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| Hard boyz planning to hit aid workers in Aceh |
| 2005-02-20 |
| New Zealand has warned that there is information of possible terrorist attacks on western aid workers involved in tsunami relief efforts in Aceh in Indonesia. New Zealand's foreign ministry has also upgraded its travel warning for Indonesia, saying non-essential travel to the country, even to the resort island of Bali, should be deferred. "The information we have, which is the same I understand as what the Australian's have received, does point to some quite specific and credible threats in terms of possible terrorist risks," New Zealand Foreign Ministry spokesman Brad Tattersfield told Radio New Zealand. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and Prime Minister John Howard discussed the threat to relief workers at their annual bilateral talks in Auckland on Sunday. Mr Howard said aid agencies had been advised that if they did not have an established security plan they should consider whether to remain in Indonesia. Both leaders said the warning would not affect their military aid to the region. New Zealand's foreign ministry said all travel to tsunami-devastated Aceh and northern Sumatra province should be cancelled. "Recent information suggests that terrorists may be planning attacks against foreigners involved in tsunami relief efforts in Aceh and other parts of northern Sumatra," the ministry said in a statement. New Zealanders should not travel to Banda Aceh or other parts of Aceh to work on humanitarian relief efforts unless "the aid organisation they work for has a robust security plan approved by the Indonesian authorities". "We recommend that New Zealanders not covered by such arrangements, or more generally concerned for their security, leave the area immediately." The foreign ministry said there was an ongoing risk of terrorist attacks in Indonesia, and recent reports suggested attacks on a range of targets could happen at any time. Last month Sweden and Denmark warned that they had received information that militants were planning to strike humanitarian organisations in Aceh. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #12 Why not call them what they are? Worthless loser murdering bastards. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-02-20 8:13:00 PM |
| #11 Anne McCaffrey's "City who Fought" had the attackers calling the city dwellers "scumvermin". The city dwellers took the epiteth and converted it into a rallying cry. I wouldn't want to call islamofruitcakes such names, since it detracts from the heroics of McCaffrey's novel. I would suggest 'slamvermin' - descriptive of them, and indicative of what needs to be done TO them. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2005-02-20 2:53:56 PM |
| #10 cockroaches....step on em |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-20 2:35:21 PM |
| #9 I hate name calling but I have descended to it twice in the last 24 hours. I retract and apologize. Never assume anybody, no matter how evil, is beyond redemption. I promise to use adjectives to describe beahvior, not nouns to label a person--any person, however hateful their behavior may be. To this end, I will have to throw out "vermin." Unfortunately, "verminous" is too lumpy an adjective. Per #5, above, GT Behavior may be appropriate. |
| Posted by: mom 2005-02-20 2:13:00 PM |
| #8 Ship - I'm tapped at the moment - running on fumes in that last post - couldn't you tell, lol? |
| Posted by: .com 2005-02-20 10:55:40 AM |
| #7 Just outa curiosity, how many (no need to list) more ya got PD? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-02-20 10:52:08 AM |
| #6 Give vermin a capital V. Vermin. It's how I think of them anyway... |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-02-20 10:40:08 AM |
| #5 Islamoscum? Caliphatist Cowards? Panty Boyz? Pantyheads? Pantypunks? Muzzy Mooks? In high school we called people like this GT's - gutless turds. Scum and vermin sure do have the right ring. heh. More? |
| Posted by: .com 2005-02-20 10:34:51 AM |
| #4 I'll second 'jihadi scum'. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2005-02-20 8:55:40 AM |
| #3 How about "vermin?" Usually applied to rats and cockroaches and other creatures who can't stand the light of day. Also, as used in Brian Jacques's "Redwall" books, for pirates and other creatures whose lives are one act of mindless violence after another. |
| Posted by: mom 2005-02-20 8:55:36 AM |
| #2 In total agreement, .com. How about 'jihadi scum' or 'cowardly scum'. At the end of the day they're really just murderers and wannabe murderers, so how about 'Islamic murderers'? 'Murd-o-slims'; 'Islamopaths'? |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2005-02-20 3:48:06 AM |
| #1 I'm in favor of ending the practice of calling the gutless jihadis who kill the weak, unarmed, and innocent "hard boyz". Let's have a contest for a more appropriate term for these cowards. I don't care except that we remove any trace of bravado and replace it with scorn and derision. Hitting Aid workers is just about as low and cowardly as it can get, except for attacking schools and hospitals, perhaps. Let's give them a name worthy of their pathetic worthless gutless cowardice. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-02-20 1:20:58 AM |