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11-13-2015, 04:39 PM
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"We're 100 percent sure the guy we hit is dead. We are reasonably sure the dead guy is Jihadi John,"
Now if they could figure out how to initiate a siren on the front of the missle that would activate just early enough for the brain to register that "oh ****" moment.
Strike on "Jihadi John" unfolded quickly, but hunt took months
Now if they could figure out how to initiate a siren on the front of the missle that would activate just early enough for the brain to register that "oh ****" moment.
Strike on "Jihadi John" unfolded quickly, but hunt took months
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11-13-2015, 06:33 PM
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God i hate this *******.
https://www.google.com/search?q=isis...ining+strength
40 dead. Explosions heard and 100 more dead in France now?
I'm turning off the TV. I can't take anymore.
https://www.google.com/search?q=isis...ining+strength
40 dead. Explosions heard and 100 more dead in France now?
I'm turning off the TV. I can't take anymore.
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11-13-2015, 08:50 PM
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A few random observations:
Seven temporally-coordinated attacks within less than a day of the assassination of Mohammad Emwazi. Impressive. Methinks that the enemy's capacity to make war has not been significantly degraded by the actions of the past decade-and-a-half.
Assuming there's a connection, ISIS has retaliated against France for the killing of a British citizen, in Syria, by Americans. The concept of statehood appears to be becoming irrelevant.
Germany has offered military assistance to the French government. The last time the German army marched into Paris, things did not go well.
One World Trade Center is flying the French flag in lights on its mast as a show of solidarity:
I get a weird, spooky, difficult-to-articulate vibe about this.
Seven temporally-coordinated attacks within less than a day of the assassination of Mohammad Emwazi. Impressive. Methinks that the enemy's capacity to make war has not been significantly degraded by the actions of the past decade-and-a-half.
Assuming there's a connection, ISIS has retaliated against France for the killing of a British citizen, in Syria, by Americans. The concept of statehood appears to be becoming irrelevant.
Germany has offered military assistance to the French government. The last time the German army marched into Paris, things did not go well.
One World Trade Center is flying the French flag in lights on its mast as a show of solidarity:
I get a weird, spooky, difficult-to-articulate vibe about this.
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11-13-2015, 10:08 PM
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A few random observations:
Seven temporally-coordinated attacks within less than a day of the assassination of Mohammad Emwazi. Impressive. Methinks that the enemy's capacity to make war has not been significantly degraded by the actions of the past decade-and-a-half.
Assuming there's a connection, ISIS has retaliated against France for the killing of a British citizen, in Syria, by Americans. The concept of statehood appears to be becoming irrelevant.
Germany has offered military assistance to the French government. The last time the German army marched into Paris, things did not go well.
One World Trade Center is flying the French flag in lights on its mast as a show of solidarity:
I get a weird, spooky, difficult-to-articulate vibe about this.
Seven temporally-coordinated attacks within less than a day of the assassination of Mohammad Emwazi. Impressive. Methinks that the enemy's capacity to make war has not been significantly degraded by the actions of the past decade-and-a-half.
Assuming there's a connection, ISIS has retaliated against France for the killing of a British citizen, in Syria, by Americans. The concept of statehood appears to be becoming irrelevant.
Germany has offered military assistance to the French government. The last time the German army marched into Paris, things did not go well.
One World Trade Center is flying the French flag in lights on its mast as a show of solidarity:
I get a weird, spooky, difficult-to-articulate vibe about this.
While I don't doubt the attacks were planned, I doubt they were in retaliation to his killing and I doubt they will miss him for long. France just happens to be an easy target. Just my opinion.
But this whole mess adds credence to the saying "be careful what you wish for".
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11-14-2015, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by French President Francois Hollande
I want to say we are going to lead a fight which will be pitiless.
Will America be France's ally in a new war? (You'd normally expect that sentence to be phrased differently.)
I predict that the next year is going to be very interesting.
As someone who lives in NYC, works part of the time at the top of Empire, lost a colleague at the old 1 WTC, and is in the process of negotiating a lease at the top of the new 1 WTC, I will admit that this raises some bad memories.
We live in interesting times.
old pictures:
This is just ******* spooky. I don't know any other way to put it.
For those not intimately familiar with the history of the revolutionary war, do a little googling. One country in particular sided with the US in the war against Britain.
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11-14-2015, 09:10 AM
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I know i do. It's awful. My short term memory is probably the worst ever -- measurably.
Neil Cavuto embarrasses student who wants free college and has no idea how to pay for it - YouTube
Neil Cavuto embarrasses student who wants free college and has no idea how to pay for it - YouTube
Her parents bought a 1 million dollar house in 2005.
Steve Mullen lectures on art and technology at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He lists in his biography a musical background and notes he co-wrote classic rocker Eddie Money’s hit song “Endless Nights.” He lists a bevy of Fortune 500 clients, including American Airlines, Walt Disney Co., Exxon-Mobil, Reebok and McDonald’s.
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11-14-2015, 07:10 PM
#5550
Hi there Hannity.
Can we please stop this overused trope? Possibly this is how it is at UC Berkeley or something, but definitely not in the middle of the country like Mizzou. Those kids just speak louder.
I have a BA in Journalism and a minor in Philosophy and can assure you I wasn't privy to some liberal brainwashing bias.
Can we please stop this overused trope? Possibly this is how it is at UC Berkeley or something, but definitely not in the middle of the country like Mizzou. Those kids just speak louder.
I have a BA in Journalism and a minor in Philosophy and can assure you I wasn't privy to some liberal brainwashing bias.
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11-15-2015, 11:05 PM
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Shifting gears...
I haven't found much in the way of confirmation, but apparently Vladimir Putin has vowed to "annihilate" ISIS.
Putin Vows To Annihilate 'Terrorists' After Suicide Bombings - Business Insider
Now, granted, hyperbole is common in times such as these. But as a matter of historical precedent, when Russia vows to annihilate someone, things do not go well for them.
Remember that, according to credible intel, ISIS was responsible for the bombing of a Russian airliner (Когалымавиа flight 9268) less than a month ago, which killed 224 people. The Russians already have good reason to be pissed.
Last edited by Joe Perez; 11-16-2015 at 12:08 PM. Reason: 224, not 2224
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