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2005-11-30 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2005-11-30 09:31|| || Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Christian Peacemaker Teams blames the US and Britain because Christian Peacemaker Teams send people to Iraq and their teammates get abducted.

Posted by bernardz 2005-11-30 09:42|| 2005-11-30 09:42|| Front Page Top

#2 My surprise-o-meter is down at zero.

Even when confronted with reality wet-slap-style, these self-styled pacifists refuse to believe it: the "insurgents" are not their friends.

Posted by eLarson 2005-11-30 09:47|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2005-11-30 09:47|| Front Page Top

#3 What exactly do "peace activists" do in a place like Iraq? Anything useful, or just dig around for dirt they can forward back home? (Hmm, maybe they are spies.)

Posted by James">James 2005-11-30 10:02|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2005-11-30 10:02|| Front Page Top

#4 ..while Professor Kember was a long-time peace activist who once fretted publicly that he was taking the easy way out by protesting in safety at home while British soldiers risked their lives in Iraq.

Looks like he got what he wanted, maybe more than he bargained for.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-11-30 10:02|| 2005-11-30 10:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Why does this remind me of the old 1953 War of the Worlds movie where the three local dudes carrying a white flag walk towards a Martian ship thinking they could communicate only to be 'rayed' to oblivion leaving nice little white outlines on the ground?

They don't want to talk. They want to kill you. You are a kaffir to them.

Posted by Gravilet Chise6947 2005-11-30 10:28|| 2005-11-30 10:28|| Front Page Top

#6 The irony is that the same coalition troops they denounce have the respnsibility of risking life and limb to rescue their asses. Just a guess, but if their heads arn't already lopped off they will most surely accept the assistance.

Posted by DepotGuy 2005-11-30 10:41|| 2005-11-30 10:41|| Front Page Top

#7 I wouldn't risk a scratch on one of our soldiers to rescue these POS's from their fate. On your own, Buh-bye

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-30 10:49|| 2005-11-30 10:49|| Front Page Top

#8 Sounds like we got some potential Darwin Award winners by the end of the year, guys.

Hopefully one of their kids inherited a recessive clue gene.

Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-11-30 11:59|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2005-11-30 11:59|| Front Page Top

#9 Church of Brethren to send teams of Christians trained in techniques of non-violent action to conflicts around the world.

....all are uninsurable I suspect. Wonder if the SRB enjoys 'base clarinet?' I'd be blowing my best chorus of muzzie music from that thing.

Posted by Besoeker 2005-11-30 12:07|| 2005-11-30 12:07|| Front Page Top

#10 this reminds me of when Robert Fisk got his ass kicked by a group of Afghan's. His response was basically, thank you master, may I have another?

Posted by cutty_ranks 2005-11-30 14:37|| 2005-11-30 14:37|| Front Page Top

#11 Did the US and UK prevent these people from leaving Iraq? Even if they walked it wouldn't take 2 years to cross the border. They stayed because they wanted to stay, laying blame elsewhere is just pathetic.

Posted by rjschwarz">rjschwarz 2005-11-30 17:54|| 2005-11-30 17:54|| Front Page Top

#12 Yawn... terrorist fund-raising (or favor-exchanging) effort, just like those two Italian activists, and Sgrena, the propagandista. Wait and see, Rantburgundians...
Although I am savoring the potential irony of this quartet being rescued by US forces, after spending all this time vilifying them. Hope they can swallow their pride long enough to choke out a grudging "thank you".

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2005-11-30 20:06|| www.sgtstryker.com]">[www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-11-30 20:06|| Front Page Top

#13 Just a friendly fire incident, folks. Nothing to see here. It's the terrorists' problem to deal with them.

Posted by badanov 2005-11-30 20:06|| http://www.freefirezone.org/firststrike.html]">[http://www.freefirezone.org/firststrike.html] 2005-11-30 20:06|| Front Page Top

#14 I wouldn't send a taxi on word they'd been freed. F*&k em - walk to Syria

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-30 20:11|| 2005-11-30 20:11|| Front Page Top

#15 Non-combatant hostage extremis rescue priority scale:

Very High (___)
Moderately High (___)
Low (___)
Very Low (___)
You are on your own dumb ass ( X )

Posted by Besoeker 2005-11-30 20:32|| 2005-11-30 20:32|| Front Page Top

#16 Popcorn?

Posted by DMFD 2005-11-30 23:38|| 2005-11-30 23:38|| Front Page Top

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