Two years to the day.
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, March 16 2005 01:22
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 Rachel Corrie, April 19, 1979 - March 16, 2003 This is not supposed to be a political statement, a trolling, or an incitement to debate. Regardless of political stance, I believe we should not forget those who dream of peace, and who are ready to die for this dream. There are altogether too few of them. So if you have some time at about 15:00 GMT today, perhaps stop for a moment of silent remembrance. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, March 16 2005 02:13
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I hope you don't mind me asking, but from what you said i was curious as to what cause she was working towards? She lookes like a very happy person & I am sorry for your loss. -------------------- If there is no light at the end of the tunnel, stride down there and turn the damm thing on yourself! people often tell me i've lost my mind, but i tell them i have to have one to lose it! lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Posts: 289 | Registered: Monday, January 28 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, March 16 2005 02:31
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The link is over the picture. She was a peace activist trying to stop the destruction of Palestinian homes, until she was run over by a bulldozer. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, March 16 2005 02:39
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She was killed by a caterpillar in Gaza stripe when she tried to stop the Israel army to destroy Palestinian houses. And the wish for peace is a political statement, you can't separate war and peace from politics. But yes, I know what you intend ... edit: oops, Aran was faster [ Wednesday, March 16, 2005 02:40: Message edited by: spy.there ] -------------------- ^ö^ I was a cannibal for twenty-five years. For the rest I have been a vegetarian. George Bernard Shaw Posts: 1420 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, March 16 2005 02:53
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quote:I fear that might be true. What kind of society are we becoming it supporting peace or supporting war is a matter of politics? :( -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, March 16 2005 02:57
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Well, some would argue that there are certain governments, organisations or ideologies that we simply shouldn't be on peaceful terms with. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Wednesday, March 16 2005 10:28
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will do, if i could figure out what time it is in eastern time zone -------------------- Avernum is as addictive as skribbane!!! Withdrawal symptoms are harsh so I just keep playing. Free skribbane at Wal-mart Posts: 296 | Registered: Monday, September 22 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, March 16 2005 11:46
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Run over by a bulldozer? WTF I simply cannot understand why people treat others this way. Behavior like this is completely unacceptable. Well, I was in school and completely unaware that she ever existed at 15:00 GMT. So I'll pause my music and have a moment of silence right after All Together Now stops playing. What a dumb song. -------------------- The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) Famous Last Words - A local pop-punk band They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, March 16 2005 11:51
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I should probably just keep my mouth shut, seeing as what I was going to say will only be taken the wrong way. It is indeed a terrible thing. -------------------- The critics agree! Demonslayer is "a five star hit!" raves TIMES Weekly! "I've never heard such thoughtful comments. This man is a genious!" says two-time Nobel Prize winning physicist Erwin Rasputin! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, March 16 2005 15:35
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Time converter [ Wednesday, March 16, 2005 15:36: Message edited by: Dolphin ] -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Thursday, March 17 2005 02:26
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If she hadn't fallen down, I doubt she would have been run over. It's hard to see out of a bulldozer. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, March 17 2005 04:18
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quote:I quote an eyewitness: "I just want to quickly dispel a few myths you may have heard in the media. She did not "trip and fall" in front of the bulldozer. She sat down in front of it, well in advance, wearing one of the orange flouro jackets I got in Amsterdam. (By the way, I took the pictures you may have seen of her, standing with the megaphone in front of the bulldozer, and the ones of her friends helping her.) He clearly saw her, and continued to drive until she was forced onto the top of the dirt he was pushing, elevating her so much that she was at eye level with the bulldozer's cab, he could see right into her eyes. He continued forward, pulling her underneath the dirt, and out of his vision. He continued forward, crushing her underneath the weight of the blade. He continued forward, until she was well underneath the bulldozer. It was then quite clear that she was nowhere but underneath him, but he proceded to back up, without lifting the blade, crushing her again. I believe that it was the combination of these two crushings together that caused her death." -------------------- Polaris Posts: 1828 | Registered: Saturday, January 11 2003 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, March 17 2005 06:44
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Speechless. That's terrible. Obviously, such protest always involves a certain amount of risk, but it's unbelievable that someone would actually take advantage of that risk. [ Thursday, March 17, 2005 07:19: Message edited by: Where is my mind ] -------------------- Rosy again Polaris - Fun in the City My BoE Dialogue Pix - Talking to the Wall Posts: 12 | Registered: Thursday, March 17 2005 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, March 17 2005 07:46
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[ Thursday, March 17, 2005 07:47: Message edited by: behind stingy cactus ] -------------------- quote:Random Jack Vance Quote Manual Generator Apparatus (Cugel's Saga) Posts: 604 | Registered: Sunday, June 20 2004 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Friday, March 18 2005 00:05
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A martyr in the struggle against racism and fascism. :( It made me think of the guy who stood in front of the tank column in Tiananmen Square. Posts: 950 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, March 18 2005 01:01
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Indeed, the similarity is uncanny.   Apart from the fact that the tanks stopped. [ Friday, March 18, 2005 01:09: Message edited by: I'm Late, I'm Late, For ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Monday, March 21 2005 16:23
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It was probably unintentional. They certaintly shouldn't have done that, but Palestinian suicide bombers have perposely killed a very large amount of people, and Israel usually has a good reason for doing what they do. For example, the Palestinian homes that were distroyed might have been harboring terrorists. -------------------- yeah... Posts: 13 | Registered: Monday, December 13 2004 08:00 |
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Bob's Big Date
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written Monday, March 21 2005 16:32
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quote:Chance someone became homeless as a result of that bulldozing: 100%. Chance that a terrorist might have been forced to move elsewhere: some indeterminate number above 0%. Inflicted casualties: 1. Gee, that makes all sorts of sense. -------------------- The biggest, the baddest, and the fattest. Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, March 21 2005 17:59
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Truly is a sad story. :( Unintentional? I doubt. -------------------- "Even the worst Terror from Hell can be transformed to a testimony from Heaven!" - Rev. David Wood 6\23\05 "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can." - John Wesley Posts: 1001 | Registered: Tuesday, August 19 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, March 22 2005 02:51
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It's that kind of unintentional. Like the one in Abu Ghraib. Where no one will claim responsibility; the ones who did it were unquestioningly following orders, the ones in command gave no such orders, etc. If you were to track that bulldozer driver down and ask him why, he'd probably answer: "I had orders to demolish all those houses, and I didn't have orders to stop when someone stood in the way." Milgram's Theorem at work. The further you divide the place where the decisions are made from the place where they are carried out, the more atrocious the results will be. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, March 22 2005 11:37
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quote:Well, this is only stupid *flings a star for political blindness* -------------------- ^ö^ I was a cannibal for twenty-five years. For the rest I have been a vegetarian. George Bernard Shaw Posts: 1420 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00 |
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For Carnage, Apply Within
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written Tuesday, March 22 2005 12:33
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Contrary to popular belief in America, several times as many Palestinians have died in this conflict as Israelis since fighting resumed in 2000. While it is true that a higher percentage of Palestinian casualties are "militants," it is still an undeniable fact that more innocent people have died on the Palestinian side. Posts: 567 | Registered: Friday, October 5 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, March 22 2005 13:53
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And yet for some, this proportion justifies it. What do percentages matter in the face of dead, innocent people? -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Tuesday, March 22 2005 14:13
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But who are the aggressors? Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Wednesday, March 23 2005 00:00
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quote:Who should be punished? The criminal or the criminal's family? The Nazis were fond of collective punishment, but that doesn't mean Zionists should follow their example. Posts: 950 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
