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  2. Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:Most people belive that global warming is real, but more and more people are starting to belive that at least some elements of the green movement are taking advantage of it to make money, and gain control. For insatnce; Gore refusing to argue with anyone who disagrees with him, doesen't help.


    That's it. That eco-hype is ok because people will be more aware and will take more care about nature, but in the same time organizations behind the whole stuff are making huge money.
  3. Originally posted by Yogi:[..]

    That's it. That eco-hype is ok because people will be more aware and will take more care about nature, but in the same time organizations behind the whole stuff are making huge money.



    Holly shit! We agree on something.
  4. I'm tired of the Obama administration, and the lamestream media pussy footing around calling the attempted Christmas Day plane bomber what he is, as the did with the Fort Hood shooter, so I'll save them some trouble:

    THERE BOTH RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORIST AND NOTHING YOU SAY CAN CHANGE THE FACT!!!

    Seriously, somehow the teapartyers are extremist, but these guys are just misunderstood nutjobs? How dare they treat us a such idiots.
  5. Any criminal is a nutjob and I am also angry that that excuse is used sometimes. Sane persons dont bomb planes, commit murder or rob a bank.
  6. Originally posted by Risto:Any criminal is a nutjob and I am also angry that that excuse is used sometimes. Sane persons dont bomb planes, commit murder or rob a bank.


    Personally I dont know why people act like being a terrorist, and a nutjob have to be mutually exclusive.

    On a sidenote, I hate the American legal system. Way to many ways to get away with murder. Mom hit you when you were 5? You're not responsible. Daddy neglected you? Carry on my wayward son.
  7. Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:[..]
    On a sidenote, I hate the American legal system. Way to many ways to get away with murder. Mom hit you when you were 5? You're not responsible. Daddy neglected you? Carry on my wayward son.


    If you think it's bad in the US, you should come down over here... When you knock down a burglar in your house and wait for the police to arrive, they end up arresting you and in some cases they don't even prosecute the burglar.
  8. What the hell?!

    Originally posted by BBCJudge dismisses Blackwater case
    A US federal judge has dismissed all charges against five guards from US security firm Blackwater over the killing of 17 Iraqis in 2007.

    The five, contracted to defend US diplomatic personnel, were accused of opening fire on a crowd in Baghdad.

    District Judge Ricardo Urbina said the US justice department had used evidence prosecutors were not supposed to have.

    The five had all pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. A sixth guard admitted killing at least one Iraqi.

    The killings, which took place in Nisoor Square, Baghdad, strained Iraq's relationship with the US and raised questions about US contractors operating in war zones.

    Lawyers for the five guards say they were acting in self-defence, but witnesses and family members of those killed maintain that the shooting on 16 September 2007 was unprovoked.

    Plea deal

    The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.

    This limited immunity deal meant that prosecutors should have built their case against the men without using the statements.

    But Judge Urbina said prosecutors had failed to do so, and that the US government's explanation for this was "contradictory, unbelievable and lacking in credibility".

    Justice department spokesman Dean Boyd told the Associated Press news agency: "We're obviously disappointed by the decision. We're still in the process of reviewing the opinion and considering our options."

    “ Here's a guy that's a decorated war hero who we maintain should never have been charged in the first place ”
    Steven McCool
    Lawyer for Donald Ball

    The five guards were Donald Ball, Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nick Slatten and Paul Slough - all of whom are decorated military veterans.

    As well as the 14 counts of manslaughter, they had faced 20 counts of attempted manslaughter and one count of using a machine gun to commit a crime of violence, a charge that carries a 30-year minimum sentence.

    Their lawyers said the men were thrilled by the ruling.

    "It's tremendously gratifying to see the court allow us to celebrate the new year the way it has," said Bill Coffield, who represents Mr Liberty. "It really invigorates your belief in our court system."

    Donald Ball's lawyer, Steven McCool, said it felt like the "weight of the world" had been lifted from his client's shoulders.

    "Here's a guy that's a decorated war hero who we maintain should never have been charged in the first place," he said.

    A sixth Blackwater employee, Jeremy Ridgeway, had agreed to a plea deal in return for testifying against his colleagues.


  10. They ain't soliders. There "Private Military Contractors" which is a nice way to say mercenaries. Unfortunantly, many people consider them soliders, which gives people more reason to hate the U.S. military.
  11. Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:[..]

    They ain't soliders. There "Private Military Contractors" which is a nice way to say mercenaries. Unfortunantly, many people consider them soliders, which gives people more reason to hate the U.S. military.


    Soldiers or not soldiers, it doesn't make them any better.


  12. Just correcting your mistake. I'm not standing up for them. I'll stick up for those three Navy SEALs being court-martialed because theres no real evidence against them, and the man they supposedly assaulted was responsible for the deaths of four Americans. (ironically Blackwater contractors) This is diffrent. Even in war. Murder, is murder.
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