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toby jo

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1. Sign up to fight; terrorists are the order of the day; some don't make it out; sue.

Reply to CHIMO (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2014, 08:33 PM

May 2014

A special forces guy doesn't play by the 'rule of war'. He plays to hit his mark and survive.

I'm calling hypocrisy on this one. I'm sorry for their pain, but not their choices. They made adrenaline soaked, emotionally high-dollar ones, that's on them.

I'm also guessing this crime of a 15 yr old involves a set of psychological parameters that are not coming into play here, and should.

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Omar Khadr faces $50M suit by blinded U.S. soldier, widow [View all] CHIMO May 2014 OP

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