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In the discussion thread: Pakistan: US drone kills 10 suspected militants [View all]

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 06:52 PM

hughee99 (10,242 posts)

55. What the fuck is a "suspected militant".

We bombed a funeral, but that's okay because they COULD have possibly been people who have fought against us in the past or might in the future? How many were killed that weren't "suspected militants"?

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78 replies	Author	Time	Post
Pakistan: US drone kills 10 suspected militants [View all]	IamK	Jun 2012	OP
always nice to blow up people at a funeral... n/t	IamK	Jun 2012	#1
An AQ kill list decision ?	may3rd	Jun 2012	#2
Ten people killed by drone	liberalmike27	Jun 2012	#29
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Jun 2012	#32
we don't have boots on that ground nt	may3rd	Jun 2012	#50
The usa calls any adult male an insurgent over there	dixiegrrrrl	Jun 2012	#37
Some of them might even have been 'terrorists disguised as children' - Hope	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#69
I will never condone the killing of suspects. It smacks of the stench of unrighteous death	think	Jun 2012	#3
Even if the suspects are guiilty of their alleged crimes,	SwissTony	Jun 2012	#5
Exactly. No rule of law. Just rule of force that kills without discretion	think	Jun 2012	#6
I wonder:	dotymed	Jun 2012	#16
Give it ten years, until China or someone starts manufacturing them cheap in bulk.	WriteWrong	Jun 2012	#36
Um, you mean 'terrorists diguised as children,' I think. Hope	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#70
IOW: US drone kills 10 suspected young men. nt	daaron	Jun 2012	#4
Thank God Barak Obama frequently uses these weapons	cbrer	Jun 2012	#7
Is a declaration of war on Pakistan also a childish notion?	rug	Jun 2012	#8
Your qualifications for language	cbrer	Jun 2012	#12
Here's one.	rug	Jun 2012	#15
Which accomplishes zero	cbrer	Jun 2012	#19
It won't stop it but it will stop supporting it.	rug	Jun 2012	#23
Roger That!	cbrer	Jun 2012	#33
Are you an American?	UnrepentantLiberal	Jun 2012	#42
I am	cbrer	Jun 2012	#47
Interesting.	UnrepentantLiberal	Jun 2012	#51
"Interest" is relative	cbrer	Jun 2012	#63
IOW, a mercenary - n/t	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#72
"in war"	Enrique	Jun 2012	#10
It is my fervent wish	cbrer	Jun 2012	#14
I'm not talking about human behavior	Enrique	Jun 2012	#20
I believe that in the final analysis	cbrer	Jun 2012	#27
+10000000 Well said. nt	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#66
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Jun 2012	#25
I agree with every word you wrote	cbrer	Jun 2012	#30
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Jun 2012	#34
Or the difference between 'contractor' and 'mercenary' - n/t	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#73
Or outright whore	cbrer	Jun 2012	#76
I would interested to see your response if a military	Arctic Dave	Jun 2012	#40
By "here"	cbrer	Jun 2012	#44
"infrequently, but regularly"?	Arctic Dave	Jun 2012	#49
Perhaps I was unclear	cbrer	Jun 2012	#61
Childish notion in war	JonLP24	Jun 2012	#59
Hell no	cbrer	Jun 2012	#64
Well executed.	boppers	Jun 2012	#62
Lost in translation?	cbrer	Jun 2012	#65
Wit is often easily lost.	boppers	Jun 2012	#67
If you're going to dismiss "Habeus (sic) Corpus" as a 'childish notion,' you could at least have	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#71
Spelling aside...	cbrer	Jun 2012	#77
Well they must have ties to al-Qaida. Why else would they be offering condolences to an Al-Qaida	ArnoldLayne	Jun 2012	#9
All mourners at a terrorist's funeral are thereby terrorists themselves, warranting death.	rug	Jun 2012	#17
Maybe it is they shouldn't go to it. By the way I like Your Marx pics. I've been trying to find one	ArnoldLayne	Jun 2012	#26
or.."the only good VC is a dead Vc".	dixiegrrrrl	Jun 2012	#38
Which invariably leads to "Kill a Commie for Christ" and its	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#75
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#74
great parody	Enrique	Jun 2012	#22
No parody.. I meant it	ArnoldLayne	Jun 2012	#28
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Jun 2012	#31
Obviously they were militants.	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#11
A dead body is a "suspected militant" because it can't deny the charge	hobbit709	Jun 2012	#13
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Jun 2012	#35
They shouldn't have been hangin with that crowd. I wouldn't hang around members of Organised Crime,	ArnoldLayne	Jun 2012	#18
The problem is that every male between the ages of 16 and 60 or so is a suspected militant.	RC	Jun 2012	#24
If they are know they are members of al-Qaida, Talaban or whatever they are called stay away from	ArnoldLayne	Jun 2012	#39
Yeah, like we check their ID cards before we send the drones after them.	RC	Jun 2012	#41
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Jun 2012	#21
Good work, Droney!	tabasco	Jun 2012	#43
Oh, I missed that bit about all 10 of the dead people being	dixiegrrrrl	Jun 2012	#45
Provide a link	tabasco	Jun 2012	#46
An excellent example of The Authoritarian Mind	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#48
You know the strike was signed off a the highest level	may3rd	Jun 2012	#52
I can request a change?	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#54
I never said they were Paki Peace Corps cadets, etc.	dixiegrrrrl	Jun 2012	#56
Not required	JonLP24	Jun 2012	#60
No Problem!	rusty fender	Jun 2012	#53
What the fuck is a "suspected militant".	hughee99	Jun 2012	#55
ALL killed were "suspected militants"	dixiegrrrrl	Jun 2012	#78
Not AGAIN? This is a weekly occurance....	lib2DaBone	Jun 2012	#57
I hope Pakistan refuses aid from us, in disgust!!! Oh, wait.....	msanthrope	Jun 2012	#58
Well, if only 1 was a 'militant' and the other 9 were	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#68

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