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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2021 17:04:35 GMT
Two British nationals and the child of a British national were among those killed in the Kabul airport attack  |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 27, 2021 17:04:52 GMT
From the article above: "The Pineapple Express' mission was underway Thursday when the attack occurred in Kabul. Two suicide bombers believed to have been ISIS fighters killed at least 13 U.S. service members -- 10 U.S. Marines, a Navy corpsman and an Army soldier and one to be determined -- and wounded 15 other service members, according to U.S. officials." This is the kind of reporting that really pisses me off. You would think that these were the only casualties of the blast. Your ABC seems to believe that only American lives matter. Contrast that to the Australian ABC reporting: "At least 60 people including 13 US troops were killed in two bomb blasts orchestrated by Islamic State (IS) group off-shoot ISIS-K." from here www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/100411880This type of headline is common here, and it bothers me at times as well. However, I am curious if your news would also word things that way if it was regarding people from your country? It seems pretty common for countries to tie in their citizens when it comes to foreign events. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 27, 2021 17:08:29 GMT
Two British nationals and the child of a British national were among those killed in the Kabul airport attack So sorry for your Country's loss. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2021 17:16:12 GMT
Two British nationals and the child of a British national were among those killed in the Kabul airport attack So sorry for your Country's loss. Thank you. Its such a tragedy all round, so many families, UK, US and Afghans grieving at this moment. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Aug 27, 2021 17:18:32 GMT
Two British nationals and the child of a British national were among those killed in the Kabul airport attack I saw that a minute ago. I can’t imagine all of that grief.  |
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Post by Just T on Aug 27, 2021 18:27:30 GMT
onelasttime McCarthy stated that Schiff cannot do the job. But Devin Nunes is investigating it, So.... Whew. I feel ever sooooo much better knowing that Devin Nunes is investigating it. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 27, 2021 18:41:34 GMT
Just TMoooooing in the bushes ...
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Post by onelasttime on Aug 27, 2021 19:14:26 GMT
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Post by angel97701 on Aug 27, 2021 20:57:08 GMT
Note the comments that are linked in this original notification from Flight Aware.
Flying from safe havens to destinations abroad, US etc.
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Post by 16joy on Aug 27, 2021 22:17:37 GMT
Are other countries able to get their translators out? I hope the US gets everyone who helped us out.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 27, 2021 22:23:30 GMT
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Post by gar on Aug 27, 2021 22:29:15 GMT
Are other countries able to get their translators out? I hope the US gets everyone who helped us out. Not all of them, no 😕 |
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Post by 16joy on Aug 27, 2021 22:48:41 GMT
Heart breaking to hear
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Post by powderhorngreen on Aug 27, 2021 23:11:50 GMT
Government has same agreement/rights with regards to commercial ships as well.
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Post by aj2hall on Aug 27, 2021 23:46:19 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 27, 2021 23:49:15 GMT
Just another nonresponder!
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Post by aj2hall on Aug 27, 2021 23:50:41 GMT
I hope the Republicans don't start falsely blaming Afghan refugees for spreading Covid www.npr.org/2021/08/27/1031827480/afghan-evacuees-vaccination-dulles-virginiaArriving evacuees are tested for the coronavirus and isolated if they test positive. U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who test negative are allowed to go home. Just 11 of the 900 Afghan evacuees who were tested on Tuesday appeared to be infected with the virus, Neely said, according to the AP. |
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Post by aj2hall on Aug 28, 2021 0:08:58 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 28, 2021 1:19:21 GMT
CNN:
Four San Diego families stuck in Afghanistan are secure and in the process of returning to US
From CNN's Cheri Mossburg
Four of the five Southern California families still stranded in Afghanistan are in a safe place and are in the process of being removed from the country after a bombing at Kabul’s airport killed scores of people Thursday, school officials told CNN.
The San Diego-area families traveled to Afghanistan this summer to visit relatives and became stranded in the country as the Taliban quickly took power this month.
The four families in a secure place are preparing to depart, according to Howard Shen, spokesperson for the Cajon Valley Union School District. A fifth family is still unable to safely exit and continues to seek help from US officials.
Each of the involved families has students in the school district, located just east of San Diego.
California Rep. Darrell Issa’s office told CNN Friday it is working to help at least one additional family – a sixth – escape Afghanistan, but provided no details about the situation.
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Post by aj2hall on Aug 28, 2021 1:41:54 GMT
I think the Republicans are going to shift from save our allies to we don’t have room for Afghan refugees. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/afghan-refugees-republicans/2021/08/18/3592aaa0-005e-11ec-825d-01701f9ded64_story.htmlBut the nativist wing of the party that backed President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda is warning that the Afghan refugees could pose a security threat and is stoking fears about where they would settle in the United States. Some on the right have characterized the arrival of Afghans as part of their broader “replacement theory” warning — the idea that immigrants and particularly undocumented ones are “replacing” natural-born Americans. Fox News’s Tucker Carlson spent Monday night criticizing Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney’s call for the Biden administration to immediately expedite the asylum process. “If history is any guide, and it’s always a guide, we will see many refugees from Afghanistan resettle in our country, and over the next decade, that number may swell to the millions,” Carlson said. “So first we invade, and then we are invaded.” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) rebuked a suggestion by Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, that he may allow the state to accept refugees. He should not do so, she warned, while Americans remain “stranded” in Afghanistan. She also questioned the cost to Georgia taxpayers and added that “the future of GA shouldn’t be like MN that voted for [Rep. Ilhan] Omar, a liberal Democrat from Minnesota and a refugee from Somalia who is often attacked by Republicans. The warnings are also being pushed by former top Trump adviser Stephen Miller, who advocated a restrictive immigration policy that his detractors called racist. “Resettling in America is not about solving a humanitarian crisis; it’s about accomplishing an ideological objective — to change America,” he said Tuesday night on Fox News. Trump has not articulated a clear message about refugees yet, but on Wednesday he released a statement criticizing a plane packed with hundreds of Afghans being flown out of the country before all Americans have been brought home. “This plane should have been full of Americans, America First!” he said. The potential clash over Afghan refugees could exacerbate tensions over whether Republicans should follow the party’s more traditional hawkish foreign policy approach or continue on the nationalist path laid out by Trump and supported by many GOP voters who remain loyal to the former president. It also could serve to highlight to what degree a nativist, anti-immigrant approach is now the prevailing view in the party even with Trump out of office. |
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Post by onelasttime on Aug 28, 2021 1:52:14 GMT
Didn’t waste any time…
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Post by hookturnian on Aug 28, 2021 3:09:01 GMT
From the article above: "The Pineapple Express' mission was underway Thursday when the attack occurred in Kabul. Two suicide bombers believed to have been ISIS fighters killed at least 13 U.S. service members -- 10 U.S. Marines, a Navy corpsman and an Army soldier and one to be determined -- and wounded 15 other service members, according to U.S. officials." This is the kind of reporting that really pisses me off. You would think that these were the only casualties of the blast. Your ABC seems to believe that only American lives matter. Contrast that to the Australian ABC reporting: "At least 60 people including 13 US troops were killed in two bomb blasts orchestrated by Islamic State (IS) group off-shoot ISIS-K." from here www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/100411880Plenty of news sources I've read have all included the total number. You can stop with your US hate. I made a comment about this article. I didn't generalise to all media. Someone did however post after you saying that this style of reporting is not uncommon. Criticism is not hate. I love my countries. I criticise their policies and actions all the time. |
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Post by hookturnian on Aug 28, 2021 3:31:58 GMT
From the article above: "The Pineapple Express' mission was underway Thursday when the attack occurred in Kabul. Two suicide bombers believed to have been ISIS fighters killed at least 13 U.S. service members -- 10 U.S. Marines, a Navy corpsman and an Army soldier and one to be determined -- and wounded 15 other service members, according to U.S. officials." This is the kind of reporting that really pisses me off. You would think that these were the only casualties of the blast. Your ABC seems to believe that only American lives matter. Contrast that to the Australian ABC reporting: "At least 60 people including 13 US troops were killed in two bomb blasts orchestrated by Islamic State (IS) group off-shoot ISIS-K." from here www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/100411880This type of headline is common here, and it bothers me at times as well. However, I am curious if your news would also word things that way if it was regarding people from your country? It seems pretty common for countries to tie in their citizens when it comes to foreign events. An interesting question. The Bali Bombings have a place in Australian history and Australian psyches similar to the effect of the 9/11 attacks on America and Americans. 202 people from 21 countries died in the blast. Most of the victims were from Australia. I went looking for reports from that time but could not find anything. The earliest I found was a list of Australians who were confirmed as dead, or injured, or safe, or unaccounted for. I found this from a year later. It is the inscription on a memorial for the victims, including those from my state. citycollection.melbourne.vic.gov.au/bali-memorial/Inscriptions On the night of October 12, 2002 at the eleventh hour, an act of terrorism claimed the lives of 202 people on the island of Bali. Of these, 91 were Australians, 22 were Victorians. This is a place for comfort for those who lost their loved ones, and for those who were grievously hurt and scarred. It is also a place that honours the many people who extended a helping hand at a time of distress and need. And it is a place of reflection for all who treasure peace. The fountain is comprised of 91 jets representing each Australian who lost their life. The names of the 22 Victorians are recorded on the sides of the fountain. The 202 victims are represented by the 202 lights located over the water. On October 12 each year the fountain will recede and become a reflection pool. [Names of Australians who died] Reports since then, including when the mastermind behind the attacks was released and on various anniversaries, seem to follow a protocol of listing total number of dead, not just Australian dead. This reporting is, of course, with the benefit of time, rather than the immediacy of current events. |
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Post by onelasttime on Aug 28, 2021 15:41:52 GMT
Former gave a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt From CNN…. linkFrom the article…. ”Donald Trump's recounting of his 2020 conversation with a Taliban leader is something else” Now to what Trump actually said: * "I spoke to, and sort of the known head, but nobody was sure, but now I'm sure, and I was sure then when I was speaking to him. And I knew as soon as I spoke to him. And even the introduction, I say hello, and he screamed something very tough." If I am reading this right, Trump wasn't sure that Baradar was the head of the Taliban when the conversation first started but he figured it out once Baradar "screamed something very tough." * " If you do anything bad to the United States of America, if you do anything bad to any of our civilians, to any American citizen, or if you do anything out of the normal, you know, they've been fighting for a 1,000 years, but out of the normal, because you've had your wars, and if you do anything out of the normal, but anything bad to America or any American citizens, I will hit you harder than anybody has ever been hit in world history." This sentence is 85 words long. And it ends with Trump recounting that he told Baradar that if the Taliban hurt any Americans that Trump would "hit you harder than anybody has ever been hit in world history." Which, well, would be pretty hard. Also, Trump's description of Afghanistan's history -- "you've had your wars" -- is truly remarkable. * " And then he asked me one question, and I'd rather not repeat that question, because it's a very scary question. But he asked me one question, and I gave him the answer yes." I truly have no idea what that one question could have possibly been. And why would Trump not want to tell it to Hewitt? * " I wanted to be out by May 1. I had spoken to him quite a bit before May 1, but we had a condition of May 1. But they missed conditions, and so therefore, I bombed and we hit them very hard."Trump using the word "I" to describe a bombing campaign is not surprising, given what we know about him. But it is still a little surreal. Me: How about that , not only did former single handily create the vaccine for COVID, he also single handily bombed another country.* " And I never realized, and of course I realized the importance and power of the presidency, but I never realized how important the office of the president is until this happened, because when I watched what happened over the last week and a half with some horrible, stupid decisions that were made, number one being allowing our military to leave before the civilians and before we get all of our equipment back, $83 billion dollars." So, Trump never realized the power of the presidency until after he had left office and was watching the Afghanistan situation from afar? Really? Of course, he also contradicts himself in the same answer when he says "of course I realized the importance and power of the presidency" right before he says "I never realized how important the office of the president is." So.... |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 28, 2021 17:25:22 GMT
Well if he needed to control his temper then maybe he shouldn’t have gone off script and stuck to the reporters he was ‘instructed’ to call on by whoever is actually in charge. I was surprised that he didn’t once again state that he was ‘going to get in trouble’ when he took a question from someone that wasn’t on his listed of approved reporters. I fail to see what was wrong. Doocy couldn’t or wouldn’t respond to the question. I guess that’s what happens when you’re a Fox attack dog with very little deep background knowledge on your topic. Typical Fox “reporter” come to a presser totally inept, void of facts, thinking they’re asking “the hard questions” but leave as foolish as they entered! |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 28, 2021 17:27:52 GMT
I watched that and thought that he was trying to control his temper. And I understood why. Doocy is the worst. Well if he needed to control his temper then maybe he shouldn’t have gone off script and stuck to the reporters he was ‘instructed’ to call on by whoever is actually in charge. I was surprised that he didn’t once again state that he was ‘going to get in trouble’ when he took a question from someone that wasn’t on his listed of approved reporters. And again…grasping, struggling to find a way to blame those democrats for the idiocy of the trumps and dooceys of the world. |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 28, 2021 17:30:34 GMT
I watched that and thought that he was trying to control his temper. And I understood why. Doocy is the worst. Well if he needed to control his temper then maybe he shouldn’t have gone off script and stuck to the reporters he was ‘instructed’ to call on by whoever is actually in charge. I was surprised that he didn’t once again state that he was ‘going to get in trouble’ when he took a question from someone that wasn’t on his listed of approved reporters. And you didn’t say boo about trumps incoherent babbling! |
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Post by onelasttime on Aug 28, 2021 17:38:59 GMT
I have such a low opinion of today’s Republicans that I’m always surprised that they can make me think less of them then I already do.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 28, 2021 18:49:21 GMT
I have such a low opinion of today’s Republicans that I’m always surprised that they can make me think less of them then I already do. That's not even news any more. They have been saying that out loud since the begining of the weeks. There is no honor with them. They oppose everything good for people. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 28, 2021 20:16:42 GMT
Josh Hawley isn't sure what he wants. Over the past two years, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has called on the Chief Executive of Hong Kong to resign. He has called on Dr. Anthony Fauci to resign. He has called on the White House's entire defense and national security team to resign. On Thursday, shortly after a terrorist attack on the Kabul airport killed 13 American service members and dozens of Afghans, Hawley added another name to the list: President Joe Biden," the newspaper wrote. The newspaper noted Hawley infamously voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. On the morning of the January 6th insurrection, Hawley raised his fist to show solidarity with the mob. The newspaper noted that Hawley had actually pushed for an earlier withdrawal from Afghanistan."Despite his support for withdrawal, Hawley has said there were "other options" for how the U.S. troop withdrawal could have gone. His office did not respond to a question asking what, specifically, those other options would have looked like," The Star wrote. "Instead, his office sent a statement again calling on Biden to resign." www.rawstory.com/josh-hawley-editorial/?cx_testId=15&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s |
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