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2004-04-20 Europe

Finnish foreign minister sez Rantissi strike was sanctioned by US

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Posted by TS 2004-04-20 10:47:38 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And Tuorrnioja has proof? He'd best show it or else he is a flat out liar, and is falling prey to an old logical fallacy called Post Ho Ergo Propter Hoc. Thats the basis for witchdoctors and voodoo, not modern statesmnaship.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-04-20 11:05:20 AM|| 2004-04-20 11:05:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I didn't know Finland exported BS. I only knew about vodka, and cheese.

Posted by Anonymous4052 2004-04-20 11:12:13 AM|| 2004-04-20 11:12:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 frankly, if we did sanction it..I'm OK with that. Anyone else here not feeling the outrage?

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-20 11:14:00 AM|| 2004-04-20 11:14:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Cheese?

Posted by Evert Visser in NL 2004-04-20 11:22:29 AM|| [http://srv.fotopages.com/?o=867551&t=2] 2004-04-20 11:22:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Finnish cheese sucks. The only good cheese is imported.
If moose meat is your bag, or salmon, its the place to go.
The asshat ratio in their government is also distressingly high.

Posted by Baltic Blog 2004-04-20 11:32:27 AM|| [http://balticblog.blogspot.com] 2004-04-20 11:32:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 glad i got rid of my nokia phone!

Posted by Dan 2004-04-20 11:39:16 AM|| 2004-04-20 11:39:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 The minister points out that the murder took place immediately after Prime Minister Ariel Sharonâs Washington visit. From this Tuomioja infers that the act got -- at least an indirect -- carte blanche from the United States.

Wouldn't it be slghtly ::cough:: hypocritical ::cough:: if we didn't green light the execution of major terrorist figure heads? After all, that's exactly what we're trying to do. This horseradish about the White House being "deeply disturbed" over Yassin's vaporization really needs to end. The gloves need to come off.

A lot of people need to stop mincing words.

It's best to mince one's word rather finely
it makes them so much easier to eat afterwards.

Oscar Wilde

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-20 12:01:35 PM|| 2004-04-20 12:01:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 that's it. nokia's takin' a nose dive (it's the only finnish company worth anything). f*ck 'em!

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-04-20 12:31:23 PM|| 2004-04-20 12:31:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 The minister points out that the murder. . .
????????????????????????????????????????

Of course sending dupes out loaded with explosives and nails is not murder?

Posted by Anonymous4052 2004-04-20 12:40:47 PM|| 2004-04-20 12:40:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Yeah. Well if it was sanctioned by Finland... nobody'd give a shit.
Stick that in your Hufvudstadsbladet and smoke it.

Posted by tu3031 2004-04-20 3:46:43 PM|| 2004-04-20 3:46:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Don't dis Finland too much. They are the most naturally warlike people this side of Australia.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-20 5:56:29 PM|| 2004-04-20 5:56:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Wherever you find war you will find Finnish, Norwegian & Swedish diplomats pushing "peace", but they always justify terrorism. I think there's more Scandinavian justifiers of Islamic terrorism than there are "Continentals." It's because they're all anti-semitic. They're all bleeding heart liberals for the most part. And Shipman, I'm assuming your #11 comment is in jest. Hey, OldSpook, Latin isn't a core subject anymore. I don't think anyone under 40 knows what the hell "Post Ho Ergo Propter Hoc" means. They teach Spanish in school now, not Latin.

Posted by Kentucky Beef 2004-04-20 6:41:29 PM|| 2004-04-20 6:41:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Naw, wasn't being funny this time KB. The Fins are probably the most warlike poeples in Europe and most importnatly the finest lite infantry.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-20 8:11:45 PM|| 2004-04-20 8:11:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Tuomioja writes in his website that Rantissi certainly is guilty of horrific crimes against humanity but that this does not make a second unlawful execution a just nor a wise act.

Ther's that "but" again.

If Rantisi is "certainly guilty" of horrific crimes, then he deserved what he got, PERIOD.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-20 9:23:52 PM|| 2004-04-20 9:23:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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