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3. I'm sorry, but this is beginning to smell a little funny

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 01:22 AM

Sep 2014

What's next? A televised debate between Obama and a TV screen full of "ISIL?" Sponsored by Halliburton with a studio audience and moderator?

Funny, but I don't recall reading about how "the press" breathlessly "reported" transcripts of Axis Annie's and Tokyo Rose's broadcasts.

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ISIS Issues Video Challenge to Obama [View all] Purveyor Sep 2014 OP

so let me understand this, ISIS says they will kill American ground forces if deployed. Now since still_one Sep 2014 #1

I may sound like a crackpot... silverweb Sep 2014 #2

No not cynical. I too question the hyper-rapid rise to power of this so called 'isis/isil/is'. Purveyor Sep 2014 #4

Thanks. silverweb Sep 2014 #6

It' s Orwellian. Feral Child Sep 2014 #15

This is reasonable, actually, but it's not direct. joshcryer Sep 2014 #10

The remarks by Graham joshdawg Sep 2014 #13

Absolutely. silverweb Sep 2014 #18

I'm sorry, but this is beginning to smell a little funny PSPS Sep 2014 #3

You don't recall the "grainy" Bin Laden tapes that would surface TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #5

A lot of people were suspicious about those too. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #9

For some reason, I was expecting an ice bucket challenge. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #7

Punch & Judy. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #8

The blame lays at the feet joshdawg Sep 2014 #14

When we had a real-man president, the response was, "Bring it on." Hoppy Sep 2014 #11

The CIA has been involved watoos Sep 2014 #12

Interesting.... KoKo Sep 2014 #16

It's quite easy and cheap to make a video like that... Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2014 #19

They've seen Fox is a useful tool for goading the president into war. Orsino Sep 2014 #17

Great...I guess therefore we should have boots on the ground. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #20