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Firstly on the fairly trivial topic compared to the beheadings, Yes I think its good that schools should have the flag flying. After all they are funded by the Government of Australia.
But I think it's good for kids to learn to have pride in their county. By pride I don't mean American 'cry when you hear the anthem' pride, but just to feel proud and lucky to live in the best country. I think today so many people forget they do live in the best country, and I can't help but feel ths is encouraged by the History sylabii in schools. Nothing positive about Australia has been taught to me in History since year 5. Since then it's all been about how the colinists were racist wankers, that went around killing aboriginals, and how all white males should feel bad for everything bad that's ever happened in Australia's history.
Yes partly this is kindof correct, but how is anyone suppoed to have pride, when all they are told is how Aussie's were bastards. It's a quite biased view, and to tell the truth, it's now one of the reasons I hate anything to do with aboriginal history (its fkn boring too), and why now I don't really give a stuff when people talk about aboriginal issues.
Long Rant, way off topic, sorry 
Anyway on the topic of terrorists and beheadings. Firstly don't think this is anything new. Believe it or not it still happened when westerners weren't in Iraq! Just that now because there are westerners, we hear about it. Yes I do think it is fkn wrong, but being realistic about it, what else would you expect. The middle east is exactly the same as 3000 years ago, and the ancient Assyrians, who would skin and behead their enemies, as well as burn down their entire cities to the ground. Nothing has changed, and nothing will change unlike what Bush thinks.
And what is it to westerners, kinda like the crusades, a mission to the middle east to kill muslems. Except this time we are not there to get the holy land back, rather to "expell terror".
No I dont think it gives reason for torture or collateral damage as you said webby at all, I just agree with Lethal when he says that you can't just bail for one or two people. Think about all the people killed that you havent seen or heard about . . did you really care about them? It's only because the media is constructing truth and picking what they want to show you, so you will respond in a certain way. Any of you that saw the old show Frontline will know exactly what I mean.
Anyway, as bad as it is, and I hate it also, don't be too surprised with either sides repsonses. It's all happened before, and sorry to all the idealists, but theres not much you can do really, to change things that have been happening for thousands of years. Just appreciate the fact that you live in a very lucky country. 
Bring on the flames ******s! 
(Please lets hold off on the idealism)
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