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[theweaselking]

Ah, yes, the "I was just following orders" defense to murder - after you've already admitted that you grabbed a guy who had done nothing wrong, dragged him from his home, shot him repeatedly, then tried to cover it up. But you still didn't do anything wrong, because the victim was from the wrong religion.

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[larabeaton.livejournal.com]

Ah, the old "If you can't find the insurgent you're looking for, kidnap and kill his next-door neighbor," tactic.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

I love that their reasoning is "to show them we're tired of being bombed!"

[jsbowden.livejournal.com]

Which of course leads to asking why are you being bombed?

The inevitable answer is left as an exercise for the reader.

[sivi-volk.livejournal.com]

..........NUREMBERG, MOTHERFUCKERS!

Sorry.

[torrain.livejournal.com]

You should be. Multiple conflated ellipses?

I am shocked, I tell you. Shocked.

(Yes, I am speaking nonsense about your comment rather than saying anything about John's post. This is because (1) I could actually bring myself to read your entire comment, which I couldn't do with the news story, and (2) I actually am very very faintly surprised at the long string of dots, whereas I have kind of given up on being shocked at the behaviour in Iraq.)

[sivi-volk.livejournal.com]

I initially had three, but my comment was so short and crudely loud that I decided it needed a longer pause for emphasis.

I suppose it should have been "... ... ...N-", but I didn' think of it.