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Re: RebelReports - Live report from Tegucigalpa, Honduras on...

theworldsgotproblems — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:20:08 -0000

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Re: My apologies for the lack of posts...

theworldsgotproblems — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:20:03 -0000

All good, player. Take your time; the bookmark isn't going away. Keep up the good work.

Re: After US Strikes, Afghans Describe "Tractor Trailers Full of Pieces of Human Bodies;" Meanwhile, Obama Readies 21,000 More Troops

theworldsgotproblems — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:22:00 -0000

They won't feel a thing until they reject the presumption that the lives of U.S. American children are worth more than the lives of Afghan children.

Re: Will Obama Prosecute the Captured Somali 'Pirate' in a US Court?

theworldsgotproblems — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:01:47 -0000

The "imminent danger" story is fishy to me.

The kidnappers were out of fuel and totally surrounded by U.S. military ships and planes. If I were one of the kidnappers, the last thing I would do is kill the hostage. I can understand trying to get to the shore with the hostage in the hopes of negotiating from a position of relative strength. I can even understand waiving a white flag and taking my chances with Obama's brand of Justice, which he promises will be torture-free. But I don't understand shooting the hostage in that situation. A living hostage would be my only bargaining chip if I didn't give up, and my one redeeming quality if I did.

Moreover, I haven't yet found any reports of instances where Somali pirates have killed a hostage - are there any? (Reuter's says that "Somali pirates have generally not harmed their hostages")

(I know that the French yacht captain was killed, but French defense minister Hervé Morin acknowledged that it might have been a French bullet which killed him.)