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MJB posted:As grotesque as it feels for me to say, I certainly hope so. The alternative is even worse to think about. I think you guys are vastly overestimating the moral trappings of a group of people (African mercs) who have helped thrust terms like "child soldier" into common use.
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Ashmole posted:That's interesting. I thought they had some kind of news blackout over there. North Koreans have smuggled in radios they can listen to broadcasts from outside the country, and some North Koreans work outside of the DPRK. Supposedly they've been getting more antsy as of late; they did successfully get the government to renege on their currency revaluation plan after all.
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All the activity in the middle east last 6 weeks or so has really helped open my eyes to some stuff I've read about the 60s. I read a bunch of stories/tales of college students leaving everything behind to go support socialist revolutions in south/central america, and always wondered why they would go so far away for something like that. Reading about these revolutions has really made it hit home; if I had any illusion I would be useful there (I'm a total goon that doesn't speak arabic, etc, I would be dead weight) I would be tempted to try and participate. I guess the best I can do is stay informed and spread the good word as best I can, but I feel like I have a better understanding on why people would go so far out of their way in other countries affairs - revolution is contagious.
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IRQ posted:As a native speaker of 'merikan, I've never heard it used that way. Have you ever been involved with a group that utilizes robert's rules of order? That is where I think I picked it up from.
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Carnival47 posted:Is a no fly zone really going to make a significant impact at this point? Even if he can't fly jets anymore, he still has access to helicopters, artillery, and tanks for killing protesters. Er, do helicopters not fly? EDIT: VV ah, more of a capability thing than a policy thing. Makes sense! Delta-Wye fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Mar 16, 2011 |
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Smashurbanipal posted:If he wasn't actually ill, his escapades would make for a great book. It probably would still make for a great book. Makes me wonder how many like-minded people were involved in stuff like the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
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I was wondering how you managed to get a big red title in a couple weeks of having joined the forum, but I figured it out pretty fast once you started posting. So, tell us about how awesome Manila is.
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Brown Moses posted:I'm am both a poo poo and a Hitler, a Shitler if you will. Brown Moses did nothing wrong.
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Brown Moses posted:I've been asked talk to NPR's Morning Edition about weapons in Syria, I don't know much about it, is it well known in the US? I think it's some sort of morning shock-jock show. Expect a soundboard full of animal noises and a highstrung guy who does a lot of stimulants to be up that early every day.
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:
Thanks for the information. It sounds like the US has been successful spreading democracy to the region. I'm so sorry 
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Brown Moses posted:I do wonder if the other Eliot Higgins is wondering who the gently caress I am too. I dream there is only a single Eliot Higgins, and this is just your attempt to reinvent yourself. Gay4 
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mitztronic posted:No need to apologize, I wasn't chastising you. Sorry for my poor wording! Doesn't seem much different than the spy plane China knocked out of the air except it's cheaper and there is no crew. I really don't think it would form casus belli.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Oh good, that will solve everything. Goddamn the Israeli government are abhorrently idiotic. Is it bad that I'm happy they are invading Gaza and not Iran?
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Tias posted:I know this seems like a naive question, but my forte is local groups and insurgencies and not really geopolitics: I wouldn't count on a bunch of soft dutch soldiers preventing sectarian violence or genocide on behalf of the international community.
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:I had read something (maybe even here?) about how the number one priority was to get the Baghdad Stock Exchange up and running before the oil and gas infrastructure had even been given proper consideration. If you're married to the idea that the free market cures all, you'd see seeing up a 'free market' as the #1 priority. Also, you'd be dumb as a box of rocks.
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toe knee hand posted:While we're asking about the names of things, why Bellingcat? It still sounds like a Bellingham-based cat rescue society to me. I always assumed it was British slang for "Zionist plant" 
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Lustful Man Hugs posted:I'm more shocked by the fact that they have a gift shop in the first place. A gift shop isn't so surprising when you realize they apparently have tourists 
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Oracle posted:Unless someone decided to engage in a little clandestine bioweaponry. Tell me you wouldn't put it past the CIA. It seems like the easiest way to weaponize ebola would to just have isis recruits travel to america instead of iraq/syria w/ stopovers in liberia on the way. While it certainly sounds a lot less fun than blowing yourself up in a crowded market, it would be much more effective.
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Nintendo Kid posted:Sure, other than how it would be completely ineffective. You don't think CNN et al wouldn't run with "Is isis smuggling in Ebola?" headlines, fanning the flames of public panic? One or two half assed attempts would be all out would take, I reckon. If it actually sparks off a outbreak, all the better!
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Peel posted:I have to believe they won't deport him, but I'm amazed he was picked up at all. Is this some procedural thing? Who made the decision? The German government is nothing if not methodical.
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watch erdogan start a loving war
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TheFallenEvincar posted:America...can run out of bombs?! If only we'd spent more money on our military 
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BlackJosh posted:lol holy poo poo. They're people not dogs. There is nothing intrinsic to "The Arab" that makes any of this so you big racist dummy. Who said anything about "The Arab"? poo poo, the morons in those videos may be European or something, who knows. I think it just turns out modern urban infantry tactics are a bit harder than CoD led them to believe
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