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Be united over your common heritage; your joint shitness in not getting into the World Cup.
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1. The "Dutch bill" was introduced way back in May of 2001. What, have they been snoozing for a year? Sounds to me like manufactured news .
2. The bill is languishing in committee, where it will likely remain until it dies, and good riddance to poorly-worded rubbish.
3. If Europe can make a stink about the death penalty to the point that they will not assist us by providing evidence necessary to the prosecution of a war criminal, why shouldn't we have our own principles we're prepared to stick to?
It's as if Europe says You can't prosecute our person your way -- but we can sure prosecute your person our way.
That's a special kind of arrogance, and you don't have to be Jesse Helms to get fed up with it.
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They're not talking about procedure for prosecution, Rob, they're talking about a method of punishment that a lot of Americans agree is completely barbaric.
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Liam: I'd tell you to kiss my ass, but I'm afraid you might take me up on it.
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Is it me, or do World Cup matches seem like reenactments of wars past a lot?
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3. If Europe can make a stink about the death penalty to the point that they will not assist us by providing evidence necessary to the prosecution of a war criminal, why shouldn't we have our own principles we're prepared to stick to?
It's as if Europe says You can't prosecute our person your way -- but we can sure prosecute your person our way.
Well, is IS a "International Criminal Court" and not a "European Court" But the second part...does bring up an interesting point. If Europe did support the death penalty, I wonder how much more violently, the US would react to its soldiers being on trial.
Wait a sec, are you saying that if Europe supported the death penalty, and gave the US evidence for prosecuting "war criminals" then it would be ok for them to prosecute US soldiers because their punishment standards would be the same as yours? I'm confused by your statement.
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Wait a sec, whyis the US in the business of prosecuting war criminals anyways? How do they find impartial judges and juries in the US....that haven't ever heard of wars that the US has fought in? It doesn't seem very workable.
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Re: World Cup matches as war reenactments: Refresh my memory; which was the war where the U.S. was ground under by Poland? Poland!
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