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2004-06-20 Arabia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-06-20 12:04:27 PM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Forgive me Fred, I couldn't resist posting this piece of Jarhead humor:
Two US Marines are listening to the radio in Iraq. "American soldiers," coos a soft female voice, "Your so-called national leaders have lied to you. You are needlessly risking your lives to wage a useless, unjust, illegal, and unwinnable war. Now is the time to return home to your loved ones, while you are still alive. If you foolishly insist on remaining where you are not wanted, the brave resistance fighters will have no choice but to kill you and add your name to the long ever-increasing casualty list of this insane war. So why risk never seeing your loved ones again for a so-called president who has repeatedly lied and deceived you at every opportunity? Why should you be sacrificed so that US corporations can enjoy fatter profits? The only wise thing to do is return home now, while you are still drawing breath, before you return zippered into a body bag."
"What's this?" sneers one Marine. "An Islamo-terrorist version of Tokyo Rose?"
"No," answers the other. "It's just CNN !"

Posted by GK 2004-06-20 1:26:33 PM|| 2004-06-20 1:26:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Jeez, yesterday they were saying al-Muqrin wasn't dead.

Posted by tu3031 2004-06-20 10:46:13 PM|| 2004-06-20 10:46:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Jeez, yesterday they were saying al-Muqrin wasn't dead.

Posted by tu3031 2004-06-20 10:46:46 PM|| 2004-06-20 10:46:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 GK - Check the emails here. An excerpt from May 2nd echoes your post:
"I will close with something that was on my mind this morning when I punished myself by watching CBS news. I saw the anchor come on and just before he spoke, I told my rack mate 'Lets see what the opening line is going to be....' Sure enough before he said anything else, he said 'It just keeps getting worse and worse....' Yes, he was talking about Iraq. Honest to God we laughed at him. I'm not kidding. It is getting to the point where the Marines are getting past their anger at the talking heads and are laughing. To really get a rise out of them, requires a retired military officer who betrays his oath and stokes the fear mongering."

I would seriously hate to be one of the idiotarians they can identify after this is over. The imaginary impunity that exists in the minds of asshats like Kos, Rall, et al, is a very dangerous delusion.

Posted by .com 2004-06-20 10:57:35 PM|| [http://www.amble.com/images/shoot-officers-sf.jpg] 2004-06-20 10:57:35 PM|| Front Page Top

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