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Octafish

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9. Har har. It is to laugh.

Reply to chalmers (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 03:36 PM

Dec 2015

British commandos arrested in civilian clothes after shooting dead an Iraqi policeman who'd approached their car, which, for some reason, was filled with bomb-making gear. Rather than explaining it to a judge, the British sent in tanks to bust them out of jail.

Iraqi prison stormed by British tanks and helicopters

"It works the same in every country." -- Reichsmarschall Hermann Wilhelm Göring

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Hackers trace ISIS Twitter accounts back to internet addresses linked to British government [View all] chalmers Dec 2015 OP

those are accounts designed to trap and lure isis followers virtualobserver Dec 2015 #1

I don't think DWP is part of intelligence whatthehey Dec 2015 #2

"Al Qaeda, same deal." KamaAina Dec 2015 #3

I'm gonna sit right here and think of that old DVD The Power of Nighmares. Autumn Dec 2015 #4

I read the title and thought ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #5

Wouldn't surprise me a bit, but then I'm a cynical old cuss. Scuba Dec 2015 #6

IT'S A HUGH CONSPIRACY!!1!1 SERIES!!11! nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #7

Do you actually believe this stuff or do you do it to make yourself seem "edgy" snooper2 Dec 2015 #8

Har har. It is to laugh. Octafish Dec 2015 #9

That was a memorable occurrence. n/t Wilms Dec 2015 #13

Something else I haven't forgotten... Octafish Dec 2015 #16

Just had to "back at ya". Wilms Dec 2015 #19

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh malaise Dec 2015 #17

Preeety soon, no one will remember Johnny Ashcan started flying commercial in July 2001. Octafish Dec 2015 #18

Did you read the last few paragraphs of your linked article? firebrand80 Dec 2015 #10

Apparently you're the only poster in the thread to do so muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #15

And, the San Bernadino shooter also worked for the government. Your point is? Coventina Dec 2015 #11

Follow the fucking money, Genius libodem Dec 2015 #12

Because......... defense. Initech Dec 2015 #14

Maybe read the last couple of paragraphs before jumping to Truther conclusions. NuclearDem Dec 2015 #20