CameronPoe
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lowing wrote:

1. The perpetrators of terrorism is terrorists. I do not put them in the same catergory as a murderer. Terrorism changes global economies elections, along with the victims families....Or do you not see the difference?

2. For me prudence and vigilance dismisses your beloved political correctness. I am not concerned about profiling or hurting someones' feelings as much as you are.

3. I love how you have pegged all Americans as torture lovers based on the actions of what, 3 or 4 ill guided soldiers. And Islamic terrorism, and other delightful Islamic actions and beliefs fill the newspapers including this OP and you say I am generalizing.......and you talk about hypocrasy. Good stuff.
1. What's your point? It's criminality at the end of the day. You already stated you don't have a magic answer and you're correct in this regard because there is no magic answer. You continually whine about terrorism to no particular end: you have no answer, nor does anyone. Get over it and live your life and let domestic security and international intelligence operatives do their job. Either do something about it, come up with a plan or be prepared to have people laugh at your hysterical bigoted rants with no seeming underlying point or purpose.

2. And what? I'm afraid you won't send me down the same path Hitler and Goebbels sent their fellow Germans in demonising millions on the basis of a general commonality. I regard that as something commendable.

3. Inability to read ftw! Observe the terminology: "generalised impression". I don't hold that view because I'm more discerning than that and I realise that not all Americans are like you. In fact not many Americans are like you if opinion polls are anything to go by. I take solace in that. And Gitmo is an institution not a 'blip'. I'm sorry if I don't believe in holding 15 year old boys without trial is a commendable thing and that beating, stress positions, sleep deprivation, waterboarding and other such savoury activities - on people who could potentially be innocent - is a good thing.

Basically, make a coherent concise point or risk the ridicule you suffered in recent threads all over again.

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nukchebi0
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Scorpion0x17 wrote:

You know what, I'm not gonna even bother.

I'm gonna walk up-stream and take the ford this time.
Is that a reference to what I think it is a reference to?
lowing
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CameronPoe wrote:

lowing wrote:

1. The perpetrators of terrorism is terrorists. I do not put them in the same catergory as a murderer. Terrorism changes global economies elections, along with the victims families....Or do you not see the difference?

2. For me prudence and vigilance dismisses your beloved political correctness. I am not concerned about profiling or hurting someones' feelings as much as you are.

3. I love how you have pegged all Americans as torture lovers based on the actions of what, 3 or 4 ill guided soldiers. And Islamic terrorism, and other delightful Islamic actions and beliefs fill the newspapers including this OP and you say I am generalizing.......and you talk about hypocrasy. Good stuff.
1. What's your point? It's criminality at the end of the day. You already stated you don't have a magic answer and you're correct in this regard because there is no magic answer. You continually whine about terrorism to no particular end: you have no answer, nor does anyone. Get over it and live your life and let domestic security and international intelligence operatives do their job. Either do something about it, come up with a plan or be prepared to have people laugh at your hysterical bigoted rants with no seeming underlying point or purpose.

2. And what? I'm afraid you won't send me down the same path Hitler and Goebbels sent their fellow Germans in demonising millions on the basis of a general commonality. I regard that as something commendable.

3. Inability to read ftw! Observe the terminology: "generalised impression". I don't hold that view because I'm more discerning than that and I realise that not all Americans are like you. In fact not many Americans are like you if opinion polls are anything to go by. I take solace in that. And Gitmo is an institution not a 'blip'. I'm sorry if I don't believe in holding 15 year old boys without trial is a commendable thing and that beating, stress positions, sleep deprivation, waterboarding and other such savoury activities - on people who could potentially be innocent - is a good thing.

Basically, make a coherent concise point or risk the ridicule you suffered in recent threads all over again.
1. Please explain why, in your arrogance, you have decided that Islamic terrorism is not worth talking about, yet Israel/ Palestine is the soup of the day, EVERY DAY. As if YOU can solve those problems...

2. Yes of course Cam, nothing like going over the top is there? There is nothing I have said that compares to the persecution of the Jews. Not one damn thing.

3.  I have made my point......and that point is An Islamic country warned you that attacks will happen if you do not change your laws...If you do not want to discuss it, then go start another Israel thread or something. If you do, then do so. Again your arrogance is pretty staggering, only in your delusional king of the hill impression of yourself would lend you to think YOU can and have actually ridiculed a person over the fucking internet.........I can see you have had a cup of ego with your heaping bowl of Lucky Charms this morning Cam.
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No need for personal insults guys, discuss the topic at hand without the flaming ...
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CameronPoe
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lowing wrote:

1. Please explain why, in your arrogance, you have decided that Islamic terrorism is not worth talking about, yet Israel/ Palestine is the soup of the day, EVERY DAY. As if YOU can solve those problems...
You see I actually state meaningful things that should be carried out in the name of justice. I see nothing on your end in this regard. I also make every effort not to generalise or demonise in my complaints about Israel. I don't implicate all Jews for the crimes of Israel. The same cannot be said about you with your insipid allusions and intimations.

lowing wrote:

2. Yes of course Cam, nothing like going over the top is there? There is nothing I have said that compares to the persecution of the Jews. Not one damn thing.
You're advocating the same thing from a principle perspective. Singling out a particular body of people simply on the basis of their creed. THat is exactly to the letter what Goebbels and Hitler did, deny it if you must.

lowing wrote:

3.  I have made my point......and that point is An Islamic country warned you that attacks will happen if you do not change your laws...If you do not want to discuss it, then go start another Israel thread or something. If you do, then do so. Again your arrogance is pretty staggering, only in your delusional king of the hill impression of yourself would lend you to think YOU can and have actually ridiculed a person over the fucking internet.........I can see you have had a cup of ego with your heaping bowl of Lucky Charms this morning Cam.
And I made my point: that your point is irrelevant. Why does Pakistan telling us something we already know have any significance? Please explain. I'm all ears. Is Pakistan not the same Muslim nation whose Muslim soldiers are combatting Al Qaeda and Taliban in the Hindu Kush mountains? If not then apologies but if so then forgive me for seeing through your shallow pointless comments.

I didn't ridicule you. You ridiculed yourself in front of everyone. Don't blame me.
nukchebi0
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Not to be annoying, but do you two not ever get bored of the same circular debate that seems to happen in every Muslim related thread?
Pierre
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lowing wrote:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C06%5C08%5Cstory_8-6-2008_pg7_14

It is a short read, but basically, Pakistan will ask the EU to change its laws concerning freedom of expression or terrorism could not be ruled out...


Of course, just ask the posters on this forum and you will learn there is nothing to worry about. Funny how even a Muslim country is telling you, YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

Ya gotta love that peaceful tolerant religion, Islam and those that deny their influences, don'tcha?
I'm pretty sure they will receive a friendly and diplomatic 'fuck off' from our distinguished European leaders, knowing that freedom of expression is holier that the pope around here.
lowing
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CameronPoe wrote:

lowing wrote:

1. Please explain why, in your arrogance, you have decided that Islamic terrorism is not worth talking about, yet Israel/ Palestine is the soup of the day, EVERY DAY. As if YOU can solve those problems...
You see I actually state meaningful things that should be carried out in the name of justice. I see nothing on your end in this regard. I also make every effort not to generalise or demonise in my complaints about Israel. I don't implicate all Jews for the crimes of Israel. The same cannot be said about you with your insipid allusions and intimations.

lowing wrote:

2. Yes of course Cam, nothing like going over the top is there? There is nothing I have said that compares to the persecution of the Jews. Not one damn thing.
You're advocating the same thing from a principle perspective. Singling out a particular body of people simply on the basis of their creed. THat is exactly to the letter what Goebbels and Hitler did, deny it if you must.

lowing wrote:

3.  I have made my point......and that point is An Islamic country warned you that attacks will happen if you do not change your laws...If you do not want to discuss it, then go start another Israel thread or something. If you do, then do so. Again your arrogance is pretty staggering, only in your delusional king of the hill impression of yourself would lend you to think YOU can and have actually ridiculed a person over the fucking internet.........I can see you have had a cup of ego with your heaping bowl of Lucky Charms this morning Cam.
And I made my point: that your point is irrelevant. Why does Pakistan telling us something we already know have any significance? Please explain. I'm all ears. Is Pakistan not the same Muslim nation whose Muslim soldiers are combatting Al Qaeda and Taliban in the Hindu Kush mountains? If not then apologies but if so then forgive me for seeing through your shallow pointless comments.

I didn't ridicule you. You ridiculed yourself in front of everyone. Don't blame me.
1. Cam, I do not like Islam, YOU do not like Israel. Explain to me how your disapproval for Israel does not translate into a disapproval for all Jews. Yet my disapproval of Islam, some how means that I hate all Muslims as individuals? Believe it or not, I can dislike a religion without necessarly disliking individuals that practice it. Your problem is, you can not give that distinction because, like your argument with me against lazy people, it will dilute every argument you have against me. I bring these articles to the attention of this forum for one reason, to combat your insistence that there is not a problem with Islamic terror, Islamic appeasment, Islamic immigration, Islamic intervention. I also think there is a problem with Mexican appeasement, immigration and intervention. This does not mean I hate and condemn all Mexicans.

This has come about by you and others for one reason, to bolster your argument against my posts. Try arguing against what I actually say, instead of dramatizing my posts for your gains.There has been countless articles to suggest YOU are full of shit. Yet one by one you choose to dismiss them. Add them all up and that is pretty rediculous to say there is not a problem. Also in the early days all you did was spout on about how there is no significant Islamic presence in Europe.  I am a little curious as to why you abandoned that position.

For you to say that you KNOW you will be attacked is news to me, since you put so much faith and trust into this religion.

2. The only people I have singled out is Islamic terrorists. Unless of course you can show me where I name all Muslims as terrorists.

3. Actually, I will stand by every post I have made, I am not politically correct and I am proud of that. I do not feel like I have ridiculed myself That arrogance is exclusively yours.
lowing
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nukchebi0 wrote:

Not to be annoying, but do you two not ever get bored of the same circular debate that seems to happen in every Muslim related thread?
lol, you would think....Don't let Cam's arrogance fool ya..........He loves me, almost as much as he loves himself.
CameronPoe
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lowing wrote:

1. Cam, I do not like Islam, YOU do not like Israel. Explain to me how your disapproval for Israel does not translate into a disapproval for all Jews. Yet my disapproval of Islam, some how means that I hate all Muslims as individuals? Believe it or not, I can dislike a religion without necessarly disliking individuals that practice it. Your problem is, you can not give that distinction because, like your argument with me against lazy people, it will dilute every argument you have against me. I bring these articles to the attention of this forum for one reason, to combat your insistence that there is not a problem with Islamic terror, Islamic appeasment, Islamic immigration, Islamic intervention. I also think there is a problem with Mexican appeasement, immigration and intervention. This does not mean I hate and condemn all Mexicans.

This has come about by you and others for one reason, to bolster your argument against my posts. Try arguing against what I actually say, instead of dramatizing my posts for your gains.There has been countless articles to suggest YOU are full of shit. Yet one by one you choose to dismiss them. Add them all up and that is pretty rediculous to say there is not a problem. Also in the early days all you did was spout on about how there is no significant Islamic presence in Europe.  I am a little curious as to why you abandoned that position.

For you to say that you KNOW you will be attacked is news to me, since you put so much faith and trust into this religion.
Israel is a country whose government and military commit heinous crimes. Judaism is a religion. Islam is a religion. Islamic terrorists are a tiny warped subset of people with various political motives spread non-contiguously over a wide area with no strong central organisation. QED. No Islamic nations have impinged on our borders and terrorism of an Islamic nature is being handled as per how I want it handled - through intelligence gathering, arrests, trials, imprisonment and deportation. Simple as.

It's hilarious how your contradict yourself in a couple of sentences: on the one hand you contend that you don't 'hate all Muslims' and on the other you speak in a blatant generality 'faith and trust into this religion', as if it's the religion that's attacking us and not the individual. You're all mixed up lowing. You're own words betray your own bigotry and true feelings.

lowing wrote:

2. The only people I have singled out is Islamic terrorists. Unless of course you can show me where I name all Muslims as terrorists.
I'll quote your generality from above: "For you to say that you KNOW you will be attacked is news to me, since you put so much faith and trust into this religion." So now the entire religion and consequently all those who practice are gearing up to take us over, just like the Jews in the 30s eh lowing? lol

lowing wrote:

3. Actually, I will stand by every post I have made, I am not politically correct and I am proud of that. I do not feel like I have ridiculed myself That arrogance is exclusively yours.
Well, you can stand by your posts but they won't get much respect from rational thinkers.
lowing
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CameronPoe wrote:

lowing wrote:

1. Cam, I do not like Islam, YOU do not like Israel. Explain to me how your disapproval for Israel does not translate into a disapproval for all Jews. Yet my disapproval of Islam, some how means that I hate all Muslims as individuals? Believe it or not, I can dislike a religion without necessarily disliking individuals that practice it. Your problem is, you can not give that distinction because, like your argument with me against lazy people, it will dilute every argument you have against me. I bring these articles to the attention of this forum for one reason, to combat your insistence that there is not a problem with Islamic terror, Islamic appeasement, Islamic immigration, Islamic intervention. I also think there is a problem with Mexican appeasement, immigration and intervention. This does not mean I hate and condemn all Mexicans.

This has come about by you and others for one reason, to bolster your argument against my posts. Try arguing against what I actually say, instead of dramatizing my posts for your gains.There has been countless articles to suggest YOU are full of shit. Yet one by one you choose to dismiss them. Add them all up and that is pretty ridiculous to say there is not a problem. Also in the early days all you did was spout on about how there is no significant Islamic presence in Europe.  I am a little curious as to why you abandoned that position.

For you to say that you KNOW you will be attacked is news to me, since you put so much faith and trust into this religion.
Israel is a country whose government and military commit heinous crimes. Judaism is a religion. Islam is a religion. Islamic terrorists are a tiny warped subset of people with various political motives spread non-contiguously over a wide area with no strong central organisation. QED. No Islamic nations have impinged on our borders and terrorism of an Islamic nature is being handled as per how I want it handled - through intelligence gathering, arrests, trials, imprisonment and deportation. Simple as.

It's hilarious how your contradict yourself in a couple of sentences: on the one hand you contend that you don't 'hate all Muslims' and on the other you speak in a blatant generality 'faith and trust into this religion', as if it's the religion that's attacking us and not the individual. You're all mixed up lowing. You're own words betray your own bigotry and true feelings.

lowing wrote:

2. The only people I have singled out is Islamic terrorists. Unless of course you can show me where I name all Muslims as terrorists.
I'll quote your generality from above: "For you to say that you KNOW you will be attacked is news to me, since you put so much faith and trust into this religion." So now the entire religion and consequently all those who practice are gearing up to take us over, just like the Jews in the 30s eh lowing? lol

lowing wrote:

3. Actually, I will stand by every post I have made, I am not politically correct and I am proud of that. I do not feel like I have ridiculed myself That arrogance is exclusively yours.
Well, you can stand by your posts but they won't get much respect from rational thinkers.
1. Islamic terrorists are not as disorganized as you think, they get funding for SOMEWHERE, they get training facilities and training grounds from SOMEWHERE, they get weapons from SOMEWHERE, and you want me to believe that, that SOMEWHERE is any place other than an Islamic nation or Arab nation? I already said I do not like this religion, its teachings its practices are what is warped and medieval.

2. I do not put any faith into this religion because this religion has done nothing to show me it is worthy of faith from outsiders. This faith teaches violence and if it does not outright practice that violence, it does very little to condemn it.

3. Well it is a good thing that I am not out to win a popularity contest on the internet. If I were, I guess I would have blazoned this forum with pictures of myself, created catchy sigs and titles, and filled the HOF page with a mural of myself. Sorry, that just ain't me Cam.
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lowing wrote:

1. Islamic terrorists are not as disorganized as you think, they get funding for SOMEWHERE, they get training facilities and training grounds from SOMEWHERE, they get weapons from SOMEWHERE, and you want me to believe that, that SOMEWHERE is any place other than an Islamic nation or Arab nation? I already said I do not like this religion, its teachings its practices are what is warped and medieval.
They get training and facilities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. At present NATO are currently sorting out Afghanistan. The man with the money still hasn't been found despite George W. Bush' promise to smoke him 'out of his hole' some 7 years ago now. The Pakistani government is currently co-operating with the rooting out of these training facilities and the fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. We get you - you don't like Islam - no need to drag us down into your bigoted little hole with you.

lowing wrote:

2. I do not put any faith into this religion because this religion has done nothing to show me it is worthy of faith from outsiders. This faith teaches violence and if it does not outright practice that violence, it does very little to condemn it.
Yadda, yadda, yadda. Muslim population of USA: < 2%. Hysterical much? You bet. Nobody asked you to put any faith in Islam ftr. It's like Hitler not deeming Judaism worthy of 'faith from outsiders' because of the disproportionate wealth the insular Jewish community had developed through usury and the disproportionate amount of political power they gained as a consequence.

It's funny how 2.6% of the population of the UK (rather tiny percentage) are Muslim and yet there has only been two incidents in the entire history of the Muslims long residency in that nation attributable to Islamic terror. Kind of shows up your hysteria for what it is and scotches your 'inherently violent' view of Islam.

lowing wrote:

3. Well it is a good thing that I am not out to win a popularity contest on the internet. If I were, I guess I would have blazoned this forum with pictures of myself, created catchy sigs and titles, and filled the HOF page with a mural of myself. Sorry, that just ain't me Cam.
It's also a good thing that you aren't a politician, because you'd have a hard time getting elected.

PS Kmarion created the HoF and the mural and all that jazz. FYI.

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ZombieVampire!
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You know South Park has had images of Muhammed many times, yet they've never been threatened.

Funny that.
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Id compare the Pakistani request to that of Bushes recent speech at Israels 60 anniversary, where he justifies the whole Israeli situation and the USA's unequivocal support for it by quoting the old testament, a factual book, dinosaurs didn't exist etc.

Religious nut job and no different to the Pakistanis. Bush believes that the glorious Rapture will not begin until the Jews are in the promised land. (SEE SIG) Only they don't just ask, like the Pakistanis.........they do, using military might to force their own twisted religious views. In short they are all fucked up, the lot of them.
lowing
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CameronPoe wrote:

lowing wrote:

1. Islamic terrorists are not as disorganized as you think, they get funding for SOMEWHERE, they get training facilities and training grounds from SOMEWHERE, they get weapons from SOMEWHERE, and you want me to believe that, that SOMEWHERE is any place other than an Islamic nation or Arab nation? I already said I do not like this religion, its teachings its practices are what is warped and medieval.
They get training and facilities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. At present NATO are currently sorting out Afghanistan. The man with the money still hasn't been found despite George W. Bush' promise to smoke him 'out of his hole' some 7 years ago now. The Pakistani government is currently co-operating with the rooting out of these training facilities and the fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. We get you - you don't like Islam - no need to drag us down into your bigoted little hole with you.

lowing wrote:

2. I do not put any faith into this religion because this religion has done nothing to show me it is worthy of faith from outsiders. This faith teaches violence and if it does not outright practice that violence, it does very little to condemn it.
Yadda, yadda, yadda. Muslim population of USA: < 2%. Hysterical much? You bet. Nobody asked you to put any faith in Islam ftr. It's like Hitler not deeming Judaism worthy of 'faith from outsiders' because of the disproportionate wealth the insular Jewish community had developed through usury and the disproportionate amount of political power they gained as a consequence.

It's funny how 2.6% of the population of the UK (rather tiny percentage) are Muslim and yet there has only been two incidents in the entire history of the Muslims long residency in that nation attributable to Islamic terror. Kind of shows up your hysteria for what it is and scotches your 'inherently violent' view of Islam.

lowing wrote:

3. Well it is a good thing that I am not out to win a popularity contest on the internet. If I were, I guess I would have blazoned this forum with pictures of myself, created catchy sigs and titles, and filled the HOF page with a mural of myself. Sorry, that just ain't me Cam.
It's also a good thing that you aren't a politician, because you'd have a hard time getting elected.

PS Kmarion created the HoF and the mural and all that jazz. FYI.
1. Really, JUST Afghanistan and Pakistan huh?? Are ya sure you do not want to add some other countries in there Cam?

2. 2 incedents of terror, and how many incidents of appeasement and back peddling to make sure other incidents of terror do not arise. Or are you really going to sit there and try and tell me that violent reactions of the Islamic community are not the first and formost on the minds of all govt. officials when decisions are made that might affect this group? Denial much. Again with the Hitler bullshit,

3. I suppose that is Kmarion who posts your mug all over the world chomping that ridiculous cigar.  Yeah, yer not an arrogant ass or an egomaniac.
Braddock
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lowing wrote:

1. Islamic terrorists are not as disorganized as you think, they get funding for SOMEWHERE, they get training facilities and training grounds from SOMEWHERE, they get weapons from SOMEWHERE, and you want me to believe that, that SOMEWHERE is any place other than an Islamic nation or Arab nation? I already said I do not like this religion, its teachings its practices are what is warped and medieval.
Supplying finance, weaponry and training to dissidents in the fight against sovereign Governments? That sounds exactly like what the US have been doing for years in Panama, Chile, Cuba, Venezuela, Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan...but that would make America terrorists, oh no! It's like this lowing, once you get outside America and away from the jingoism and post 9/11 siege-mentality you find that people look at the US and it's questionable foreign policy since WW2 and see them as being just as aggressive and dangerous as many of the supposed 'terror' threats out there. Just because you love your country and believe their involvement in foreign conflicts is justified does not make it right in the eyes of the rest of the world.

The parallels between Islam and America are actually quite significant. The American people, by and large, are nice people, as are all the Muslims I have met. Both the United States and the majority of the Muslim world are led by fairly extreme regimes that often condone and carry out attacks resulting in the deaths of many, many people. In the same way that many complain that not enough Muslims speak out against this terror, not enough Americans speak out against their own murderous foreign policy. Ye are two sides of the one coin.
CameronPoe
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lowing wrote:

1. Really, JUST Afghanistan and Pakistan huh?? Are ya sure you do not want to add some other countries in there Cam?
Those are their bases. You could find operatives anywhere - Guatemala, Brunei, Montenegro, anywhere.

lowing wrote:

2. 2 incedents of terror, and how many incidents of appeasement and back peddling to make sure other incidents of terror do not arise. Or are you really going to sit there and try and tell me that violent reactions of the Islamic community are not the first and formost on the minds of all govt. officials when decisions are made that might affect this group? Denial much. Again with the Hitler bullshit,
2 Incidents over a great many decades and zero instance of appeasement, as evidenced by the fact that not a single solitary British law has changed as a consequence, other than an attempt by the government to seek an extension to the allowable detention of a suspect from 24 days to 48 days. Again with the denial of the correlation in principle between what you are saying and what Hitler was saying about people of a particular creed in the 1930s

lowing wrote:

3. I suppose that is Kmarion who posts your mug all over the world chomping that ridiculous cigar.  Yeah, yer not an arrogant ass or an egomaniac.
Try dredging up some photos of me, I double dare you. Happy hunting. I post arrogantly. Big wow. Suck it up. Diversionary tactics much?

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Lowing is back!  Muslims are very very bad people, let's fight 'em on a crusade against evil.
CaptainSpaulding71
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So Cam, you have alot of faith in the ability of law enforcement to detect and flush out people who wish to do you harm?  i think this is an extremely hard job to do by the way.  To be more effective in that endeavor requires us to monitor behavior at mosques and communications, but both things are considered invasion of privacy issues and a 'slippery-slope'.

this is one issue i have with the law enforcement approach.  obviously it is less confrontational in that the world opionion would be less likely to be offended by US since it's not overtly attacking as in the current offensive posture we are pursuing.  However, with the defensive posture, we are always in reactionary mode.  Further, many liberals over here are attempting to pass laws or injunctions preventing us from using the tools to make the law enforcement approach practical and efficient.  Hence, we are being hamstrung from performing the tasks that need to get done to prevent problems from occuring.

Cam, in all your wisdom, can you suggest ways that would make the law enforcement approach more effective given this atmosphere?
Braddock
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CaptainSpaulding71 wrote:

So Cam, you have alot of faith in the ability of law enforcement to detect and flush out people who wish to do you harm?  i think this is an extremely hard job to do by the way.  To be more effective in that endeavor requires us to monitor behavior at mosques and communications, but both things are considered invasion of privacy issues and a 'slippery-slope'.

this is one issue i have with the law enforcement approach.  obviously it is less confrontational in that the world opionion would be less likely to be offended by US since it's not overtly attacking as in the current offensive posture we are pursuing.  However, with the defensive posture, we are always in reactionary mode.  Further, many liberals over here are attempting to pass laws or injunctions preventing us from using the tools to make the law enforcement approach practical and efficient.  Hence, we are being hamstrung from performing the tasks that need to get done to prevent problems from occuring.

Cam, in all your wisdom, can you suggest ways that would make the law enforcement approach more effective given this atmosphere?
Infiltration is the best way to get to get information that is in any way reliable. Infiltration worked much more effectively in Northern Ireland than internment and heavy handed collective punishment (both of which served as excellent recruiting drives). Adjust your foreign policy to show that you are not Muslim hating oil thieves, gain the respect and approval of the Islamic community and recruit undercover operatives. A handful of good under cover operatives will be more effective than millions of dollars worth of air strikes and torture camps.
CameronPoe
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CaptainSpaulding71 wrote:

So Cam, you have alot of faith in the ability of law enforcement to detect and flush out people who wish to do you harm?  i think this is an extremely hard job to do by the way.  To be more effective in that endeavor requires us to monitor behavior at mosques and communications, but both things are considered invasion of privacy issues and a 'slippery-slope'.

this is one issue i have with the law enforcement approach.  obviously it is less confrontational in that the world opionion would be less likely to be offended by US since it's not overtly attacking as in the current offensive posture we are pursuing.  However, with the defensive posture, we are always in reactionary mode.  Further, many liberals over here are attempting to pass laws or injunctions preventing us from using the tools to make the law enforcement approach practical and efficient.  Hence, we are being hamstrung from performing the tasks that need to get done to prevent problems from occuring.

Cam, in all your wisdom, can you suggest ways that would make the law enforcement approach more effective given this atmosphere?
Terrorism is incredibly difficult to combat. The UK tried and failed when it attempted to combat terrorism in Northern Ireland with conventional military action, in fact it made things worse. Military action in Iraq has, as we all know, increased terrorism and the threat from terrorism and has turned some border line moderates into out-and-out enemies of the west (and not without some justifiable reason either). Direct military action has  sullied the names of the participants all over the world and in particular in the part of the world where the problem originated. What ultimately killed or nullified the threat in Northern Ireland was a three-fold thing: infiltration of terrorist networks, sick and tiredness of never-ending chaos and violence and the 'political and revolutionary' apathy that comes along with increasing affluence and a better educated society.

In terms of directly combatting acts of terrorism I would point to the Israeli model of border control and the use of the intelligence community, particularly in the area of infiltration. We have technology on our side. We have to use that to prevent acts of terror.

Last edited by CameronPoe (2008-06-11 10:12:47)

Lotta_Drool
Spit
+350|6547|Ireland
Terrorism is easy to combat if it is on foreign soil and the media isn't allowed to report what is going on.
Braddock
Agitator
+916|6654|Éire

Lotta_Drool wrote:

Terrorism is easy to combat if it is on foreign soil and the media isn't allowed to report what is going on.
True...but then usually it's both sides who are the terrorists.
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|6945|SE London

I couldn't care less about terrorism. It's an overblown and stupidly overhyped minor risk. There are so many things that no one worries about that are a far greater risk. Things like being struck by lightning (you are far more likely to be struck by lightning in the UK than to be a victim of terrorism). Terrorism effects a tiny number of people and is nothing to get worked up about. Naturally it is something you have your security services keep a close eye on so as to prevent as much as possible, but it's not something to get worked up about.

I think it's quite funny how scared people seem to be of terrorism, which is just not a threat at all.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2008-06-11 12:51:54)

CameronPoe
Member
+2,925|6919

too_money2007 wrote:

Shut. the. fuck. up. Cam.

Thank you.
Nice argument. Gold star.

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