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Started by Jubal, April 21, 2012, 09:30:23 PM

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Pentagathus

Apparently our MPs are above the law http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20196877 or it may now seem.

Jubal

In now, the death toll in Gaza has hit 100.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20391558

The wilful stupidity of Israel's government in this astounds me. I don't honestly believe their actions are going to do anything other than escalate violence and endanger their citizens even more.
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Will

Snakes on a plane! Except not quite. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-20423399 That movie had such a good plot. :P

Yeah Israel is crazy, but so is everyone.

Jubal

I'd argue that Israel is one of the crazier countries, or at least one of the ones with the largest disconnect between stated aims and results of actions.
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comrade_general

At least they don't portugal around. lol

Jubal

No, they just use ridiculous quantities of heavy weaponry in a situation which really doesn't justify it in the slightest.
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comrade_general

Which is called not portugaling around. ;D

Jubal

I'd rather they portugaled around a bit more and portugaled up a bit less, frankly.
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Jubal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20501091

Yay for journalists ending with snarky one liners. Particularly about the robot apocalypse.
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Jubal

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Marcus

Find it rather amusing that Wegelin & Co are closing due to US fines, yet they transferred most of their staff and operations to another bank, so the closure will do sweet F.A. to their operations, except the loss of a name, which in that business probably isn't too damaging.
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Jubal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-20942801

"Three fire crews were called in to rescue a marooned squirrel after it got stuck on an island in a pond."

Welcome to Britain.  ;D
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Pentagathus

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20961651
The home of democracy and land of the free doesn't want us to have a referendum?

Jubal

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