Go Back   GameTavern > House Specials > Happy Hour
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes

Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 12:43 AM   #1
Stonecutter
Knight
 
Stonecutter's Avatar
 
Stonecutter is offline
Now Playing:
Posts: 1,913
Default Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

It's actually about a week old.


Our friend is their friend

News Item: President Bush issues warning to the world, saying, "My message is that if you harbor a terrorist, you're a terrorist. If you feed a terrorist, you're a terrorist."

News Item: Bipartisan investigation concludes that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were supported by a network of Saudis in the United States and "seemingly unlimited funding from Saudi Arabia."

Hmm.
__________________
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 12:56 AM   #2
Joeiss
Pinned by Dyne on Festivus
 
Joeiss's Avatar
 
Joeiss is offline
Location: Toronto
Now Playing: SOCOM: US Navy SEALS
Posts: 5,431
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

President Bush means that if you knowingly harbour terrorists, you are a terrorist. Not if you have a terrorist on your land who you don't know about... I thought that was pretty obvious...
__________________
Joe + iss = Joeiss
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 01:45 AM   #3
GiMpY-wAnNaBe
Cheese Master
 
GiMpY-wAnNaBe's Avatar
 
GiMpY-wAnNaBe is offline
Location: SARS CENTRAL -- a.k.a. Toronto...
Now Playing: FF7, again
Posts: 1,752
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

uhh...its like saying theres a virus in my computer so therefore i support them.
__________________
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 03:44 AM   #4
Stonecutter
Knight
 
Stonecutter's Avatar
 
Stonecutter is offline
Now Playing:
Posts: 1,913
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Joeiss
President Bush means that if you knowingly harbour terrorists, you are a terrorist. Not if you have a terrorist on your land who you don't know about... I thought that was pretty obvious...
Oh, but they know about them.

they are them.

I believe the number is 20 out of 25 of the 9/11 hijackers were saudis, not to mention countless other atrocities that the saudi's have committed both globally and domestically.

And then they run those vomit inducing "United States and Saudi Arabia" commercials.


Funny, you think it might have something to do with oil? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
__________________
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 12:07 PM   #5
gekko
Knight
 
gekko's Avatar
 
gekko is offline
Now Playing:
Posts: 3,890
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stonecutter
It's actually about a week old.


Our friend is their friend

News Item: President Bush issues warning to the world, saying, "My message is that if you harbor a terrorist, you're a terrorist. If you feed a terrorist, you're a terrorist."

News Item: Bipartisan investigation concludes that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were supported by a network of Saudis in the United States and "seemingly unlimited funding from Saudi Arabia."

Hmm.
*reads*

What's your point?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stonecutter
Oh, but they know about them.

they are them.

I believe the number is 20 out of 25 of the 9/11 hijackers were saudis, not to mention countless other atrocities that the saudi's have committed both globally and domestically.

And then they run those vomit inducing "United States and Saudi Arabia" commercials.


Funny, you think it might have something to do with oil? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
*reads*

I must've read it wrong. I actually agree with Stonecutter.
  Reply With Quote

Old 08-06-2003, 12:31 PM   #6
Professor S
Devourer of Worlds
 
Professor S's Avatar
 
Professor S is offline
Location: Mount Penn, PA
Now Playing: Team Fortress 2, all day everyday
Posts: 6,608
Default

I agree. The United States needs to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for their past and current indescretions. In this case I do agree that it is about oil. Its also all our fault.

The United States, and even the entire Western world has GIVEN the Middle East the power and ability to terrorize. We have allowed ourselves to be dependent on their fuel to the point that the very oil we buy pays for the terrorists and and weapons that are later used against us. Where do you think the Middle East would be without Western dollars buying their oil? Most likely they would be what Afghanistan is currently. A third world nation. We have essentially given barbarians the ability to be barbaric.

Before anyone starts screaming at me for being politically incorrect, lets look at one simple fact. The Middle East is filled with nations with nearly UNLIMITED natural resources, and look at their track record. Its one of religious and political oppression and constant battles in the name of Allah, who in their own religion finds violence abhorrent.

When the history of the world is written, The Middle East will be recorded as a massive failure. Unlimited resources with NOTHING to show for it but waste and ruthlessness.
__________________
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 12:34 PM   #7
Kitana85
Celtic Cutie
 
Kitana85's Avatar
 
Kitana85 is offline
Location: Central NJ
Now Playing: Lego Star Wars
Posts: 1,016
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

hmmm... I wonder where that money is coming from.. but the worst is the new Patriot 2 bill... letting one man override the courts... :sighs:
__________________
Always do right, it will gratify some and astonish the rest - Twain
  Reply With Quote

Old 08-06-2003, 12:51 PM   #8
Professor S
Devourer of Worlds
 
Professor S's Avatar
 
Professor S is offline
Location: Mount Penn, PA
Now Playing: Team Fortress 2, all day everyday
Posts: 6,608
Default

Please explain the Patriot 2 bill, I haven't heard of it. If its giving the ability for the President to overturn the judicial system, then thats a HUGE issue. Checks and balances were put into place for a reason.
__________________
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 01:08 PM   #9
Joeiss
Pinned by Dyne on Festivus
 
Joeiss's Avatar
 
Joeiss is offline
Location: Toronto
Now Playing: SOCOM: US Navy SEALS
Posts: 5,431
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Strangler
When the history of the world is written, The Middle East will be recorded as a massive failure. Unlimited resources with NOTHING to show for it but waste and ruthlessness.

As of now... The Middle East has so much potential, it's a shame that they don't realize it.
__________________
Joe + iss = Joeiss
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 01:16 PM   #10
Bond
Cheesehead
 
Bond's Avatar
 
Bond is offline
Location: Midwest
Now Playing:
Posts: 9,314
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

If the Middle East had no oil they would be Africa. They aren't so bad...
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 01:51 PM   #11
Professor S
Devourer of Worlds
 
Professor S's Avatar
 
Professor S is offline
Location: Mount Penn, PA
Now Playing: Team Fortress 2, all day everyday
Posts: 6,608
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bond
If the Middle East had no oil they would be Africa. They aren't so bad...
Well except for Somalia, Rwanda, Liberia and South Africa. Also AIDS and Hepatitis A have reached epidemic proportions in many African nations due to refusal to use condoms and the practice of many tribes of rubbing animal feces on the umbilical chord after birth.
__________________
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 07:09 PM   #12
Stonecutter
Knight
 
Stonecutter's Avatar
 
Stonecutter is offline
Now Playing:
Posts: 1,913
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Strangler
I agree. The United States needs to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for their past and current indescretions. In this case I do agree that it is about oil. Its also all our fault.

The United States, and even the entire Western world has GIVEN the Middle East the power and ability to terrorize. We have allowed ourselves to be dependent on their fuel to the point that the very oil we buy pays for the terrorists and and weapons that are later used against us. Where do you think the Middle East would be without Western dollars buying their oil? Most likely they would be what Afghanistan is currently. A third world nation. We have essentially given barbarians the ability to be barbaric.

Before anyone starts screaming at me for being politically incorrect, lets look at one simple fact. The Middle East is filled with nations with nearly UNLIMITED natural resources, and look at their track record. Its one of religious and political oppression and constant battles in the name of Allah, who in their own religion finds violence abhorrent.

When the history of the world is written, The Middle East will be recorded as a massive failure. Unlimited resources with NOTHING to show for it but waste and ruthlessness.
Ummmm..... What?

Discount the last 1000 or so years and the history of the world IS the middle east. The entire region was the richest and most technologically advanced for the majority of the history of the world. Europe and Asia were at the mercy of the middle east for quite a long time. All the trade routes went through the middle east and the countries made sure that they profited off of all of it. Silk, salt, gold, spices, food, everything that went from europe to asia or vice versa went through the middle east for a long damn time.
__________________
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-06-2003, 07:47 PM   #13
Professor S
Devourer of Worlds
 
Professor S's Avatar
 
Professor S is offline
Location: Mount Penn, PA
Now Playing: Team Fortress 2, all day everyday
Posts: 6,608
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stonecutter
Ummmm..... What?

Discount the last 1000 or so
That was my point. They had all the resources still fail. They were the "cradle of civilization" and are now some of the most barbaric nations in the world. Do you consider the Middle East to be a great success?
__________________

Last edited by The Strangler : 08-06-2003 at 08:16 PM.
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-07-2003, 02:05 AM   #14
Stonecutter
Knight
 
Stonecutter's Avatar
 
Stonecutter is offline
Now Playing:
Posts: 1,913
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Quote:
Originally Posted by gekko
*reads*

What's your point?



*reads*

I must've read it wrong. I actually agree with Stonecutter.
__________________
  Reply With Quote

Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Old 08-09-2003, 01:53 AM   #15
kevin
Baron
 
kevin is offline
Location: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Now Playing: solitaire
Posts: 11
Default Re: Great blurb in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stonecutter
Oh, but they know about them.

they are them.

I believe the number is 20 out of 25 of the 9/11 hijackers were saudis, not to mention countless other atrocities that the saudi's have committed both globally and domestically.

And then they run those vomit inducing "United States and Saudi Arabia" commercials.


Funny, you think it might have something to do with oil? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
And I would like to say that a large part of celebrities are Canadian. Jim Carey, Michael J Fox, etc...

So does that mean that all celebrities are Canadian? NO.

Canadians are also responsible for countless other well-meaning initiatives in the world - food and water in Africa, peacekeepers in war-torn countires, good things both globally and domestically.

Does that mean that all people who do good in the world are Canadian?

So, how on earth can you take 20 out of 25 hijackers and say that all Saudis are terrorists?

Indeed, I find the fact that the Saudi gov't hasn't been all that straightforward about terrorism troubling - but calling an entire country terrorists? How wrong is that?

Isn't it also troubling that in the recent 9/11 report your US gov't blacked out PAGES detailing Saudi involvement? What's Mini-Bush got to hide?
__________________

[ics 2003 | imojj]
  Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Forum Jump



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:34 PM.


vBulletin skin developed by: eXtremepixels
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
GameTavern