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Originally posted by dwmjr1985
Originally posted by ExCommando
Originally posted by PhantomSnake
Honestly watching their reaction made me feel incredibly ill
that must be incredibly bad karma!
no wonder i've heard many people say they deserve whatevers coming...
i just hope now we can somehow sever ties and avoid any more of our soldiers getting hurt
as many people will agree
if the SHTF
ide rather be standing behind an Aussie SAS
than a yank with lots gadgets
Hahah - come to Australia, I've already got a big piece of land, with enough supplies and arms to wait it all out ...
Don't they have tuff gun laws in Australia, unless your former military such as yourself?
Originally posted by dethduck
If only the citizenry of America could represent Americans to the world at large.
Not the government, not our political so-called "leaders", not the heavily propagandized main stream media, but the very people of this land that are being potrayed to the world at large.
What a different view the world would have.edit on 5/4/2011 by dethduck because: Spacey
Originally posted by bluemirage5
My son arrives home from school informing me his teachers are telling their students this BS pulled off by Obama re Osama is one big hoax.
Now thats a state owned Australian Govt school for ya!
The obsessive belief of the US in capital punishment - alone among advanced nations - is reflected in its rejoicing at the manner of bin Laden's demise. Barack Obama has most likely secured re-election by approving the execution. This may be welcome, given the alternatives of Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee (who have both urged that Julian Assange be hunted down in similar fashion) or Donald Trump. But it is a sad reflection on the continuing attraction of summary execution.
NZ if you like sheep Aus if you like the beach
Originally posted by auswally
reply to post by ExCommando
NZ if you like sheep Aus if you like the beach
I call you a fraud. an ex soldier wouldnt say that even in jest
Wal
Bahahah come on Wal, lighten up princess.
Originally posted by ExCommando
Originally posted by bluemirage5
reply to post by ExCommando
Every Australian and Kiwi I've spoken to think it's all a load of BS and a waste of space in the media when they could be reporting REAL stories of REAL people.
It's not the big stories we should be worried about....it's what goes under the radar.
Now, to my knowledge, Osama was dead years ago. All the details that has come out in the media surrounding the alleged killing of Osama is changing; witnesses (neighbours to the alleged residence Osama was staying in) in Pakistan are telling a whole different story to what actually took place last Sunday...NO Americans jumped from any helicopter nor sighted in or near the residence on foot. I think the Pakistanis know the difference between Pakistani and Americans operatives.
I'd have to disagree - I've got a mass of contacts in the Aus military, and they are all still aflutter about this turn of events. The risk scenarios are through the roof - the media here is reporting on possible targets for reprisal attacks - so it's definitely not being seen as a waste of space in the media in Aus.
Originally posted by auswally
reply to post by ExCommando
Bahahah come on Wal, lighten up princess.
Sorry I do apologize just a little sensitive when it comes down to it, have my reasons
Wal
Originally posted by SNAFU38
Originally posted by ExCommando
Originally posted by bluemirage5
reply to post by ExCommando
I was even more dissapointed, maybe disgusted, at the way our PM expressed her joy at his death. It was basically inappropriate of a head of state (by title at least) to express such joy at someones death. Again, I agree he was evil & his death is no bad thing, but for the leader of a nation to be so joyful about this just seems wrong. Maybe show some restraint.
In my world, the media coverage of this is a detrimental thing. My Army mates (my family) are in more danger the more the media shows people celebrating this. I feel more concerned about my mates over there now than I did before his death, so for the guys on the ground, in their daily world, I know they dont feel safer he is dead, not with the way the media is portraying all this celebration.
I couldn't agree more - I was watching news highlights today and say that dirty ranga saying she "welcomed the death of OBL", almost with a glint and relish in her eye. Made me feel sick to my stomach that I wore the Oz flag on my shoulder for so many years.
It's no humans place to relish in the death of someone, regardless of who or what that person did. It's a sombre moment, and one which should induce reflection, not triumphant blood lust joy.
What I would love, more than anything else, is for every one of these "hooray he's dead" keyboard warriors to be in a combat situation, to kill a man in anger, and then be bombarded by the feelings of remorse, guilt and intense introspection that follows taking another mans life.
They will then have an understanding as to why I'm so frustrated and disappointed at the reaction everyone is having to another mans death.edit on 4-5-2011 by ExCommando because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by dethduck
People, please keep in mind, a handful of idiots paraded in front of a camera are NOT representative of an entire nation of people.
They are representative only of a handful of idiots.
Every nation has them, even yours.
Whereas I'm certain you would not want the world to pass blanket judgement upon you due to the actions of a small band of public idiots, likewise do not pass blanket judgement upon all of us because of a televised party of freaking morons probably paid to play for the camera.
Never ever believe that the government or the media are in any way an accurate representation of the American populace, because they are not.edit on 5/4/2011 by dethduck because: Blurgy-de-blurg