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Confused? Having difficulty telling the good guys from the bad? Use this handy field guide to The Terrorists and the U.S. Government! TERRORISTS: Supposed leader is the spoiled son of a powerful politician, from extremely wealthy oil family. US GOVERNMENT: Supposed leader is the spoiled son of a powerful politician, from extremely wealthy oil family. TERRORISTS: Leader has declared a holy war ('Jihad') against his 'enemies'; believes any nation not with him is against him; believes god is on his side, and that any means are justified. US GOVERNMENT: Leader has declared a holy war ('Crusade') against his 'enemies'; believes any nation not with him is against him; believes god is on his side, and that any means are justified. TERRORISTS: Leadership was not elected by a majority of the people in a free and fair democratic election. US GOVERNMENT: Leadership was not elected by a majority of the people in a free and fair democratic election. TERRORISTS: Supported by patriarchal, conformist followers who are intolerant and vengeful, and who know very little about the world outside their country. US GOVERNMENT: Supported by patriarchal, conformist followers who are intolerant and vengeful, and who know very little about the world outside their country. TERRORISTS: Kills thousands of innocent civilians, some of them children, in cold blooded bombings. US GOVERNMENT: Kills (tens of) thousands of innocent civilians, some of them children, in cold blooded bombings. TERRORISTS: Operates through clandestine organization (al Qaeda) with agents in many countries; uses bombing, assassination, other terrorist tactics. US GOVERNMENT: Operates through clandestine organization (CIA) with agents in many countries; uses bombing, assassination, other terrorist tactics. TERRORISTS: Responding to "foreign" threats by clamping down on dissent and undermining civil liberties. US GOVERNMENT: Responding to "foreign" threats by clamping down on dissent and undermining civil liberties. suck on that war mongers |
Forces all facts and observations into their own biased worldview. WAR MONGERS: Forces all facts and observations into their own biased worldview. |
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TERRORISTS: Supported by extreme fundamentalist religious leaders who preach intolerance, subjugation of women, and persecution of non-believers ****and successfully implement these teachings to the greatest extent possible, such that women are routinely murdered for trying to access such simple needs as medical care and education; and anyone who disagrees with the leaders is tortured and executed**** US GOVERNMENT: Supported by extreme fundamentalist religious leaders who preach intolerance, subjugation of women, and persecution of non-believers ****and also by many other groups who embrace tolerance and believe in equality, because this government is willing to listen to all voices**** TERRORISTS: Leadership was not elected by a majority of the people in a free and fair democratic election ****nor even by any type of election at all, rather by violence and demagoguery**** US GOVERNMENT: Leadership was not elected by a majority of the people in a free and fair democratic election ****but is elected according to the law of the land, which itself was put into place by election, and may be modified if the people so desire in a free and fair democratic election**** TERRORISTS: Kills thousands of innocent civilians, some of them children, in cold blooded bombings ****by targeting those civilians specifically in non-military targets, using the lives of other civilians as weapons**** US GOVERNMENT: Kills thousands of innocent civilians, some of them children, in cold blooded bombings ****by targeting military targets to the best of their ability, and attempting as best they can to avoid this, while realizing that any other action will only lead to even greater deaths**** TERRORISTS: Weapon of choice: a three-dollar box cutter ****4 commercial airplanes, the World Trade Center, and the a number of innocent people whose lives were used to get control over the planes**** US GOVERNMENT: Weapon of choice: a billion-dollar B1 bomber ****operated and manned only by those who have chosen to fight for their cause**** And bin Laden's family was in construction, not oil. |
its worth the 3 minute read. |
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You can't read the article unless you're subscribed to salon premium, but the letter to the editor (linked) is pretty insightful, methinks. |
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/opinion/16_10_01_c.htm |
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no wait what? |
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otherwise i have no idea wtf youre talkin about. |
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And while our spoiled son lives in the White House & jets around the globe on Air Force 1/Usama is living in caves & running for his life. And he's been slumming it for the past several years/so he can give his moolah to The Cause. I think the fact that he cd've been a playboy but became a zealot is a large part of his appeal in the Muslim world. (What I really wanna see is a profile on his wife!) For what it's worth/I think Bin Laden comes closer to True Believer status that Bush Jr. does. What's Bush ever sacrificed for his beliefs/beyond finally laying off the booze & coke? And that didn't happen til he was past 40. |
he reportedly has many wives. Bin Laden is nothing of a true believer. He shames the Koran, and really doesnt know a damn thing about it. He's like an extreme version of Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and the like of Islam. I posted an article around here recently here is an excerpt... "Had he studied Islam, the first lesson he would have learned is that an ideal polity cannot be created by force. "The Prophet never used force to convert people to his ideas. The earliest Islamic polity he created in Medina was based on conscious acquiescence on the part of the people. There is no evidence that bin Laden wanted to convince people. He and his defenders can argue that in the conservative and authoritarian political society, it was impossible to practise the democratic arts of persuasion. "Bin Laden has become a hero in the eyes of Arab and Muslim youth because they do not know about the history of Islam, its glories and virtues. Osama is a hero of ignorant Muslims. " |
see how they treat them. just watch. |
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shit...talk about propaganda. |
Dear Stang, Congrats on your wedding. I enjoyed the pics. Who is that unwanted guest? Disturbing, and hilarious at the same time. Anyway here are some alternate names for our impending crusade of doom, since "Infinite Justice" was too loaded with theological implications. Operation Dubya Dubya III Operation Find Another Code Name Operation Gunga Dead Operation Tentative Justice Operation Bomb the Shit Out of Tajikistan, Woops, Wrong Country! Operation Terror Terror Operation Attack Everyone Operation You Are Being Lied To Operation Talibinladenwerecoming Operation Desert Thorn Operation Destroy ALL of Their Stupid Statues Operation Tali-whacker Operation MullahOmargod! Operation Guaranteed Results - In Thirty Days! Operation Diarrhea as a Fact of Life Operation Real Good Strategery Operation Muslim vs. Muslim Operation Make Giulani President Operation Pick On Somebody Else Why Dontcha Operation Me Tonto You Afghan Operation The World Ends Tomorrow and..... Operation Start Calling THEM Satan Best fishes, Tom Walls Hollywood, Fla. The abominable sounds of the Creepy T's: http://www.geocities.com/creepyts |
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It is a religion which praises fanatical behaviour and unreasoning unquestioning obedience. It is a religion which strikes at the very heart of Americanism in so many ways. What we need are emergency wartime powers to restrict the activities of these people and intern them without trial as necessary. This has proved very effective in Britain where the english can detain suspects for up to 24 months without trial. The British have what they call a PROVISIONAL SENTENCING BOARD. What this really means is that suspects can be sent to internment camps for up to 24 months. If it is proved they are guilty, the 24 months is deducted from the custodial sentence. If it is proved they are innocent, they are given the equivalent of 100 USD for each of the weeks they were interned. It has proved cheaper than 24/7 surveillance and has enabled the english to concentrate all suspects under one location constantly monitored by very few people. We should consider this in America. |
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It is a religion which praises fanatical behaviour and unreasoning unquestioning obedience. It is a religion which symbolizes the very heart of Americanism in so many ways. |
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