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dannyh wherever I lay my hat....... 13 Oct 15 12.54pm
Bit of re-modeling do the place good, probs hasnt had a new look since about,,, oh say 1945. "It's not the bullet that's got my name on it that concerns me; it's all them other ones flyin' around marked 'To Whom It May Concern.'"
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wherever I lay my hat....... 13 Oct 15 12.54pm

Bit of re-modeling do the place good, probs hasnt had a new look since about,,, oh say 1945.

"It's not the bullet that's got my name on it that concerns me; it's all them other ones flyin' around marked 'To Whom It May Concern.'"

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jamiemartin721 Reading 13 Oct 15 1.59pm
Quote ghosteagle at 13 Oct 2015 11.21am Quote jamiemartin721 at 13 Oct 2015 11.15am Quote ghosteagle at 13 Oct 2015 11.04am Quote npn at 13 Oct 2015 8.40am Quote oldcodger at 13 Oct 2015 8.26am [Link] Quote A report by Amnesty International accuses the Popular Protection Units (YPG) of razing entire villages after capturing them from Islamic State (IS). This appeared to be in retaliation for residents' perceived sympathies with or links to the jihadist group, it says. The YPG is a key ally of the US-led international coalition against IS. Well that's working out well.. Edited by oldcodger (13 Oct 2015 8.35am) If you're looking for the 'good guys' out there, I think it will be a long and fruitless search. There's only the the horrible, the barbaric, the scum, the loonies, oh, and the civilians who sit in the middle getting killed by all of the above. Beyond sad. But where are the 'moderate' rebels the press keeps telling me about? They're dead, or hardened by now. Civil war never has moderates after the first year or so of savagery. But only this morning the paper was telling me about russians bombing the 'moderate' rebels, are you saying this is untrue? Hardline Regime = Regime that doesn't buy its arms from us. Won't sell us oil. Moderate Rebels = People we could probably sell arms to if they win, or buy oil from. Hardline Rebels = People who definitely won't do business with us, or are a threat to people we do business with. Those we have to sell weapons to illegally via a third party. "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Quote ghosteagle at 13 Oct 2015 11.21am

Quote jamiemartin721 at 13 Oct 2015 11.15am

Quote ghosteagle at 13 Oct 2015 11.04am

Quote npn at 13 Oct 2015 8.40am

Quote oldcodger at 13 Oct 2015 8.26am

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Quote A report by Amnesty International accuses the Popular Protection Units (YPG) of razing entire villages after capturing them from Islamic State (IS).

This appeared to be in retaliation for residents' perceived sympathies with or links to the jihadist group, it says.

The YPG is a key ally of the US-led international coalition against IS.

Well that's working out well..

Edited by oldcodger (13 Oct 2015 8.35am)

If you're looking for the 'good guys' out there, I think it will be a long and fruitless search. There's only the the horrible, the barbaric, the scum, the loonies, oh, and the civilians who sit in the middle getting killed by all of the above.

Beyond sad.

But where are the 'moderate' rebels the press keeps telling me about?

They're dead, or hardened by now. Civil war never has moderates after the first year or so of savagery.

But only this morning the paper was telling me about russians bombing the 'moderate' rebels, are you saying this is untrue?

Hardline Regime = Regime that doesn't buy its arms from us. Won't sell us oil.

Moderate Rebels = People we could probably sell arms to
if they win, or buy oil from.

Hardline Rebels = People who definitely won't do business with us, or are a threat to people we do business with. Those we have to sell weapons to illegally via a third party.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
[Link]

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nairb75 Baltimore 13 Oct 15 2.06pm
Quote npn at 13 Oct 2015 8.40am Quote oldcodger at 13 Oct 2015 8.26am [Link] Quote A report by Amnesty International accuses the Popular Protection Units (YPG) of razing entire villages after capturing them from Islamic State (IS). This appeared to be in retaliation for residents' perceived sympathies with or links to the jihadist group, it says. The YPG is a key ally of the US-led international coalition against IS. Well that's working out well.. Edited by oldcodger (13 Oct 2015 8.35am) If you're looking for the 'good guys' out there, I think it will be a long and fruitless search. There's only the the horrible, the barbaric, the scum, the loonies, oh, and the civilians who sit in the middle getting killed by all of the above. Beyond sad. remember, once they try to leave, they're migrants not refugees.[/eyeroll]
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Quote npn at 13 Oct 2015 8.40am

Quote oldcodger at 13 Oct 2015 8.26am

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Quote A report by Amnesty International accuses the Popular Protection Units (YPG) of razing entire villages after capturing them from Islamic State (IS).

This appeared to be in retaliation for residents' perceived sympathies with or links to the jihadist group, it says.

The YPG is a key ally of the US-led international coalition against IS.

Well that's working out well..

Edited by oldcodger (13 Oct 2015 8.35am)

If you're looking for the 'good guys' out there, I think it will be a long and fruitless search. There's only the the horrible, the barbaric, the scum, the loonies, oh, and the civilians who sit in the middle getting killed by all of the above.

Beyond sad.

remember, once they try to leave, they're migrants not refugees.[/eyeroll]

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oldcodger 13 Oct 15 3.50pm
Don't worry gentlemen, the yanks have dropped another 50 tonnes of ammunition to rebel groups so everything will be fine soon. It's not like any of them will be used to kill civilians or anything. Just the bad guys you see! [Link] It's back to the 'Better Dead than Red' mindset.
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13 Oct 15 3.50pm

Don't worry gentlemen, the yanks have dropped another 50 tonnes of ammunition to rebel groups so everything will be fine soon. It's not like any of them will be used to kill civilians or anything. Just the bad guys you see!

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It's back to the 'Better Dead than Red' mindset.

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oldcodger 13 Oct 15 4.00pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 13 Oct 2015 1.59pm Quote ghosteagle at 13 Oct 2015 11.21am Quote jamiemartin721 at 13 Oct 2015 11.15am Quote ghosteagle at 13 Oct 2015 11.04am Quote npn at 13 Oct 2015 8.40am Quote oldcodger at 13 Oct 2015 8.26am [Link] Quote A report by Amnesty International accuses the Popular Protection Units (YPG) of razing entire villages after capturing them from Islamic State (IS). This appeared to be in retaliation for residents' perceived sympathies with or links to the jihadist group, it says. The YPG is a key ally of the US-led international coalition against IS. Well that's working out well.. Edited by oldcodger (13 Oct 2015 8.35am) If you're looking for the 'good guys' out there, I think it will be a long and fruitless search. There's only the the horrible, the barbaric, the scum, the loonies, oh, and the civilians who sit in the middle getting killed by all of the above. Beyond sad. But where are the 'moderate' rebels the press keeps telling me about? They're dead, or hardened by now. Civil war never has moderates after the first year or so of savagery. But only this morning the paper was telling me about russians bombing the 'moderate' rebels, are you saying this is untrue? Hardline Regime = Regime that doesn't buy its arms from us. Won't sell us oil. Moderate Rebels = People we could probably sell arms to if they win, or buy oil from. Hardline Rebels = People who definitely won't do business with us, or are a threat to people we do business with. Those we have to sell weapons to illegally via a third party. That about covers it unfortunately.
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Quote jamiemartin721 at 13 Oct 2015 1.59pm

Quote ghosteagle at 13 Oct 2015 11.21am

Quote jamiemartin721 at 13 Oct 2015 11.15am

Quote ghosteagle at 13 Oct 2015 11.04am

Quote npn at 13 Oct 2015 8.40am

Quote oldcodger at 13 Oct 2015 8.26am

[Link]

Quote A report by Amnesty International accuses the Popular Protection Units (YPG) of razing entire villages after capturing them from Islamic State (IS).

This appeared to be in retaliation for residents' perceived sympathies with or links to the jihadist group, it says.

The YPG is a key ally of the US-led international coalition against IS.

Well that's working out well..

Edited by oldcodger (13 Oct 2015 8.35am)

Beyond sad.

But where are the 'moderate' rebels the press keeps telling me about?

They're dead, or hardened by now. Civil war never has moderates after the first year or so of savagery.

But only this morning the paper was telling me about russians bombing the 'moderate' rebels, are you saying this is untrue?

Hardline Regime = Regime that doesn't buy its arms from us. Won't sell us oil.

Moderate Rebels = People we could probably sell arms to
if they win, or buy oil from.

Hardline Rebels = People who definitely won't do business with us, or are a threat to people we do business with. Those we have to sell weapons to illegally via a third party.

That about covers it unfortunately.

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