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[–] 40 points 1 year ago (9 children)
  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Pretty sad statement when those days seem better than today.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    That's because Mommy MIC was being properly fed. Now it's just ICE, ICE, and more ICE.

    /uj

    That might be hindsight at work. Things in Iraq were pretty dire as the US brought democracy and triggered regime change. Those of us who were against the invasion also thought it was a pretty terrible foreign policy spasm.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Do I have to /s everything around here?

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    Well at least they can laugh

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    [+] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)
  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    He is? Trying to find some info about that, and all I'm finding is that he does some protesting against the Chinese government, and helped with some humanitarian aid for Ukraine. Can't tell if I'm just missing some details about him or if he's just not popular with the tankies here.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Anyone have a clip? Can't find one not region locked

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    https://youtu.be/e4sQYIxItsM?t=42m16s

    this worked for me, timestamp is for the moment they laughed when comparison to Iraq was brought up. Not sure how accurate this translation is, I watched this bit in a different community translated to a different language.

    edit: his imprisonment was brought up around 10:00 but it's nowhere close to this guy's tweet

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (7 children)

    Newbie here. Was he actaully in Al Qaeda or was that just a charge?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Lots of people were in Al-Qaeda because it offered safety from being murdered by Al-Quaeda. Their recruitment process was largely stick, and only a little carrot.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Yep, after US invasion of Iraq he went to iraq join al qaeda, he is proud of it and it's not really something he tries to hide.

    Then after being captured and released (because he faked being a random Iraqi dude) he went home to Syria and took up arms against bashar (old Syrian president)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Would it have mattered? You're being invaded on a false pretense and everything around you is getting destroyed, either by the extremists or the invaders that never face any consequences when they kill terrorists or civilians.

    What options do you have?

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    [–] 14 points 9 months ago

    Under that smile “Mother fucker…”

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago

    Extremely NYC moment tbh

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    The paths of life are mysteriouse and the world is small

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