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daleo

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32. That's likely true

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #11)

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 10:35 PM

Feb 2015

But I think it is also to goad the west. They have to keep topping their latest outrage. Our reactions are part of their strategy. They think they can prevail in a spiral of violence. They don't really know us. Religion will do that - it is all about magical thinking.

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Reports: Jordan To Execute Extremist After Pilot Burned Alive [View all] Purveyor Feb 2015 OP

Honestly, in the case of ISIS there should be a presumption of death penalty geek tragedy Feb 2015 #1

anyone against drone striking in this case? uhnope Feb 2015 #17

not at all samsingh Feb 2015 #27

I oppose the death penalty bluestateguy Feb 2015 #2

Though I oppose civil capital punishment, this is a war Dawson Leery Feb 2015 #3

They shouldn't be allowed back but with EU Historic NY Feb 2015 #6

I agree. The EU is STILL afraid to put their foot down on this. 7962 Feb 2015 #14

They never had the intention of releasing the pilot... Historic NY Feb 2015 #4

They seem to be trying to come up with more and more tblue37 Feb 2015 #11

That's likely true daleo Feb 2015 #32

"I hope they id & take out the english speaking guy, soon ... " Botany Feb 2015 #12

+1 hamsterjill Feb 2015 #13

Sadly he was murdered a month ago, so all the "negotiations" for his release was a complete sham! George II Feb 2015 #22

apparently the pilot had been murdered in early jan. so this is all lies. samsingh Feb 2015 #28

My god--burning alive. I can't imagine a worse agony. Barbarians. nt tblue37 Feb 2015 #5

This is horrendous rtracey Feb 2015 #19

Salem hanged witches rpannier Feb 2015 #21

Yes My fault rtracey Feb 2015 #23

And the U.S. had a field day with its enslaved and freed Africans/African Americans. BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #31

WARNING the link has video of the act..by ISIS Historic NY Feb 2015 #7

Horrible. But remember 840high Feb 2015 #8

"An eye for an eye and the whole world is blind". mahannah Feb 2015 #9

Yeah, but its the West's fault etc etc. PragmaticLiberal Feb 2015 #10

It would've shown up eventually! nt 7962 Feb 2015 #15

Sometime I'll post a chronology of why and how this brutally extreme "terrorism" came about.... George II Feb 2015 #16

it goes back much further than that.... BUT... Adrahil Feb 2015 #20

wow rtracey Feb 2015 #18

I am against Jordan and IS 'death penalties' Sunlei Feb 2015 #24

isn't being executed by a Muslim woman grounds for not getting any virgins in "heaven" flying_wahini Feb 2015 #25

In reality they don't have a choice not to do so. NutmegYankee Feb 2015 #26

Don't think they'll care rpannier Feb 2015 #29

In this case, I wouldn't mind if the drones soaked Ilsa Feb 2015 #30