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« on: February 15, 2006, 08:57:45 AM »
Well isn't this just great.   Oh yes, now is a wonderful time to inflame Islam even more.   :rolleyes:  "The West" is idiotic when it comes to being able to recognise that we are in a war on terror.




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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2006, 09:20:21 AM »
One question: Do you think abusing and torturing prisoners is also form of terror?

If not then what is it?

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« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2006, 09:26:04 AM »
It'd be easier if none of that would've happened in the first place... whos moronic idea was it to torture the prisoners, let alone FILM IT?!
What happened to our moral high ground that we were supposedly defending from the terrorists?

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« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2006, 09:38:15 AM »
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One question: Do you think abusing and torturing prisoners is also form of terror?

If not then what is it?


I'm against routine torture.  I can conceive of situations in which I would approve of torture (who gives a rats *** what I think).

This thread is about the wisdom of broadcasting anything like this when we are in a war on terror.  It should be handled in a more low key fashion.
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« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2006, 09:58:18 AM »
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Originally posted by Gunthr
This thread is about the wisdom of broadcasting anything like this when we are in a war on terror.  It should be handled in a more low key fashion.


Sounds like Rendition. :D
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« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2006, 09:59:08 AM »
People will get pissed, flags will be burnt, Islamic people will be "hurt" emotionally and spiritually. The evil U.S.A will be denounced and jihad will be called.

How will this be different than any other day in the Middle East?

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« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2006, 10:09:25 AM »
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Sounds like Rendition.


No, Sandy.  I think we ought to abide by the law, or change it.  I meant that I personally have no moral problems with torture in special circumstances - where there is reasonable belief that an uncooperative individual has critical info about an imminent terrorist act that endangers human life.

I just see no need to broadcast this kind of inflammatory stuff that will needlessly cause further loss of life and endanger westerners around the world, particularly when the viewers are left free to draw possibally false conclusions about what they are seeing.
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« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2006, 10:15:34 AM »
Well Gunthr,


I'm starting to think it'd be a good thing... it will end up in an all out war and everyone goes *pop* with a few nukes... then, there'll be less whining and moaning on the world's forums... I just can't stand the pressure anymore!




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« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2006, 11:21:43 AM »
something on news today, 3 people died/killed in some muslim country in the "cartoon riots"

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« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2006, 11:36:48 AM »
Did you notice that atleast two of the "inmates" were blonde headed?
Looks staged to me and they were smailing way too muchy to look like they were being tortured:rofl

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« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2006, 12:02:03 PM »
Why is something that happened 1 or 2 years ago still considered "news"?
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« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2006, 12:03:28 PM »
Yep, lets fight for freedom, unless it gets messy, or that darn freedom makes us look bad. Then we'll fight for semi-freedom. We'll let you know if that changes to sorta-freedom.

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« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2006, 12:37:28 PM »
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Why is something that happened 1 or 2 years ago still considered "news"?


Because it proves the torture was systematical instead of isolated cases by narrow minded cowboys.

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« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2006, 12:52:32 PM »
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Yep, lets fight for freedom, unless it gets messy, or that darn freedom makes us look bad. Then we'll fight for semi-freedom. We'll let you know if that changes to sorta-freedom. - MT




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The West certainly has the freedom to broadcast this matierial, just as it has the freedom to publish images of the prophet that offend Islam...  I'm only suggesting the west use some discretion.

Sorry MT, but I'll have to charge you a 20% restocking fee to put your all-purpose witisicism back up on the shelf - next to your well-worn talking points.
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« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2006, 01:27:15 PM »
Fishu, is this from a few years back or is this new?  Staga, you ever find any names of innocent people executed in the US?
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