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The original tiki torch parade.

We may get crossways occasionally (or a lot), but I honor and respect that. Were you an officer or a swabbie? I'm not sure whether "passing out parades" apply to enlisted men.

"Passing out parade?" I've known a few to faint on parade, but to PLAN it?!?!?! Brits are weird. Kidding, Blackie. Congrats to all the new officers in the most iconic navy ever to set sail!

Israel has its good things even if you're not Jewish. And Orthodox Jews aren't in charge. The existence of wackaloons doesn't define a country. There are plenty of men (and even some women, FFS!) in the U.S. and Canada who'd see you in chains. But they're not in charge. I'm just trying for...

Wouldn't know. We settled that in 1781.

Y'know, now that I'm old and wear my hair short and grey, I sometimes get the look or the harassment from cops for looking Hispanic (funny, my Spanish is crap). And there are places in the US it'd be worse. Still, better to be here than most other places. I ain't saying it's a garden of...

It ain't peachy-keen by a long road, but being an Arab Muslim in Israel is a lot better than being one in one of the wackaloon countries that will put you in prison indefinitely for. . . being clean-shaven. Or wearing a top that reveals (gasp!) your upper arms on a 35+ degree day. Everything...

The IDF killed three hostages by mistake. Debate the politics as much as you like, but Retired Canadian Soldier and I know that this is the ultimate horror for a soldier. We'd rather die than cause a "friendly fire" death. Have a little sympathy for the soldiers.

Despite their deadly clumsiness, Serryah, I gotta support Israel. Yes, encourage them to be extra-special careful and honest in admitting their errors. But the alternative is a horror show. Oddly, perhaps the best places in the Middle East to be a Muslim Arab are Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

Full credit to the Brits, Blackleaf. I consider your whole monarchy to be a silly holdover from days gone by. That said, you do it remarkably well. ('Arry notwithstanding.)

Yep. As I said, we have pretty much accepted having actors of one nation play characters of another (as you say, Salteau Adam Beach as Navajo Tribal Policeman Jim Chee and the GREAT Cherokee actor Wes Studi as Navajos, Apaches, Lakotah, what-have-you). But for some reason, we call "Alaska...

"De Almighty says to quit changin' the subject and answer de fockin' question." --Stephen, Braveheart Ah, screw it. It's a Yank thing. We're always careful to say "Native Americans and Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians" even though we treat them as all the same. My bad.

Robert Beltran is Native. Case closed.

Well then, allow me to reiterate. . .

Crooked arrow.

He's Black. With the usual intermixture of White. Still not responsive. Native Hawaiians usually get roped into all the Congressional initiatives regarding Induns. Should we follow our wise legislators in our treatment of them?

How so? Even the bible says the Israelis came into that land from Egypt and got to slaughtering to secure it for their people. Ever read what happened AFTER Joshua fit the battle of Jericho And the walls came a-tumbling down? Short version is he and his army killed everybody.

Israel's goal is to destroy Ham-ass. I don't see a problem with that.

Meh, who needs an expert? Just play the YouTube video.

Just so everybody knows what's going on. . . The case was in a Federal court in DC. The trial judge (District of DC) threw out the "obstruction of an official proceeding" charge. Fischer pled guilty to other charges and was sentenced to 38 months. The government, not Fischer, appealed the...