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GreatCaesarsGhost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 02:39 PM
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new term - not militias, they're "illegal armed groups" - Gen Casey
Edited on Thu Jun-22-06 02:44 PM by GreatCaesarsGhost
just now from pentagon press conference. then he goes ahead and calls them militias and has to correct himself.

edit sp
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Jed Dilligan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 02:43 PM
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1. Since all the remaining Bush supporters
are members of white-power militias, they don't want to alienate them by appearing anti-militia.
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 02:50 PM
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2. Question: if Iraq is a sovereign country (see 6/28/04), then how can the
USA decide what is 'illegal'?
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 03:34 PM
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5. Casey's being PC; we've been calling them "militias"
because that's what they are; but the Iraqi constitution calls them illegal.

"Illegal militia" would work fine.
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GreatCaesarsGhost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 02:51 PM
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3. no questions about Frontline's "Dark Side"
rummy's only allowing one question each.
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 02:55 PM
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4. More Rummy double talk.ugh. Lying, arrogant scumbag.
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Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 03:38 PM
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6. illegal(ly) armed groups, hmmmmmmmm guess I'll take a stab at it
um, the enemy? The enemy for $500?
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 03:39 PM
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7. Damn them "illegals"
They're screwing up everything for everybody. Classic psyops.
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