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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:50 AM Original message |
Wikileaks video - another point of view |
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Mari333
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. I point my fingers at the Pentagon, the White House, Congress, |
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. So they shot up a makeshift ambulance with no provacation because of stress? |
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dionysus
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. why is it that you cannot accept the possibility they thought they were dealing |
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Why would they think they were dealing with insurgents? There was no reason to believe that |
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Junkdrawer
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Dead men report no war crimes. n/t |
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dionysus
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. i'm talking about the initial shooting. are you saying there is no possibility of the |
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. And I'm not talking about the original shooting, I'm talking about the incident that followed |
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dionysus
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. i'm not in disagreement with you on that part. |
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Junkdrawer
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Yes. But put yourself in the shooters shoes. Imagine you had murdered/mortally wounded... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:00 PM Response to Reply #34 |
46. As disgusted I am by this story you seem to imply they knew these people were innocent |
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Junkdrawer
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Fact: Most (if not all) of the dead were unarmed. What were they guilty of? |
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SDuderstadt
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
47. If you look at @ 2:00 in the full 39:00 video... |
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Junkdrawer
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:08 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Pilot: "5 to 6 individuals with AK-47s" Where? |
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SDuderstadt
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. They mistook two cameras with telephoto lenses as... |
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Junkdrawer
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I haven't hurled a single "warmonger" insult. I have, however, mocked those... |
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SDuderstadt
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I didn't say you did and... |
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dionysus
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. it's caused some ugly arguments, thats for sure |
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kas125
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:00 PM Response to Reply #47 |
179. There were no weapons. Even the pentagon report says |
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Bolo Boffin
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Fri Apr-09-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #179 |
200. Yes, there were weapons. There was no tripod. |
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Moochy
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Sat Apr-10-10 04:10 PM Response to Reply #200 |
255. Must Reflexively ...Believe All Government Reports |
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SecularMotion
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Sat Apr-10-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #47 |
227. This name-calling and smearing of fellow DU members has got to stop. |
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lumberjack_jeff
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. The guy lying on the ground in a puddle of blood was a casualty. So what if he was an insurgent? |
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Rex
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Then you can't say for sure they thought they were insurgents. |
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dionysus
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. i can't say anything either way, i wasn't there. but i can entertain the notion they could have |
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Rex
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Sat Apr-10-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
258. Thank you. |
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Greyhound
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
353. Because that is a direct vioation of the RoE. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
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treestar
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. So who do you work for? |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Not even remotely.. |
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lumberjack_jeff
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. Yes, you will. |
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Enrique
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. I wonder how those kids are doing |
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TeeYiYi
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Video of the kids... |
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ShortnFiery
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
325. I watch a small segment about the children, who are now living with their Uncle. |
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sailor65
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. I think you will find very few actual combat vets here |
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Zywiec
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
76. +1 this place cracks me up on a daily basis |
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cowman
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
172. Hear hear |
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Threedifferentones
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Sat Apr-10-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
226. Which is why you shouldn't blame the people in the military who do these awful things |
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Moochy
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Sat Apr-10-10 04:01 PM Response to Reply #226 |
253. "They were just following orders" |
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Threedifferentones
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Sat Apr-10-10 08:21 PM Response to Reply #253 |
260. Think about it a little deeper. |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:21 AM Response to Reply #253 |
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stranger81
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. Defensive settings aside, nobody who kills people for a living is my hero. |
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Echo In Light
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. And, sorry, but NONE of them are "defending" jack shit. They're corporate soldiers, period. |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:22 AM Response to Reply #23 |
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arcadian
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. I agree with your statement. |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. You seem to have set that particular bar very low.. |
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arcadian
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Curious, what does the 71 in your nick mean? |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. It's part of a rather rude joke.. |
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Truth2Tell
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
50. this is a complicated question |
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walldude
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yes war sucks. The words people here are speaking |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. ..I am pretty sure I was suggesting the opposite.. |
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walldude
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. No I'm suggesting that it's inhuman to shoot an unarmed man |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. ..and I'm sure that you would hold that view if it was an unarmed concentration guard.. |
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walldude
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #44 |
116. Yes I would. And my great grandparents on my mothers side were in a camp |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #116 |
125. Please re-read my post. It isn't idiotic at all. I said as far as the pilots were aware.. |
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Violet_Crumble
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Sat Apr-10-10 12:43 AM Response to Reply #125 |
220. Isn't it a war crime to target wounded combatants? |
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stranger81
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Thu Apr-08-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
194. +1. |
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Moochy
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Sat Apr-10-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
256. +100 |
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Mojeoux
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Sun Apr-11-10 10:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
278. yes! n/t |
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Tierra_y_Libertad
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. One question about that view. Would you hold others in stressful situations to the same standard? |
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sailor65
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. You have grouped those examples very poorly |
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Tierra_y_Libertad
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Stress as a rationaliztion is not limited to soldiers. |
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Ignis
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
57. +1 |
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dixiegrrrrl
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
136. To add to your example: |
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treestar
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. The law itself does have a standard for a person under emergency |
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MadHound
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. Same shit they tried to feed critics concerning the Mi Lai massacre |
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branders seine
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. bloodthirsty poor ignorant, hate-filled motherfuckers |
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TexasObserver
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
16. So you choose to judge those who condemn the actions. |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
63. Not quite sure where to start with all of those sweeping generalizations flying around... |
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ShortnFiery
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #63 |
326. The men and women who wear the uniform, as I once did, would RESPECT leaders |
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damntexdem
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
29. The worse war criminals are the Bushistas and the generals who created the SOPs in Iraq. |
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Rex
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
33. Well you are entitled to your own opinion, even if it is wrong. |
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peacetalksforall
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
36. You are approaching this from two angles - our stance on the soldiers and this forum. |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Thanks for your response.. |
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peacetalksforall
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. You're welcome. Also think about this - this involved a cover up and denials. We make mistakes and |
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Ignis
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
56. Thanks for making this crystal clear. |
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Hutzpa
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
38. This is exactly what a warmonger would say. n/t |
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RaleighNCDUer
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
40. Please think about it - |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Thanks for your response, however there is no way to back up any of your claims.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
65. dupe.. self delete.. |
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Fumesucker
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
66. Dupe .. self delete |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
67. Eh, if they run and hide they are insurgents and we need to kill them.. |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. Not sure I said that.. |
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ChadwickHenryWard
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:44 PM Original message |
More logical to just sit there and get shot? |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
99. Not sure I said that either... |
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ChadwickHenryWard
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #99 |
111. I never claimed you did. |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #111 |
122. I placed blame on no-one. Neither did I suggest that "acting innocent" is reason for suspicion.. |
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TorchTheWitch
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Thu Apr-08-10 12:44 AM Response to Reply #122 |
188. there WAS no heat of battle! |
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Bolo Boffin
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Fri Apr-09-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #188 |
201. Yes, this was a combat situation. The party found was not wholy innocent civilians. |
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TorchTheWitch
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Sun Apr-11-10 03:07 AM Response to Reply #201 |
262. You've done nothing but make shit up about this incident |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:16 AM Response to Reply #262 |
270. There was an RPG in that group. Those aren't allowed. |
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Moochy
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Sun Apr-11-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #270 |
277. "Those arent allowed" |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #277 |
279. You talk and talk, but that's still an RPG in the picture. n/t |
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Moochy
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:02 AM Response to Reply #279 |
280. You alert and alert |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #270 |
284. Wrong |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 12:05 PM Response to Reply #284 |
286. No. That was a group of insurgents. The two Reuters employees were getting a story. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #286 |
292. Proof? |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #292 |
303. That's not proof. Try again. n/t |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:47 PM Response to Reply #303 |
343. You Made The Claim |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:48 PM Response to Reply #343 |
344. How does another Reuters story with close up on insurgents prove this was? |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:57 PM Response to Reply #344 |
348. You Said It |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #348 |
349. No, that doesn't follow |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:51 PM Response to Reply #349 |
355. I get it. |
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Bolo Boffin
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Mon Apr-12-10 12:00 AM Response to Reply #355 |
356. I would ask any reader of this exchange to look to me for my positions rather than Kalun |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #270 |
285. Really? |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #285 |
287. I rather doubt that "security details" are allowed to carry RPG's. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #287 |
293. LOLZ!! |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:03 PM Response to Reply #293 |
302. So these are merc from Blackwater? Mercy me. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #302 |
306. Not what I said of course |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:15 PM Response to Reply #306 |
309. I believe you don't have the foggiest clue of what security details carry in Iraq. n/t |
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TorchTheWitch
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Mon Apr-12-10 02:24 AM Response to Reply #285 |
359. No, RPG's aren't allowed |
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Bolo Boffin
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Mon Apr-12-10 11:06 AM Response to Reply #359 |
367. This group (the one the journalists were with) had an RPG. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #201 |
283. BS |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #283 |
288. Produce a statement from Reuters saying all those men were their employees. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #288 |
294. I asked first |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:03 PM Response to Reply #294 |
301. The military's ID process is on the video. Now you. n/t |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #301 |
307. Conclusive |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #307 |
308. You expect that level of ID in a war zone? |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #308 |
314. Not In This Type of War |
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ChadwickHenryWard
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Thu Apr-08-10 08:21 AM Response to Reply #122 |
192. You're just making that shit up. |
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Bolo Boffin
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Fri Apr-09-10 12:04 PM Response to Reply #192 |
202. Yes, there was a battle going on. n/t |
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ChadwickHenryWard
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Fri Apr-09-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #202 |
206. Oh, well then. |
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Bolo Boffin
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Fri Apr-09-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #206 |
214. There is basis for that contention - the action reports and later investigations. n/t |
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Violet_Crumble
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Sat Apr-10-10 12:36 AM Response to Reply #214 |
219. Yeah, coz we all know they don't lie in reports and investigations! |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sat Apr-10-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #219 |
223. Your assertion that there are lies in these reports and investigations is baseless. |
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Moochy
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Sat Apr-10-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #223 |
257. . |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #223 |
297. At the Very Least |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #297 |
304. No, they didn't. Two internal investigations say the rules of engagement were followed. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #304 |
311. The Perp Investigating Himself |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #311 |
312. Because there are more reasons for engagement than "picking up a weapon" |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #312 |
317. Inform us |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #317 |
321. Being part of a clean-up crew |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #321 |
327. Boffin's Battle Plan Extraodinaire. We'll Hit These 30mm Rounds With Our Bodies. |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #327 |
330. If all you're going to do is build straw men, you can talk to yourself. n/t |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:32 PM Response to Reply #330 |
335. Back at YOU |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:35 PM Response to Reply #335 |
336. You may not like what the helicopter thought, but they had good reason for what they thought. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:52 PM Response to Reply #336 |
346. Pretty Apparent |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #346 |
350. Anyone can see the RPG the group was actually carrying. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:39 PM Response to Reply #350 |
352. There was 10 people |
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Bolo Boffin
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Mon Apr-12-10 12:06 AM Response to Reply #352 |
357. A group of military-aged men with weapons demonstrating hostile intent toward soldiers on the ground |
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Mon Apr-12-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #357 |
370. No one is buying your interpretation because all can see it's incorrect. |
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Bolo Boffin
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Mon Apr-12-10 08:49 PM Response to Reply #370 |
371. Actually, my interpretation is correct. |
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Mon Apr-12-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #371 |
374. Your "interpretation" isn't remotely supported by the evidence. |
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Bolo Boffin
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Mon Apr-12-10 09:26 PM Response to Reply #374 |
378. Roll the video. Read the internal investigations. |
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Mon Apr-12-10 09:31 PM Response to Reply #378 |
379. I'm not buying your spiel, and neither is anyone else. |
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Bolo Boffin
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Mon Apr-12-10 09:39 PM Response to Reply #379 |
380. Well, I guess I'll just go home and bite my pillow. n/t |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #202 |
295. Where is this battle? |
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Fri Apr-09-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #192 |
211. That's the Order of the Day! |
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Moochy
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Sun Apr-11-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #211 |
276. Bolo boffin has the secret decoder ring that lets him sort between |
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Moochy
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Sun Apr-11-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #211 |
300. So true |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #211 |
322. Targeting Journalists |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:10 PM Response to Reply #322 |
324. There's no hint of evidence they knew journalists were on the ground. n/t |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #324 |
328. Just |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #328 |
329. Insurgents were known to carry around cameras, even if the helicopter had recognized them. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #329 |
338. Boffin Rules of Engagement |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #338 |
340. No. You've constructed another stupid straw man. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:27 PM Response to Reply #324 |
334. Evidence |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #334 |
337. Yes, there was evidence of insurgents on the ground. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:43 PM Response to Reply #337 |
341. It looks more like a Camera with the big flat end |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #341 |
342. So you've moved from straw man building to mind reading. |
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Kalun D
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:54 PM Response to Reply #342 |
347. It's Your Story |
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Bolo Boffin
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:15 PM Response to Reply #347 |
351. No, you're mindreading and straw man building. You're clarifying nothing. n/t |
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cowman
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:51 PM Response to Reply #41 |
176. In Vietnam |
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TorchTheWitch
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Thu Apr-08-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #41 |
187. look at the way the REAL insurgents behaved |
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Sat Apr-10-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #40 |
244. Generally speaking |
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EFerrari
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Wed Apr-07-10 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
43. This isn't a war, it's a crime. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
75. that is the truth! nt |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #43 |
124. I have a problem with that. |
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EFerrari
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Wed Apr-07-10 06:51 PM Response to Reply #124 |
156. And you are free to have a problem with that. n/t |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:31 AM Response to Reply #43 |
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
54. Thank you, truebrit71 |
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #54 |
274. More Slander from Bolow |
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
58. Murderers like these should always be spit upon with vitriol. |
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SDuderstadt
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. What about WW II? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. This is nothing like WWII... |
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SDuderstadt
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:23 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Show me where I equated the two... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Don't try to weasel out of your own words.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Sorry but no it isn't.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. It's a pointless and stupid question based on equating WWII with Iraq.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. No, dude... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #78 |
87. How was nazi germany a threat to America? Many american businesses were in bed with the Nazis.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. Germany declared war on the US and... |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #91 |
97. Because they were supplying Great Britain who already had skin in the game.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #73 |
80. Of course it is. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #80 |
88. No, it's your out-of-control "interpretation"... |
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EFerrari
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:50 PM Original message |
My interpretation is just fine, thanks. |
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SDuderstadt
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
107. No, your interpretation is a strawman... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #71 |
79. Bullshit... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. What is the question going to "clarify"? |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #81 |
89. Now who is making the absurd comparison? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. I'm just pointing out what your question implies.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:10 PM Response to Reply #92 |
110. Since you don't know why I asked the question... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #110 |
123. Again, this is an open forum, anyone who cares to can post whatever they within the rules.. |
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SDuderstadt
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #123 |
130. Dude...give it a rest... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:56 PM Response to Reply #81 |
102. First of all, I wasn't even talking to you, dude. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #102 |
106. This is an open forum, don't post if you don't want replies from anyone who cares to reply.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. That doesn't give you a right to mischaracterize... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #108 |
121. Just because you disagree with my characterization does not mean that I'm wrong.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #121 |
129. Dude, I said repeatedly that I did not equate Iraq to... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:13 PM Response to Reply #129 |
134. Then why did you ask the question? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #134 |
139. Dude...I already explained this... |
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TorchTheWitch
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Thu Apr-08-10 12:54 AM Response to Reply #71 |
189. That's exactly what BushCo did |
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Moochy
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #189 |
275. It's pretty unreal |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. to the soldiers being deployed there is no difference- Vietnam |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #74 |
90. There is no reason to equate Iraq with WWII.. |
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SDuderstadt
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:15 PM Original message |
Who, specifically, is trying to "justify and excuse"... |
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Fumesucker
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
137. You are one of them.. |
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SDuderstadt
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:33 PM Response to Reply #137 |
141. Dude... |
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Fumesucker
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:47 PM Response to Reply #141 |
144. Give orders to someone who gives a fuck.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #144 |
147. Then don't make claims you can't prove, dude... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #147 |
154. You're doing everything but backflips to try and show that those people deserved to be killed.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #154 |
160. "You're doing everything but backflips to try and show that those people deserved to be killed" |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:29 PM Response to Reply #90 |
118. the fact is though, that there were several instances- likely |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. or the pilots who flew the Dresden units, or the Enola Gay flight, |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:56 PM Response to Reply #58 |
177. Deleted message |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:32 AM Response to Reply #58 |
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Wed Apr-07-10 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
60. While I have *some* sympathy for the soldiers involved... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #60 |
95. You might want to use Google images to see what an RPG or an AK47 looks like, |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #95 |
104. ..and thankfully you are not in a helicopter, searching for insurgents that had fired upon.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #95 |
113. I'd be glad to point them out to you... |
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Sat Apr-10-10 02:06 PM Response to Reply #113 |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
61. K&R |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #61 |
83. Oh yeah... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
62. Here's the problem. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
64. no flames from me, just a thank you for speaking so clearly and |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
77. When I was in Vietnam in the late 60's we had the feeling that nobody back home gave a shit about us |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #77 |
84. and for the families whose loved ones didn't come back alive |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #77 |
86. When you were in Viet Nam, were you plugged into the active duty people |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #86 |
93. In the sixties that was not going on. I was drafted before the lottery. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #93 |
98. 19. Oh, god. Are you familiar with this site, county worker? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #98 |
103. No but I bookmarked it. I came home during TET and thought I would not make it. |
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EFerrari
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #103 |
112. If you can, it could be very helpful. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #112 |
119. Helpful to whom? |
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EFerrari
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Wed Apr-07-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #119 |
155. Maybe to people trying to figure out |
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Wed Apr-07-10 07:03 PM Response to Reply #155 |
157. Many of us thought that we could teach the country what war was and to never go to war again. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #157 |
158. My then boyfriend was drafted in just about the last batch |
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Wed Apr-07-10 09:17 PM Response to Reply #158 |
161. Luckily those who went to Canada came home to amnesty. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:04 PM Response to Reply #86 |
180. I joined the Navy |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
85. Please take a look at this thread |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
94. You know, I wondered about this... |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:55 PM Response to Reply #94 |
100. I too wondered about the gap between the firing and the shots hitting.. |
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TorchTheWitch
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Thu Apr-08-10 01:24 AM Response to Reply #94 |
191. they weren't that far all that time |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
96. You know what's "beyond the pale"? |
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truebrit71
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #96 |
105. Are you talking to me? |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #105 |
233. Yes he was. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:29 PM Response to Reply #96 |
117. Do you honestly believe anyone here likes or desires... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #117 |
120. Yes. (n/t) |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:10 PM Response to Reply #120 |
132. You cannot be serious, dude... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #132 |
135. You think anyone who disagrees with your interpretation is trying to provoke a fight.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #135 |
142. Dude...seriously.... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:45 PM Response to Reply #142 |
143. Why do you insist on telling me what to do? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #143 |
146. Oh, great... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 06:15 PM Response to Reply #146 |
153. There was no other reason to mention WWII than to draw a parallel between that and Iraq.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #153 |
159. "There was no other reason to mention WWII than to draw a parallel between that and Iraq" |
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Wed Apr-07-10 09:59 PM Response to Reply #159 |
162. No. You Didn't? Did you? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:17 PM Response to Reply #162 |
165. Done, dude.... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #165 |
166. You sure did. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:24 PM Response to Reply #166 |
167. Done, dude.... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:00 PM Response to Reply #167 |
178. You replied to this: |
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #178 |
182. Oh, christ... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #182 |
184. Calling on Christ to save you? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:31 PM Response to Reply #184 |
186. Unintentional irony.... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:11 PM Response to Reply #159 |
163. You just aren't capable of refraining from telling others how to act are you? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:16 PM Response to Reply #163 |
164. Dude... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #164 |
168. The easiest way to get me to shut up is stop replying.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #168 |
169. Again, dude... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:42 PM Response to Reply #169 |
171. Once again you tell me what to do.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:44 PM Response to Reply #171 |
173. Dude... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #173 |
174. And you continue to tell me what to do.. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:47 PM Response to Reply #174 |
175. At least you admit it's your "characterization"... |
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Moochy
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #159 |
310. More dudes than a dude ranch |
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Wed Apr-07-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
101. Let's Throw Tomatos at them like we did during Vietnam |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
109. "Baby-killers"? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #109 |
115. You bring this up so I will reply. I talked to the author of this book. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:47 PM Response to Reply #115 |
145. Thank you for your sacrifice and service. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:14 PM Response to Reply #109 |
183. Hey it |
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Fri Apr-09-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #109 |
198. Interview with Lembcke discussing Rambo & Fox's promotion of the spitting meme. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
114. what about their callous laughter and thrill at murdering, and barbaric attitrude about the children |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #114 |
127. o Boy, go drinking with E med doctors |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:01 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. whatever. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #128 |
131. Murder is a legal term, you have a long way to go. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #131 |
133. yeah, technicalities make murder/killing all right |
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:28 PM Response to Reply #128 |
185. I've been |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:44 AM Response to Reply #114 |
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Wed Apr-07-10 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
126. A job they didn't ask for? They reinstate the draft while I was asleep? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
138. I'm just now catching up with this news - I watched the first ten minutes of the video just now. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
140. All American people are responsible for sacrificing our men and women and forget all about it |
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Wed Apr-07-10 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
148. Walk a mile in their shoes? |
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Wed Apr-07-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #148 |
149. And being in a helicopter they were, of course, in no danger themselves. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #149 |
150. They were in no danger because they didn't have to be there. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 06:06 PM Response to Reply #150 |
151. Except the people being shot at on the ground... n/t |
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Thu Apr-08-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #151 |
195. Who also didn't have to be there. |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:45 AM Response to Reply #195 |
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Thu Apr-08-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #149 |
196. No reason for them to be there at all. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #148 |
152. Except that's not what happened is it? |
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Thu Apr-08-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #152 |
193. Yeah, actualliy it is. N/t |
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Fri Apr-09-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #193 |
197. Nope, sorry, not really.. |
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Fri Apr-09-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #197 |
204. Yep, it is. n/t |
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Fri Apr-09-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #204 |
205. Umm..no it isn't.. |
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Fri Apr-09-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #205 |
209. You must have a different video. |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #209 |
237. its pretty revealing who |
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Sat Apr-10-10 07:57 PM Response to Reply #237 |
259. Yes. Exactly. n/t |
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Wed Apr-07-10 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
170. If you assume the tape is real. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
181. This was NO accident, it was standard procedure. |
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Thu Apr-08-10 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
190. I know what I am not going to do ever |
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Fri Apr-09-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #190 |
199. +1 I agree. Welcome to DU. |
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Fri Apr-09-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #190 |
203. They didn't know kids were in that van. n/t |
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Fri Apr-09-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #203 |
207. They did know that an injured person and his rescuers were. n/t |
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Fri Apr-09-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #207 |
212. A group they had every reason to believe was comprised of insurgents. n/t |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:34 AM Response to Reply #212 |
221. What reasons might those be? In fact, name one observation which would lead them to that conclusion. |
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Sat Apr-10-10 11:53 AM Response to Reply #221 |
224. The existence of actual weapons in the original group. |
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Sat Apr-10-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #224 |
225. Neither the rescuers nor the wounded journalist had weapons. |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #225 |
229. The wounded journalist had been part of a group that did possess weapons. |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #229 |
236. maybe the footage of their own soldiers running away with |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #236 |
238. Maybe if they'd seen the kids in the van, they wouldn't have shot it up. n/t |
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Sat Apr-10-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #238 |
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Sat Apr-10-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #238 |
245. they must be pretty compromising photos |
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Sat Apr-10-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #238 |
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Mon Apr-12-10 02:32 AM Response to Reply #238 |
360. they did see them |
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Mon Apr-12-10 11:02 AM Response to Reply #360 |
366. They didn't know kids were in that van. They didn't recognize them as kids. |
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Sun Apr-11-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #224 |
299. Security |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:09 PM Response to Reply #299 |
305. Bullshit. |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:42 PM Response to Reply #305 |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:57 PM Response to Reply #313 |
315. The helicopters weren't on top of the group. That's clear from the time between |
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #315 |
319. Literally or Figuratively? |
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #319 |
323. Those insurgents didn't. |
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #323 |
333. So |
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:39 PM Response to Reply #333 |
339. The helicopter didn't fly down and ask people for their IDs. You're confusing events |
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Fri Apr-09-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #203 |
208. Because they never gave it a second thought. |
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Fri Apr-09-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #208 |
213. They had no reason to give it a second thought. n/t |
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Fri Apr-09-10 08:04 PM Response to Reply #213 |
215. You try to speak authoritatively about things you cannot know. |
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Sat Apr-10-10 12:23 AM Response to Reply #215 |
216. Said TexasObserver authoritatively about me... n/t |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #216 |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #208 |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #228 |
230. Their only defense is to stand next to our long and infamous war record! |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #230 |
234. as depicted by John Wayne |
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Sat Apr-10-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #234 |
254. They have no defense for innocent slaughter. Toe the line etc.. |
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Sat Apr-10-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #208 |
242. An amusing affectation |
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #242 |
281. or living in a dungeon in a box in a gimp suit |
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Fri Apr-09-10 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
210. Well-thought-out and brave post. I applaud you. There are some people here |
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Sat Apr-10-10 12:26 AM Response to Reply #210 |
217. "... a mistake?" Did you hear the AUDIO track of this video-tape? ABSURD! eom |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:47 AM Response to Reply #210 |
222. The initial shooting, debatable. The shooting of the van, MURDER nt |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #210 |
231. Wow those dirty fucking hippies! |
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Sat Apr-10-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #210 |
248. Mr Gardener |
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Sat Apr-10-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #248 |
249. "one can not really condemn a man for chuckling when a wounded man is run over by an armored vehicle |
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Sat Apr-10-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #249 |
251. How many years would you give for chuckling? |
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Sat Apr-10-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #251 |
252. not saying it wasnt an accident |
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Sat Apr-10-10 11:01 PM Response to Reply #252 |
261. Deleted sub-thread |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:03 AM Response to Reply #251 |
263. When did "condemn" and "convict" become absolute synonyms? |
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:46 AM Response to Reply #263 |
271. Deleted message |
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Sun Apr-11-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #263 |
290. I'm always disappointed when a reply gets deleted before I can read it. |
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Sat Apr-10-10 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
218. But the people involved weren't heroes by any stretch of the imagination... |
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Sat Apr-10-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #218 |
250. Ms Crumble |
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Sun Apr-11-10 03:43 PM Response to Reply #250 |
298. "those men are merely trying to survive, one day at a time." |
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Sat Apr-10-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
232. Man, I CAN"T WAIT to see your opinion on THIS: |
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #232 |
273. But, but - they had AUTHORIZATION to fire! |
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Sat Apr-10-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
243. Nobody is talking about servicemembers (except maybe those onboard that individual chopper) |
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
282. "I realize that I am probably going to get flamed to hell for this..." |
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Sun Apr-11-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
289. They are doing jobs that NO ONE should be doing! |
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Sun Apr-11-10 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
291. By any civilized standard, the helicopter personnel acted badly. |
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Sun Apr-11-10 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
296. "They remind me of the cries of 'baby-killers' about the returning vets from Vietnam" |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #296 |
318. Oh I'm sorry, we should all just STFU when a cal 50 cuts an unarmed, wounded man attempting ... |
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Sun Apr-11-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #318 |
331. Um.. did you read his post? He's on your side... |
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Sun Apr-11-10 07:35 PM Response to Reply #331 |
332. Interesting coincidence, given the discussion. n/t |
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Mon Apr-12-10 06:32 AM Response to Reply #318 |
363. I give up. Please read before posting. |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
316. +1 |
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #316 |
320. Yes, because the more we support KILLING and DYING, the more $$$ the MIC can make off |
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Sun Apr-11-10 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
345. I am walking those shoes |
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
354. 2d Marine Division ROE Card |
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Mon Apr-12-10 12:12 AM Response to Reply #354 |
358. Interesting |
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Mon Apr-12-10 02:39 AM Response to Reply #358 |
361. could you possibly say anything more stupid? |
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Mon Apr-12-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #361 |
365. I'm sure I could. However, I'm not sure I've said anything stupid at all. |
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Mon Apr-12-10 03:04 AM Response to Reply #358 |
362. Holy shit. That is one of the most lame-brained posts I have ever seen, |
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Mon Apr-12-10 10:50 AM Response to Reply #362 |
364. :eyes: No editing here. n/t |
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Mon Apr-12-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #364 |
369. It is against ROE to shoot wounded soldiers, let alone wounded civilians... "faking wounded?" |
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Mon Apr-12-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #369 |
372. It's a possibility. |
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Tue Apr-13-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #372 |
382. More tinfoil speculation from Mr facts and evidence... (m/t) |
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Mon Apr-12-10 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
368. U.S. Soldiers DO get my respect. These pieces of inhuman shit do not. |
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Mon Apr-12-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #368 |
373. Is there anyone here with a "U.S. Military are the GOOD GUYS WHYEVER" attitude? |
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Mon Apr-12-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #373 |
375. Me, neither.....n/t |
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Mon Apr-12-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #373 |
376. You're certainly tripping over yourself to defend these two redneck pieces of garbage |
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Mon Apr-12-10 09:24 PM Response to Reply #376 |
377. I think you're overstating my support. |
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Tue Apr-13-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #377 |
381. I have. Several DOZEN times. |
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Tue Apr-13-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #381 |
383. Perhaps what you're alerting isn't actually a rule infraction. |
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Tue Apr-13-10 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
384. KILLING IN THE NAME |
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