Originally posted by Beef Oven
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Are we safe? Suspected terrorist attack in London this afternoon
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scottycelt
Originally posted by amateur51 View PostIt says: "Drone strikes may disrupt FATA-based militant groups' capacity to plan and execute cross-border attacks on Nato troops and to plot attacks against the US homeland, but they cannot solve the fundamental problem.
The coalition allies have always insisted that a lasting peace can only come about by way of the Afghans themselves so it's merely stating the already blindingly obvious to everyone concerned.
However, the alternative to the use of drones is not peace but probably even more civilian deaths in the longer term. Take your unenviable pick.
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amateur51
Originally posted by scottycelt View PostWell, I don't think anyone has actually claimed they will ...
The coalition allies have always insisted that a lasting peace can only come about by way of the Afghans themselves so it's merely stating the already blindingly obvious to everyone concerned.
However, the alternative to the use of drones is not peace but probably even more civilian deaths in the longer term. Take your unenviable pick.
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Beef Oven
Originally posted by MrGongGong View PostI don't like the Bobster
great poem dreadful musician
but seems to fit here methinks ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnRdsSC3YwM
I have returned to Kesto following your awful distraction.
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Originally posted by Beef Oven View PostFollowed your link coz, you'd be mad not to, BUT, I got three mouthfuls of dreadful mouth organ shite and then a nano-second of soggy ballad before I hit the stop button!!!
I have returned to Kesto following your awful distraction.
Unlike Serialism Dylan IS a dead end musically :winkeye:
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Originally posted by amateur51 View PostHow quickly you forget what the murderers of Lee Rigby said about the West murdering Muslims in Muslim lands like Pakistan.Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Mark Twain.
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Beef Oven
Originally posted by Mr Pee View PostPlease tell me you're not trying to even slightly justify or excuse that appalling act..please tell me that....:sadface:
low self-esteem has got so much to answer for!
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Originally posted by Mr Pee View PostPlease tell me you're not trying to even slightly justify or excuse that appalling act..please tell me that....:sadface:
The fact that "the west" in the form of the UK and USA (mainly) has been responsible for the deaths of many innocent people is one of the key things that makes a tiny tiny minority of people do terrible things in the name of retribution. Pretending that somehow this isn't the case is simply foolish and naive. Pretending that it's somehow ok to kill people by remote control "by mistake" in the name of a "war on terror" BUT it's somehow morally different to kill someone with your hands rather than by sitting in front of a computer screen or with a high technology weapons system is also very naive and dangerous.
Lying about the effects of ones actions (the rhetoric of our politicians being a case in point) is simply dishonest.
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Beef Oven
Originally posted by MrGongGong View PostI didn't think even MrPee was so stupid as to confuse understanding the reasons why something might have happened with thinking that it was a good idea :yikes:
The fact that "the west" in the form of the UK and USA (mainly) has been responsible for the deaths of many innocent people is one of the key things that makes a tiny tiny minority of people do terrible things in the name of retribution. Pretending that somehow this isn't the case is simply foolish and naive. Pretending that it's somehow ok to kill people by remote control "by mistake" in the name of a "war on terror" BUT it's somehow morally different to kill someone with your hands rather than by sitting in front of a computer screen or with a high technology weapons system is also very naive and dangerous.
Lying about the effects of ones actions (the rhetoric of our politicians being a case in point) is simply dishonest.
You're great on egg-shells, do you take your shoes off all year 'round, or just in January? :winkeye:
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amateur51
Originally posted by Beef Oven View PostLove the "tiny, tiny" quasi-numerical reference - very PC :ok: You're great on egg-shells, do you take your shoes off all year 'round or just in January? :winkeye:
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Originally posted by amateur51 View PostHow quickly you forget what the murderers of Lee Rigby said about the West murdering Muslims in Muslim lands like Pakistan.- - -
John W
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