News If you had ANY faith left in the goodwill of governments

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British marines reportedly engaged in a covert operation in Basra, where they fired on civilians while dressed in Middle Eastern attire, raising significant concerns about their actions. The incident involved the marines being rescued from police custody after crashing an armored vehicle into a detention center. Questions arose regarding the justification for their behavior and the nature of their "special security task." The discussion highlights a broader skepticism about government transparency and media coverage of such incidents, with participants expressing disbelief at the lack of attention this story received in major news outlets. Overall, the situation underscores ongoing tensions and complexities in Iraq, particularly regarding the role of foreign military forces.
  • #51
Don't be such a sour loser :-p
 
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  • #52
Smurf said:
Don't be such a sour loser :-p

Say goodbye to Canada buddy!
 
  • #53
Smurf said:
I don't. I read the link. I'm not a paranoid partisan freak like kat who won't click on any links because she's afraid of "raising their hit number" unless it conforms to her list of 3 or 4 networks that won't challenge her narrow perception of reality in any conceivable manner. I read the news story.
Proving once again that vacuous and youth are not oxymoronic. :wink:

On topic...
Anyone who had read this might have suspected future clashes between police and armed forces in Basra

Basra blogger is abducted and murdered
There is speculation that Mr Vincent, who received death threats, was murdered in an attempt to silence him. Four days before his death he had written an opinion piece in The New York Times in which he said that the police force in the British-controlled city had been infiltrated by Shia Muslim extremist militias, who were responsible for carrying out hundreds of murders of prominent Sunni Muslims
 
  • #54
So THIS is the "kat" they speak of...
 
  • #55
You See! You see! That redish avatar! That hyperbolic attitude!

PURE EVIL I TELL YOU! PURE EVIL!
 
  • #56
I... I can't! *extremities become numb*... its taking over! help me!
 
  • #57
It'd probably really make you freak if you knew my real name which "Kat" is a just a nickname for...
 
  • #58
Satan?
 
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  • #59
Pengwuino said:
Satin?
And lace too... :smile:
 
  • #60
TheStatutoryApe said:
And lace too... :smile:

What are you talking about.
 
  • #61
Smurf said:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1284769.html

Oh my god that is pure gold.

"Gay groups had earlier protested against "the organised and forced harassment through female seductresses"

ROFL
 
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  • #62
TRCSF said:
I don't remember that. What did you say that was homophobic?

Was it about gay marriage?

I said that I don't think states should sanction marriages at all - that the government has no right to license people to love one another and commit to each other. You called that an even more cowardly brand of homophobia. Frankly, I find your brand of insulting people to dismiss them rather than engaging the issue rather cowardly.
 
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  • #63
Art said:
You mean as you have just done?? :biggrin:

Not at all. I did both.
 
  • #64
Smurf said:
You See! You see! That redish avatar! That hyperbolic attitude!

PURE EVIL I TELL YOU! PURE EVIL!

I like the upside down screaming girl avatar.
 
  • #65
loseyourname said:
I said that I don't think states should sanction marriages at all - that the government has no right to license people to love one another and commit to each other. You called that an even more cowardly brand of homophobia. Frankly, I find your brand of insulting people to dismiss them rather than engaging the issue rather cowardly.

And did you believe this before the gay marriage issue became a hot topic?
 
  • #66
TRCSF said:
And did you believe this before the gay marriage issue became a hot topic?

Did you ever come back to the thread? Of course I did, and I already said so! I also said that, as long as the state does sanction marriage, I think they should allow any two consenting adults to marry, regardless of anything. You just don't seem to really want to know these things. You'd rather make assumptions. I'm sorry if I'm reacting a little strongly to this, but I've been very active in the homosexual community for the last eight years or so and your comment angered me.
 
  • #67
I guess you'll never come back to this thread, either. Don't become another Rev Prez.
 

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