Role Models

9 Comments

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   c u n d gulag on February 7, 2015 at 10:31 am

   I think that, after being an early Republican Presidential leader in the polls, the worst thing, is to be a #2 or #3 terrorist leader.

   But at least being an early Republican leader leaves you alive, so you can grift off of the loons in your base.

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     Snarki child of Loki on February 7, 2015 at 3:42 pm

     “But at least being an early Republican leader leaves you alive”

     As long as you don’t count “brain dead”, but then they’re that way before the primary as well, so no change.

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   Davis X Machina on February 7, 2015 at 10:43 am

   It’s so un-American.

   What’s wrong with carrier-launched air strikes using dumb-iron, gravity bombs anyways?

   That at least gives the target a sporting chance, a chance to shoot back, and when wasn’t America all about the sportsmanship?

   I think legislation involving prior notice, and a ten-minute head start is required.

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     Shaun Appleby on February 7, 2015 at 2:59 pm

     We apparently sowed dissension among our enemies at the time:

     “Syrian military intelligence and general intelligence directorate officials are currently engaged in an internecine struggle to blame each other for the breach of security that resulted in Mughniyeh’s death,” the US embassy reported. […]

     Another rumour, [Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Lebanon, the well-connected Abdel Aziz Khoja] said, was that Syria and Israel had made a deal to allow Mughniyeh to be killed, an Israeli objective. No one has ever claimed responsibility for the assassination, though Israel has been widely blamed for it.

     US diplomats reported that the killing led to tensions between Syria and Iran, perhaps because Tehran shared Khoja’s suspicion of Syrian complicity in the affair.

     Ian Black – WikiLeaks cables: Syria stunned by Hezbollah assassination Guardian 8 Dec 2010

     All good; so why reveal this now? Taking a bow? Just for the LOLs? Throw a spanner in the Iranian nuclear negotiations?

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   TarheelDem on February 7, 2015 at 12:19 pm

   Yes, indeed proud.  How many countries would take the trouble to design car bombs with internatioal law-domestic law workaround features (ILDLW).  In the past decades ILDLW features have been deployed in many US military and special operations technology, such as prison administration, signature enemy detection systems, and intelligence gathering.

   Just remember, that loud boom you hear is the sound of freedom (and money).

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   MNPundit on February 7, 2015 at 12:29 pm

   A bit yeah.

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   The Voice In The Wilderness on February 7, 2015 at 1:55 pm

   I’m a lot less concerned about the government killing a terrorist than I am about the government killing Michael Brown.

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   Raypc800 on February 7, 2015 at 2:20 pm

   Yes the USA makes some of the best bombs and numerous other military weapons and equipment. It is to bad that we tend to sell them to other countries so that they can be used at a later date against our troops.

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     Shaun Appleby on February 7, 2015 at 4:36 pm

     Seem to get short shrift sometimes. Yves Smith posted a link to this somewhat disturbing report of a class action relating to the exposure of US military personnel, especially those serving on the USS Ronald Reagan, to Fukushima radiation. Crikey.