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If he did they didn't listen to him.   Like everyone else.

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https://www.cbp.gov/about/mobile-apps-directory/cbpone

I guess when the moderators say they will not fact check and that is up to the debaters, and they enty sneak in fact checking that is demostrably wrong, that is a problem.   That is why Vance felt it necessary to correct the moderator on on the Springfield - Haitian issue.   She got it wrong.   He had it right.   But in putting it to her, they turned the mics off.  Again, not what the moderators were supposed to do.   They initiated that and talked over Vance continually even after he pointed out that they broke the debate rules.   They were had and didn't ant any of it.   The moderators were in the wrong on that one.

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Yah mon!

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If you get caught, deny and don't allow any investigation.  

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Hamas_charter

In May 2017 Palestinian political and military organization Hamas unveiled A Document of General Principles and Policies (وثيقة المبادئ والسياسات العامة لحركة حماس), also referred to as the new or revised Hamas charter.^[1][2] It accepted the idea of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, i.e. comprising the West Bank and Gaza strip only,^[3] on the condition that also the Palestinian refugees were allowed to return to their homes,^[4] if it is clear this is the consensus of the Palestinians^[5] ("a formula of national consensus"^[6]); but at the same time this document strove for the "complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea",^[2][6] and did not explicitly recognize Israel.^[3] The new charter holds that armed resistance against an occupying power is justified under international law.^[1][7]

While the 1988 Hamas Charter had been widely criticized for its antisemitism, the 2017 document stated that Hamas' fight was not with Jews as such because of their religion but with the Zionist project. However, Hamas fell short of repudiating the original, 1988 charter, saying it was a document of its time and the new document represented Hamas's position for now.

Views on the 2017 document varied. While some welcomed it as a sign of pragmatism and increased political maturity, and a potential step on the way to peace, many others dismissed it as a merely cosmetic effort designed to make Hamas sound more palatable while changing nothing about Hamas' underlying aims and methods. The revised charter did not formally repudiate or revoke the previous one, with Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar saying that it is not a substitute for its founding charter.

This does not describe what you said.   You'll have a hard time convincing anyone that this means anything other than what they have always held.  Good luck.

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Boat from  Bari Italy to Durres Albania.   Any excuse to go to Italy.   You might even see Chamizo and say hi to him. 

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Fly into Rome and drive or boat to Albania.   For the drive, Venice would be closer.   Not too far away.

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I noticed this also.   Reminded me of the Gutches Sandersaon match.   Sanderson was on offense and Gutches was on defense, but brilliantly.   With a few moves he outscored Sanderson 7-6 with Sanderson getting 6 takedowns. 

Sad was not on the offensive really.   But he was on the defensive and scored big with that.  DT will have to neutralize that defense of his.  He threw Bagaev around pretty easily.

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6 minutes ago, uncle bernard said:

Why aren't the Arabs ever allowed to defend themselves? Israel was blockading Gaza and occupying the West Bank. They annexed the Golan Heights. All of those are acts of war under international law, the international law *we essentially wrote* post-WWII! But the law doesn't apply to them for some reason.

Everybody understands Israel's right to defend itself. Killing 40,000+ people in Gaza by conservative estimates is not defense. That turned into offense a loooong time ago.

You seem to think this thing should go tit for tat for all eternity. That's how toddlers think. If it's ever going to end, one side has to stop escalating. The arab states have been far more conciliatory in this aspect for years now. They just came out *again* and said they will have peace in exchange for a Palestinian state. Even Hamas accepts a two state solution. Israel does not. 

Although you reject this, you are pro hamas and pro hezbollah.   Your statement above proves that.   You say they now want peace for a Palestinian state.   Because they are getting their butts handed to them.  But they have rejected every such proposal in the past.   They do not want a Palestinian state.   They want Israel gone.  Period.   From the river to the sea.  That is what they want.   Israel is not in agreement so they are the bad guy.  

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The logic is so simple you can't understand it.  If attacked, you defend yourself heartily.   Anything less invites more attacks and perhaps loss of the war.  Arabs attack Israel, Arabs will die.   That's the lesson since 1948. 

The corallary is similar.   If Arabs don't attack Israel, Arabs and Israelis don't die.  

Everyone says Israel has to right to defend themselves, but cry they are too rough in defending themselves.  I think Israel is tired of being constantly attacked.   So they are eliminating hamas and have decimated the hezbollah fighters.  Hence eliminating the threat.  

Arabs plot ways to kill Israelis.   Israel plots ways to effectively defend itself. 

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16 minutes ago, red viking said:

They have whatever comes to their way now. 

And you are complaining about it when they defend themselves.  

They have not gone to war against anyone as the aggressor.   They have answered the aggressor with very aggressive defense.   And the world has a tizzy when that happens.  Jordan and Egypt have learned their lesson.   They don't do that anymore you'll notice. 

Iran has pushed them to their limit via hamas and hezbollah.   Iran just fired over a hundred missiles at Israel.   But I'm sure you will say Israel should not retaliate.   That is just idiotic.   Iran did this precisely for the carnage of hezbollah, they said so.  Their favorite pet has been squashed because they were planting the seeds of major escalation.   So your solution would be for Israel to forgive Iran for over a hundred missiles, hexbollah for constant rocket attacks, hamas for constant rocket attacks and an incursion that killed 1200 people and carried off 200 prisoners.   It won't end until Israel is allowed to defend itself properly and learn these guys to stop attacking them like they did with Jordan and Egypt.   

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Israel has been attacked more than any other country in the area since 1948.  So they are likely going to kill more arabs since they are the ones attacking them. 

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4 minutes ago, red viking said:

Lots of violence all over the world. Israel is more violent than any country in world history, so either way, the overall violence would be a lot less if it weren't for them. 

Is Israel more violent, or have they been attacked more than any country in world history? 

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Why was NC hit so hard?   Seems wild.   Amount of rain or wind?   Or both?   Asheville got hammered. 

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That's what i said.  But governments are not looking to do that, they want to know where you are going, they want active tracking to get the  mileage.   What you suggest would be acceptable. 

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Sadulaev won 10-7?   That means he is vulnerable.   Someone scored 7 on him and Taz decimated him last year.   Maybe his neck is not completely healed.   But if I was DT, I would be lookinig to exploit that weakness that allowed Bagaev to score 7 on him.   That is uncharacteristic of Sad.   DT definintely should be watching that match and see what Bagaev idd to score and not do what he did to get scored on.    That is the trick.  Sad is really good offensively historically.  

Will be a great match to watch assuming both get to the same match. 

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For historical fiction  - The Princess Bride and Spinal Tap.

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Is it possible Iran miscalculated?   Israel has torn Hamas apart, that job is almost complete.   And then when Hezbollah started rattling their sabers, their pagers exploded, then walkie talkie's exploded, and then surgical air strikes getting more leaders.   Even inside Iran, Israel did a surgical strike and got their man.   Iran has to know Israel can take out anything they want.  

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On 9/28/2024 at 8:10 AM, Husker_Du said:

this entire thing is because a building passed a code check?

I think it was because it didn't pass an inspection.   Adams pushed to have it be OK'd anyway. 

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They should tax EV tires as they wear out more quickly due to the increased weight of an EV.   Tax the batteries as well to get the increased  revenue they want.   Taxing mileage is invasive of privacy in my opinion.   Unless you have to go to  a place and they record your mileage.   Government does not need to know where  you go on a daily basis. 

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Very cool, thanks!

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1 hour ago, BuckyBadger said:

Somehow, I never watched Jaws….until this week. Man, what a great movie.

 

You're gonna need a bigger boat.

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Too bad for her, they do not fly to Chile.   Can go to Uruguay and then hop on another local flight to Santiago.   Easier to go United or American.  

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You are one scary potato!!

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