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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 05:08 PM Original message |
Just throwing this out there: Wouldn't it have been better if we captured, rather than killed OBL? |
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tekisui
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Mon May-02-11 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm not convinced they could have taken him alive. |
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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. You may be right....But wouldn't it have been worth a try?....As it is, |
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Mz Pip
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Mon May-02-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Osama has had years to surrender. |
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tekisui
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Mon May-02-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. It isn't clear what the order was. But, yes they should have tried. |
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CakeGrrl
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Mon May-02-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. According to today's presser, they left ALL options open, but |
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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Sounds good. n/t |
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SadPanda
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Mon May-02-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. According to todays reports the mission was ordered to kill if he didn't surrender... |
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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. I understand that there was a firefight, and yes, he could have had a button |
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SadPanda
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Mon May-02-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. I just told you what they were trained for... hypotheticals mean nothing... |
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Mon May-02-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #30 |
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whathehell
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Tue May-03-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
62. Well, excuse me, |
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Sheepshank
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Tue May-03-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #17 |
41. OBL would have wanted to die as if he were a Martyr..capture wasn't an option |
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Avant Guardian
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Wed May-04-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #17 |
71. Theres an old poster out west.... |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Tue May-03-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
45. not if it risked the lives of the people trying to capture him |
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whathehell
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Tue May-03-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. Yes, I've come to believe that. This was probably the best way. |
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Teaser
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Wed May-04-11 07:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
70. who says they didn't try? |
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whathehell
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Wed May-04-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #70 |
79. I don't believe I ever stated that I knew... |
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GomezLives
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Mon May-02-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. What if he would have set off a bomb and killed |
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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. A good point. |
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valerief
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Mon May-02-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. The only ones who care are freepers and they won't accept anything anyway, so what |
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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Well...Not necessarily...Quite a few DUers are so distrustful of government at this point |
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valerief
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Tue May-03-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
40. But what difference does it make? If the govt says no more OBL, what does that mean to us? |
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whathehell
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Tue May-03-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. A little soon to know, don't you think? |
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valerief
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Tue May-03-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. That's what I'm hoping the effect of killing OBL will be! nt |
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whathehell
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Tue May-03-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Yes, that would be great. n/t |
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napi21
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Mon May-02-11 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. NO! With all the griping about trials of the currenet prisoners |
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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I get your point too. |
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Life Long Dem
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Tue May-03-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
63. And then we would see Osama as a defendent... |
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TheCowsCameHome
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Mon May-02-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. How would that have made things better? |
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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Only that it would have provided incontestable truth. |
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napi21
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Mon May-02-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. Lawrence O'Donnell just mentioned that there are photographs, |
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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. I heard that...Thanks. n/t |
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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Mon May-02-11 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. No - what would be done with him? |
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TheBigotBasher
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Mon May-02-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. Remember the civillian trials issue? |
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Phx_Dem
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Mon May-02-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
15. No way. We'd have terrorists hijacking planes and using Bin Laden |
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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. Just to be clear....This alternative had little, from my perspective, |
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handmade34
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Mon May-02-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. this thought passed through |
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handmade34
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Mon May-02-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. dupe |
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SadPanda
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Mon May-02-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's kind of a false argument.... the only way to take him alive was surrender |
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islandmkl
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Mon May-02-11 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
18. the doubters...of whatever ilk or persuasion |
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Keith Bee
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Mon May-02-11 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. Throwing it back |
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whathehell
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Mon May-02-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. I threw out a question... |
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Solomon
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Tue May-03-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
47. After being forced to "show his papers" just to prove that he is |
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whathehell
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Tue May-03-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Too bad you weren't here earlier yesterday morning... |
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lindalou65
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Tue May-03-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #47 |
66. Bin Laden proof of death |
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Swede Atlanta
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Mon May-02-11 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. Fair question.... |
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Scottybeamer70
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Mon May-02-11 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
22. I do wonder who |
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DevonRex
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Mon May-02-11 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. No. Where would he be held and tried? We can't even get congress to close gitmo |
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creeksneakers2
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Mon May-02-11 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
29. His supporters would kidnap |
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treestar
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Mon May-02-11 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
31. In an ideal world |
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OhioBlue
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Mon May-02-11 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
36. On this one.. I'm glad they killed him |
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Malikshah
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Mon May-02-11 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. Work it out in your head first |
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Tue May-03-11 06:06 AM Response to Reply #37 |
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vaberella
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Tue May-03-11 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
39. It wouldn't matter. Then end is is the end. Obama got all the intel. That's the key. n/t |
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RoadRage
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Tue May-03-11 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
42. Nope |
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Wait Wut
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Tue May-03-11 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
44. I thought so at first. |
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yellowcanine
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Tue May-03-11 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
46. We don't actually know that they didn't try....... don't believe everything you read. |
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whathehell
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Tue May-03-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Again....It was just a question |
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yellowcanine
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Tue May-03-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. When you say, "Wouldn't it have been better if.......?" it is not JUST a question. |
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Tue May-03-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #57 |
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whathehell
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Tue May-03-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #57 |
64. "The way a question is asked can anticipate or preclude certain answers" |
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cherokeeprogressive
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Tue May-03-11 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
51. Personally, I think holding him would have put American lives in jeopardy all over the world. |
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Cleita
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Tue May-03-11 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
53. Don't worry, you will get flamed. n/t |
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Tue May-03-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #53 |
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whathehell
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Tue May-03-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
65. Yes... |
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Cali_Democrat
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Tue May-03-11 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
56. Lets assume for a minute that Bin Laden was captured alive and put on trial |
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Cleita
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Tue May-03-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Also, some very uncomfortable for the Bush family crimes |
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Tue May-03-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
60. Well, sure! But OBL wasn't going to let that happen. |
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BklnDem75
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Tue May-03-11 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
61. Would that be your approach... |
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Honeycombe8
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Tue May-03-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
67. NO! nt |
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whathehell
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Wed May-04-11 06:42 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Thanks for your opinion! n/t |
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AdrianInOcala
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Wed May-04-11 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
69. No, too complicated |
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Harmony Blue
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Wed May-04-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #69 |
72. That headache |
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AdrianInOcala
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Wed May-04-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. No matter how he died |
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Wed May-04-11 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
74. ... |
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athena
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Wed May-04-11 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
75. Edited to remove snark. |
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whathehell
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Wed May-04-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Thanks for removing the snark... |
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athena
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Wed May-04-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. We liberals are touchy these days. |
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whathehell
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Wed May-04-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Agreed....I just think some of "us" are touchier than others |
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Cali_Democrat
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Wed May-04-11 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
76. You ask a legitimate question., but for me it's not about the proof he was dead |
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Wed May-04-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #76 |
78. I hear you....After reading many of the comments here, I've come to believe it was |
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