Iraq calls destruction of Columbia "Vengeance of Allah&

OT: anything goes!

Moderator: Edi

User avatar
Exonerate
Sith Marauder
Posts: 4454
Joined: 2002-10-29 07:19pm
Location: DC Metro Area

Post by Exonerate »

The speed was Mach 18 too, idiot. Somebody can't do division :roll:

BoTM, MM, HAB, JL
User avatar
Pablo Sanchez
Commissar
Posts: 6998
Joined: 2002-07-03 05:41pm
Location: The Wasteland

Post by Pablo Sanchez »

Enlightenment wrote:Which is why I don't think the world would be a worse place if their numbers were culled by a few tens of thousands either.
Why the favoritism towards Christians? You want to kill hundreds of millions of Muslims because of the actions of a few, why spare Christians?
There is one hell of a difference. Hitler had Jews killed simply because they were Jewish. That's racism. I wouldn't object to reducing the number of Muslims because if given the opportunity, they would kill me. That's not racism, that's self-defense.
Bullshit! It's fairly obvious at this point that you know approximately JACK SHIT about how the world really works. Do you know how Fundamentalist Christians are a relative minority? That's pretty much true for Muslims as well.

Indonesians, who make up the largest group of muslims in the world, have no particular problem with America. Most Afghani muslims love America, because we liberated them from the Taliban. Or let us recall the time in Desert Storm, when Saddam attempted to call a Jihad against the USA. The rest of the Muslim world told him to go fuck himself. The Turkish Muslims are our close allies, as are the Kuwaitis. The Egyptians like us well enough.

I think you fail to understand that most Muslims either like America or don't give a shit one way or the other. The problem is that people like you don't understand that the media only reports the exception--because that's what's interesting and influential. The fact that the vast majority of Muslims could care less about Osama bin Fucking Laden is lost on a great many idiots.
Image
"I am gravely disappointed. Again you have made me unleash my dogs of war."
--The Lord Humungus
User avatar
Dark Primus
Jedi Master
Posts: 1279
Joined: 2002-07-04 02:48am

Post by Dark Primus »

Pablo Sanchez wrote: Most Afghani muslims love America, because we liberated them from the Taliban.
LOL, That is little strong. They maybe are thankful, but I doubt they love the US.

Pablo Sanchez wrote:
Or let us recall the time in Desert Storm, when Saddam attempted to call a Jihad against the USA. The rest of the Muslim world told him to go fuck himself. The Turkish Muslims are our close allies, as are the Kuwaitis. The Egyptians like us well enough.
I have vague memory of that. Everyone saw Saddam as the big bully.
EAT SHIT AND DIE! - Because I say so

"Me Grimlock Badass" -Grimlock
User avatar
Dark Primus
Jedi Master
Posts: 1279
Joined: 2002-07-04 02:48am

Post by Dark Primus »

Rev Phelps wrote:God Almighty has struck this evil nation a great blow yet again, and sends a message to Israel -- separate yourself from this leper colony, and return to God.

As America stirred and woke up on the morning of February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia raced toward it's landing site in Florida. Over Texas, it mysteriously disintegrated as it streaked back to earth. WAKE UP AMERICA!!! THERE WERE NO TERRORISTS FOR YOU TO BLAME THIS ON at 200,000 feet traveling at MACH 6!!!! GOD STRUCK THE SYMBOL OF YOUR MIGHT AND ARROGANCE OUT OF THE SKY!!!
LOL No it was because of human error that 7 people lost their lives today, not because some idiotic God wanted to.
Where did you get the quote from?
EAT SHIT AND DIE! - Because I say so

"Me Grimlock Badass" -Grimlock
User avatar
Illuminatus Primus
All Seeing Eye
Posts: 15774
Joined: 2002-10-12 02:52pm
Location: Gainesville, Florida, USA
Contact:

Post by Illuminatus Primus »

Admiral Valdemar wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:How dare they say something so horrible. :evil:

This is just one more strike against them.
The genocide of a people over such comments is not justified.
You saying fundies are a useful portion of the human biomass?

Not that I favor genocide, but who gives a shit about fundies which exist only to further their their own crackpot ideas.
"You know what the problem with Hollywood is. They make shit. Unbelievable. Unremarkable. Shit." - Gabriel Shear, Swordfish

"This statement, in its utterly clueless hubristic stupidity, cannot be improved upon. I merely quote it in admiration of its perfection." - Garibaldi in reply to an incredibly stupid post.

The Fifth Illuminatus Primus | Warsie | Skeptical Empiricist | Florida Gator | Sustainability Advocate | Libertarian Socialist |
Image
User avatar
Admiral Valdemar
Outside Context Problem
Posts: 31572
Joined: 2002-07-04 07:17pm
Location: UK

Post by Admiral Valdemar »

Illuminatus Primus wrote:
Admiral Valdemar wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:How dare they say something so horrible. :evil:

This is just one more strike against them.
The genocide of a people over such comments is not justified.
You saying fundies are a useful portion of the human biomass?
I'm saying that I don't want to become the second incarnation of Hitler just because I dislike religious zealots doesn't give me the right to terminate them at will.

There is a difference between disliking a people and hating them to the extent of persuing corrective measures.

Incidentally, fundies only arise due to education or lack thereof. We target the source and counter it with our own propoganda. They are a disease, and we are the cure.
Last edited by Admiral Valdemar on 2003-02-01 05:52pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Master of Ossus
Darkest Knight
Posts: 18213
Joined: 2002-07-11 01:35am
Location: California

Post by Master of Ossus »

The thing with religions is that they set up a win-win situation. If something bad happens to you, it's okay because God wanted to either test you or punish you for your wickedness. If something good happens, it's because God wanted to reward you or to punish your enemies.

The problem with the current Iraqi position is that they are admitting that God was not powerful enough to protect them during the Gulf War. They claim that Allah is punishing the Americans for the incursion, but they aren't talking about why he didn't do that in the first place.

Thus, even if we assume for the moment that God does exist in the sense that the Iraqis want him to, he is no more powerful than the United States and its Coalition allies.
"Sometimes I think you WANT us to fail." "Shut up, just shut up!" -Two Guys from Kabul

Latinum Star Recipient; Hacker's Cross Award Winner

"one soler flar can vapririze the planit or malt the nickl in lass than millasacit" -Bagara1000

"Happiness is just a Flaming Moe away."
Ted
BANNED
Posts: 3522
Joined: 2002-09-04 12:42pm

Post by Ted »

Enlightenment wrote:
Admiral Piett wrote:Congratulations,ladies and gentleman I am glad to present you
the Final Solution.
There is one hell of a difference. Hitler had Jews killed simply because they were Jewish. That's racism. I wouldn't object to reducing the number of Muslims because if given the opportunity, they would kill me. That's not racism, that's self-defense.
Hypocracy runs deep in this one.

You realize what you said asshole?

You said that Hitler killed jews because they were jewish.

You want to kill HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of Moslems because THEY ARE MUSLIM.

Fucktard, think straight before you post.
Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by,
That here, obedient to their laws, we lie.
User avatar
Illuminatus Primus
All Seeing Eye
Posts: 15774
Joined: 2002-10-12 02:52pm
Location: Gainesville, Florida, USA
Contact:

Post by Illuminatus Primus »

Ted wrote:Hypocracy runs deep in this one.

You realize what you said asshole?

You said that Hitler killed jews because they were jewish.

You want to kill HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of Moslems because THEY ARE MUSLIM.

Fucktard, think straight before you post.
He never thinks before he posts.
Enlightenment wrote:It has been my opinion since 11 Sept 2001 that the intrinsic value of Muslims--particularly Arab muslims--is a negative quantity. This latest outburst of Islam at its finest has done nothing to lead me to reconsider my assessment.


Woot.

Enlightenment, I thought you could only generalize in droolingly stupid manner about only Americans like in the Marina's thread and the Global Warming thread.

http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic. ... ht=#288906 (State of the Union thread)

http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic. ... ht=#276415 (Global Warming thread)

Nice to know you're stupidity and bigotry, and your generalizations as a result of your lack of actual knowledge extend beyond merely nationalities and also encompass whole religious groups.
Admiral Piett wrote:And after careful consideration my assesment is that your intrinsic value is exactly zero.
You're really racking it up now, Enlightenment. Me, Piett, multiple people from the threads, and Duchess of Zeon all know you're a shitfaced generalizing moron. Way to go!
Last edited by Illuminatus Primus on 2003-02-01 06:33pm, edited 1 time in total.
"You know what the problem with Hollywood is. They make shit. Unbelievable. Unremarkable. Shit." - Gabriel Shear, Swordfish

"This statement, in its utterly clueless hubristic stupidity, cannot be improved upon. I merely quote it in admiration of its perfection." - Garibaldi in reply to an incredibly stupid post.

The Fifth Illuminatus Primus | Warsie | Skeptical Empiricist | Florida Gator | Sustainability Advocate | Libertarian Socialist |
Image
User avatar
The Dark
Emperor's Hand
Posts: 7378
Joined: 2002-10-31 10:28pm
Location: Promoting ornithological awareness

Post by The Dark »

Rev Phelps wrote:God Almighty has struck this evil nation a great blow yet again, and sends a message to Israel -- separate yourself from this leper colony, and return to God.

As America stirred and woke up on the morning of February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia raced toward it's landing site in Florida. Over Texas, it mysteriously disintegrated as it streaked back to earth. WAKE UP AMERICA!!! THERE WERE NO TERRORISTS FOR YOU TO BLAME THIS ON at 200,000 feet traveling at MACH 6!!!! GOD STRUCK THE SYMBOL OF YOUR MIGHT AND ARROGANCE OUT OF THE SKY!!!
Ah, shit. It's assholes like Phelps that make Christians look bad. If he hates America so much, why's he stay here? Oh...wait...all the other nations of the world despise him more than we do. Not to over-generalize, but I have a very strong dislike of Baptist preachers. I've yet to find one who I would consider a moral person. A wee bit much fire and brimstone, if you ask me, and not enough love and kindness.
Stanley Hauerwas wrote:[W]hy is it that no one is angry at the inequality of income in this country? I mean, the inequality of income is unbelievable. Unbelievable. Why isn’t that ever an issue of politics? Because you don’t live in a democracy. You live in a plutocracy. Money rules.
BattleTech for SilCore
User avatar
Admiral Piett
Jedi Knight
Posts: 823
Joined: 2002-07-06 04:26pm
Location: European Union,the future evil empire

Post by Admiral Piett »

Illuminatus Primus wrote:You're really racking it up now, me, Piett, multiple people from the threads, and Duchess of Zeon all know you're a shitfaced generalizing moron. Way to go!
Ah yes, let us see I do not have a great opinion of someone who has repeatedly,coldly,in multiple occasions,advocated murderings on such a scale that would make Stalin look like an amateur and Hitler an incapable.
Too bad.
And what my generalizations you are speaking about would be?
Oh,maybe I am not so fond of Marina's bizarre schemes about imposing the articles of confederacy on the Iraquis.
Or maybe it is that I does not second the dogma about backing Israel in everything that they do?
Intensify the forward batteries. I don't want anything to get through
User avatar
Durandal
Bile-Driven Hate Machine
Posts: 17927
Joined: 2002-07-03 06:26pm
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
Contact:

Post by Durandal »

How many fucking tragedies like this will it take before Americans realize that either God does not exist or he really fucking hates America, and so we shouldn't be worshipping his sorry ass?
Damien Sorresso

"Ever see what them computa bitchez do to numbas? It ain't natural. Numbas ain't supposed to be code, they supposed to quantify shit."
- The Onion
User avatar
The Dark
Emperor's Hand
Posts: 7378
Joined: 2002-10-31 10:28pm
Location: Promoting ornithological awareness

Post by The Dark »

Admiral Piett wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:You're really racking it up now, me, Piett, multiple people from the threads, and Duchess of Zeon all know you're a shitfaced generalizing moron. Way to go!
Ah yes, let us see I do not have a great opinion of someone who has repeatedly,coldly,in multiple occasions,advocated murderings on such a scale that would make Stalin look like an amateur and Hitler an incapable.
Too bad.
And what my generalizations you are speaking about would be?
Oh,maybe I am not so fond of Marina's bizarre schemes about imposing the articles of confederacy on the Iraquis.
Or maybe it is that I does not second the dogma about backing Israel in everything that they do?
He was talking about Enlightenment, and how you blasted him. It wasn't an insult to you.
Stanley Hauerwas wrote:[W]hy is it that no one is angry at the inequality of income in this country? I mean, the inequality of income is unbelievable. Unbelievable. Why isn’t that ever an issue of politics? Because you don’t live in a democracy. You live in a plutocracy. Money rules.
BattleTech for SilCore
User avatar
Admiral Piett
Jedi Knight
Posts: 823
Joined: 2002-07-06 04:26pm
Location: European Union,the future evil empire

Post by Admiral Piett »

The Dark wrote:He was talking about Enlightenment, and how you blasted him. It wasn't an insult to you.
Sorry.Sometimes I delude myself into thinking that I have mastered english.
Unfortunately it is just a delusion.
Intensify the forward batteries. I don't want anything to get through
User avatar
The Dark
Emperor's Hand
Posts: 7378
Joined: 2002-10-31 10:28pm
Location: Promoting ornithological awareness

Post by The Dark »

No problem, Piett. I'm a native English speaker and I had to read it a few times to get the meaning.

The thing I find really sad about this all is that the Iraqis are celebrating and the Palestinians are sending condolences to the families, including Col. Ramon's. I think Hell has frozen over.
Stanley Hauerwas wrote:[W]hy is it that no one is angry at the inequality of income in this country? I mean, the inequality of income is unbelievable. Unbelievable. Why isn’t that ever an issue of politics? Because you don’t live in a democracy. You live in a plutocracy. Money rules.
BattleTech for SilCore
User avatar
Strafe
Youngling
Posts: 118
Joined: 2003-01-24 12:24pm

Post by Strafe »

Falcon wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:
Rev Phelps wrote:God Almighty has struck this evil nation a great blow yet again, and sends a message to Israel -- separate yourself from this leper colony, and return to God.

As America stirred and woke up on the morning of February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia raced toward it's landing site in Florida. Over Texas, it mysteriously disintegrated as it streaked back to earth. WAKE UP AMERICA!!! THERE WERE NO TERRORISTS FOR YOU TO BLAME THIS ON at 200,000 feet traveling at MACH 6!!!! GOD STRUCK THE SYMBOL OF YOUR MIGHT AND ARROGANCE OUT OF THE SKY!!!
That little asshole wasted no time, eh?

Why must people like that give religion everywhere a bad name?
Indeed. Much good has been done in the name of religion. Unfortunately much evil has been done as well.
Plato's Beard. Dulling Occam's razor since...um...a long time ago.
User avatar
Dahak
Emperor's Hand
Posts: 7292
Joined: 2002-10-29 12:08pm
Location: Admiralty House, Landing, Manticore
Contact:

Post by Dahak »

Enlightenment wrote:
Pablo Sanchez wrote:That is so far over the line that I can hardly believe that you posted it.
What the fuck do you expect me to say about a herd of people who think their highest calling is to kill westerners in the name of their god?
And you think Christianity is better?
The Crusades weren't exactly social welfare programmes, either...

But hiding behind bigotry and self delusion is quite comfortable, I guess.
Image
Great Dolphin Conspiracy - Chatter box
"Implications: we have been intercepted deliberately by a means unknown, for a purpose unknown, and transferred to a place unknown by a form of intelligence unknown. Apart from the unknown, everything is obvious." ZORAC
GALE Force Euro Wimp
Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority.
Image
User avatar
Dahak
Emperor's Hand
Posts: 7292
Joined: 2002-10-29 12:08pm
Location: Admiralty House, Landing, Manticore
Contact:

Post by Dahak »

Enlightenment wrote:That's not racism, that's self-defense.
That's not self-defense, that's semantics.
Image
Great Dolphin Conspiracy - Chatter box
"Implications: we have been intercepted deliberately by a means unknown, for a purpose unknown, and transferred to a place unknown by a form of intelligence unknown. Apart from the unknown, everything is obvious." ZORAC
GALE Force Euro Wimp
Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority.
Image
User avatar
Sonnenburg
Official Dave Barry Clone
Posts: 2305
Joined: 2002-11-05 08:35pm
Location: Gotham City
Contact:

Post by Sonnenburg »

People see what they want to see. Shuttle goes up and Saddam calls it Allah's work. Shuttle goes up and Phelps calls it Jehovah's judgment. Here's the riddle: if God wanted to send a message, don't you think he'd pick something better than causing twenty-five year old antique technology to break? I mean, if that's all that it takes these days to show a sign of God people should have regular pilgrimages to my house.

Wife: Bad news, Chuck. The Lord has willed that your CD player was full of the power of Satan.

Chuck: And so, what did you do.

Wife: Release them.

Chuck: How?

Wife: With a hammer.
Chuck

Image
User avatar
Captain tycho
Has Elected to Receive
Posts: 5039
Joined: 2002-12-04 06:35pm
Location: Jewy McJew Land

Post by Captain tycho »

Vertigo1 wrote:You know what....I take back every anti-war comment I've said. Fuck em. Anyone that can mock loss of life like this deserves no sympathy.
Any one who kills his own people with chemical weapons and leaves tens of thousands aflicted with birth defects, cancer, and other disfogurements too disgusting to list here deserves to be tortured to death ver very slowly.
FUCK YOU SADDAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Captain Tycho!
The worst fucker ever!
The Best reciever ever!
User avatar
Admiral Valdemar
Outside Context Problem
Posts: 31572
Joined: 2002-07-04 07:17pm
Location: UK

Post by Admiral Valdemar »

As Terry Pratchett said, maybe there are small gods that do that sort of thing to pieces of tech.
User avatar
Einhander Sn0m4n
Insane Railgunner
Posts: 18630
Joined: 2002-10-01 05:51am
Location: Louisiana... or Dagobah. You know, where Yoda lives.

Post by Einhander Sn0m4n »

Wicked Pilot wrote:
Rev Phelps wrote:God Almighty has struck this evil nation a great blow yet again, and sends a message to Israel -- separate yourself from this leper colony, and return to God.

As America stirred and woke up on the morning of February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia raced toward it's landing site in Florida. Over Texas, it mysteriously disintegrated as it streaked back to earth. WAKE UP AMERICA!!! THERE WERE NO TERRORISTS FOR YOU TO BLAME THIS ON at 200,000 feet traveling at MACH 6!!!! GOD STRUCK THE SYMBOL OF YOUR MIGHT AND ARROGANCE OUT OF THE SKY!!!
God Bless America
Can't we do something about Rev Fucktard? Something REAL, instead of just whining about him? BTW I do beleive he just insulted the Air Force with that bullshit. Hmmm that gives me an idea. Lets get Mr. Bush to classify Phelps as a terrorist! He'll have a few F-15s "accidentally" misplace a few 2000lb bombs into his little asshat church in no time!
Image Image
User avatar
Darth Wong
Sith Lord
Sith Lord
Posts: 70028
Joined: 2002-07-03 12:25am
Location: Toronto, Canada
Contact:

Post by Darth Wong »

Vertigo1 wrote:You know what....I take back every anti-war comment I've said. Fuck em. Anyone that can mock loss of life like this deserves no sympathy.
Beware that kind of logic. People in the rest of the world have long commented on the casual American attitude to the civilian casualties caused by their various bombing campaigns. Stories of massive Iraqi casualties during the last war and as an indirect result of sanctions are met with a collective yawn from America. So-called "collateral damage" in various countries, often dismissed as insignificant by American pundits if it can't be proven to count into the thousands of immediate, direct deaths, still vastly exceeds the crew of a single shuttle. Why are these casualties dismissed as insignificant?

We all feel badly about the shuttle. But acting high and mighty because Saddam doesn't feel the same way is just ridiculous, and is throwing stones from a glass house. There are other reasons to go after Saddam.
Image
"It's not evil for God to do it. Or for someone to do it at God's command."- Jonathan Boyd on baby-killing

"you guys are fascinated with the use of those "rules of logic" to the extent that you don't really want to discussus anything."- GC

"I do not believe Russian Roulette is a stupid act" - Embracer of Darkness

"Viagra commercials appear to save lives" - tharkûn on US health care.

http://www.stardestroyer.net/Mike/RantMode/Blurbs.html
User avatar
Durandal
Bile-Driven Hate Machine
Posts: 17927
Joined: 2002-07-03 06:26pm
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
Contact:

Post by Durandal »

And besides, why should we expect any sympathy from a guy we're threatening to invade, depose and probably kill?
Damien Sorresso

"Ever see what them computa bitchez do to numbas? It ain't natural. Numbas ain't supposed to be code, they supposed to quantify shit."
- The Onion
User avatar
Pablo Sanchez
Commissar
Posts: 6998
Joined: 2002-07-03 05:41pm
Location: The Wasteland

Post by Pablo Sanchez »

I just think it's funny that the Iraqis don't like us, because the US government is going to impose it's will on them. This is what Saddam has been doing for decades, and when it switches to American control they're going to get what amounts to social welfare (or perhaps much more, if left-wing suspicions about this being a war for a real foothold in the middle east are correct). But they don't want to have an American-controlled government and food, they want an Iraqi dictator and starvation.

Nationalism, the horror of the 20th century, marches on.
Image
"I am gravely disappointed. Again you have made me unleash my dogs of war."
--The Lord Humungus
Post Reply