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2025-07-01 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Wounded soldiers protest against halting Gaza war

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Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-07-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [119 views ] Top
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#1 ^Stupid is not a crime - but it is a capital offence.

Posted by Grom on palmtop 2025-07-01 05:34|| 2025-07-01 05:34|| Front Page Top

#2 On the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they invaded the Philippines in force, taking hundreds of Americans and Filipinos captive.

The press expressed surprise when the U.S. Army Chief Staff said that there would be no attempt at a rescue... that at that point December 8, 1941, it just was too complicated, too dangerous to attempt, and too distracting. He is quoted as saying, "Sometimes men must die."

Postscript (for those who might not know) -- a few years later, Japan surrendered.

Posted by Angel 2025-07-01 06:45|| 2025-07-01 06:45|| Front Page Top

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