You may well be right. Similarly, it is a pipe dream to think that Hamas will ever consider living in a mutually respectful peace with Jews.jackspratt wrote: ↑January 19, 2024, 8:47 amIn my view, it is a pipe dream to believe HAMAS can be "totally" destroyed.
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- January 19, 2024, 9:10 am
- Forum: Politics - Other than Thailand
- Topic: Israel under attack from hamas, war declared.
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- January 18, 2024, 11:32 pm
- Forum: Politics - Other than Thailand
- Topic: Israel under attack from hamas, war declared.
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Lets not forget the West Bank. Yet another botched IDF retaliation kills 7 civilians. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68006126 The Palestinian paramedics say that they weren't terrorists. But terrorists blend into the civilian population, that's part of what makes terrorism successful. A...
- January 18, 2024, 11:23 pm
- Forum: Politics - Other than Thailand
- Topic: Israel under attack from hamas, war declared.
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My understanding is that hospitals are afforded special protections under various conventions. So if you are going to attack one, you need to be pretty sure you have good justification to do so. In this case, the non-existent "Command Centre" obviously failed that test. As I said above, even assumi...
- January 18, 2024, 6:47 pm
- Forum: Politics - Other than Thailand
- Topic: Israel under attack from hamas, war declared.
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And still no "Command Centre". ;) Raises an interesting question, worth considering, IMO. Does it really matter whether the tunnels under hospitals were command centers, or Hamas used them for weapons storage facilities, conference centers, terrorist sleeping quarters, etc.? AFAIK, no hospitals hav...
- January 17, 2024, 10:15 am
- Forum: U.S. Politics
- Topic: US Presidential election odds
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- January 17, 2024, 10:09 am
- Forum: Politics - Other than Thailand
- Topic: Israel under attack from hamas, war declared.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Authority_passport 44 countries honored the Passport with entry without a visa or visa upon arrival True, indeed. AFAICT they are all either Arabic or minor, third world countries, and include no major world powers, no countries in western Europe or North A...
- January 17, 2024, 2:08 am
- Forum: Politics - Other than Thailand
- Topic: Israel under attack from hamas, war declared.
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Exactly. Where are all the Palestinian archaeological finds in the region? There are lots of archaeological finds there with Hebrew writing from thousands of year ago. Where's any evidence of ancient Palestinian presence?
- January 15, 2024, 9:41 am
- Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
- Topic: Stocking up on food essentials
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- January 15, 2024, 4:13 am
- Forum: Politics - Other than Thailand
- Topic: Israel under attack from hamas, war declared.
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On the Hamas charter, I understand it calls for the elimination of Israel, rather than all Jews. Happy to be corrected. The original 1988 Hamas charter contained this paragraph: "The Day of Judgement will not come about until Moslems fight the Jews (killing the Jews), when the Jew will hide behind ...
- January 14, 2024, 8:40 pm
- Forum: Politics - Other than Thailand
- Topic: Israel under attack from hamas, war declared.
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‘It is a time of witch hunts in Israel’: teacher held in solitary confinement for posting concern about Gaza deaths Meir Baruchin, who was fired and jailed for criticising the military, says that many who agree with him are afraid to go public.......... That's not quite the whole story. Here's a bi...
- January 13, 2024, 8:05 pm
- Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
- Topic: Stroke -Doctor recommendations
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- Views: 524
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The difference between Thailand and the U.S. I have to have a head MRI once/year. I do it in Boston at the hospital where my neurosurgeon is. It's $4,500 each time. Fortunately between Medicare and my Medicare supplement plan, it costs me nothing.
- January 13, 2024, 4:31 am
- Forum: U.S. Politics
- Topic: US Constitution prohibits Trump from ever being President again
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His only saving grace will be at the Supreme Court where he will hold a 6-3 advantage, with three (3) of Justices he put in there. While this group of justices is definitely conservative, they haven't always agreed with Trump. I realize that, I was just making a point that the only way he is going ...
- January 12, 2024, 7:09 pm
- Forum: U.S. Politics
- Topic: US Constitution prohibits Trump from ever being President again
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- January 12, 2024, 7:45 am
- Forum: U.S. Politics
- Topic: US Constitution prohibits Trump from ever being President again
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- January 11, 2024, 5:51 pm
- Forum: U.S. Politics
- Topic: US Constitution prohibits Trump from ever being President again
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Maybe its just me, but as I see it, a fella is allowed to hold a rally / gathering to avail his voters of his down fall..Most defeated leaders do it..and they mostly vow to fight on for the good of the party /voters, its typical politics . Some even think they were robbed of victory..I see no engag...
- January 10, 2024, 12:20 pm
- Forum: U.S. Politics
- Topic: US Constitution prohibits Trump from ever being President again
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The Secretary of State for Maine cannot ban someone from standing because she thinks he may have murdered someone, when in fact that person has not even been convicted of murder..innocence until proven guilty, beyond reasonable doubt, by a jury of 12 people. Correct. Even if someone is convicted of...
- January 10, 2024, 11:21 am
- Forum: Politics - Other than Thailand
- Topic: Israel under attack from hamas, war declared.
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- January 10, 2024, 11:17 am
- Forum: Politics - Other than Thailand
- Topic: Israel under attack from hamas, war declared.
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- January 10, 2024, 11:04 am
- Forum: U.S. Politics
- Topic: US Constitution prohibits Trump from ever being President again
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- January 9, 2024, 9:19 pm
- Forum: U.S. Politics
- Topic: US Constitution prohibits Trump from ever being President again
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The area that concerns me is how is the offence determined? I'm no lawyer, perhaps our learned moderator can chime in but wouldn't this apply only if Trump is found guilty in a court of law after a trial? Are we not innocent until proven guilty under American law? No, the Constitution doesn't requi...