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- The difference between the killing of Margaret Hassan and the killing of the insurgent in the mosque
- Odd outrage
- re: teach your daughters to grow up not to marry Muslims. (n/t)
- re: The difference between the insurgents and the Marine
- Margaret Hassan
- Usually if there is a graphic video of an atrocity in Iraq you can count on Tom to post a link to it- oddly not this time
- Davin posted a reference to the video earlier. (n/t)
- I note that you feel sorry for the dead terrorist, but express no sympathy with the murdered CARE worker. (n/t)
- So in fact you now admit insurgents are also terrorists. Thus Bush's pointless war has breed terrorists. (n/t)
- He did the same thing for Van Gogh.
- Inaccurate
- You have that completely wrong, intentionally so I believe- all you slandering me as a lover of terrorists better read this REAL damn carefully
- Then put it in context and sack up.
- So when our wounded were killed by the insurgents and hung from a bridge that was ok with you?
- No, I support our troops and my fellow citizens. I thought you could tell the difference. Oh well.
- A couple of minor differences
- So when our wounded were killed by the insurgents and hung from a bridge that was ok with you?
- Then put it in context and sack up.
- Election Over, McCain Criticizes Bush on Climate Change
- Yes, Bush is GOD and he controls the climate. Phooey!
- Bush is a born-again Christian, so he does claim to have contact with God.
- You know, I have repeatedly posted the data that shows our effect is not minor
- link
- Yes, Bush is GOD and he controls the climate. Phooey!
- Here's one for the pious, naive stay-at-home chickenhawks.
- re: hey Bowser, on a related note, Did you see the kill ratios for the Battle of Falluja?
- You have to understand the language used.......
- So now your defending terrorists.
- And one more point of view...
- re: Here's one for the pious, naive stay-at-home chickenhawks.
- That's the point. This type of stuff is unavoidable in war.
- Let him correct you if you are wrong
- re: Let him correct you if you are wrong
- Did he deserve death?
- He was an enemy combatant, so yes he did.
- Poor chice of words
- re: Did he deserve death?
- Did he deserve death?
- re: Let him correct you if you are wrong
- No, Bowser confessed to lying about serving. He has not served at all. (n/t)
- Bowser, being anonymous, can be anyone he wants to be.
- From the milblogs:
- re: My first reaction was that this is a murder...
- Combat stress
- If I am in a fire fight, and an enemy is pretending to be dead, I will make sure he is not faking it.
- re: If I am in a fire fight, and an enemy is pretending to be dead, I will make sure he is not faking it.
- The NBC reporter's story is falling apart.
- Go to Reuters, watch the video
- The excerpt they show, without the context.
- Go to Reuters, watch the video
- The NBC reporter's story is falling apart.
- Idea of the Week: from now on, all dead and wounded enemy are going to be checked first by embedded reporters. (n/t)
- re: If I am in a fire fight, and an enemy is pretending to be dead, I will make sure he is not faking it.
- Here is one for naive, reactionary, anti-Americans pretending to be patriots.
- They are just getting back what they are giving.
- Bet you thought you were going to turn blue holding your breath for the next American atrocity.
- To win the "whack a mole" game.
- re: To win the "whack a mole" game.
- Big deal. The marine should get a 25 cent fine. (n/t)
- "Nobody is cheering about this incident, or defending it." (Fair and balanced Tom Brosz
- YOU ARE JUST AS MORALLY BABKRUPT AS THOSE THAT CHEER THE ATROCITIES OF THE INSURGENTS
- So those of you giggling and talking about dropping a MOAB on innocents in Fallujah, and talking about 'flypaper' want to cheer this?
- re: So those of you giggling and talking about dropping a MOAB on innocents in Fallujah, and talking about 'flypaper' want to cheer this?
- re: Bowser is the only one cheering it, granted he is cheering it in his usual anti-american propaganda way...
- Nobody is cheering about this incident, or defending it.
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