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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 08:47 PM Original message |
Nato units left 61 African migrants to die of hunger and thirst |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. The 'West' - the great paragon of virtue & law & order. Nt |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Raft of the Medusa" |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sixty one of the original 72 people died. Unbearable.NO excuse. n/t |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. ''Collateral damage'' in an othwerwise wonderful humanitarian-intervention success story. Right? |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Yep, and the rest of it's working like a charm, too. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. And this is who we are told the Libyan people can trust |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 03:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I didn't see Gadaffi rushing out there to help them. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 05:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Gaddafi mines and shells the port that the IOM is trying to rescue migrants from. |
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makhno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Gaddafi mined and shelled Tripoli? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I was speaking of Misrata. I'm sure the 1k migrants shelled by Gaddafi... |
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makhno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Wherever that 1k figure came from |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Your question doesn't go back far enough. |
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makhno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:22 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Did Gaddafi really start it? |
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makhno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Gaddafi put them on a boat without enough fuel |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. A state has a responsiblity to make sure things like, you know, boats run and aren't overloaded. |
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makhno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Sure thing |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 09:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. The fact that NATO overlooked several of these boats shows that Tripoli isn't a concern for them. |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Nothing is ever wrong when you're the good guys |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 05:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. They left TRIPOLI. Gaddafi's "stronghold." This baseless commentary doesn't belong here. |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
9. Nato units left 61 African migrants to die of hunger and thirst |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Everyone who ignored them should be prosecuted. |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Agreed! |
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BadtotheboneBob (219 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Shame! |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. They should've been given help |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. The influx of refugees into Italy and Spain has been a touchy subject |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Italy rescues 500 Libya refugees in 'miracle' operation |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I stand corrected... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
16. With re: Raft of the Medusa painting, someone should do something similar with this incident. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
17. I guess saving lives is unimportant when you're on a humanitarian mission. |
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makhno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
18. Humanitarian action |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. A map: |
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makhno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Don't really see any non-NATO Euro countries there |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. For comparison: |
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makhno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Malta and Montenegro aside |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 04:29 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Not taking sides, just providing data. eom |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
28. France denies its aircraft carrier left migrants to die |
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makhno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. I'd love to see the research for the Guardian article |
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