tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post302126097488880340..comments2023-11-02T03:10:39.674-07:00Comments on GeeeeeZ!: Are we arming Al Qaeda?Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-31542326733725414832011-04-01T08:29:05.735-07:002011-04-01T08:29:05.735-07:00The French and the Russians were two of the three ...The French and the Russians were two of the three my platoon mates mentioned. Then as I said the Italians made the shallow underwater mines tjat we located. If anyone is interested I can provide a link with photos of our unit and the mines we found.elmers brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382038085149828957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-83457351344397885842011-04-01T07:06:08.249-07:002011-04-01T07:06:08.249-07:00If he's gone, there's a new regime, especi...<b>If he's gone, there's a new regime, especially since at least two of his bigwigs have departed!</b><br /><br />I think now that some of the other rats seem to be jumping ship, yeah, I agree.<br /><br />My points were just wild speculation on my part.<br /><br />Watched the video of Trump a few minutes ago! I wonder what Donald Trump is REALLY up to...Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121811949825846208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-42807689427386574242011-04-01T06:08:24.089-07:002011-04-01T06:08:24.089-07:00http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094716/synopsishttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094716/synopsis(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-49513186926807658372011-04-01T06:05:02.787-07:002011-04-01T06:05:02.787-07:00Oops, it's called the "Beast of War"...Oops, it's called the "Beast of War" released 1988... I saw it in 2001 before 9/11.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-64295989432360287202011-04-01T06:01:37.972-07:002011-04-01T06:01:37.972-07:00The 2001 movie (and pre-9/11) "The Beast"...The 2001 movie (and pre-9/11) "The Beast" starring Stephen Baldwin features a Massoud-esque figure and his mujihadeen squad in pursuit of a Russian tank crew, which is also very compelling.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-43702669500602829712011-04-01T05:38:36.513-07:002011-04-01T05:38:36.513-07:00I'll probably have a big post on Massoud up on...I'll probably have a big post on Massoud up on my blog later this year on the 10th anniversary of his assassination.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asw8fhpz0wA" rel="nofollow">This</a> is a scene from ABC's TV movie "Path to 9/11" featuring a portrayal of Massoud, that was cut from network broadcast because "it makes Clinton look bad."(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-55222534269002437542011-04-01T03:58:29.550-07:002011-04-01T03:58:29.550-07:00"Pris, it's "Massoud" not "..."Pris, it's "Massoud" not "Mahmoud.""<br /><br />Beamish, of course you're right, thanks. I watched a documentary years ago about he and the Northern Alliance, how he was killed and the void in leadership which was left.<br /><br />I remember how he was raising his son to follow in his footsteps, and to love their country.Prisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-41217485799898268722011-04-01T02:56:26.783-07:002011-04-01T02:56:26.783-07:00Elmers, are you saying the US never supplied any W...<i>Elmers, are you saying the US never supplied any WMD to Iraq?</i><br /><br />I can answer this.<br /><br />The answer is NO. The US never supplied weapons of mass destruction to Iraq.<br /><br />We did sell Iraq some unarmed Bell observation helicopters, and provided them realtime satellite imagery and reconnaissance of Iranian troop and artillery positions during the Iraq-Iran war, but unarmed helicopters and photographs don't in and of themselves kill people.<br /><br />In 1981, the Israelis cripped Iraq's nuclear weapons program by striking the French-built nuclear facility at Osirak.<br /><br />In 1987, the USS Stark was attacked by Iraq with a French Exocet missile.<br /><br />Iraqi troops were armed with AK-47 rifles, a Warsaw Pact / Chinese manufactured weapon.<br /><br />During Op: Iraqi Freedom in 2003, during the "shock and awe" bombing phase, we took out Chinese-made GPS targeting scramblers (with GPS guided bombs, 'cause we're bad ass like that)<br /><br />After we had troops on the ground inside Iraq, we uncovered French Roland missiles manufactured in 2002 (a clear violation of arms embargoes) <br /><br />The list goes on and on, but nothing in Iraq's arsenal, conventional or WMD, was American made.<br /><br />If you want to know what Iraq had and who gave it to them, you can always look at the comprehensive databases maintained by the Stockholm Interenational Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) thinktank. They've got the dirt on EVERYBODY.<br /><br />Iraq's arms suppliers reads like a who's who of countries that opposed the Iraq War.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-44729840779218053192011-04-01T02:55:37.919-07:002011-04-01T02:55:37.919-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-75096329492171818252011-04-01T02:53:04.529-07:002011-04-01T02:53:04.529-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-72867638155750466202011-04-01T02:32:28.289-07:002011-04-01T02:32:28.289-07:00Pris, it's "Massoud" not "Mahmo...Pris, it's "Massoud" not "Mahmoud."<br /><br />Massoud was killed on 9/9/2001 by al-Qaeda because he was the only US ally on the ground in Afghanistan when 9/11 occured.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-61597395740684397032011-04-01T02:31:02.758-07:002011-04-01T02:31:02.758-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-18145664323150570522011-03-31T21:39:30.821-07:002011-03-31T21:39:30.821-07:00Hey, Scotty (I am so glad you've been able to ...Hey, Scotty (I am so glad you've been able to comment today!)...<br />Gaddafi IS the regime...isn't the leader the regime, basically?<br />If he's gone, there's a new regime, especially since at least two of his bigwigs have departed!<br /><br />I think NO REGIME CHANGE is to his lib backers who are so sensitive to anything like our changing anything...remember they called our Iraq work OCCUPATION!? :-)<br /><br />Did you hear Trump tonight say that we should give Iraq what oil they need and take much of it for ourselves in payment for all we did there!? YAHOOOOO!!!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-55548723235582436842011-03-31T19:45:59.674-07:002011-03-31T19:45:59.674-07:00it's like Obama saying he wants Gaddafi out bu...<b>it's like Obama saying he wants Gaddafi out but he doesn't support regime change? WHAT??? You can't have it both ways, right??</b><br /><br /><br />If I can speculate a bit here and I’ll be the first to admit I can’t read our president’s mind.<br /> <br />He wants Gaddafi out BUT, he wants things (the flow of oil) to stay the same, hence the reason he doesn’t want a regime change. That would be just the wild guess on my part, if one were to attempt to find any logic in the Gaddafi out, not a regime change statements.<br /><br />And/or he's telegraphing to the Libyans that might be listening that he's backing their desire to get rid of him. <br /><br />I agree with you Z, you may not have both ways. I have to believe that Gaddafi’s underlings have enjoyed the fruits of Gaddafi’s labors so; I don’t see where things would necessarily change by just removing Gaddafi. Are far as human rights are concerned I think things would remain the same.<br /><br />Jus’ thinkin’ out loud again……Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121811949825846208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-74954444789785075832011-03-31T19:23:51.670-07:002011-03-31T19:23:51.670-07:00Beamish, Z, I too regard Mahmoud as a hero and a l...Beamish, Z, I too regard Mahmoud as a hero and a leader. He loved his country, and his people loved him. His death was a huge loss for Afghanistan. <br /><br />Bin laden could not allow Mahmoud to live, because of his great influence in the name of freedom, and his people.<br /><br />His death was a game changing event.Prisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-44410901105821066852011-03-31T18:19:39.999-07:002011-03-31T18:19:39.999-07:00I know if Alex Jones said it springs from a parano...I know if Alex Jones said it springs from a paranoid conspiracy monger bent on spreading that same cognitive dissonance for a quick buck.<br /> I know second hand, based on my military service in Iraq that our allies had provided Hussein weapons, at some time probably in the distant past. More than likely during the time that Hussein was seen as a hedge against Communism.elmers brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382038085149828957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-35406477623183312022011-03-31T18:15:15.905-07:002011-03-31T18:15:15.905-07:00Dave, I never said Obama's an Al Qaeda terrori...Dave, I never said Obama's an Al Qaeda terrorist...! <br />I will say I think he was sloppy with promising arms 2-3 wks ago and then possibly finding he could be arming them, however! To say the least.<br /><br />Why do you think leftists attack Bush for having believed Iraq had WMD when they say now that the US supplied Iraq with WMD??Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-21258445777841657362011-03-31T17:33:10.616-07:002011-03-31T17:33:10.616-07:00Elmers, are you saying the US never supplied any W...Elmers, are you saying the US never supplied any WMD to Iraq?<br /><br />Z, no, but if who you deal with defines you, as AOW is insinuating, then President Reagan, who directly dealt with Iranian terrorists, as he himself said, was a terrorist.<br /><br />Isn't that how the connection game works, or am I missing something?<br /><br />This is nothing more than the long time US policy of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend... <br /><br />To claim because of this that President Obama is a member of Al Qaida, and as such a terrorist, is ludicrous...Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272431500457083818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-13614677863746946302011-03-31T17:23:08.698-07:002011-03-31T17:23:08.698-07:00Beamish, I SAID 'Not the motivation!"
an...Beamish, I SAID 'Not the motivation!"<br /><br />anyway, I STILL love Errol Flynn's Robin Hood even as I try to block out the 'rob from the rich to give to the poor' aspect.<br />Anyway, don't forget those he tried to help had paid taxes but were poor... Wait, that IS COMMUNISM! :-) He was FIGHTING Communism! HAA!!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-14887385856476104932011-03-31T16:36:51.194-07:002011-03-31T16:36:51.194-07:00Absolutely z. My resident alex jones sycophant use...Absolutely z. My resident alex jones sycophant used to say the same thing, somewhere between 9/11 and operation norwood...you can't make that kind of paranoia up.elmers brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382038085149828957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-58002269199301193872011-03-31T16:01:30.202-07:002011-03-31T16:01:30.202-07:00Beamish, I think of him as a kind of Robin Hood......<i>Beamish, I think of him as a kind of Robin Hood...not the motivation or the actions but the nobility of it all.</i><br /><br />Definitely something a cut beyond about him. <br /><br />Maybe not Robin Hood, as Massoud hated communism ;)<br /><br />But definitely noble. The Afghan George Washington.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-51082164722296696502011-03-31T15:02:53.245-07:002011-03-31T15:02:53.245-07:00Beamish, I think of him as a kind of Robin Hood......Beamish, I think of him as a kind of Robin Hood...not the motivation or the actions but the nobility of it all.<br /><br />Elbro and Beamish...who the HECK ever even suggested WE gave Iraq WMDs..anyway, it's the left who'd say that but it's the left who said they HAD NONE...<br /><br />it's like Obama saying he wants Gaddafi out but he doesn't support regime change? WHAT??? You can't have it both ways, right??Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-18738863683687436552011-03-31T14:35:05.141-07:002011-03-31T14:35:05.141-07:00The manta mines that we found and destroyed were m...The manta mines that we found and destroyed were made in Italy.elmers brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382038085149828957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-55812912182605723632011-03-31T14:23:12.140-07:002011-03-31T14:23:12.140-07:00Let us not forget that one of the reason we were s...<i>Let us not forget that one of the reason we were sure Iraq had WMD is because we supplied them.</i><br /><br />Lie.<br /><br />All of Iraq's chemical WMDs [the only kind they had and had ever used] were produced in Iraq by Iraqi pesticide factories.<br /><br />Combine some pesticide concentrate mix A with some pesticide concentrate mix B in a binary chemical artillery shell in flight, and voila, you have sarin gas when it explodes on target.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-48376775703692309162011-03-31T14:07:48.452-07:002011-03-31T14:07:48.452-07:00Let us not forget that one of the reason we were s...<em>Let us not forget that one of the reason we were sure Iraq had WMD is because we supplied them.</em><br /><br />Actuallly our allies did. While I was in Iraq I heard from my fellow platoon mates about caches they had found that were made by some of our Allies. And the reason these things were not reported? Cuz they're the same allies helping us in Afghanistan.elmers brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382038085149828957noreply@blogger.com