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I watch my son die every time I see the twin towers on TV
The Daily Telegraph ^
| January 31, 2003
| Kate Connolly
Posted on 01/30/2003 5:46:26 PM PST by MadIvan
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To: OldFriend
You sound like the typical dem, or are you a defense attorney. Either way, you have my sympathies......it must be hard to live without a heart......or brain cells. No the right to a fair trial is many centuries old. Only in the media age has such nonsense been added to the trials. Have a fair trial and then hang'em when they are found guilty.
To: MadIvan
Never Forget! Never Forget!
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posted on
01/30/2003 6:29:22 PM PST
by
geedee
To: LibKill
yes it is ... when I did those pages (there is a similar one on the site but with a slightly different image from the artist ... this one here is his second version) I wanted something to be touching and respectful ... an airline passenger/crewmember or a policeman or an office worker or pedestrian would be appropriate too ... I found the angel on the firefighter a proper summation of the terrible grief that befell so many on that day ... God rest their souls ...
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posted on
01/30/2003 6:29:51 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: dagnabbit
He will be avenged.Don't count on it.
Patience, FRiend.
The Al Queda was first on the list.
Paid.
Saddam is next on the list.
In WWII this country had to make nice with the kommies. Later, Ronald the Great put them out of business, now the former kommunist nations of the Soviet bloc are either on our side (Poland) or they are on the sidelines.
We will fix the Saudis later.
Take the long view. America is not only the most powerful nation since Rome, we are also spreading FReedom. FReedom is a seed that will take root in the toughest, stoniest soil and will still bring in a bountiful harvest.
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posted on
01/30/2003 6:30:37 PM PST
by
LibKill
(ColdWarrior. I stood the watch.)
To: caisson71
"I wonder if we can get these same people to testify before the US Senate as to the liberals question of a "smoking gun". I agree with you. What greater proof do people need of a "smoking gun" than September 11, 2001 when over 3,000 of our innocent citizens were slaughtered? I think that is over 3000 "smoking guns".
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posted on
01/30/2003 6:31:12 PM PST
by
harpo11
(I Proudly Stand With My President and America's Brave Troops--God Bless)
To: MadIvan
To: OldFriend
Aren't all defense atty's Dems by default?
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posted on
01/30/2003 6:33:21 PM PST
by
FBD
(Pleaze pardun my speling; I brok my spel cheker with a hamer.)
To: LibKill
One more I just found...
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posted on
01/30/2003 6:33:40 PM PST
by
geedee
To: geedee
That's good. You brought tears to these old cynical eyes.
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posted on
01/30/2003 6:38:55 PM PST
by
LibKill
(ColdWarrior. I stood the watch.)
To: MadIvan
Poor people. But they are wasting their time attempting to make terrorists realize what they have done.
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posted on
01/30/2003 6:43:48 PM PST
by
wizardoz
(Bomb Hollywood!)
To: MadIvan
Greetings MadIvan, FReepers, et al:
Perhaps Mr. Mounir el Motassadeq should watch this little clip each day before appearing in court?
Just listening to the music brings tears to my eyes.
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posted on
01/30/2003 6:51:16 PM PST
by
OneLoyalAmerican
( Iraq has not accounted for 20,000,000 envelopes worth of weaponized anthrax.)
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To: LibKill
Libkill, thanks for standing watch during the Cold War. I grew up during the Cold War--free. Thanks.
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posted on
01/30/2003 7:02:14 PM PST
by
exit82
To: mvpel
Actually, it is an entirely relevant and sometimes critical step in a trial. A typical part of the defense's "strategy" is to deflect attention as much as possible from the murder victim's identity, dignity and worth as a person. The more the defense can make the jury feel like they are actually hearing about a "parking ticket" versus a life snuffed out, the better chance they have at gaining sympathy for their client's stated "defense" story.
It will continue this way as long as courts use an "adversarial" attorney system where a jury is presented to two opposite versions of "truth" regarding an event and expect the poor jurists to expertly navigate all the smoke and mirrors - unless the American Bar Association starts actually putting it's money where it's mouth is and strictly enforces an ethics code that outlaws any attorney from blatantly lying in a courtroom. Everyone else in court is subject to severe penalties for any type of knowing falsehood or deceit.... except the defense attorney (who are sworn officers of the court in the U.S.A).
And that's why you have to "humanize" the murder victim during a trial....
Tammy
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posted on
01/30/2003 7:09:10 PM PST
by
Tamzee
(Listening to Dems requires a turntable)
To: exit82
Libkill, thanks for standing watch during the Cold War. I grew up during the Cold War--free. Thanks. You are very welcome.
I, myself, give thanks to the WWII generation. They are leaving us now, soon there will be none left. If you know a WWII veteran, please visit him (or her) and thank them for saving the world.
Also, I pay homage to the Korean Veterans, and (never forget) the VietNam veterans. Last, but not least, the Gulf War Veterans.
Standing the watch was good and neccesary, but compared to the sacrifices of these warriors it was a walk in Disneyland.
I did see some combat in dockside bars. Usually when some (censored) made a derogatory comment about the USA.
I always won. And I'm a little-bitty Marine.
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posted on
01/30/2003 7:12:49 PM PST
by
LibKill
(ColdWarrior. I stood the watch.)
To: LibKill
I don't share your optimism, but I'd love to be proven wrong by some real justice in the 9-11 case. The capture, and Nuremberg-like trial of all the Saudi officials, "diplomats", "charity" heads and others directly linked to the 9-11 hijackers or to the rest of al-Qaeda would be good. Driving our armed forces South after Iraq would be better.
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To: dagnabbit
Patience FRiend.
The awful truth is that we need their oil to drive our civillisation.
What is true today may well not be true tomorrow.
If my optomism is right there will come a day when we don't need these (censored) or their oil.
If, in the long run, we still need their oil, we will be in a very good position to dictate terms of contract.
They'll get what is coming to them. No Fear.
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posted on
01/30/2003 7:20:48 PM PST
by
LibKill
(ColdWarrior. I stood the watch.)
To: AllSmiles
We can't bring back the dead. We can't bring back the towers. But we can Rock the muslim world!
I applaud your fighting spirit.
You are mistaken on one little detail.
We can rebuild the towers. We can rebuild them taller than before.
This would be the ultimate "F--- YOU!" to our enemies.
We must never give in, never bow down.
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posted on
01/30/2003 7:25:16 PM PST
by
LibKill
(ColdWarrior. I stood the watch.)
To: LibKill
Libkill, there's no such thing as a little-bitty Marine;)
You're right about the WW2 vets. I live in central NJ, by the Shore--we have the third largest group of retirees in the country.
My three kids are grown now, but I told them never to make fun of the many seniors around us. I told them you don't know their story--some of these bent over men were some of our country's biggest heroes.
The all had a history teacher that had the seniors come in and talk about their real life experiences in WW2. For some, it was the first time they ever told their story. The kids were amazed every time.
I saw an elderly couple in an informal restaurant a few years back. He had on a cap saying "USS Franklin". As he left, I got up, and approached them and said to the man--thank you for serving on the Franklin, fighting off the kamikazis, and for bringing her back to the United States(1945). His eyes teared up and he shook my hand, and so did his wife, who proceeded to tell me how she anxiously waited for his return after learning of the attack.
These are men, like you, who served all of us and gave us a legacy of freedom. May we be able to keep it.
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posted on
01/30/2003 7:26:18 PM PST
by
exit82
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