[SATLUG] Brad Knowles insults the military

[Travis Runty]

Agreed, can you say members only off-topic forum discussion?  j/k

-Travis


On 8/6/07, Jeremy Mann <jeremymann at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What does it say for local businesses or employers who are lurking on
> the list looking for help or want to know more about Linux and they
> see these threads? What's next a discussion on Lindsey Lohan?
>
> C'mon guys...
>
>
>
> On 8/6/07, Hector Bojorquez <hector.bojorquez at gmail.com> wrote:
> > A political discussion at SATLUG?
> >
> > Apart from the fact that most SA techs are conservative or
> > libertarians....it's not a great place for diverse political opining...
> >
> > However.... my .02
> >
> >  It doesn't take a genius to see that there's been coercing at the TOP
> of
> > the military...I doubt it takes place elsewhere...
> > But starting with Powell.
> > I still can't get over the fact that
> > ... three weeks before the Iraq invasion... he said that it wasn't
> > necessary... then BLAMMO-- his pathetic forced testimony in front of the
> UN.
> >
> > What's his excuse?
> > Following orders... I don't think so...if he KNEW in his heart,  there
> was
> > no WMDs and he lied....then he's a war criminal.
> >
> > If he didn't know.. then he's a fool... and I don't believe that..
> here's a
> > man that has seen  "real" intelligence and I'm sure that he could tell
> that
> > what was being put out as intelligence by the administration was simply
> > bullshit... It was obvious to people who weren't ready to drink the kool
> > aid.
> >
> > As it was to ANYONE who has followed the real reason why we kept Saddam
> in
> > power in the 80s... to keep Iran at bay.. to weaken them...as a buffer
> zone
> > between Shia domination and Sunni moderation (I ain't talking Baathist
> > Sunnis... but Saudi, Jordan, and Egypt)... that's not 20/20 hindsight
> > kids... go back and READ papers from the 80s
> >
> >
> > He KNEW all that... and more..
> > so.. was he forced by the adminstration to change his tune...
> > ya betcha'
> >
> > Is his mortal soul in peril for that betrayal of EVERYTHING he'd ever
> stood
> > for , of his OWN doctrine ... probably.
> >
> > His weakness in not standing up to President Bush did nothing but weaken
> > this country.
> >
> > Just imagine.. if we hadn't looked like such idiots in the running of
> this
> > war...we probably could go in and bomb the Taliban in the borders of
> > Pakistan and no one would blink..
> > but since we now look like incompetent fools..at best... and liars at
> > worst... the world looks at us suspiciously.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/6/07, Alex Bartonek <bartonekdragracing at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I dunno about FC just yet.  Isnt that just RedHat
> > > rebadged?
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Robert J Hewitt <kc5jmr at grandecom.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > does that include Fedora?
> > > > On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 13:03 -0700, Alex Bartonek
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > --- Travis Runty <trunty at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Where the hell did he insult the military??
> > > > >
> > > > > aahhh who cares.. make him say the word that
> > > > starts
> > > > > with an 's' and ends in 'orry'.. man I cant wait.
> > > > oh
> > > > > please oh please.. say it..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > PS. SuSE no longer rocks because of their shady MS
> > > > > deal.  I guess I'll try the Microsoft of Linux
> > > > > (RedHat). (there..that'll stir up a few things)
> > > > lol
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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