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2005-11-30 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2005-11-30 09:45|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 He deflected one question about the use of white phospherous on the battlefield onto General Pace

The press is trying real, real hard to make that story fly.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-11-30 10:35|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-11-30 10:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Dana Milbank (Jouranalist - DNC)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-30 11:20|| 2005-11-30 11:20|| Front Page Top

#3 It's f&*%^$#&! about time! And change suicide-bomber to homicidal-suicide boomer!

Posted by The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-11-30 11:26|| http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com/NewPage2.html]">[http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com/NewPage2.html] 2005-11-30 11:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Semantics, semantics....they don't give a shit what we call them and the Sunnis are largely insurgents, not terrorists. Their tactics are teroristic, but those fuckers are indiginous, so officially they're insurgents.

Al Q, they are terrorists, mercenaries even.Jihadist may be the official terminology we should use to be most accurate.

However, I prefer to drop all these terms for the preferred "target" or "lead magnet", whichever.

And I just can't abide by "homicide bomber", sorry ladies it's just stupid. No shit they're killing people with their bombs that ain't the unique identifier, the unique identifier of a suicide bomber is that they are willing to kill themselves to kill others.

However, I'd also much prefer to replace both suicide and homicide bomber with the burg preferred, "splodeydope". It has such a ring to it.

But again, semantics, let just call them all dead.

EP

Posted by ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding 2005-11-30 11:50|| 2005-11-30 11:50|| Front Page Top

#5 How about "barbarian hordes", sounds kind of good

US forces pushed back another wave of barbarian hordes in the city of ...

Posted by Unoluter Phinemble3179 2005-11-30 15:14|| 2005-11-30 15:14|| Front Page Top

#6 However, I prefer to drop all these terms for the preferred "target" or "lead magnet", whichever.

Heh, heh, heh, heh, I like these too.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-11-30 15:30|| 2005-11-30 15:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Since they all have beards, just call them "barbarians"

Posted by Flerert Whese8274 2005-11-30 23:25|| 2005-11-30 23:25|| Front Page Top

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