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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:35 PM Original message |
Navy probes My Lai type killing of Iraqi civilians |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. they do this every day |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. While I'm saddened by this news, I wasn't surprised |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. just yeaterday the US bombed a home in Ramadi |
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manic expression (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 10:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Remember that wedding? |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 08:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
71. 2nd anniversary on the 19th, tomorrow |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 10:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
59. This actually s different. |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Its murder by a gang of hoodlums |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:36 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Well heck! Their buddy was killed, wasn't he? |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:40 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. I HEARD OF THAT BEING DONE |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I would bet my life's savings that the squad leader made the call |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 08:31 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. I would bet five bucks you've never been in combat. |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 11:43 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Did you wish to make a point? |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 01:30 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. So you've never been in combat yet you know how vets think. |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 12:48 PM Response to Reply #74 |
83. Please escort me to my quote. |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 03:03 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. You compared our troops to Nazi SS, and "bet"... |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:05 AM Response to Reply #85 |
87. You're telling me that isn't happening in Iraq? |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 07:31 AM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Our troops did not decide to invade Iraq... |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 10:36 AM Response to Reply #89 |
90. You don't think troops are following orders to kill Iraqis? |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Go ahead, the freepers just love to quote shit like that. |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 05:01 AM Response to Reply #91 |
94. They'd be quoting, as I have, the CO of an F/A-18 squadron |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. Jack Murtha talked about it at length |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. yes, I heard him. He said he was not excusing them--but I think he really |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Yeah, that's the sense I got |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
69. Yeah, an 18 y.o would be stressed, told by his commander to shoot |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. and what will be done? anything? except smear Murtha some more? |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. why do you say smear Murtha? |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. Murtha was on Tweety just now--called it cold blooded and was angry |
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Kenergy (834 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. A Pentagon probe - |
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A Brand New World (803 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 07:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Or they'll find that all the privates, or whatever the lower level |
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teknomanzer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 06:11 AM Response to Reply #10 |
82. Maybe there is another Colin Powell in the making... |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. I hope the world knows that this is not what most of us want. I deplore |
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greenman3610 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. one event was covered in the London Times |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. Marines killed Iraqi civilians 'in cold blood': US lawmaker (Murtha) |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 09:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Oh wait for the swiftboating.....it's coming... |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 09:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. There's the 'good people snap under extreme pressure' theory. |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 09:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. It is not a matter of 'bad apples' MadMaddie, it's kids under pressure |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 09:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Indeed you are right TomInTib...it is a matter of survival.... |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
19. someone is telling murtha the truth |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 02:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
84. And to make things even more difficult for us to sort out |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
20. Oh god. Those poor people. This story is going to shock alot of sheeple. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
21. This makes me so fuckin sad. |
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arewenotdemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. this could be important |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. k+r |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
25. k&r |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
26. Lawmaker (Murtha): Marines killed Iraqis "in cold blood." |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I don't know how to deal with this. I feel so helpless. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I know, fooj, me too. But at least we still have people like |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. My suggestion would be to yell at the top of your lungs |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Erika... |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Yeah, we yell and they do nothing |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I hear ya. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Fooj, I know it feels hopeless but it is people like you who are |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
49. Don't feel helpless-These are GI THUGS AND MURDERERS |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Yes, as posted many times before |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. It's just Vietnam all over again. And it's not the soldiers now |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. our troops are on edge-over-sensitized and stressed out. They have |
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faithnotgreed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. and you know it deeply pains murtha (and all soldiers) to say this |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Yes, thank you Jack Murtha! |
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faithnotgreed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #32 |
41. very well said~~ |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Exactly what I told my hubby. |
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faithnotgreed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. i surely send you both a hug fooj |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #26 |
38. Murtha gave them a pass; he said |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I disagree. |
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faithnotgreed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #38 |
43. i can understand your thoughts on that |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Thanks for the Time article. Here's a piece of it back. |
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987654321 (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #26 |
46. I feel ill |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Sorry 987, to ruin your evening. I know exactly how you |
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987654321 (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:21 PM Response to Reply #47 |
63. Thanks |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #26 |
48. I cannot believe what I am reading in this thread... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. The point I think is to direct the outrage at the source: the |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Beginning to crack?? |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. It has been happening every day since 3/03 |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:55 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Oh they say shit about it........ |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 07:33 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. "precision strikes, insurgents killed, terrorists attacked" |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 07:52 AM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Boo, it becomes increasingly difficult to be against |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 10:48 AM Response to Reply #48 |
62. It feels like Vietnam all over again |
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zann725 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 10:46 AM Response to Reply #26 |
61. Keep extending people's deployment 2 & 3 times, rewrite torture laws |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
56. "This is what comes of empire building.'' |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
57. While My Lai was merely the tip of the iceberg - |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
58. Goddamn. n/t |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
60. Some cub scouts here are flying a flag that flew in Fallujah.. |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:43 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. SORRY IT GOES WITH THE TERRITORY |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 01:35 AM Response to Reply #60 |
75. Stupid blind jingoist parents are just prolonging this shit. |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
70. Kick |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
76. bush/blair --> Hague war crimes tribunal |
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Moderator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 05:43 AM Response to Original message |
77. Kick |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 05:43 AM Response to Original message |
78. Lawmaker says Marines killed Iraqis 'in cold blood' |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 05:43 AM Response to Reply #78 |
79. I heard Murtha on Chris Matthews--He said he does not excuse this be- |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 05:43 AM Response to Reply #78 |
80. it seems that the story has changed a few times. |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 05:58 AM Response to Original message |
81. As a veteran, I can only pray this isn't true. For the love of all... |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-19-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. You got that right, Brother. :-( |
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nguoihue (135 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 07:25 AM Response to Reply #81 |
88. It probably is though |
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LibertyorDeath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
92. Video of the aftermath of this War Crime ((((WARNING Graphic)))) |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
93. My Gods |
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