

Yes, it certainly does matter. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #23

Really, the name matters more than the fact that these guys are Al Qaeda? geek tragedy Oct 2014 #24

You really expect people to listen to you with a straight face? DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #26

we bombed them because they're al qaeda. we never need 'an excuse' to blow up geek tragedy Oct 2014 #27

Presto! They're al Qaeda again! (We've always been at war with al Qaeda) DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #28

did you know that the "National Security Agency" is also affiliated with a group called geek tragedy Oct 2014 #31

And........ pkdu Oct 2014 #29

27 < 28 < 29. Don't apply for any jobs detecting crickets. I'm not predicting success. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #35

The Quaeda's are comin! Hide your kids! AgingAmerican Oct 2014 #65

That's about that person in *Iran*, not Syria (or Iraq, which you bring up for some reason) muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #40

presumably he did not relocate to Syria for a quiet retirement nt geek tragedy Oct 2014 #41

Wasn't he the guy from Fantasy Island that was in Star Trek 2? NightWatcher Sep 2014 #19

I first heard of as a historical reference years ago. Fawke Em Oct 2014 #30

I first heard it in episode 8 of Masters of Sex reorg Oct 2014 #33

I've downloaded those but haven't watched them yet. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #37

Sure, I like it reorg Oct 2014 #39

it's an excellent show. m-lekktor Oct 2014 #55

Didn't he direct The Seven Samurai? lpbk2713 Oct 2014 #36

Why does that matter? MineralMan Oct 2014 #43

If the name is unimportant to you, you may find greener pastures elsewhere. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #45

Again, I'm not sure it does have much significance. MineralMan Oct 2014 #46

I was using your own line, Einstein. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #47

I first heard of it at the same time we all did. MineralMan Oct 2014 #48

You're under the impression that Afghanistan and Syria are the same place. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #50

No, I'm not under that impression at all. MineralMan Oct 2014 #53

I'm going on the words you've given me to go on, MineralMan DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #56

We appear to have belabored this adequately. MineralMan Oct 2014 #57

We agree in principle, if not on the details. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #58

When Kanye married Kim. nt whereisjustice Oct 2014 #44

The Khorasan group is based in Albania where they mine yellow cake and build aluminum tubes whereisjustice Oct 2014 #49

This whole ISIS thing just started popping this month. Is the Khorasan thing any different. I think jwirr Oct 2014 #54

When Time magazine declared her "Woman of the Year" in 1986. n/t Adsos Letter Oct 2014 #61

When her first sex tape was leaked Capt. Obvious Oct 2014 #64