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Because Carson was/is getting flack for messing up his recollection of the offer to attend West Point. That was almost 50 years ago. The Sierra Leone brutality was 5, and it still took me an hour to figure out what it was I had heard and read. FWIW, I thought I was going crazy, or worse, that history was being scrubbed on the internetz, until my long-term memory finally warmed up and I hit upon the right things.
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The arms being cut off children comes from the stories out of Sierra Leone and the trial of Charles Taylor. I don't have the time to do a thorough research job, but the following links verify the general claims: http://partners.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/082299sierra-leone.html http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28933637/ns/world_news-africa/t/taylor-trial-witness-rebels-cut-my-hands/#.VkoFgnldF9M http://www.ocregister.com/articles/taylor-352467-war-leone.html http://www.itv.com/news/2012-04-26/tony-blair-proud-of-uk-role-in-sierra-leone/ It seems true that discussion of those events were mixed with the Kurtz line from Apocalypse Now, but that mix-up doesn't dilute the point and the reality is no less brutal and horrific. I would say the conversation was also mixed with reports out of the ME and in certain regions where health care workers were targeted for disseminating vaccines: http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/02/karachi-polio-workers-pakistan-militants http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/12/pakistan-polio-workers-targeted-killing-201312118364851379.html So, yes, I suppose the recollection of the stories and subsequent discussion is not 1:1. This increases my empathy for Ben Carson. And you think you come off as any more "adult"?
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I guess better late than never.
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I heard there's talk of Swedish nipples in this thread.
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Can't blame Johnson for this one.
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Better than a loss!
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Ryan O' Who? Ryan O' It's About Time, that's who!
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This game doesn't look THAT boring on TV. The bar for boring is pretty low (or would that be high?) for a Sabres game. Me, too.
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You think Eichel was running his mouth?
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That was a great move. Samson, at least, is having a good game.
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Well, this isn't the Sabres we're used to seeing lately.
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We've seen Ennis fail to execute a one-timer into an open net several times this season already. 5v5, 5v4 whatever.
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Ennis can not make those kind of shots. Bylsma ought to drill him on those one-timers for hours.
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Pickles pokes and trips.
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Yay, a penalty against the bad guys!
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Let us unite in peace tonight as Sabres fans and pull the goalie!
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1 prime ticket - available for tonight's game - free
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1 prime ticket - available for tonight's game - free
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I would do this in a heartbeat if I didn't have family plans right up until game-time. -
The Coneheads are from France. The place can't be all that bad.
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I did say at the time. Today, yes, the price is down, but if just the US government alone would alter its stance on energy and fossil fuels to support that industry, especially while the $pb remains low, stock would fly off the shelves. As I said earlier, the return on investment would be world-history changing in magnitude.
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Well, hell's bells, if you're going to outlaw arguments, I vote to outlaw the ridiculous "climate change" argument. All in favour? Autos kill people and pollute the environment. What more reasons do you want? Those are the same reasons for gun control. Oh, wait, I forgot some reasons: even crazy, poorly educated people can access autos. And, autos create power disparities between people.
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For Iraq, at the time, the idea was to leverage its greatest export: oil. You seed the economy there, help them manage it, and add funds where necessary.
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I'm quotong it for posterity. Excellent contribution.
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Just a joke.
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@sizzlemeister: Bogo injured during morning skate, out another 6-8 weeks.