Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
You've exposed how little you know about Somalia. Congrats.
you get 'im my too-smart-for-his-own good/age fellow!
jdat
When America does it it's called "World Police" when other countries do it ... nobody says anything :conf:
pkcRAISTLIN
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Originally posted by jdat
When America does it it's called "World Police" when other countries do it ... nobody says anything :conf:
ing precisely. its because its cool to hate america, and theyre always in the news, so the lazy ignorant whelps can have all their (often quite legitimate mind you) catchcries about the evil american empire, yet have a fundamental lack of knowledge regarding the deeply complex relationships that exist between nations. and they'll also ignore all the great things the US have done for the world too.
its easier to be a tree-hugging ignorant knuckle than it is to have a well-balanced opinion.
Silky Johnson
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
knuckle
! :haha:
idoru
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Originally posted by jennypie ! :haha:
Quoting it by itself, the word just doesn't have the same effect as it does in his original sentence.
pkcRAISTLIN
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Originally posted by jennypie ! :haha:
haha, is that new to you? its a reasonably common aussie term :)
id also like to add, has anyone forgotten that al qaeda declared war on the US? you know what war means right? so whats wrong with the US taking out enemy combatants during a period of open conflict eh?
Lebezniatnikov
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Originally posted by Aristronica
you get 'im my too-smart-for-his-own good/age fellow!
hehe, bring up physics and I'll stare at my screen blankly.
Aristronica
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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
hehe, bring up physics and I'll stare at my screen blankly.
lol. i can't believe you just revealed your weakness to me.
Lebezniatnikov
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Originally posted by Aristronica
lol. i can't believe you just revealed your weakness to me.
Well, perhaps it's just misdirection. ;)
I'm actually currently calculating the approximate amount of torque required to twist a wine-opener.
DrunkenMaster16
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
ing precisely. its because its cool to hate america, and theyre always in the news, so the lazy ignorant whelps can have all their (often quite legitimate mind you) catchcries about the evil american empire, yet have a fundamental lack of knowledge regarding the deeply complex relationships that exist between nations. and they'll also ignore all the great things the US have done for the world too.
its easier to be a tree-hugging ignorant knuckle than it is to have a well-balanced opinion.
I'll agree america has done some great things, but they seem to be pushing around everyone. Im just happy that they haven't gone after north korea yet...
Aristronica
it had to be done.
Krypton
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Originally posted by DrunkenMaster16
CNN BREAKING NEWS
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. aerial gunship has attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday.
The AC-130 flew its mission within the last 24 hours, the official told CNN. The operation was launched based on intelligence that al Qaeda operatives were in that location, but there was no immediate indication of how successful the strike had been.
Additionally, the official said, the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has moved within striking distance of Somalia, but its jets have not been put to use.
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Interestingly though in other developments:
BBC: Somali leader arrives in capital
Somalia's interim President Abdullahi Yusuf has arrived in the capital, Mogadishu, amid tight security.
He flew in on his first visit since Islamists fled advancing Ethiopian forces and interim government soldiers.
Gunmen fired at Ethiopian forces in Mogadishu overnight, after two died in anti-Ethiopian protests on Saturday.
It is unclear if the violence is linked to the Islamists, who threatened an Iraq-style insurgency. Some Islamist leaders are in Yemen calling for talks.
Somalia's president and the prime minister, Mohammed Ali Ghedi, are at the former presidential palace in southern Mogadishu, Villa Somalia, for discussions with clan elders about the faltering disarmament process.
The capital awash with guns, and since being elected Somalia's interim president in 2004, Mr Yusuf has always said it was too dangerous for him to set up a government in Mogadishu.
It's clear the Islamists have lost this war. They are holed up in a southern stronghold, which is being fought over right now. Kenya has sent troops to its border and the US Navy is patrolling the waters off the southern coast. It's best this be done so that no suspected terrorists are able to leave, and it is definatly clear the islamists have terrorists in their midst.
