Oh sorry Westie, did I get to that before you???...........
"It's far easier to fight for principles than to live up to them."
L
MMMMMMM 11/9/01 was a tragedy and no one would dissagree with that,,the reasons for the subsequent actions by the world powers will be a matter of debate for many years,,oil certainly is one of the main reasons but there is more to it than that,,my concern is the errosion of hard fought for democratic principles,, using the politics of fear many countrys have introduced draconian laws ostensibly inacted to protect but in reality used to control,,in the US the patriot act and in the UK the terrorism act have without a doubt eaten away at the principles,,that millions of lives where lost to aquire,,this to me is the real tragedy of that day,,and if anyone thinks they are not affected by these laws then they are badly mistaken..
Poggo..........
Some PPL mistake an attempt at reconciliation, as a personal attack or insult......
Lucy Chambers (11-09-10)
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If life gives you lemons ask for Tequila
Only sad bastards seek gratification from signatures
Adlai Stevenson's ''Nature of Patriotism'' speech, August 27, 1952.
Now it's anti-terrorism...........The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live, and fear breeds repression. Too often sinister threats to the Bill of Rights, to freedom of the mind, are concealed under the patriotic cloak of anti-communism.
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"It's far easier to fight for principles than to live up to them."
L
Lucy Chambers (11-09-10), poggo (11-09-10)
Actually I wouldn't say it have very much to do with 1945. The UK couldn't afford not to go with the Americans. They would have been economically crippled if they didn't........
The UK's involvement in military matters with the USA rarely stretches much beyond economics......
While it's citizens may be convinced it's the right thing to do, it's rarely the reason.........
Economics and politics, not war and peace.........
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"It's far easier to fight for principles than to live up to them."
L
johnmurphy (11-09-10)
I just glanced at the news last night and saw the protests, where a new Mosque is proposed to be built by the 911 site, personally I think it is an insult to the people who lost their dear ones and it is a bit out of taste. The lefty brigade naturally would see nothing wrong with building a Mosque there. Any thoughts.
Once a prick - always a prick.
Can everyone remember where they were when they heard the news of the 9/11 terror attacks? I can