bvar22
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Tue Jul-22-08 09:51 PM
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What the Holy Hell is an "Anbar Awakening" ??!!! |
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IIRC, the "Pacification" of Anbar was a product of ethnic cleansing and massive ongoing bribery.
Now, today, I hear that this event has been christened an "Awakening".
How is it possible for ALL the Media to simultaneously begin calling this war crime an "Awakening"?
Anbar was NOT "Awakened". Anbar was "Pacified".
Big Difference.
Don't use the Corporate Frame.
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Muttocracy
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Tue Jul-22-08 09:57 PM
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1. whether or not it's right, "awakening" isn't a new term |
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is it an inadequate translation from Arabic?
Senate hearings have been using that term for months. :shrug:
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bvar22
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Tue Jul-22-08 10:01 PM
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2. Guess I should get out more often. |
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Today is the first time I heard it....or the first time it really registered.
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Muttocracy
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Tue Jul-22-08 10:04 PM
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3. I would like to know the origin of it; I heard it in the hearings in April |
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I found the hearings BEFORE the Petraeus/Crocker/Obama/Clinton/McCain media circus more informative. They were early April, including this one: http://www.senate.gov/~foreign/hearings/2008/hrg080402p.htmlhttp://www.senate.gov/~foreign/testimony/2008/BidenStatement080402p.pdf
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Tue Jul-22-08 10:06 PM
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4. It isn't an "event," it's a grouping of people. . . |
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Google "Anbar Awakening" and, among the detritus, you'll find articles that explain the term.
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Tue Jul-22-08 10:19 PM
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5. LOL - The Roman Empire awakened a lot of countries too. |
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It's called conquest for profit.
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Tue Jul-22-08 11:06 PM
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that it is us paying and arming the sunnis and letting the tribal leaders keep the peace.
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Tue Jul-22-08 11:11 PM
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An AK-47 in your ear, followed by the stock to your jaw if you don't jump out of bed...
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Tue Jul-22-08 11:14 PM
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8. They are trying to equate it to the "Prague Spring",.. but once again, they didn't READ the history |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_SpringIt did not end well...nor did the Tianenmen Event..
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