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heaven05

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24. thank you

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu May 19, 2016, 08:09 AM

May 2016

for the reminder. I remember when Waco happened and those children were killed. The lamentations for these children stayed in the national headlines for a long time and were the subject of many discussions by the talking heads in our MSM. This Philadelphia summary execution and murder, not so much. But there was one primary difference, so I wasn't surprised..

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Today is the Anniversary of the One Terrorist Attack in America that You are Supposed to Forget [View all] KamaAina May 2016 OP

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I was born in Philadelphia, PA; "the city of brotherly love" is their motto Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #6

I remember it. Move, like the Black Panthers were considered too radical. nt jalan48 May 2016 #3

Remember it well. A National Shame. kairos12 May 2016 #4

Disgusting! chwaliszewski May 2016 #5

They were a terror to their neighbors. fbc May 2016 #7

Yup, they were a fucked up bunch. redwitch May 2016 #10

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So they were a little eccentric Shankapotomus May 2016 #23

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I live 35 miles east of there madokie May 2016 #13

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thank you for the reminder. niyad May 2016 #9

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Now that you brought it up madokie May 2016 #12

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I can see my old apartment building in this photo. Barack_America May 2016 #15

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Another stain on America. Scuba May 2016 #20

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Thank you - TBF May 2016 #22

thank you heaven05 May 2016 #24

Wow. I missed this--literally--because mnhtnbb May 2016 #25

Kicked and recommended! nt Enthusiast May 2016 #26

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Indeed it is. KamaAina May 2016 #31

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