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Malcolm wrote:Takes me to a map of the US, makes me click on a state and newspaper, and then won't load the news story.

TheCatt wrote:

Malcolm wrote:Takes me to a map of the US, makes me click on a state and newspaper, and then won't load the news story.

Once you do that, go back and click on the link and it works.

"I hope that the message carried by those forcibly displaced reaches the leaderships: We need action, political action, to stop conflicts," said Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. "The message that they have carried is: 'If you don't solve problems, problems will come to you.'"

"Governments whose policies aggravate humanitarian crises around the globe remain reluctant to lend their victims a helping hand," Erdogan said. "The international community has a political and moral obligation to restore the human dignity of refugees."

Wikipedia tells me that 11 people have been killed in terrorist attacks on abortion clinics/doctors since the beginning of time in the US. Muslims have killed 1,200 people in religiously motivated attacks since Ramadan started 3 weeks ago. A suicide bombing in Syria killed 10 people this afternoon. Bringing up abortion clinic bombings to say "Look, Christians are violent too!" is really ignorant and you can safely ignore anyone who says that.

Terrorist: "Sir, we keep murdering people, but the West will not acknowledge we do this for Islam."
PR Rep: "Have you tried quoting the Prophet in your manifestos?
Terrorist: "Yes, sir."
PR Rep: "Have you tried declaring your motivations to a 911 operator?"
Terrorist: "Yes, sir. The Westerners claim that they, the white man, are ultimately responsible for our actions."
PR Rep: "What the fuck?"
Terrorist: "What the fuck, indeed, sir."

Malcolm wrote:Ka-boom.

The White house issued a statement saying: "These attacks only strengthen our resolve to support Iraqi security forces as they continue to take back territory from ISIL, just as we continue to intensify our efforts to root out ISIL's terrorist network and leaders."

"Obviously this will reignite the anger of ordinary people who say we can't even go out at night and enjoy life in our city," according to CNN Senior International Correspondent Ben Wedeman.

The anger already manifested itself when Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and other officials attempted to survey the bomb damage.
Amateur videos posted on social media showed residents throwing objects at a convoy carrying al-Abadi in Karrada. The videos showed protesters yelling "thief!" and "get out!"
In a statement, al-Abadi said he understands the reaction in "that moment of grief" by the residents who threw objects at his convoy.

IS and other Sunni extremists consider Shiites to be apostates deserving of death, and have previously attacked Shiite places of worship, including a suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in Qatif in May 2015 that killed 21 people.

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and a member of the Jordanian royal family, delivered his remarks via a spokesman in Geneva.

"This is one of the holiest sites in Islam, and for such an attack to take place there, during Ramadan, can be considered a direct attack on Muslims all across the world," he said, referring to the Islamic holy month.

"It is an attack on the religion itself."

Malcolm wrote:I'm astounded that, with all the rules in their scripture, there isn't one that says, "By the way, if some murdering pricks try to subvert thine faith, the Prophet says it's your job to drop the fucking hammer on their asses."