Stravo wrote:
And this explains the special treatment how? No one else in the country could fly, but they could?.
In case you noticed, they were LEAVING the country. Anyone with half
a brain would have gotten them out of the country ASAP. We're not
Soviet Russia where we'd hold Osama's family hostage and mail him
his brother's fingers one at a time until he gives himself up.
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Stravo wrote:
And this explains the special treatment how? No one else in the country could fly, but they could?.
In case you noticed, they were LEAVING the country. Anyone with half
a brain would have gotten them out of the country ASAP. We're not
Soviet Russia where we'd hold Osama's family hostage and mail him
his brother's fingers one at a time until he gives himself up.
In case you forgot no planes were allowed to fly for several days EXCEPT the Bin LAden express. They can fucking wait to leave.
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Stravo wrote:
In case you forgot no planes were allowed to fly for several days EXCEPT the Bin LAden express. They can fucking wait to leave.
A full fucking WEEK after 9/11. Wow, that's right "after"
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What of the fact that the family was not even questioned? Or that they were quietly flown out of the country precisely because the Administration wanted to help them avoid hassles? Even if he's the black sheep, they might know something. Not questioning them at all is ridiculous.
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evilcat4000 wrote:What were the kill ratios in reality ?
Something like 10 to 1,000 or something
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MKSheppard wrote:
Something like 10 to 1,000 or something
Thats about right. The US lost 18 dead; an Somalia losses are now generally figured to be about 2000, and never lower then 1000.
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