posted on February 23, 2004 09:55:16 AM new
This was posted here a couple of weeks ago. The clip shows 3 men who had no obvious weapons & made no attempt to fire upon our soldiers getting blown away.
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Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
posted on February 23, 2004 10:54:22 AM new3 men who had no obvious weapons & made no attempt to fire upon our soldiers getting blown away.
BULL SH*%, the only reason they didn't fire their RPG was because they ran out of time.
They were in a war zone, identified as being enemy agents & subject to being opened fire upon.
Go back to the original post & read the transcript of the radio transmission.
"An old, long-whiskered man once said to Teddy Roosevelt: 'I am a Democrat, my father was a Democrat, my grandfather was a Democrat.' Roosevelt then said: 'Then if your father had been a horse thief and your grandfather had been a horse thief, you would be a horse thief?'" --Will Rogers
Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.
The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.
Government should relax regulation of Big Business and Big Money but crack down on individuals who use marijuana to relieve the pain of illness.
"Standing Tall for America" means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India.
A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.
Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.
The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.
Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.
If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.
A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, then demand their cooperation and money.
HMOs and insurance companies have the interest of the public at heart.
Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.
Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.
Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.
A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.
Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.
The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business.
You support states' rights, which means Attorney General John Ashcroft can tell states what local voter initiatives they have a right to adopt.
What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.
Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.
posted on February 23, 2004 04:20:41 PM new
I remember the original post quite well, Bear. And the soundtrack of the video. The men had plenty of time to fire a weapon, if they'd had one. At no time do they make a threatening move. In fact, they don't act "guilty" in any way--they aren't running, they aren't shooting, they aren't acting panicked at all. Then they are blown away.
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Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
posted on February 23, 2004 04:48:54 PM new
While I genuinely appreciate your reasoned, factual post, Bunnicula, I'm going with Skylite on this one. It's so... expedient.
posted on February 24, 2004 09:53:04 AM new
In a war zone, posession of an offensive weapon (RPG) by enemy soldiers is automatically considered an over act.
"An old, long-whiskered man once said to Teddy Roosevelt: 'I am a Democrat, my father was a Democrat, my grandfather was a Democrat.' Roosevelt then said: 'Then if your father had been a horse thief and your grandfather had been a horse thief, you would be a horse thief?'" --Will Rogers
posted on February 24, 2004 10:30:53 AM new
bear - I'm always thankful that you are here to post military 'rules of engagement' to those who aren't aware of what they are. Thank you.
posted on February 24, 2004 11:34:48 AM new
Things Found Only in America
1. Only in America......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
2. Only in America......are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.
3. Only in America......do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
4. Only in America......do people order double cheese burgers, large fries, and a diet Coke.
5. Only in America......do banks leave both doors to the vault open and then chain the pens to the counters.
6. Only in America......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.
7. Only in America......do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
8. Only in America......do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.
9. Only in America......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.
10. Only in America......do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.
[ edited by skylite on Feb 23, 2004 04:33 PM ]
