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2008-11-05, 16:33 | Link #962 | |
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US Air Force taking lessons from Gundam 00
Not that I want to make light of a tremendously tragic situation (in fact I am quite upset with the US military conduct worldwide overall, starting with the fact that there even are US forces operating outside of the US in non-peacekeeping missions), but it seems that the US forces in the Middle East are taking some inspiration from Season 1 of Gundam 00 and the Trinity team for some of their recent actions. Here's what happened in Afghanistan today:
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2008-11-06, 12:27 | Link #963 | |
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2008-11-06, 13:03 | Link #964 |
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MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Just hours after U.S. President-elect Barack Obama delivered his victory speech, Russia's leader delivered a scathing rebuke of U.S. policy and reminded Obama of some of the major foreign policy challenges he will face in office.
More here: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/eu...ssia.missiles/ I lol'ed so hard, Medvedev = Schneizel effort anyone? |
2008-11-06, 13:29 | Link #965 |
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I don't think there is another view.... there's a faction in Israeli politics that is just as buttheaded annoying as any faction in the Middle East. And the other 80% of the people would like those 20%ers to all just go away so people can get along.
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2008-11-06, 13:47 | Link #966 | |
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2008-11-06, 23:32 | Link #967 |
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OH HO!!!! The real story of the Georgian/Russia conflict is starting to bubble up in the US Mainstream Media now.... very interesting for this *after* the election.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/wo...07georgia.html
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2008-11-07, 07:47 | Link #968 | |
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2008-11-07, 11:36 | Link #969 |
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...s&refer=africa
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2008-11-07, 21:27 | Link #970 | |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7713781.stm No more crying or figiting brats. No more groups of teens that have developed amnesia to turn the bloody mobile off. No more random ass chatting during movies. No more laser pointing on screens. <3 We already have filters of 12, 15 and 18 anyways, that help, but for some PG movies and esp the broad range of the 12A rating ones, this is a breath of fresh air xD Maybe now, it'll just be a kinkier place, who knows speaking of movies: Quote:
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2008-11-08, 02:06 | Link #972 | |
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Did Georgia commit crimes in South Ossetia? http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ne..._ossetia.shtml Georgia accused of targeting civilians http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7692751.stm |
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2008-11-08, 02:37 | Link #973 | |
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1) John McCain asserted the Georgians were the victims, said "we are all Georgians" and said he'd make the Russians back off. 2) The mainstream news media in the US carried the story from the Georgian propaganda view which matched McCain's view. They didn't seem worried about fact checks. Meanwhile, several other news agencies elsewhere in the world (e.g. BBC, Indian news sites, German news sites) were reporting a quite different story which jibes more closely with reporting on the ground. Also, several sites had exposed false journalism (fake battle dead photos, etc) from Georgian sources. If nothing else - this serves as a poster child example of why so many Americans are flipping clueless about the world when they only get their news from the mainstream corporate media.
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2008-11-08, 03:35 | Link #974 | |
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Russia fought Georgia with the idea of protecting its civilians from military threat. Even so, the claimed military threat was merely a diversion strategy, because the issue itself is a controversy. Apparently, Georgia was originally a part of the Soviet Union and until very recently, Georgia seeks to join NATO, the former arch-enemy of Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact. In an attempt to prevent a former colony from joining the enemy camp, Russia did a pre-emptive attack and easily defeated Georgia, causing tons of people to run in fear, dead and even homes burned down to ruins. However, Georgia isn't the only country in the world that needs the help of the United Nation, there are many other nations on the list. |
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2008-11-08, 05:59 | Link #975 | |
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Here's basicly what happened. Russia had peacekeepers in South Ossetia, which is part of Georgia but many people living there want to secceed and join Russia. Tensions between Russia and Georgia over the issue had been building for months with both Russia and Georgia building up their forces in the region. On August 2nd, Georgian forces shelled a village in south Ossetia, killing several people, but invoking no military response from the Russians. Convinced that the lack of response meant Russia was bluffing and would not take action if Georgian forces retook control of the region, Georgia attempted to do just that. The Russians then counterattacked and we all know the rest. (Note that Georgia's intent mentioned is speculation on my part, but it's the only way what they did makes any sense that I can see.) Was Georgia justified? That's something that can be debated. Russia also clearly went beyond what they needed to do to secure the areas they had peacekeepers in. However, that does not change the fact that Georgia fired first.
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2008-11-08, 06:40 | Link #976 | |
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2008-11-08, 19:09 | Link #978 | |
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2008-11-08, 21:11 | Link #979 | |
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All I had know was that Georgia had done some military attacks in South Ossetia, a small village that is filled with mostly Russian patriots and supporters which prompted the Russian counter-attack. The reason why I assumed that Russia started it first was that South Ossetia was doing a mass movement of going pro-Russia which angered the Georgians and made them attack in the first place. The people of South Ossetia held a strong belief that they are part of Russia and thus, the small village should become Russian territory. However, it is debatable as to whether Georgia's military attack on unarmed civilians over their mass movement was okay or not. Surely, it didn't appear okay at all. On the contary, when Russia attacked Georgia, they didn't show any mercy to the Georgians either. So, I guess that makes them even? |
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2008-11-09, 08:56 | Link #980 | |
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Remembering the fallen
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. Lt Col John McCrae Services to commemorate the fallen Quote:
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