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[Nanker]

2 hours ago, Crap Throwing Clavin said:

 

Seems like a perfect time to attack Taiwan.  

Seems like a perfect time to attack my drink.

[Deranged Rhino]

Um... 

 

 

[Boyst]

23 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

Um... 

 

 

what the actual f

 

they're taking medals away because of current optics?

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

24 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

Um... 

 

 

 

I'm shocked anyone was awarded a MoH in that cluster&#%$.  Nineteen?  C'mon, son...it's not Rorke's Drift.  

 

But it's interesting that DOD calls it an "engagement."  About eight years ago, the media unilaterally decided it was a "mass shooting" and a precursor to modern right-wing nationalist violence.

[Nelson59]

The DOD spent time on taking MOH's away from dead soldiers??? Are they high??? 

 

I guess they want to delete the A from USA since it was taken from Amerigo Vespuci's name.

 

These people are fvcking lunatics!!

[snafu]

Meanwhile, Venezuela is gearing up for more authoritarianism once the elections finish up on Sunday.  Apparently, Maduro is way down in the polls and people don't expect him to just accept electoral defeat.

 

Is this the beginning of the end for the Maduro regime in Venezuela? (msn.com)

 

 

 

 

[Hedge]

 

So, we're going to be paying $15M in reward money to a cartel? Sounds about right, if so.

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

2 minutes ago, Hedge said:

 

So, we're going to be paying $15M in reward money to a cartel? Sounds about right, if so.

 

Honestly?  Worth it...if only for the reason that you don't want to develop the reputation of not paying out.

 

And $15m is probably petty cash to Los Chapitos anyway.

[snafu]

13 minutes ago, Hedge said:

 

So, we're going to be paying $15M in reward money to a cartel? Sounds about right, if so.

 

 

They'll probably pay it from seized assets.

 

 

 

 

[Hedge]

 

 

 

[IDBillzFan]

1 hour ago, Hedge said:

 

 

 

 

Is there anything cooler than DC money-laundering?

[Ann]

That is my take on why it was done now… give them the cash while they still can.

 

 

 

[devnull]

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/whole-society-american-politics

[Deranged Rhino]

[Deranged Rhino]

The true enemy is inside the house. 

[IDBillzFan]

11 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said:

The true enemy is inside the house. 

 

You would think this move - even if they just reduce it to a lifetime sentence -- would be enough to anger everyone in this country to the extent that not one thinking person would vote Democrat ever again.

 

But you'd be wrong, because the people striking this deal -- and the people voting for them -- are very likely grateful for what he did on 9/11, and it was just a matter of time before they could reward him for his efforts.

 

And yet here we go; another shiny thing to get enough people upset so they aren't paying attention to the fact that all evidence suggests our country does not have a functioning president, and is trying to replace the vegetable with someone so stupid, she's one afternoon martini away from believing maybe Hank Johnson was right about Guam.

[Ann]

Huge prisoner exchange under way after days of speculation

 

A major prisoner exchange between Russia, the US and four European countries is under way in Ankara, the Turkish presidency has confirmed.

 

Three US citizens imprisoned in Russia - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, US Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva - are thought to be among those being released.

 

In total, the exchange will involve at least 24 prisoners.

 

Eight Russian nationals are expected to be returned to Russia, including several with suspected ties to Russian intelligence.

 

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[4merper4mer]

1 hour ago, IDBillzFan said:

 

You would think this move - even if they just reduce it to a lifetime sentence -- would be enough to anger everyone in this country to the extent that not one thinking person would vote Democrat ever again.

 

But you'd be wrong, because the people striking this deal -- and the people voting for them -- are very likely grateful for what he did on 9/11, and it was just a matter of time before they could reward him for his efforts.

 

And yet here we go; another shiny thing to get enough people upset so they aren't paying attention to the fact that all evidence suggests our country does not have a functioning president, and is trying to replace the vegetable with someone so stupid, she's one afternoon martini away from believing maybe Hank Johnson was right about Guam.

He was captured in what, 2002?  If he received a trial and was executed by say, 2005, my guess is that he’d still be dead so no deal would be happening in 2024.

[IDBillzFan]

3 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

He was captured in what, 2002?  If he received a trial and was executed by say, 2005, my guess is that he’d still be dead so no deal would be happening in 2024.

 

I understand. It doesn't change the 'why' in all of this.

[IDBillzFan]

Good news, everyone! The government has found a way to ensure you are able to sit with your family on an airplane!

 

This administration is laser focused on the important things in the world.