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erdega
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Location: back in T.O
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| quote: | Originally posted by Arbiter
I don't have any big problem with it personally, except that I don't think it facilitates a meaningful or intelligent discussion.
I mean, what is the point, exactly? That in a war, people might kill each other? Wow, thanks for the refresher course - I had almost forgotten! Also, considering that he never comes back and responds to anything else in the threads he makes, which constitute his only participation in the forum as far as I can tell, it strikes me as borderline spam.
Add in the fact that he's been warned about it in the past, and the appropriate response is obvious to me.
If the material were presented in a different way - say, a collection of links to footage and a discussion about the real cost of war, then it might be a different story. |
I've been watching fox, cnn , bbc and other corporate media for years and I don't think I ever saw an iraqi corpse on it. Does that mean there aren't 100-200 iraqi people being killed under american occupation ?
Are american soldiers not dying in this war ? And remember they are even debating if this is a war , civil war or very tame sounding "sectarin violence" which sounds like gang violence in inner city america. This is possible because they have tried totalitarian censorship in the media . There is a reason behind it as their coverage is slanted toward american military agenda which prohibits showing their own casualties first of all or any other casualties that might terrify unsuspecting viewers. Alas the internet is a great democratizing tool for all of us and no one can claim ignorance for what is going on.
FYI I get all my vids on Iraq and elsewhere here
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shaolin_Z
Hei Hu Quan
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Austin, Texas, USA: TXTA #102
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Check out what the US' buds are up to. Hmmm...
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Saudis silent on 'terror' arrests
The Saudi authorities are remaining tight-lipped about the identities of 10 men arrested on Friday on suspicion of funding insurgents outside the country.
Nine Saudis and a foreign national, reported to be from Morocco, were held in raids in Jeddah and Medina.
They were arrested for collecting money for "suspicious parties".
But a defence lawyer says the men are reformists with no links to terrorism. Newspaper reports and relatives described them as professional people.
They include lawyers and academics know for their reformist activities, according to reports in the Arab media.
The 10 - who include liberals and moderate Islamists - have in the past signed petitions condemning violence and calling for political reform.
BBC Middle East analyst Roger Hardy says some Saudis suspect the charge of funding terrorism to be a pretext - and that the 10 have been arrested for their political beliefs.
A lawyer representing four of the men says they were recently warned by the interior minister, Prince Nayef, to stop holding meetings and signing petitions.
'Suspicious' collections
The government said the men were suspected of illegally collecting donations and passing them on to what are described as "suspicious elements" outside the country.
An interior ministry statement said the money was being used to lure "the sons of the nation to disturbed places", which correspondents say was probably a reference to neighbouring Iraq.
Seven of the Saudis and the foreigner were arrested while meeting in Jeddah on Friday night. The other two were held in separate raids in Jeddah and Medina.
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has been responsible for a highly visible campaign to seek out militants sympathetic to al-Qaeda among its citizens.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/...ast/6331767.stm
Published: 2007/02/05 12:44:28 GMT
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Source: BBC
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