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veracity Donating Member (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-10-05 04:21 PM
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Double standards: Iraq v. Tsunami disaster!
It seems that double standards apply when UNNATURAL Disaster wreaks havoc.....

UNNATURAL DISASTER IN IRAQ!!

A TvNewsLIES COMMENTARY

In one sudden and tragic December moment just weeks ago, the waters of the Indian Ocean rose up to swallow nearly a hundred fifty thousand innocent people without warning. The tidal wave set off by a terribly powerful earthquake transformed tsunami into a fearful and horrifying household word, everywhere....

FLASHBACK: MARCH, 2003

In one sudden, unstoppable moment, the combined forces of the US and its coalition partners rose up to swallow nearly 100,000 innocent people in Iraq after months of threats and warnings. This UNNATURAL DISASTER set off by a combination of American and foreign invading forces, transformed Operation Iraq Freedom into a divisive and polarizing household word, everywhere....

More:
http://www.tvnewslies.org/html/unnatural_disaster_in_iraq.html

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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-10-05 04:24 PM
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1. Whats even more outrageous is that bush*Co, lead by Powell
try to frame the Tsunami's destruction as "worse than war"

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=62176
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ramapo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-10-05 04:25 PM
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2. Yep...that's our society for ya.
There are so many like examples. The Iran earthquakes of '03 didn't generate quite the publicity. Anything African, well who cares. There isn't that much a tourist trade there. Besides Iraq is the enemy. You get a free pass to kill as many of those that you want.
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Ufour20 Donating Member (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-10-05 04:32 PM
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3. If you can't make money...
for campaign contributors or themsleves, Shrub and Co. aren't interested.

Has anyone read an article about the US giving into the Chinese demand we recognize a Chinese speratist group as a terrorist organization? I belive it was posted here on DU.
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