2011-10-10, 13:10 | Link #17081 |
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It was this line that triggered my "o.O" -- "targeting civilians in such numbers are rare."
The drug cartels in Mexico are essentially "the authorities" in some areas either by eliminating or owning the uniforms and politicians. Civilians who speak out or ask for rule-of-law are butchered (literally). Legitimate economies are collapsing as they're extorted or simply destroyed. Law-abiding citizens work for the cartels or no one. If it were simply the cartels killing each other, oh well... but the 'civilian' deaths have sky-rocketed in the last few years. Lawful assaults on drug cartels require full military operations, drone strikes, or SEAL level of targeted assassinations these days.
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The talk about the cartels reminded me of this article I saw this week:
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2011-10-10, 22:07 | Link #17084 |
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Egypt Christians vent fury after clashes kill 25
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7981Q220111010 Torture rife in Afghan detention facilities http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...79960H20111010
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2011-10-11, 04:14 | Link #17087 | |
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2011-10-11, 05:27 | Link #17088 | |
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2011-10-11, 15:48 | Link #17089 | |
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Iranians charged in U.S. over assassination plot
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2011-10-11, 20:42 | Link #17093 |
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"The Justice Department unsealed a five-count criminal complaint Tuesday alleging
Iran-backed agents plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States and possibly bomb the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington, D.C." "The Envoy reported last month that Al-Jubeir personally brought a secret letter from King Abdullah from Saudi Arabia to President Obama at the White House in September. He then left almost immediately for Saudi Arabia again. The White House and Saudi embassy did not disclose what the subject of the correspondence involved." See: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/sa...201032231.html The plot thickens........... |
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2011-10-12, 00:20 | Link #17096 |
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Australia passed Carbon tax
And for your information, yes, we do have electricity, and no they are not driven by kangaroo on bike And just for the laugh:
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