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I just saw a commercial for Saudi Arabia..

Tenchiro

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It was basically a "feel good" type of thing saying how they are such an ally in the war against terrorism, and listed a few snippets to prove it...

What I wonder is why the US would align itself with a country that has such poor human rights. I mean a country where the government would rather let 15 girls burn to death than be rescued because they weren't wearing proper Islamic dress, should not be our ally in anything.
 

Pistol

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Originally posted by Tenchiro
a country where the government would rather let 15 girls burn to death than be rescued because they weren't wearing proper Islamic dress, should not be our ally in anything.
There is no room for compassion or rational thinking in politics.
 

Silver

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I've gotta agree with you there. I think I saw that commercial too...made me sick.

We've been bombing the wrong country. The Saudis are generally lying two faced bastards. (I'm talking about their leaders here, not the average man on the street).
 

Tweek

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With allies like Saudi Arabia, who needs enemies? 2-faced bastids! It's an alliance of convenience. Find another country to get oil from (or better yet, develop alternative sources), and they'd be one of the "axis of evil" for harboring so many terrorists. I haven't seen the commercial, but have they even lifted a finger in the war on terrorism? :angry:
 

manimal

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Originally posted by rbx
if you knew what kisinger wanted to do my native country you would be surprised to find that some terrorists are closer to your door than others...
are you hinting at "canadian terrorist"?!! wow...that's like saying there was a mean care-bear. "STOP! OR I'LL GIVE YOU THE CARE BEAR STARE!"
 

rbx

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no i was born in lebanon mr kisinger wanted to strike a deal with canada during the 15year war to "ease" the entry of lebanese into the country in order to make more place for palestians to come in their place that was his solution to the palestian/isarele conflict...
 

Ridemonkey

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Originally posted by Damn True
I saw that too.

They negleted to mention however that every one of the Sep 11 terroists were Saudi and that Al-Queda get's about 75% of it's funding from Saudi fundamentalists.
This isn't true. At least one of them was Egyptian.
 

JOhnG

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Originally posted by Damn True
I saw that too.

They negleted to mention however that every one of the Sep 11 terroists were Saudi and that Al-Queda get's about 75% of it's funding from Saudi fundamentalists.
all KKK members are american, and they get all thier funding for thier terroriest activities from within the US. does africa have a right to bomb us? hate breeds hate and war breeds war.
 

BurlyShirley

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Jul 4, 2002
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Originally posted by JOhnG


all KKK members are american, and they get all thier funding for thier terroriest activities from within the US. does africa have a right to bomb us? hate breeds hate and war breeds war.
When was the last time the KKK hijacked a plane and flew it to Africa killing 3,000 innocent civilians? I think it was 1986:rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by BurlySurly


When was the last time the KKK hijacked a plane and flew it to Africa killing 3,000 innocent civilians? I think it was 1986:rolleyes:
Hmm, anyone remember the Oklahoma City bombing? That was an American based & funded terrorist killing Americans on a grand scale.

It is untrue to assume from this event that all white male Americans are racist extremists, as it is equally untrue to assume that all middle eastern men are terrorists.


P.S. The KKK managed to hurt, maim and kill quite a few people in the U.S., it's just that those deaths were spread out over time and place, not concentrated in one area on one day.
 

BurlyShirley

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Originally posted by dirtgirl


Hmm, anyone remember the Oklahoma City bombing? That was an American based & funded terrorist killing Americans on a grand scale.

It is untrue to assume from this event that all white male Americans are racist extremists, as it is equally untrue to assume that all middle eastern men are terrorists.


P.S. The KKK managed to hurt, maim and kill quite a few people in the U.S., it's just that those deaths were spread out over time and place, not concentrated in one area on one day.
Dont get me wrong here.

I would never condone or agree with anything the KKK has ever done, I was only pointing out that the two situations arent a very real comparison......not only in scale in magnitude, but also in that the KKK never attacked Africa itself, it only concentrated in the US and on Americans (or African Americans if that means anything) not on African citizens.

Not all middle eastern men are terrorists.........Id never say anything like that, and im not even sure where you inferred that from me.
 
Originally posted by BurlySurly

Not all middle eastern men are terrorists.........Id never say anything like that, and im not even sure where you inferred that from me.
sorry, i didn't mean to sound like i was accusing you of thinking that way. i was just venting, i've been hearing a lot of that thinking lately and it really bugs me. glad you're smarter than that. :)