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kpete

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71. re: beheadings:

Wed Feb 18, 2015, 09:07 PM

Feb 2015

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-claims-difference-is-clear-between-state-sanctioned-executions-and-isis-beheadings-10019780.html

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I guess the new vogue is to defend ISIS as merely fighting off interlopers. [View all] Dreamer Tatum Feb 2015 OP

I havent seen that here today and I have commented on the threads you are randys1 Feb 2015 #1

Was it not our job -- along with other countries -- to stop Hitler? pnwmom Feb 2015 #142

An explanation is not necessarily a defense. TreasonousBastard Feb 2015 #2

Explanations should be accurate though. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #3

Agreed. hifiguy Feb 2015 #6

So -WHAT- is it? HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #8

Apocalyptical death cult. nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #10

or, perhaps, not at all what it is represented to be HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #15

They cover their faces so they can conduct covert attacks. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #16

Or maybe not. Few know who these killers are, and it is very UNLIKELY HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #17

You're not making any sense. Their videos get broadcast around the world, so of course they geek tragedy Feb 2015 #18

Yes, faceless pics are sent around the world...BUT the people who migh react to their identities HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #20

If they want to be able to travel abroad and conduct operations, it wouldn't be very smart geek tragedy Feb 2015 #21

That would work if it were a group of one hundred or less persons HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #22

With the most Caretha Feb 2015 #24

Great post! I've thought this from the start. polly7 Feb 2015 #27

Nonsense Egnever Feb 2015 #31

You might want to Caretha Feb 2015 #34

Ok let me get my thinking cap on Egnever Feb 2015 #37

Now I understand Caretha Feb 2015 #38

All kidding aside Egnever Feb 2015 #44

here is who Caretha Feb 2015 #47

I am not sure what you are trying to say there Egnever Feb 2015 #54

It's obvious you Caretha Feb 2015 #58

What advice? Egnever Feb 2015 #63

Do you not understand how the Internet works? geek tragedy Feb 2015 #42

Okay melman Feb 2015 #53

Do you have any evidence? Adrahil Feb 2015 #109

Lets discuss the Pirate Bay for a second Aerows Feb 2015 #43

So you are really going to try and jump on the crazy train that believes the nsa could scrub Egnever Feb 2015 #48

I'm certainly not going to jump on the crazy train Aerows Feb 2015 #57

Oil Fairy Caretha Feb 2015 #52

Nobody under the sun Aerows Feb 2015 #62

Aerows Caretha Feb 2015 #70

This quote by Upton Sinclair sums it up Aerows Feb 2015 #74

I like George Orwell's quote better DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #82

Didn't say they aren't Aerows Feb 2015 #83

They essentially declared war on Egypt when they incinerated their citizens. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #84

Well there you go Caretha Feb 2015 #93

"Sony is famous for it"? zappaman Feb 2015 #90

Delighted you asked that! Aerows Feb 2015 #99

Wow dude. zappaman Feb 2015 #124

Hopefully this will clear things up for you Aerows Feb 2015 #125

Anger management not working out for you? zappaman Feb 2015 #131

zappaman Aerows Feb 2015 #133

Okay, thanks for the condescension and NOT backing up your claims. zappaman Feb 2015 #135

I don't waste time Aerows Feb 2015 #136

Too funny. zappaman Feb 2015 #137

I'll give you one. Aerows Feb 2015 #138

I read that article, but it don't see where it says anything to support zappaman Feb 2015 #139

Google Aerows Feb 2015 #140

No, I am not telling you that. I am telling you this doesn't really add up HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #35

None of this shit adds up Aerows Feb 2015 #45

You clearly don't understand the Internet, or how easy it is to buy orange clothing. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #41

LOL! Aerows Feb 2015 #50

Of course strategic interests play a part Egnever Feb 2015 #59

LMAO Aerows Feb 2015 #64

LMAO indeed Egnever Feb 2015 #76

ummm .... polly7 Feb 2015 #80

What are you going on about? Egnever Feb 2015 #86

'Or are you suggesting that we should do everything on our own and just pay for it all ourselves?' polly7 Feb 2015 #87

You questioning my sanity Aerows Feb 2015 #81

My turn Egnever Feb 2015 #91

Zero Evidence? Caretha Feb 2015 #96

LOL Egnever Feb 2015 #98

That was not very good Caretha Feb 2015 #100

Right so you admit your complete failure to post one credible source Egnever Feb 2015 #102

Scuse me? Caretha Feb 2015 #104

Posted hundreds Egnever Feb 2015 #105

Dear Egnever Caretha Feb 2015 #108

Weeee Egnever Feb 2015 #110

We pour buckets of money into Aerows Feb 2015 #117

Knowing what someone is doing is not the same thing as knowing who they are and why they do.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #75

Not sure what you are implying here. Egnever Feb 2015 #78

ISIS is really trying hard to get attention and piss people off Fumesucker Feb 2015 #85

No I think the most heinous Caretha Feb 2015 #97

Fair points. Their whole financing history is the something we don't know about. ancianita Feb 2015 #79

The "beheadings" etc. Caretha Feb 2015 #89

I think everyone is restrained about ISIS for good reasons. Then there's this... ancianita Feb 2015 #101

One of the most evil Caretha Feb 2015 #103

the largest navy in the world, the best trained professional army, an unrivaled global communication LanternWaste Feb 2015 #127

+1,000 malaise Feb 2015 #25

Seriously? Egnever Feb 2015 #28

Yet, they hide. They don't REALLY buy into it as zealots. HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #39

If anything. ISIS are the imperialists here. They seek to create a large empire under stevenleser Feb 2015 #23

The only ones I know of Caretha Feb 2015 #72

No, the only ones who have declared that who are in charge of their group now stevenleser Feb 2015 #120

You got alerted on for this. It failed, 6-1. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #4

That's too bad. Hissyspit Feb 2015 #111

Who the fuck is defending ISIS here? You'd better show an example if you're going to say that. Avalux Feb 2015 #5

If you aren't foaming at the mouth Aerows Feb 2015 #13

Thread winner malaise Feb 2015 #29

Thanks, Malaise. The truth needs to be spoken Aerows Feb 2015 #77

+1, which is why I, and I think a lot of other liberals, are hesitant to make Marr Feb 2015 #60

Fucking A, right. We're cutting food stamps and SSI but WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING!1!11 TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #114

Good question. Hit and run. Kingofalldems Feb 2015 #46

His MO Long Drive Feb 2015 #141

Here is one post Renew Deal Feb 2015 #73

The new vogue is new to me. n/t Bonhomme Richard Feb 2015 #7

Does anyone know how many sadoldgirl Feb 2015 #9

And rebranding the sectarian civil war LeftyMom Feb 2015 #26

Killing prisoners of war is a war crime I believe. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #11

The new vogue is the same as the old vogue Aerows Feb 2015 #12

I try to understand them, first. Igel Feb 2015 #14

Who's defending them? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #19

No one. Kingofalldems Feb 2015 #30

Absolutely nobody. LeftyMom Feb 2015 #32

Looks like you don't like DU. Kingofalldems Feb 2015 #33

Not even the players of ISIS believe their own proclamations seveneyes Feb 2015 #36

Pyrostrawmania Man from Pickens Feb 2015 #40

I think if they did land in Italy they would be met with people not raised to cower from infancy alphafemale Feb 2015 #49

So how are they going to get to Italy Caretha Feb 2015 #55

There is that also. But even if they hijacked a ship. alphafemale Feb 2015 #68

Oh please. Next you are going to tell me duers are in league with ISIS dissentient Feb 2015 #51

Hit and run posting. Fuggedaboutit nt riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #56

Please please cwydro Feb 2015 #61

No one is. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #65

OK. cwydro Feb 2015 #69

Nobody is defending ISIS, but some are engaging in "whataboutism" Throd Feb 2015 #88

Don't like DUers much? Kingofalldems Feb 2015 #66

Plenty of "psychotic murderers" in this world. hunter Feb 2015 #67

re: beheadings: kpete Feb 2015 #71

No kidding ISIS are the new nazis workinclasszero Feb 2015 #92

Have they dumped babies out of incubators yet? mwrguy Feb 2015 #119

Is there any point at which you will get tired trotting out that tired old meme? stevenleser Feb 2015 #144

Once burned... Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #146

Shia militias have been ethnically cleansing neighborhoods for years JonLP24 Feb 2015 #122

See Throds #88 above. Nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #145

Concern in Iraq grows over unregulated Shiite forces JonLP24 Feb 2015 #147

I haven't seen anyone here defending their actions, provide link if I missed it, please. ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2015 #94

Every time someone posts some bullshit about what Christians did 1000 years ago Dreamer Tatum Feb 2015 #106

No. It is possible Christians did horrible things more recently, and ISIS does horrible things, too. kwassa Feb 2015 #107

Acknowledging that people have committed atrocities in the name of Christianity does not defenend ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2015 #112

When Dr Tiller was murdered, how many "yes, but look what this Muslim did" posts were there? Dreamer Tatum Feb 2015 #115

Is this a hit and run post? I see you haven't replied to a single response. nt ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2015 #95

Yeah, it's a war crime. Hissyspit Feb 2015 #113

ISIS isn't as dangerous as Planned Parenthood Gormy Cuss Feb 2015 #116

Look, I know you're more conservative than most DUers.... Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 #118

They are war criminals JonLP24 Feb 2015 #121

ISIS *ARE* the interlopers. CJCRANE Feb 2015 #123

Who is really financing them? aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #129

They are financing themselves via kidnapping for ransom and selling stolen oil. Nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #143

Wealthy Arabian Peninsula investors JonLP24 Feb 2015 #149

Another day, another dishonest slam at DUers over made-up bullshit. arcane1 Feb 2015 #126

Looks that way to me too, DT. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2015 #128

I say again: when Dr Tiller was murdered, I never saw one post comment about Muslims. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2015 #132

Me either. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2015 #134

What defense? jwirr Feb 2015 #130

To many they are "the enemy of my enemy" ileus Feb 2015 #148