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doesnt surprise me that the brits are in on it too...
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Qui-Gon Jinn (R.I.P.)
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Damn Yanks and Limeys. We're all a bunch of bastards.
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Kevin A
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yup hehe...
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I noticed that you and Bossk have an equal amount of posts under your names. Why dont you two have a race to see who can get to 10,000 first?
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I know we have never spoken b4 SES, but as a rule of thumb, here we usually don't have random posts in threads....random referring to the fact that no one has spoken of it here. A great place to bring up that topic would be in the Rankings.... thread, also in the OFF TOPIC section. Infact, just recently that was a topic of convo there! I don't mean to start off on the wrong foot w/ you or anything, I'm sorry if that sounded rude or anything, I just wanted you to know.
I just hate stupid people.

GO JETS!!!!

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Originally posted by: Bossk
General Sir Michael Jackson

I smell "child abuse", too.....
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How did I accomplish that (considering my age) is my secret...
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Originally posted by: StarTrooper3000
I know we have never spoken b4 SES, but as a rule of thumb, here we usually don't have random posts in threads....random referring to the fact that no one has spoken of it here. A great place to bring up that topic would be in the Rankings.... thread, also in the OFF TOPIC section. Infact, just recently that was a topic of convo there! I don't mean to start off on the wrong foot w/ you or anything, I'm sorry if that sounded rude or anything, I just wanted you to know.


okay hypocrite, whatever you say
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LOL! they were probably boy-iraqis...
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Qui-Gon Jinn (R.I.P.)
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I haven't been able to find links to the Brit photos yet, SES. When I do, I will let you know.

And you should check out the Rankings thread. It's pretty fun.
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Kevin A
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the Rankings thread is quite long, can you specify?
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Just check out the thread. It's where we discuss the race to 10K. That's all I'm getting at. Just commenting on SES's comment about our race to 10K.
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oh ok... seen though now, found it after sifting through it.
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Has anyone seen the Brit pics yet?
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nope, i dont even think that some have been published.
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Ah, just rechecked the article. They are to be published this Saturday in the Daily Mirror. HotRod, keep your eyes peeled, eh?
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woohoo... im buying the Daily Mirror this saturday.
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Is the Mirror available all over Europe? You may have to scan and send.
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ill try and scan and send, if i get it.
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By Saturday, I would think the pics will be posted on the Mirror's site.
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that too.
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http://www.adbusters.org/jams/history/flash.html
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Wow. That's all I can say about that link. Wow. You never really realize just how much has happened until you see it laid out before you like that in no uncertain terms.

Scary just to think how many military incursions have occurred just since I was born in 1974.
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The Brazil one happened in 1964, not in 1962, but it's absolutly correct, even though it's not very detailed, it was far, far worse than it says. People were tortured by CIA agents for posessing books with red covers. My mother had this friend back in college in the late 60s, she once badmouthed the dictatorship and america, she was never seen before (my mother refuses to talk about it, she told me that story only once). I had a teacher that was also in college during the late 60s, her teacher criticizing america's decision to run oiver the world by showing a "captain america" cartoon and talking about it... he was arrested at that same day, tortured and killed. It was forbidden for 3 or more people to walk together on the street. The media was censored, and those who refuse to cooperated were tortured, set away from the country or killed. College students and artists were those who suffered the most. And why?? Because the CIA had considered that Joao Goulart (our president in 1964) MIGHT had some communism connections, and COULD possibly lead the country into communism (an horribly absurd idea). So screw that third-world country, let's kill their growing economy, kill their people, torture everyone who even thinks about the word "democracy", instate insane military dictators, so we can all eat Big Macs later and live the american dream. So now you understand how we feel about Iraq...
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Makes sense.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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