A Forum for Grinches and Ho-Ho-Hoes - Page 313

megaloman · 03-09-2005, 08:09 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Yeah, actually I'm more concerned about that Italian journalist who got shot. Anyone know if she's going to be OK? Will she have any scarring or disability? That would be awful.

That is sick. This commie whore was not worth the courageous agent's life whose blood is now on her hands. She is lower than the terrorists thugs who should have wacked her for consistency sake alone, not to mention her awful persona and foul haggish looks.

For my part, I shed a tear for the tragic hero, Fabrizio Quattrocchi. A man who brought honor to his name, family and country. I am embarrassed for our putative allies in Italy who are supporting Srgena’s nutjob claims. No wonder Italy is a run down, quasi-third world country lacking in obvious hygiene! At least Gotti had some honour about him. Went down with his ship. Maybe the last honourable Italian. Sad.

Spanky · 03-09-2005, 08:12 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
It's dangerous to generalize outside of what you know into areas that you don't know. You made a worldwide rule based on your experiences in Asia. If you'd limited your scope, you (a) would have sounded smarter and less blowhard-y and (b) might have been, like, you know, correctish.

I have also lived in Paris, London, Florence, Moscow and spent a great deal of time in Africa and the Middle East. But thanks for the advice.

ltl/fb · 03-09-2005, 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by Spanky
I have also lived in Paris, London, Florence, Moscow and spent a great deal of time in Africa and the Middle East. But thanks for the advice.

What did you notice about the totalitarian regimes in Africa and the Middle East, and how well they are doing economically and from a civil liberties perspective?

Oh, and I am bowled over that you really do know absolutely everything. Why are you not yet Supreme Ruler of the World?

Sexual Harassment Panda · 03-09-2005, 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by Spanky
I have also lived in Paris, London, Florence, Moscow and spent a great deal of time in Africa and the Middle East. But thanks for the advice.

Ahh, can't keep a job, can we?

ltl/fb · 03-09-2005, 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by Sexual Harassment Panda
Ahh, can't keep a job, can we?

I'm sure it was just that he was shifted around within one international (erm, sorry, multinational) entity because he's SO FUCKING GOOD. And he knows best. For everyone.

He really needs a broader platform than this board. Maybe he should get a tank.

Spanky · 03-09-2005, 08:21 PM

People keep calling this Italian Journalist a socialist but you have to be careful when trying to use Italian political terms with our definitions of the term. When I lived in Florence, the Communist party was in charge in Tuscany. Political posters with the Hammer and Sickle were everywhere. However, the communist party had moved way to the right since Stalin’s time. They were pro NATO, anti-Russian and pro-free enterprise. What made them different from the conservative parties was that they were for the welfare state. The socialists were also not real socialists. There were real socialist and communist parties but they were called the people's parties and weird names like that.

SlaveNoMore · 03-09-2005, 08:21 PM

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Spanky
I have also lived in Paris, London, Florence, Moscow and spent a great deal of time in Africa and the Middle East. But thanks for the advice.

Ignore her comment.

She knows little beyond the tax code and the menu at Del Taco, yet she is one of our most proficient posters

Secret_Agent_Man · 03-09-2005, 08:22 PM

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Originally posted by Spanky
What makes you think Singapore is not a democracy. The communist party operates freely there. They have [democratic??]elections. All adults can vote.

The true facts in the last three sentences don't necessarily make Singapore a functioning Western-style democracy.

Ask yourself, who is President/Prime Minister of Singapore now? how did they get there? Who was the prior office-holder? How long were they in office?

What are the rules of engagement for the operation of opposition parties in Singapore (i.e. have they ever been given a snowball's chance in hell)?

It was definitely a velvet-gloved authoritarian system for a long time. Not sure that's really changed.

S_A_M

Spanky · 03-09-2005, 08:22 PM

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Originally posted by Sexual Harassment Panda
Ahh, can't keep a job, can we?

Actually very perseptive. I have an authority problem and a short attention span.

Sexual Harassment Panda · 03-09-2005, 08:25 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Maybe he should get a tank.

Did somebody say "TANK"???

Spanky · 03-09-2005, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
The true facts in the last three sentences don't necessarily make Singapore a functioning Western-style democracy.

That is very true. But I don't think a Western-style democracy really exists in Asia.

ltl/fb · 03-09-2005, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Ignore her comment.

She knows little beyond the tax code and the menu at Del Taco, yet she is one of our most proficient posters

I only know little bits of the tax code. And I don't really like mexican fast food. but close!

sgtclub · 03-09-2005, 08:34 PM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...516755,00.html

China threatens military action against Hong Kong

sgtclub · 03-09-2005, 08:44 PM

March 9, 2005 — A secret FBI report obtained by ABC News concludes that while there is no doubt al Qaeda wants to hit the United States, its capability to do so is unclear.

"Al-Qa'ida leadership's intention to attack the United States is not in question," the report reads. (All spellings are as rendered in the original report.) "However, their capability to do so is unclear, particularly in regard to 'spectacular' operations. We believe al-Qa'ida's capability to launch attacks within the United States is dependent on its ability to infiltrate and maintain operatives in the United States."

And for all the worry about Osama bin Laden's sleeper cells or agents in the United States, a secret FBI assessment concludes it knows of none.

The 32-page assessment says flatly, "To date, we have not identified any true 'sleeper' agents in the US," seemingly contradicting the "sleeper cell" description prosecutors assigned to seven men in Lackawanna, N.Y., in 2002.

ltl/fb · 03-09-2005, 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by sgtclub

March 9, 2005 — A secret FBI report obtained by ABC News concludes that while there is no doubt al Qaeda wants to hit the United States, its capability to do so is unclear.

"Al-Qa'ida leadership's intention to attack the United States is not in question," the report reads. (All spellings are as rendered in the original report.) "However, their capability to do so is unclear, particularly in regard to 'spectacular' operations. We believe al-Qa'ida's capability to launch attacks within the United States is dependent on its ability to infiltrate and maintain operatives in the United States."

And for all the worry about Osama bin Laden's sleeper cells or agents in the United States, a secret FBI assessment concludes it knows of none.

The 32-page assessment says flatly, "To date, we have not identified any true 'sleeper' agents in the US," seemingly contradicting the "sleeper cell" description prosecutors assigned to seven men in Lackawanna, N.Y., in 2002.

What did this come from? and kudos for presenting something from the other side. Seriously.