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allanf
02-08-2007, 07:47 PM
Why do we care, if it happend in Australia do you think America would put it number 1 news headlines all over the nation, NO, other events occur but that are more serious that dont get a mention but when something tragic happends in America its very horrific to us Australians, look what has been happening in iraq the past week which hasnt even been mentioned on the news and you guys can think to yourselves which one is more sad.

ALLOW ME TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE WITH Recent Events in Iraq! Sunday 29 July: 59 dead Baghdad: roadside bomb, mortars and shootings kill 6; 17 bodies. Bihbisa: gunmen kill 5 residents. Baquba: roadside bomb kills 3 policemen; body found. Balad: mortars kill 6; suicide car bomb at police checkpoint kills 4 policemen; body found. Kut: 5 dead. Falluja: policeman and ambulance driver shot dead. Saturday 28 July: 44 dead Baghdad: car bomb, Karrada; sniper attacks, Adhamiya; 20 bodies. Muqdadiya: US troops kill motorist. Hilla: 2 women killed in bomb attack. Tuz Khurmato: 8 executed by gunmen. Garma: head found inside cooler. Friday 27 July: 44 dead Baghdad: freed hostage blown up in booby-trapped car, also gunmen kill engineer and his wife at home, Saidiya; 7 bodies. Karbala: up to 9 civilians reported killed in clashes with US forces, 2 children among them. Mosul: 4 killed in shootings, 5 women's bodies found. Mussayab: roadside bomb kills 2 women. Thursday 26 July: 139-153 dead Baghdad: 61-75 killed by truck bomb, in this year's 19th major attack (50 or more victims), Karrada; roadside bomb, Bayaa; 20 bodies. Among the dead in Karrada, Abdul Khaliq al-Habir al-Anbaki, a caricaturist in al-Mutamar newspaper, killed with 11 members of his family. The Association of Muslim Scholars reports the killing of 15 people during a US airstrike in Madaen, 14 of whom were members of the same family. Hilla: roadside bomb kills 5 policemen. Kirkuk: bomb in market kills 7. Falluja: roadside bomb kills 3, among them 5-year-old Ahmad Uthman Abid. Tal Abta: attack at police station kills 6. Wednesday 25 July: 93 dead Baghdad: 45 civilians killed in suicide bombings during celebrations, Mansour, Ghadeer; car bomb, Shaab; 8 killed in US/Iraqi raid, Sadr City; 2 people from the same family shot dead at home, Madaen; 18 bodies. Kirkuk: gunmen kill two farmers. Himreen: 4 heads found. Iskandariya: 5 bodies. Tuesday 24 July: 59 dead Baghdad: mortars, Husseiniya; 18 bodies. Baquba: 8 bodies. Hilla: suicide truck bomb close to children's hospital kills 27. Basra: mortars on Al-Sadr hospital kills 3. Monday 23 July: 86 dead Baghdad: bus explosion, Bab al-Muathan; car bombs, Karrada; gunmen attacks, Waziriya; bomb in football field, Wahda; 24 bodies. Mosul: KDP members assassinated; 5 killed in gunmen attacks; body found. Tuz: 3 bodies. Khanaqeen: gunmen shoot dead 5 people after setting up fake checkpoint. Khalis: gunmen shoot dead 2 people at fake checkpoint. Ramadi: attack on police checkpoint kills 2 policemen BUT NO HEADLINE NEWS ANYMORE !!!

ChrisQ
02-08-2007, 10:44 PM
Fair point....

pesty
02-08-2007, 10:45 PM
isnt it there own people that are doing the suicide bombs. looks like it is a common occurence so why put it in the news all the time.

P-DYNAMO
03-08-2007, 12:52 AM
quote: isnt it there own people that are doing the suicide bombs. looks like it is a common occurence so why put it in the news all the time.
Yeah but what about everytime some di@khead in America goes on a shooting rampage and kills he's "own" people as you put it?Then we hear about it all over the news..Its not just Iraq but many other countires over the world have alot bigger things going on,than a bridge coming down,that we get no news what so ever on..
I agree with Allanf..Why is America so damn important???

ECKS
03-08-2007, 01:03 AM
Oh you've just opened a can of whoopass P-DYNAMO ... lol wait for humble and dutts72 to arrive.

"We break shins, not wood!" - ECKS

Bushi
03-08-2007, 09:47 AM
Why is this even being debated..<img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>

"Yours in Bushido"

Bushi

Hironaka
03-08-2007, 10:05 AM
The wasted potential of Alexei Ignashov is more tragic than all those things combined.

Dowgy
03-08-2007, 10:32 AM
P Dynamo and allenf, you ask why the US "is so important" to us-

Whatever criticism of the US you have (and which I likely agree), there are two fundamental reasons why they are important to citizens of Australia:

1. Economics
Without the US, the global economy and our general prosperity(speaking from a developed nation such as Australia's perspective) would be 30 years behind what it is today.
2. Stability
Yes, over the past 40 years the US has contributed to and initiated many acts of violence and war. Nevertheless, can you imagine what the world would be like with Russia, China or North Korea as the dominant force?

From a psychological perspective, I would be interested in Humble's thoughs given his training. My take is that the US is important to us as we naturally associate with the predominant Anglo citizens of those nations, their culture and their way of life ie we can put ourselves in their shoes. Same as the UK.

However, we (again speaking generally) find it hard to associate as equally with whatever atrocities occur in Iraq, Zimbabwe, China, Africa etc etc given these people live a life well removed from that which Australian born people do.

Hironaka
03-08-2007, 10:45 AM
Excellent arguement deleted because I really don't even care.

Edited by - Hironaka on 03 Aug 2007 09:47:14

alchrist
03-08-2007, 05:07 PM
Quote; the wasted potential of Alexei Ignashov is more tragic than all those things combined ;

Up until this comment i had been a fan of your work Hero-naka.
Death of innocence, no matter what colour,race or nationality and no matter what the circumstance is always tragic ESPECIALLY when it involves kids. Seems you spend way to much time on your ar5e fingering your............keyboard. Get a life and grow a heart d1ckhead. <img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle>


thnx al.

Hironaka
03-08-2007, 05:55 PM
Dude, you take life too seriously.

alchrist
03-08-2007, 06:19 PM
Quite the contrary DUDE.:)


thnx al.

Hironaka
03-08-2007, 10:24 PM
quote:

Quite the contrary DUDE.:)


thnx al.




Gay response.

pesty
03-08-2007, 11:11 PM
p-dynamo, you lose two members of your family to a suicide bomber then you will be glad to hear bout a god damn bridge fallen down

alchrist
04-08-2007, 06:00 PM
;gay response;

Surely you can do better than that hero-farker. <img src=icon_smile_kisses.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_kisses.gif border=0 align=middle>


thnx al.

Hironaka
04-08-2007, 07:20 PM
quote:

;gay response;

Surely you can do better than that hero-farker. <img src=icon_smile_kisses.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_kisses.gif border=0 align=middle>


thnx al.




I probably could, but there is no way that I can top that.

alchrist
04-08-2007, 07:43 PM

Turkmen
05-08-2007, 03:16 AM
its all a game. america is the biggest terrorist.

humble
05-08-2007, 09:53 AM
Man, this is just a sad occurence, and should not be turned into a political debate.

sorry, no other comment.

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