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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
Charles Clarke has, by his own admission, today introduced a law which would effectively endorse the (re)jailing of Nelson Mandela - currently acknowledged as one of the world's greatest statesmen (but still a convicted terrorist).
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Mandela served his time for his crimes.
As such any further incarceration would not be endorsed, unless he was convicted of further crimes committed since his release.
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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
The US, through their Whitehouse spokesman Bryan Whitman, have today conceded that the exercising of Freedom of Speech and the publication of these images "will further inflame and cause unnecessary violence in the world".
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In reference to Australian TV showing images of the abuse of Iraqi's by US soldiers (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4718328.stm) and not in reference to the cartoons or anything else which came out of Denmark.
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I'm glad that we agree wholeheartedly on the matter of "Any deliberate targetting of civilians not participating in combat is evil". But it MUST work both ways - whether you see the perpetrator as a soldier or a terrorist.
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The problem is it doesn't work both ways.
When a soldier is found to be deliberately targetting civilians not participating in combat, he is punished by his peers.
When a terrorist does it, he is revered by his peers.
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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
That aside, thanks for your sympathy on another thread regarding our burglary last week. A pretty testing time. You'll be glad to hear I've ordered up a new custom Yale wireless system and arranged for a mate to fit twin FAMAS 5.56's (see, I do know a bit) to prevent any reoccurance.
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I'd go for a couple of G36's; firstly they aren't french (
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