My SO and I were hanging out with the Major General and his SO for a few days last year, and we had no idea who he was. We thought he was just a "regular guy." One of the nicest folks we've met. He may have been in your store and you would never know it. It wasn't until later we found out who he was.
It's nice when you meet someone who's been there and done that, but doesn't feel the need to remind you all the time. I know a few guys like that. I've also met plenty of the other kind.
I'll have to keep an eye out for him (google brings up a pic).
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I agree that hamas is a bunch of assholes... but why should Civilians pay the price? I think this is what all the outrage is about.
These civilians voted the assholes in!
As for the lovely Cynthia...Political grandstanding at it's finest.
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"Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) called for an independent investigation to be led by the United Nations into the recent eruption of violence between Israel and Hamas along the Gaza strip that has killed scores of innocent civilians. "
it appears an aid boat was attacked by IDF... Sad
The messed up thing is... It's always the innocent civilians that pay the ultimate price
Kids, women, old people
By Michelle Malkin • December 30, 2008 12:36 AM Scroll down for updates…Cindy’s ship intercepted and turned back after crashing into Israeli Navy gunboat…
Move over, Hanoi Jane Fonda. Jihad Cindy McKinney is sailing to Gaza to deliver medical supplies to Hamas.
Is it a one-way ticket? We can only hope. Via the AJC:
Former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is a high-profile member of a boatload of activists that set sail Monday from Cyprus to deliver medicine to war-torn Gaza.
McKinney, who ran as the Green Party candidate for president, sees the voyage as a humanitarian mission, said her father, former Georgia state Rep. Billy McKinney.
“Her mother did not want her to go,” he said, referring to concerns at home for her safety. “But I think that certain people have missions in life and you can’t deter them.”
The activists, organized by the Free Gaza Group, said their 66-foot yacht called “SS Dignity” would defy an Israeli blockade of Gaza and ferry 16 activists and three tons of Cypriot-donated supplies. The supplies are intended to help treat the wounded from Israeli bombings against targets in Gaza, in retaliation for rocket fire aimed at civilians in southern Israeli towns.
The yacht carrying former US Congresscritter and Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney tried to outmaneuver an Israeli navy gunboat off Gaza Tuesday morning. The yacht rammed into the Israeli gunboat, which then turned it around and sent it back to Cyprus.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said the boat ignored an Israeli radio order to turn back early Tuesday. He said the boat tried to outmaneuver the navy ship and crashed into it, lightly damaging both vessels. The navy then escorted the boat to the territorial waters of Cyprus.
Protest boat organizer Derek Graham said the Israeli ship “rammed” the protest boat.
According to the ‘Free Gaza’ website of the boat’s organizers (which I will not grace with a link), the boat is now headed to ’safety’ in Lebanon.
Kucinich visits Syria, shuns U.S. troops
Praises Assad, blasts Bush: 'I don't want to bless that occupation with my presence'
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For those of you who don’t know Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), he’s the little dwarf who looks like a cult leader or some kind of mutant cross between a retarded human and a stalk of celery. As evidence, here is the text of HR. 2977 “Space Preservation Act Of 2001” which Congressman Kucinich introduced to ban weapons systems that, among other things could be used ...
“through the use of land-based, sea-based, or space-based systems using radiation, electromagnetic, psychotronic, sonic, laser, or other energies directed at individual persons or targeted populations for the purpose of information war, mood management, or mind control of such persons or populations”
It’s sort of a Congressional tinfoil hat for those who cannot afford tinfoil. Congressman Kucinich is definitely looking out for the conspiracy retards on the Left. These are the same people who believe Elvis is alive and well in Minnesota living in disguise. In a shared condo with Big Foot. And Jimmy Hoffa.
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Yes, but no Israeli civilians are dying. It's one-sided dying here.
If that's your concern, then please figure out a way to get Hamas to stop hiding under the skirts of the civilians and gather somewhere that would be convenient to carpet bomb and be done with this whole thing. There, problem solved!
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So Israel should....what?.....not retaliate until Hamas succeeds in killing how many? 10? 50? 100?
It's easy for you to sit here and say Israel's response is disproportionate. I have a friend who lives in Israel, and when I listened to her talk about hearing rockets hit the town next to her, and wondering when she'll hear the sirens in her town, and knowing she's got about 60 seconds, tops, to get into her basement with her family....Hamas isn't joking, Etta. They are dead serious about inflicting death on Israel. And they won't stop.
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No Israelis have died from these rockets until this past Saturday when one Israeli died. That's it.
So then, what? Israel is just supposed to sit on its hands until Hamas finally hits a big target?
The civilians that have been killed were not intentional targets, and Israel has been targeting Hamas targets and not civilian targets. Hamas on the other hand has lobbed thousands of rockets since the cease fire began blindly into Israel hoping to hit and kill whatever targets it can.
It seems to me that it is Hamas who has shown the blatant disregard for civilian life, not Israel.
If you were really concerned with the civilian welfare in the Gaza strip, you'd be asking Israel to occupy and re-settle the area. The Palestinians would then have electricity, water, fixed roads and infrastructure, etc. But then again your outlook on the situation isn't about what's best for the area now is it? It's what's best for your own conscience.
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