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Default 07-09-2004, 08:27 PM

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Who knows, it could of been a hoax.
That's what I heard on the news, a hoax...possibly
to cover a desertion, not confirmed yet. Fishy, yes.
  
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Default 07-10-2004, 05:52 AM

He will most likely get brought up on charges. Now how is his famly supose to live in the peace loving Leabonese Muslim city they call home?


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Default 07-10-2004, 04:47 PM

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Now how is his famly supose to live in the peace loving Leabonese Muslim city they call home?
With great difficulty according to this article:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/ ... 57582.html

"His sudden appearance, and a shootout earlier in the day near his
relatives' home in Tripoli, added to the mystery.

News reports in Lebanon said that members of the extended Hassoun
clan had opened fire on the corporal's relatives, accusing them of being
American collaborators. Two people died and three were wounded but
they were not members of the clan, witnesses and officials said.

Tripoli is a stronghold of Sunni fundamentalists, and anti-American
feelings have been running high in the Middle East.

When he was reached by telephone, Sami Hassoun, the marine's older
brother, said: "We have an emergency here," and hung up. Local reports
said some of the 1000-odd clan members had blocked the street with vehicles.

The Lebanese Government, which last weekend confirmed reports
that Corporal Hassoun had been killed, refused to comment."
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Default 07-11-2004, 01:34 AM

Sounds like he faked kidnapping to cover his desertion. If they can prove it, won't he be executed?
  
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Default 07-11-2004, 01:36 AM

[quote="Pick Axe":efcdc]Sounds like he faked kidnapping to cover his desertion. If they can prove it, won't he be executed?[/quote:efcdc]

Bush wasn't executed for going AWOL during the Vietnam War...


  
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Default 07-11-2004, 01:39 AM

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Sounds like he faked kidnapping to cover his desertion. If they can prove it, won't he be executed?
Bush wasn't executed for going AWOL during the Vietnam War...[/quote:18e97]

[I know you're just trying to get me mad, but it worked]

WTF>??!?!? Bush didn't go AWOL. Or, if he did, there's no proof. All that was was libral propaganda. Just because they interviewed his old CO and the old guy said he couldn't remember him being there, our wonderful demos went off on the AWOL thing. It makes me sick.
  
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Default 07-11-2004, 01:46 AM

[quote="Pick Axe":0eed8][quote=Pyro]
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Sounds like he faked kidnapping to cover his desertion. If they can prove it, won't he be executed?
Bush wasn't executed for going AWOL during the Vietnam War...[/quote:0eed8]

[I know you're just trying to get me mad, but it worked]

WTF>??!?!? Bush didn't go AWOL. Or, if he did, there's no proof. All that was was libral propaganda. Just because they interviewed his old CO and the old guy said he couldn't remember him being there, our wonderful demos went off on the AWOL thing. It makes me sick.[/quote:0eed8]

The conservative media got all over Clinton's back for the same type of allegations about going AWOL. Don't act like only liberals portray things wrong. It's their right to investigate it.


  
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Default 07-11-2004, 01:57 AM

[quote:d60f0]The conservative media got all over Clinton's back for the same type of allegations about going AWOL.[/quote:d60f0]

There isn't alot of Conservative media, actually. It's true, the media loves going against whoever is in charge. BUT, that doesn't mean it's true, and I didn't go around saying I hated Clinton because he "went AWOL". Of course I didn't believe it, just like I don't now. Do you believe Bush went AWOL just because the librals are saying it, but didn't believe what the right wing said about clinton, just because of who was saying it? Or, I'm sure you took the time to reasearch both and make your decision?

All politictians have one major goal, election. They'll both go to extreme's to get there, but I believe in what the conservatives stand for, not what they say about thier competitors. Anyways, I just try to ignore all the crap that the politicians sling back and forth.

[quote:d60f0]Don't act like only liberals portray things wrong. It's their right to investigate it.[/quote:d60f0]

So, you're saying they portrayed it wrong. You didn't say it like that earlier, "Bush wasn't executed for going AWOL during the Vietnam War..." You stated it like a fact. If you didn't believe it, why the fuck did you say it. Or mabey your just mixed up.

Or mabey your just Pyro.
  
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Default 07-11-2004, 12:43 PM

i know wat going AWOL is but what does the abreviations "AWOL" stand for?...just wondering..
  
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Default 07-11-2004, 01:24 PM

[quote="Pick Axe":50a91][quote:50a91]The conservative media got all over Clinton's back for the same type of allegations about going AWOL.[/quote:50a91]

There isn't alot of Conservative media, actually. It's true, the media loves going against whoever is in charge. BUT, that doesn't mean it's true, and I didn't go around saying I hated Clinton because he "went AWOL". Of course I didn't believe it, just like I don't now. Do you believe Bush went AWOL just because the librals are saying it, but didn't believe what the right wing said about clinton, just because of who was saying it? Or, I'm sure you took the time to reasearch both and make your decision?

All politictians have one major goal, election. They'll both go to extreme's to get there, but I believe in what the conservatives stand for, not what they say about thier competitors. Anyways, I just try to ignore all the crap that the politicians sling back and forth.

[quote:50a91]Don't act like only liberals portray things wrong. It's their right to investigate it.[/quote:50a91]

So, you're saying they portrayed it wrong. You didn't say it like that earlier, "Bush wasn't executed for going AWOL during the Vietnam War..." You stated it like a fact. If you didn't believe it, why the fuck did you say it. Or mabey your just mixed up.

Or mabey your just Pyro.[/quote:50a91]

Well, only bush can really know for sure. I just said that statement in general. No one is right all the time. Just think WMD...but hey at least if this is a mistake at least it didn't cost lives...


  
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Default 07-11-2004, 02:05 PM

AWOL = Absent WithOut Leave


  
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Default 07-11-2004, 10:44 PM

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AWOL = Absent WithOut Leave
You should list your geeky knowladge of army abreiviations in the "You're a Nerd" thread.


And pyro, you still think bush made up the WMD stuff? It was made up, but not by him. Thanks for that go to our wonderfull intelligence community.
  
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Default 07-11-2004, 10:47 PM

[quote="Pick Axe":1810e]
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AWOL = Absent WithOut Leave
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You should list your geeky knowladge of army abreiviations in the "You're a Nerd" thread.
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wtf lol how is that geeky, just cuz i know the abbreviation. also it doesnt take that much to goto google.com


  
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Default 07-11-2004, 10:58 PM

wow this is the first peice of good news i've heard since they captured hussien
  
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Default 07-11-2004, 11:23 PM

[quote="Pick Axe":4ec23]
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AWOL = Absent WithOut Leave
You should list your geeky knowladge of army abreiviations in the "You're a Nerd" thread.

[/quote:4ec23]

AWOL Is pretty common military terminology. I've never been in any wing of the military, nor do I know much at all about it, and I still knew what that meant. oOo:
  
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