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Talk about double standards...
Saw this on another forum, apparently its been emailed about.
Confused? Having difficulty telling the good guys from the bad guys? Use
this handy guide to differences between Terrorists and the U.S. Government:
TERRORISTS: Supposed leader is the spoiled son of a powerful politician,
from extremely wealthy oil family
US GOVERNMENT: Supposed leader is the spoiled son of a powerful politician,
from extremely wealthy oil family
TERRORISTS: Leader has declared a holy war ('Jihad') against his 'enemies';
believes any nation not with him is against him; believes god is on his
side, and that any means are justified.
US GOVERNMENT: Leader has declared a holy war ('Crusade') against his
'enemies'; believes any nation not with him is against him; believes god is
on his side, and that any means are justified.
TERRORISTS: Supported by extreme fundamentalist religious leaders who preach
hatred, intolerance, subjugation of women, and persecution of non-believers
US GOVERNMENT: Supported by extreme fundamentalist religious leaders who
preach hatred, intolerance, subjugation of women, and persecution of
non-believers
TERRORISTS: Leadership was not elected by a majority of the people in a free
and fair democratic election
US GOVERNMENT: Leadership was not elected by a majority of the people in a
free and fair democratic election
TERRORISTS: Kills thousands of innocent civilians, some of them children, in
cold blooded bombings
US GOVERNMENT: Kills thousands of innocent civilians, some of them children,
in cold blooded bombings
TERRORISTS: Operates through clandestine organization (al Qaeda) with agents
in many countries; uses bombing, assassination, other terrorist tactics
US GOVERNMENT: Operates through clandestine organization (CIA) with agents
in many countries; uses bombing, assassination, other terrorist tactics
TERRORISTS: Supposed leader has extensive financial ties to Supposed leader
of US GOVERNMENT
US GOVERNMENT: Supposed leader has extensive financial ties to Supposed
leader of TERRORIST
TERRORISTS: Supposed leader invested heavily in US bio-chemical companies
US GOVERNMENT: Supposed leader invested heavily in US bio-chemical companies
TERRORISTS: Using war as pretext to clamp down on dissent and undermine
civil liberties
US GOVERNMENT: Using war as pretext to clamp down on dissent and undermine
civil liberties
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| Tut Tut Santosh, I thought I was cynical. Next you will be telling us this war is also about Central Asian oil & gas, that Bush met with the Taleban before he was elected, that Unacol proposed the pipeline across Afghanistan, that Unocal (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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