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Alamuti Lotus

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9. Which was, it should be noted...

Reply to rpannier (Reply #8)

Mon Nov 18, 2013, 02:57 AM

Nov 2013

a blunder so blatant that the United States and the Soviet Union--during a fever-pitched moment in their erstwhile fairly contrived Cold War--joined together in one collective voice to ask: "What the hell are you people doing?"

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and FRance used Israel to help start the Suez Canal Crisis rpannier Nov 2013 #8

Which was, it should be noted... Alamuti Lotus Nov 2013 #9

Economic sanctions don't hurt those in power they hurt the normal everyday person Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #10

Since when is Francois Hollande half jewish? Kurska Nov 2013 #11

Sorry I was referring to myself being half Jewish and giving my opinion on Israel Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #12

Ahh I understand, mea culpa for not receiving the message correctly n/t Kurska Nov 2013 #13

I changed it to try and add clarity typing from my phone I sometimes forget to add words Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #14

It happens to all of us sometimes n/t Kurska Nov 2013 #15