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Damned if this isn't one hell of a mouthful of political doublespeak. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

They're not the same at all. But then again, the company running training courses in Moyock isn't the same as Blackwater, either. My point was that there were private contractors, a small percentage of which did horrible things, and there are men and women serving in teh military, and small percentage of which have done horrible things. Amazon likes to bash contractors based on what a few did. I'm wondering if she is going to bash the military based on the same thing, or explain how this time is "different". While I share your esteem for the military and our service men and women, I don't share your disdain for all contractors, especially since so many of them are formed service men and women. I've known a few, and they were by and large very decent folks, just like most military folks I've known. I would also point out that the contractors never were a private military. That is particularly true of US Training in Moyock, NC, because as far as I know, they are only involved in training. I don't think they export talent except to train federal employees who will do the heavy lifting. Here in the states they train feds, state and local employees, civilians, and private contractors. Not exactly a devastating military force, eh? If there were no point to them existing, then why are numerous agencies and departments using them, and why are they used by administrations from both R and D? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Thank god Blackwater has YOU to protect them day in and day out for ANYTHING they have done or may wish to do in the future. DUUUUDE get on their payroll.. you can use these threads as part of your "resume" OK, so Blackwater had their head cases who were guilty (and hopefully hellbound). And the US Army has had Abu Grhaib, these sick fucks, and several others. So are you going to bash the Army the way you bash Blackwater, or is it "different"? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Sveral very different versions floating around at the moment... Libya: US planes 'dropped two bombs' to protect downed pilot American Harrier jets dropped two large bombs on Libyan armoured vehicles who posed a threat to a downed pilot, the US military said on Tuesday night. US denies civilians shot during pilot rescue The United States military has denied reports civilians were injured during the rescue of a US pilot whose jet crashed while on a mission over Libya. US jet downed in Libya and rescue plane strafes villagers trying to help pilot LIBYAN villagers trying to help two US crash pilots were strafed by rescuers. One man lost a leg when an Osprey aircraft opened fire on the anti-Gaddafi crowd. A witness said: “They had all guns blazing.” witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Can you think of any group, profession, or activity that doesn't have its screwups jerkoffs and psychopaths? The Army found out about them, arrested them, is prosecuting them, and will likely convict them and punish them more harshly than the civilian system would. What do you want? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

+1 If you've got something to say, say it. There are lots of horrible acts and callous photos out there. If you haven't got anything else to tie them together then your OP is just incoherent whining. If you have a case, make it. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

So two or three sick ducks committed murder. Now they're being tried for it, one will likely plea guilty, and the other will be convicted. So what are you saying, that all soldiers are like this? That this was approved by the Army? Other than bashing soldiers, what's your point? And why compare it to Abu Ghraib? Now I'll wait for amazon and the other blackwater bashers to pop in and tell us how this is different from the contractors who did the same thing. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

"Because we've always done it that way" has probably killed more soldiers and LEOs than any other asinine idea. Being "tradition" doesn't make it right. Honestly, what do we have to lose? I'm married, and we enjoy the benefits listed above. If others were to gain those beneifts, would we somehow lose something? Not as far as I can tell. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

the herpagonosyphaHIV. Yuck. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Heat roll. Appropriate mystery meat. Prov. Peppers. Shrooms. Done. NO ONIONS! Tomatoes and Olives optional. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

whisky tagno foxtrot, over. That's not being pied, that's being duct taped to a post and covering in sticky shit. (not that I'm entirely opposed to that when necessary, but not for a "pie" event) No wonder you guys all lie, run, and hide when it comes to milestones. Sweet baby Jeebus... witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

iPhones Britney Spears Reality TV Women looking like skeletons with skin MMORPGs witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

That only works if you plan to help the man clean up. Otherwise it's still uncool. But sardines? Realy? Sardines are ALWAYS uncool. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Not a big fan of all the extra bullshit. You are supposed to be getting pied not contaminated. . Yeah, what he said. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Ding ding ding. There is a difference between insurgetns/guerilla fighters and terrorists. One is a military force. The other is a bunch of murderers. They're only called freedom fighters if we like them. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Changed your bold to highlight the part that interests me. What makes it counterfeit. Was he ever trying to say that his coins were US Government money? Why can't folks stamp out their own coins? Is the biggest problem that he stamped them witha suggested US dollar value? There are other "alternative currencies" out there. Are they facing prosecution/persecution? I just don't see the resemblance to US money. Who would mistake them for money issued by the Feds? Lord knows I never bought any or wanted any, and it looked like a pyramid scheme to some extent, but why toss him in the federal lockup? (of course, now I want one or two for shits and giggles) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Well, somebody is shooting down somebody else's jets in Libya. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

It can work here. I'm just wondering where you meant to put it. Women's? Safety? Gear? Instructors? Incidents? Heck, where DOESN'T that work? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Are they trying to make up for not going after every POTUS since Nixon? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

It's a lesson all superpowers need to learn and never do. The US military can win a war against nearly any country on earth. But then what? We won in Iraq. Now what? We won in Afghanistan. Now what? We can win in Libya. Then what? Hell, we "won" in Somalia. Now what's it look like? Some places are shitholes. Beating down the current ruler of said shitholes will not miraculously make them wonderful countries or useful members of the planet. I look at this one and wonder if there is anything to be gained in going to war there. Just like Iraq, Afghanistan, and others. What will it accomplish? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

No blood for oil! France out of Libya! No frogs innthe desert! witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Not bloody likely witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Re: Handguns Of course now that he have another incident f the BATFE being either criminally incompetant or just plain criminal, we have to ask how many of those handguns that were straw purchases wouldn't have been sold to suspicious folks by dealers until the dealers were told to make the sale by the BATFE. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Why I don't get is why the French delayed action against Libyan loyalist forces until after they reached the city, and why they went in without coordinating with other UN forces. It looks like France was trying to look like they were more aggressive than others, when really they were part of the coalition like many others. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Three other targets of US terrorism in the last couple decades. Thankfully the US has been there to save us from drugs... I mean Commies... I mean terrorists. Ah, so pretty much every problem is mostly the fault of the US. It must make things simple in your world to always have a handy scapegoat. We 'just' hear about Mexico because the death toll has sky rocketed directly because of the 2008 initiative - approved and backed by Washington. Its not a pinko conspiracy I'm sure you've read the academic findings. Stop the state persecution - watch the violence drop to pre-2008 levels. Yeah, how dare those Mexicans try to take control of their country from organized crime. If they would just capitulate and let the cartels go back to running things and keep everyone corrupt, things would be so much better. It's not close to a lie. It IS a lie. "AR15s and whatever else" is another one of those moving targets you like. The plain fact is the cartels are not being armed by shopping a US gun stores. They are certainly not being armed by the US government. They get their weapons from corrupt sources in the Mexican government and from international smugglers. Do you think the cartels want civilian legal semi-auto rifles? Or do you think they want machine guns, handgrenades, and other military hardware? If you want to know about the tiny portion of US guns that do show up at Mexican crime scenes, you need to look into US guns in Mexico and the lie of 90 percent. More educational reading can be found under the heading Project Gunwalker. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*