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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:33 AM Original message |
Our Defense Forces, our war crimes, our terrorism |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. Violence begets violence. Give Peace a chance. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
2. I hope everyone reads this article... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
3. Well Written, Ma'am, But Hardly Persuasive Beyond The Emotional Level |
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Vegasaurus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. As long as the militants hide among civilians and want to kill any Israeli |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. If the Israelis want fewer casualties, then they should forever remove the settlements |
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msmcghee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I think this sentence is quite significant. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. To Be Fair, Ma'am |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. At a high level this is true |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. In My View, My Friend |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Magistrate, how do you understand Hezbollah's brand of warfare? |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #16 |
28. Mixed Reviews, Ma'am |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. It seems to me that both sides here are conducting military operations in a civilian area. |
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Vegasaurus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Considering that one of the governments of the Palestinians |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Which, according to The Magistrate, is what the Palestinian resistance wants. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. No, Sir, The Body Politic Of Israel Needs To Reject Its Own Maximalists, And Thoroughly |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
66. Then why did you start your contributions to this thread by dismissing Burston's position? |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. There Is Something To That, My Friend |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Well, as you know Sir, I prefer to view it as a pragmatic issue. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. In fairness ... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. We Are In Agreement There, Sir, On Both Counts |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #39 |
48. FWIW, I find Burston to be something of a drama queen. |
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Sezu (920 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
87. No settlement possible |
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msmcghee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. If I don't assume you are being disingenuous in this post . . |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Assume what you like, you always do. nt |
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msmcghee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I prefer to hear your explanation. That's . . |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I prefer not to repeat myself. nt |
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msmcghee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Yes, that would be terrible waste. I'll keep . . |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. You should be a professional writer |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Except for the "capitalization" thing... nt |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Time will tell. nt |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. It Wounds All Heels, Too, Ma'am |
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notfullofit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Depends on whose side it is on, |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. What do you want from me, Magistrate? |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Rest Assured, Ma'am |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. "Time wounds all heels"? |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 08:43 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I thought it was from Easy Aces |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Three questions... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Three Answers, Ma'am |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. The actual quote was "war is not healthy for CHILDREN and other living things". |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. What Was it, Sir? "The Mind Rembers, But The Body Forgets"? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. No, the armed resistance doesn't owe ONLY to the settlements |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 02:10 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. If You Say So, Sir |
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eyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 05:02 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. You are aware, are you not |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 06:56 AM Response to Reply #43 |
51. In smaller numbers, yes. This was because the two communities |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 07:56 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. so if an arab from syria... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:17 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. That isn't a valid comparison. |
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notfullofit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Do you really believe this? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. There's certainly no chance that Hamas could actually beat the IDF. |
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notfullofit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. In response...... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. The answer to defusing regional hostility towards Israel is to stop the mistreatment of Palestinians |
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msmcghee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Israel's security measures are the result . . |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Israel can't ask the Palestinians to stop fighting back while it keeps building MORE settlements. |
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msmcghee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. The building is going on in the Jewish suburbs of Jerusalem. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. I didn't even mention Gaza. And nothing outside of the Green Line is legitimately Israeli. |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. uh-huh |
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msmcghee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Or Jordan. n/t |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. Saying the West Bank is and has always been Palestine |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:17 PM Original message |
so america is really indian country? n/t |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
82. Actually, yes, by right. |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #82 |
91. of course its hypocritical..... |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 12:21 AM Response to Reply #82 |
92. I don't see how you can claim to speak for everyone who supports Palestinian self-determination. |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. double text n/t |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #75 |
83. You misunderstand. |
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Vegasaurus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. There are those in the region who are obsessed with destroying them |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #53 |
67. extremely naive ...... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #67 |
89. The most universal notions of human rights and democracy...the ones shared by most people |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #89 |
94. Did I miss something? |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Quick question. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Look, what's your point? There were a few Palestinian Arabs who didn't like Jews |
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notfullofit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I do believe |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. You are confusing, in most cases, justified resentment of Israeli security policies |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #57 |
69. No, my point is this. |
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eyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 05:03 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. The nineties were "moderation"? |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #29 |
49. So it would have been closer than 100 metres to the house... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
18. Thanks for posting this, It's a courageous thing to do. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Courageous, Sir, Seems Something Of A Stretch.... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. If he's Jewish, it exposes him to being called a "self-loathing Jew" |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 06:14 AM Response to Reply #37 |
46. He is Jewish, and I presume Israeli; at any rate, he has served in the IDF |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #37 |
47. considerable risk?....omg...almost lost my keyboard on that one..... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #47 |
64. Why are you so contemptuous of the man? You know he's right about what the IDF's been doing. |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. you know pelsar's in the reserve, right? np |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Actually no, I didn't. |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. I'm afraid you dont know that much about the IDF |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #64 |
77. I'm contemptuous of calling his writing "couragous"..... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. The fact that there are all sorts of people serving is not the same thing as being a "people's army" |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. new definitions? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. That's what it means. |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Where are you getting this definition from? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. A people's army is an army that fights for liberation and justice. |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Where are you getting this definition from though? |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #85 |
90. i guess i'd better pass the info on.... |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 12:45 AM Response to Reply #78 |
93. minor "challenge" |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 06:07 AM Response to Original message |
45. Good article.. |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
50. Investigation of criminal offenses by IDF soldiers |
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Sezu (920 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #50 |
88. Israel has convicted many of its soldiers |
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