Bazza Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 1) Decoding Daesh: Why Is the New Name for ISIS so Hard to Understand? Arabic translator Alice Guthrie investigates 'Daesh', the new name for ISIS recently adopted by several world leaders because it delegitimises the group's activities. But how can a new name undermine a terrorist organisation? And why do the English-speaking media find the name so difficult to understand? http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/decoding-daesh-why-is-the-new-name-for-isis-so-hard-to-understand/#.Vkxyig9zMy0.twitter 2) Trump open to special ID for Muslim-Americans: http://hill.cm/AI1swBo Twitter handle @irlcatmom: "this is literally what Hitler did in the holocaust. Literally." 3) Former ISIS hostage, French reporter tortured for 10 months: They *want* us to retaliate http://boingboing.net/2015/11/17/former-isis-hostage-they-want.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 One of the men wanted for the terrorist attack in Paris, Mutar Muthanna Majid, has been apprehended, here in Sweden. He was found after a tip-off, in a refugee housing in Boliden, Västerbotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Good. I hope they all get caught and get the harshest punishment available under French law. I also hope that the nations of the West, including the US, can find the moral courage to continue welcoming the Syrian refugees with open arms, instead of giving in to fear and hatred like Daesh wants us to. Cygnia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 I also hope that the nations of the West, including the US, can find the moral courage to continue welcoming the Syrian refugees with open arms, instead of giving in to fear and hatred like Daesh wants us to. Too late. tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 The House has passed a bill to restrict admittance of Syrian refugees. Senate has yet to vote on it. Pres. Obama has vowed to veto the bill. Edit: Glad to see not all states are giving in to paranoia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 http://www.dailydot.com/politics/ron-wyden-encryption-backdoors-congress-hearings-crypto-wars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 So far it appears that last week's terrorists were a) not using encryption and not from Syria. So the outcry about encryption and refugees is just that much more ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Well that was obvious, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 ‘Coolest Cooler,’ One of the Biggest Kickstarters of All Time, Is in Hot Water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 Too late. It's funny how the states that most consistently stand up for "American values" are those most often excoriated as "Traitors to America" cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Only 3 left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Only 3 left Son of a bleep!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Turkey just shot down a Russian jet. Both pilots dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Increase the alert level to pucker factor 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Turkey just shot down a Russian jet. Both pilots dead. Oh, and an update: But following that shoot-down as Russian rescue helicopters searched for the pilots of that airplane, at least one of the helicopters was destroyed by U.S.-backed Syrian rebels using a CIA-provided TOW anti-tank missile. Dear Santa, for Christmas I would like to vote for a candidate in the general election who is a military isolationist. Please? I've been pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Putin won't do anything about it except make noise. Risk of the game Russia constantly plays pushing the boundaries of Turkey's air space. No world war for Christmas this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Isn't that a good thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Dear Santa, for Christmas I would like to vote for a candidate in the general election who is a military isolationist. Please? I've been pretty good. Here's a list of military isolationists running for president of the United States in 2016: Bernie Sanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 After hearing about the shooting of protesters in MInneapolis, I was almost sick to my stomach. I am still sick -- sick to my soul. When did we become a country where it was acceptable to use this sort of violence as a political tool? When did it become OK for gun-toting "vigilantes" to march through minority neighborhoods and try to scare worshipers away from mosques? When did mass internments and deportations become popular policy? When in this country has fanaticism become so popular and profitable? I have two nieces and a nephew. What sort of a nation am I leaving them? Sociotard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 After hearing about the shooting of protesters in MInneapolis, I was almost sick to my stomach. I am still sick -- sick to my soul. When did we become a country where it was acceptable to use this sort of violence as a political tool? When did it become OK for gun-toting "vigilantes" to march through minority neighborhoods and try to scare worshipers away from mosques? When did mass internments and deportations become popular policy? When in this country has fanaticism become so popular and profitable? I have two nieces and a nephew. What sort of a nation am I leaving them? One very much like the one that you inherited. It is just easy not notice how things are when you are a kid, especially if you are a white kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I hope Russia can hold their nerve and not retaliate, however that might be Putin to much faith in things. Putin our hope & faith in the Reds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 One very much like the one that you inherited. It is just easy not notice how things are when you are a kid, especially if you are a white kid.Yeah. I'm old enough that I still recall seeing US soldiers patrolling US streets after civil unrest on TV, and when violent assaults on protestors (protesting violence and murders committed against blacks, ironically) were relatively common. So things have not changed that much. Which is sad, because in the 80's and 90's it looked like maybe we had turned that particular corner. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 New clues in hunt for Nefertiti's tomb Cygnia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 type 1 diabetes hope??? http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/cells-made-produce-insulin-using-fda-approved-drug type 2 sucks too, but type 1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Runaway Kangaroo Takes a Jaunt Around North Ridgeville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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