posted on September 25, 2001 08:10:30 PM
Gravid said:
"I suppose there are some really innocent people in Afganistan but they do allow these creeps to rule don't they? There has to be some sense of community responsibility."
That would be a good thought IF people who tried to protest weren't killed.
IF the people had enough time and energy left after just trying to survive to do something.
IF it were possible for them to organize, communicate amongst themselves, and gather and bear arms.
Also, as a Canadian, I know how our government pushes a bit, and we roar, and grumble, and then settle down, and then it pushes a bit more, and we roar.... will we wake up in time?
(I'm talking about having to register all rifles, have a permit to buy ammunition for rifles, the law that police can search your home without warrant if they have resonable cause to believe you have an unlicensed rifle....) The Canadian government has been pushing these laws through, and I think all rifles will have to be registered by 2002.
We will not be hunting moose for the first time this year, as you have to have the permit to purchase ammunition, or reloading materials. Also, you'd look awful suspicious buying bullets when you have no registered firearm....
Anyhow, back on topic (just showing you a bit of where I get my perspective from) - I do think there are a lot of innocent, helpless Afghanni's, and do not think they should be blamed for the Taliban's rule.
posted on September 25, 2001 08:17:44 PM
I heard on one of the news channels (can't remember which one now) that the reason they changed from "Infinite Justice" was because it "offended" the Muslems - that only Allah could bring about "infinite justice". (no joke).
posted on September 25, 2001 09:13:35 PM
The Afgan people are also starving to death. A little hard to fight for anything when you are starving. They use the football field for executions..nothing like a good execution everyday to make you think twice about saying anything against them. The Northern freedom fighters have been begging for the USA help for years but we wouldn't help them before now and even now will we? They have always said the Taliban were monsters. Even to their own people. I personally think we need to get the Taliban out of power since the seized power in the first place and help the afgani people. Maybe once they aren't terrorized themselves and starving they might be some help to us.
posted on September 26, 2001 12:34:23 AM
George W. Bush formed his first oil exploration company in partnership with Sadam Bin Laden, the bad guy's brother. 1978.
posted on September 26, 2001 03:12:34 AM
Wow you mean there is no such thing as a safe revolution?
I guess I can't ask you folks to go home and rip the labels off your pillows tonight at 10 O'Clock.
The fact that you don't have any food or anything else you need is not a deterrant it is a cause.
Real revolution is not like the US where well paid autoworkers buy their equipment from wages and march around on weekends. Real revolution is where you sneak up and smack on of these charaters over the head with a rock (cheap) and take his assault rifle and anything else on him and go looking for a few more of these boys to waste. Hoping for one with a RPG or other toy to steal.
posted on September 26, 2001 03:21:40 AM
Ok, I admit it. As cruel as this is, I just want to take my bucket of rice and sleeping bags, and go into the woods...and when I come out everyone else will be gone.
T
