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20. I find myself strangely drawn to Stalin's (admittedly very black)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 01:11 PM

Oct 2012

sense of humor.

If you're an executive for Exxon Mobil, you're part of a market structure that at least indirectly caused the deaths and wounds of many countless 1,000s of people. So I'm not going to mourn much the death of any of those executives. I'll save my mourning reserves for the victims of the Abu Ghraib and Bagram black holes.

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Nicholas Mockford, ExxonMobil Executive, Shot And Killed In Belgium [View all] Jumping John Oct 2012 OP

It would not surprise me if it was a hit Drale Oct 2012 #1

That was exactly my first thought. nt Javaman Oct 2012 #13

if this was a "hit", then it certainly would have come from Blue_Tires Oct 2012 #18

Sounds like a hit, but probably not Exxon related naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #33

I always mourn for high-ranking oil company executives jsr Oct 2012 #2

No man is an island Kelvin Mace Oct 2012 #5

+1 toby jo Oct 2012 #9

Too late. The Stranger Oct 2012 #10

i can't see how becoming insensitive to the suffering of others Kelvin Mace Oct 2012 #12

Some have suffered so much more than others. The Stranger Oct 2012 #42

The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions of men (Iraq and coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #14

To me, it is all a tragedy Kelvin Mace Oct 2012 #16

I find myself strangely drawn to Stalin's (admittedly very black) coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #20

You are proposing that one cannot do both? Kelvin Mace Oct 2012 #22

Food for thought... lsewpershad Oct 2012 #27

Yes, unfortunately every American bears a huge karmic debt to the rest of the coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #37

Justice????? lsewpershad Oct 2012 #26

Yeah. Gunned down in front of his wife. Yay. (Sarcasm) Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #19

Yeah, seems a bit short-sighted Kelvin Mace Oct 2012 #23

Exactly. The Stranger Oct 2012 #43

Who 'celebrated' his death? jsr Oct 2012 #24

C'mon. Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #30

I don't care about oil company executives. jsr Oct 2012 #31

It's nice to see such disregard for human life ChillZilla Oct 2012 #34

Reading comprehension FAIL jsr Oct 2012 #38

A guy got murdered ChillZilla Oct 2012 #46

Twain wrote that what we disregard often illustrates our character more so than what we do regard LanternWaste Oct 2012 #45

I wouldn't go so far as to say it was a hit, but NV Whino Oct 2012 #3

Is it starting?? Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #4

Paybacks are hell ...the rich will be creating more jobs ....security jobs. L0oniX Oct 2012 #6

Maybe!!!! nt valerief Oct 2012 #7

Sounds like a hit. Solly Mack Oct 2012 #8

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I'm more surprised this doesn't happen all the time... firehorse Oct 2012 #15

Watch the movie "Manda Bala." nt raccoon Oct 2012 #32

The great Equalizer............ QUALITYCONTRoll Oct 2012 #17

I am suprised this does not happen more often musiclawyer Oct 2012 #21

A motorcycle *and* a van? WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #25

Could be ChillZilla Oct 2012 #35

What is interesting is that it took 12 days to get to the news (nt) The Straight Story Oct 2012 #28

Mockford, a British national living in Belgium, was shot dead on Oct. 14 GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #29

If it is terrorism daleo Oct 2012 #36

Botched kidnapping seems unlikely. Seems like botched robbery, but... Peace Patriot Oct 2012 #39

Yeah,let's execute all oil company executives. Fuck, let's torture the hell out of them first cali Oct 2012 #40

Agree 100% ChazII Oct 2012 #44

Tough one to solve with billions of suspects byeya Oct 2012 #41