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  So is America finally getting wiser? Who still believes this nonsense?

  by Jourles in

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  washington (afp) - for the first time since it began, a majority of americans believe the iraq war is not part of the war on terrorism, as us president george w. bush keeps insisting it is, according to a poll.. fifty-one percent of the 1,206 adults surveyed in the august 17-21 new york times/cbs news poll believed the two wars were separate, while 44 percent saw a link between them.

  in june, opinion was split evenly at 41 percent..

  rest of the story here.

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  the person of whom that question was asked stated in his reply that he thought it was more important.

  *Evidently referring to myself* - Yes it was more important to me only because of the reason I stated. If I had grown up under Islamic rule and lived in the middle east, my perspective might be the same of the Islamic leaders as it is of Bush. But I'll never know. And neither will you.

  So once more, would it be fair to label those Americans as "terrorists" in my previous hypothetical example? If not, why not? And if the answer is No, then why do we automatically label the rebels in Iraq as "terrorists" for doing the exact same thing some Americans would do on their own soil, namely, attacking the military occupation? This is the question I would like to see Pro-Bush followers answer.

  Remember the film Red Dawn? Were those kids rebels/freedom fighters or terrorists for attacking the Russian military?
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  Sexiest Profession....

  by BrendaCloutier in

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  i just learned that

  in a recent survey,

  women were asked what

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  You've got it all wrong! The sexiest, of course, are the part time semi-professional volleyball players...

  Oh, did you mean a profession that can actually pay the bills? Well in that case, uhhhh...I hear telecommunications folks are the shiznit!
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  So is America finally getting wiser? Who still believes this nonsense?

  by Jourles in

  1. social
  2. current

  washington (afp) - for the first time since it began, a majority of americans believe the iraq war is not part of the war on terrorism, as us president george w. bush keeps insisting it is, according to a poll.. fifty-one percent of the 1,206 adults surveyed in the august 17-21 new york times/cbs news poll believed the two wars were separate, while 44 percent saw a link between them.

  in june, opinion was split evenly at 41 percent..

  rest of the story here.

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  Don't gimme that crap that they can't find him. The US government managed to track an imported cow from Edmonton, Alberta and miraculously knew it had Mad Cow Disease, yet they can't find the most wanted terrrorist in the world?

  LOL. Good example. If Osama was found and killed, what face could Georgie boy put up in his place to scare people then? He needs Poster Boy Osama the Terrorist to stay alive so he can further his goals, whatever f**ked up goals they may be.
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  So is America finally getting wiser? Who still believes this nonsense?

  by Jourles in

  1. social
  2. current

  washington (afp) - for the first time since it began, a majority of americans believe the iraq war is not part of the war on terrorism, as us president george w. bush keeps insisting it is, according to a poll.. fifty-one percent of the 1,206 adults surveyed in the august 17-21 new york times/cbs news poll believed the two wars were separate, while 44 percent saw a link between them.

  in june, opinion was split evenly at 41 percent..

  rest of the story here.

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  Jourles

  So you feel it is more important for you to vocalize against Bush than to vocalize against radical Islam?

  That's correct. But only from the standpoint that I live under his control. I have never lived under Islamic rule so I cannot comment about it(seems to work fine in Saudi Arabia - the US leaves them alone and considers them a great ally). And I assume that you haven't either. But if you were born and raised under Islamic tenets, I'm sure your ideology would be much different than your current beliefs.

  Still looking to avoid any comment on my scenario, eh?
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  So is America finally getting wiser? Who still believes this nonsense?

  by Jourles in

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  washington (afp) - for the first time since it began, a majority of americans believe the iraq war is not part of the war on terrorism, as us president george w. bush keeps insisting it is, according to a poll.. fifty-one percent of the 1,206 adults surveyed in the august 17-21 new york times/cbs news poll believed the two wars were separate, while 44 percent saw a link between them.

  in june, opinion was split evenly at 41 percent..

  rest of the story here.

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  Your type of apologist leanings puts you plainly on the side of the terrorists of this world, and against western democracy. Seems a shame, doesn't it, that you have to live here in our barbarian society, rather than being with your fundamentalist Islamic spiritual comrades.

  Apologist leanings - HA! All I'm saying is, PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES and how would YOU react to the situation?

  It is a shame that I have to live under a government that will LIE through its teeth to make itself appear as the Savior to the world. It's about time the people speak up and point out the government's errors and falsehoods. It pisses me off that they feel it is OK to lie to the American Public. If that puts me "plainly on the side of the terrorists of this world," so be it. But I will be damned if others will label me as a friend of the terrorists simply because I am absolutely fed up with the lies and deceit of the Bush administration and will vocalize such opinions.
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  So is America finally getting wiser? Who still believes this nonsense?

  by Jourles in

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  2. current

  washington (afp) - for the first time since it began, a majority of americans believe the iraq war is not part of the war on terrorism, as us president george w. bush keeps insisting it is, according to a poll.. fifty-one percent of the 1,206 adults surveyed in the august 17-21 new york times/cbs news poll believed the two wars were separate, while 44 percent saw a link between them.

  in june, opinion was split evenly at 41 percent..

  rest of the story here.

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  and then fly that airplane into the World Trade Center at 600 mph, specifically to kill innocent citizens who have done nothing wrong except show up for work that morning, I call them terrorists.

  And these guys have what to do with Iraq? Wasn't that the work of Osama(who's probably roaming around somewhere in Afganistan)? Oh, that's right. Bush and Co. said it was Iraq and Saddam. Or wait, isn't that what they meant to say? I'm confused. I was beginning to think that this thread was about why we were in Iraq.

  But yes, I agree that the guys who flew into the WTC were terrorists. That's an easy label. But what about the guys in Iraq that are pissed off due to the unwarranted invasion of their country? Those guys are terrorists too? You really didn't address my scenario so I'm not sure where the WTC comment came from.
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  So is America finally getting wiser? Who still believes this nonsense?

  by Jourles in

  1. social
  2. current

  washington (afp) - for the first time since it began, a majority of americans believe the iraq war is not part of the war on terrorism, as us president george w. bush keeps insisting it is, according to a poll.. fifty-one percent of the 1,206 adults surveyed in the august 17-21 new york times/cbs news poll believed the two wars were separate, while 44 percent saw a link between them.

  in june, opinion was split evenly at 41 percent..

  rest of the story here.

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  When I hear terrorists called by the euphamism "freedom fighters" that makes me gag...

  Gag away, because isn't that what they are? Let's put it this way... Let's say North Korea invaded the USA and essentially wiped out our military. They are now in charge. The reason for the invasion? Oh, because we have many nuclear weapons, stockpiles of our own WMD's, chemical and otherwise, etc. The NK's felt that they needed to save the world from our military threats. Sound familiar?

  But in some states such as Montana and Texas, there are pockets of resistance. These Americans hate being under the control of the NK's. It's just not right for them to be in our country! These Americans call themselves Freedom Fighters or Rebels. They want to cause as much pain and suffering to the NK army as possible.

  Over on the BBC and Reuters, the columnists are calling these American rebels "terrorists" because they are targeting NK troops and other fellow Americans who are helping the NK's establish a Democratic Republic in the USA like they have back home. Sound even more familiar?

  So in the above fictitious scenario, who is wrong and who is right? And what really is the main difference between it and what is happening now in Iraq?
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  What reaction would the JW's have if you walked into the Kingdom Hall?

  by JH in

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  for those who didn't attend meetings for a while, imagine that you just walk into your kingdom hall 10 minutes before a meeting.

  what would be their reaction?

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  Like DF said, most would have that oh my god, what is he doing in the hall scared look, but four or five people *might* give me a subtle it's been a long time smile so as to not attract attention to themselves.
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  Who is an Apostate?

  by thirdwitness in

  1. watchtower
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  here is an interesting link http://www.tjdefendidos.org/ and here is an english translation of the article on that site about apostates testimony.

  is the testimony of apostates reliable?

  sometimes, the mass media offer testimonies of people who used to be jehovah's witnesses as a means of finding out more about our religion.

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  It doesn't work because e-watchman's board software translates 8) as the shy emoticon.
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  Who is an Apostate?

  by thirdwitness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is an interesting link http://www.tjdefendidos.org/ and here is an english translation of the article on that site about apostates testimony.

  is the testimony of apostates reliable?

  sometimes, the mass media offer testimonies of people who used to be jehovah's witnesses as a means of finding out more about our religion.

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  Jourles

  What I am curious about is how did this "emoticon" get into the paragraph??

  CT, Praeger Publishers, 199

  The original phrase from the Spanish website shows:

  CT, Praeger Publishers, 1998) dice que individuos que eligen dejar una fe elegida

  If you check the properties of the emoticon, it comes to us from:

  http://ewatchman-exposed.co.uk/research/media/animated/icon_smile_shy.gif

  At least give credit where credit is due on the translation of the article(To Al):

  http://ewatchman-exposed.co.uk/research/read.php?t=2392