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04-30-2011, 06:14 PM | #1 |
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Breaking News: Gadhafi's son killed by NATO forces
NATO strike 'kills Saif al-Arab Gaddafi', Libya says
OMG, this is horrible news. I was sincerely pinning my hopes on Saif being the one to help negotiate a cease fire and convince his father to step down. He came out recently with very vehement words in support of his father, but I believe he was working "behind the scenes" to find a way out of this mess for everyone involved. "They are looking for a way out," said the source. "It makes sense for Libya if there is a good exit [for Gaddafi]. What I understand they are saying is that the sons want to continue playing a political role [after the regime has fallen] by having their own party.His death is a tragic blow for all sides. Ugh. |
04-30-2011, 07:23 PM | #2 |
To shreds, you say?
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I'm sure he was as full of shit as his father. Not for nothing but I called pam as being a troll after his/her first post. I have a highly refined and sensiteve BS detector. But there was this one time at tranny band camp...
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04-30-2011, 08:16 PM | #3 |
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LOL! You're too funny, footfootfoot.
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04-30-2011, 10:55 PM | #4 |
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Okay, I feel kind of stupid. I have just been informed that there are 2 sons named Saif. It is the older one, Saif al-Islam who is being discussed as the possible negotiator in the article I linked to. The one who was killed today is Saif al-Arab, and is the youngest of the Gadhafi boys.
Still. A son and 3 grandchildren. Those kids were innocents. I hate to see anything like this happen. |
05-01-2011, 05:29 AM | #5 |
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And the lesson we learn from this?
Don't give multiple children the same name. It confuses Allah and he has to do something dramatic to rectify it. |
05-01-2011, 05:31 AM | #6 |
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you funny
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05-01-2011, 06:22 PM | #7 |
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If you are going to be part of an asshole dictatorship .. be prepared for you and your family are probably going to to die a horrible death.
Score one for the good guys.
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05-01-2011, 08:59 PM | #8 |
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This is war. The more tragic and horrendous the deaths, then the more likely all will learn from the resulting mistakes that made war inevitable.
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05-02-2011, 04:37 PM | #9 |
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Very funny, like were going to learn that lesson now after not learning it from the bazillion previous wars.
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05-01-2011, 06:31 PM | #10 |
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Asshole dictatorship = legitimate government
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05-01-2011, 10:30 PM | #12 |
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NATO is certainly pushing the envelope of the UN mandate (protect civilians by "all means necessary"). Some might say NATO has overstepped the mandate.
But the bottom line, when the UN and Arab League agree that attacks by the military on unarmed civilians will be met with a response, be prepared for the consequences. Ghaddafi had choices, like Mubarik in Egypt and Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia. He chose to continue to attack his own people. |
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