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To: csvset

Suspected US drone strike kills five militants in N. Waziristan.

When Bush was president the headlines would have read:

Suspected US drone strike kills five unarmed civilians in N. Waziristan.
What a difference your skin color makes.


13 posted on 07/17/2009 11:38:45 AM PDT by chainsaw (If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! -- P.J..)
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To: chainsaw

Yes, isn’t it interesting how the ‘victims’ of US Drone attacks suddenly don’t rate the presumption of ‘Civilian-status’ now that Obama is at the helm. All are considered legitimate targets (as they should have been all along).


14 posted on 07/17/2009 11:56:05 AM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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