Senate Member
Posts: 5,155 
Location: Saint John, N.B.
Location: Saint John, N.B.
November 7th, 2007, 10:32 AM
Turns out there were NINE Liberal MPs at that lovely gathering in support of the Tamil Tigers, and a representative of Jack Layton, according to today's Globe and Mail.
We all know the real *****s here are the Liberals............the NDP are just like a horny old maid hanging around trying to pick up some leftovers.
Fer God's sake, let's keep these people away from the levers of power.....
A majority for the Conservatives next election!
Turns out there were NINE Liberal MPs at that lovely gathering in support of the Tamil Tigers, and a representative of Jack Layton, according to today's Globe and Mail.
We all know the real *****s here are the Liberals............the NDP are just like a horny old maid hanging around trying to pick up some leftovers.
Fer God's sake, let's keep these people away from the levers of power.....
A majority for the Conservatives next election!
A modern nomad
Posts: 1,118
Location: Berlin, Germany
Location: Berlin, Germany
November 7th, 2007, 12:18 PM
To me, the word 'terrorist' has lost all functional value. I get the urge to sneer and I think about band wagons every time somebody brings it up now. There is far too much baggage associated with the word to do anything but make cheap sophistry. Much like the word awesome, even if you used it in a correct context your meaning is overwhelmed by memory of incorrect colloquial usage.
Now Harper throws around 'terrorism' (the word) a lot, so I appreciate the intended irony, but any value there is completely overwhelmed by the stench of the dead horse.
To me, the word 'terrorist' has lost all functional value. I get the urge to sneer and I think about band wagons every time somebody brings it up now. There is far too much baggage associated with the word to do anything but make cheap sophistry. Much like the word awesome, even if you used it in a correct context your meaning is overwhelmed by memory of incorrect colloquial usage.
Now Harper throws around 'terrorism' (the word) a lot, so I appreciate the intended irony, but any value there is completely overwhelmed by the stench of the dead horse.
Council Member
Posts: 1,496
November 7th, 2007, 07:36 PM
The first post's tortured logic is hard to follow. Besides the facts already pointed out, but AUNG SAN SUU KYI never initiated the demonstrations.
C, Are you advocating arming the monks? They are pacifists.
This isn't over yet. But the international community could help by imposing an arms embargo against Myanmar's military. I don't believe in trade sanctions because the average person gets hurt.
The first post's tortured logic is hard to follow. Besides the facts already pointed out, but AUNG SAN SUU KYI never initiated the demonstrations.
C, Are you advocating arming the monks? They are pacifists.
This isn't over yet. But the international community could help by imposing an arms embargo against Myanmar's military. I don't believe in trade sanctions because the average person gets hurt.
Quote:
China is most responsible for what goes on in Myanmar.
China: Sustaining Conflict and Human Rights Abuses documents how Chinese weapons have helped sustain brutal conflicts, criminal violence and other grave human rights violations in countries such as Sudan, Nepal, Myanmar and South Africa....
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Re...ghts_0608.html
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Re...ghts_0608.html
