G.W.B. may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but who knew he had cat-like reflexes.
Shoe-thrower in Iraqi judicial custody
- Thread starter Will E Worm
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The problem ...
That's always the problem. Jokes are easy to get over. But the next time someone assumes it's just a publicity stunt, more than just the intended target or -- even more often -- not even the intended person gets killed. That's the very real and common problem.
In a nutshell, we should all "laugh this one off." But also give the warning, "if you try to throw something, don't be surprised if you're shot before it leaves your hand." That's thhe simple security warning that needs to be made.
Every day unarmed people get shot for doing something stupid, and people cry about it. But the reality is that the person could have been lobbing something more than a political statement. In fact, someone might attempt that now because it's considered a political statement.
After all, what better way for an extreme rare, rogue person to further the cause of his beliefs than to sneak a bomb into a rally. Innocents die all-the-time because just one, rare, single person decided that "friendly fire" is a great way to change people's minds. It's worked throughout history.
The problem is that it could have been an explosive, and killed more than W.
That's always the problem. Jokes are easy to get over. But the next time someone assumes it's just a publicity stunt, more than just the intended target or -- even more often -- not even the intended person gets killed. That's the very real and common problem.
In a nutshell, we should all "laugh this one off." But also give the warning, "if you try to throw something, don't be surprised if you're shot before it leaves your hand." That's thhe simple security warning that needs to be made.
Every day unarmed people get shot for doing something stupid, and people cry about it. But the reality is that the person could have been lobbing something more than a political statement. In fact, someone might attempt that now because it's considered a political statement.
After all, what better way for an extreme rare, rogue person to further the cause of his beliefs than to sneak a bomb into a rally. Innocents die all-the-time because just one, rare, single person decided that "friendly fire" is a great way to change people's minds. It's worked throughout history.
Really?
DreamSparrow said:
No, everyone is responsible for their own actions. People who commit such acts are patently guilty of murder, and should be brought to the justice they deserve, if they somehow survive. But of course, Bush's warmongering, murder, torture, kidnapping, illegal detention, are crimes in their own right, and will clearly have served as justification for suicide bombers to commit murder.
You've made gods of your elected officials. You seem to forget that they're citizens just like the rest of you. When they fail you, when they break the law, you're supposed to tear them down and bring them to account.
The Shia and Sunni married, traded, and lived together in relative peace, even after the Iran-Iraq and Gulf wars. What's happened in Iraq is eerily similar to what happened to Yugoslavia during the 90s. The Bosnians, Croats and Serbs got along reasonably well, yet when war came, friends and neighbours turned on one another. So no, this too is false.
update on the story folks
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6834977.ece
in related yet more lighthearted news, hows about some
KARMA chameleon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEnJODEXssw
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6834977.ece
in related yet more lighthearted news, hows about some
KARMA chameleon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEnJODEXssw
meesterperfect
Hiliary 2020
obama just decided to send 30,00 or 40,000 to afganistan.
can i now throw a shoe at him and have a valid reason?
can i now throw a shoe at him and have a valid reason?
