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KlatooBNikto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 07:59 AM
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The dogs that didn't bark.
One of the enduring mysteries for me since the invasion of Iraq and the tortures at Abu Ghraib, Baghram etc. was why there have been no street protests in countries like Egypt,Saudi Arabia, Lebanon,Pakistan and other Islamic nations? In Egypt and Pakistan, ruled with ruthlessness by U.S. puppet dictators,one can understand why this is. But, in countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and others where there are large Muslim populations one should have expected more vociferous protests. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
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ClintonTyree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 08:05 AM
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1. They're all fighting in Iraq?
And no, I hadn't thought about that. They may very well be, but we'd never know about it from OUR Main Stream Media. Michael Jackson is on trial you know, then of course there's Charles and Camilla. THESE are the REAL stories Americans want to hear. :eyes:
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prodigal_green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 08:26 AM
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2. There were protests at the beginning of the war
just like here. We don't go out in the street every day to protest. Also, their governments are not supporting the US effort, so whom is there to protest against?
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KlatooBNikto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 08:28 AM
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3. Usually, you see protest against the U.S. embassies in these countries.
Even that seems to have been absent this time.
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ConcernedCanuk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 08:33 AM
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4. I think the World is getting to the point, that where the USA is concerned
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we are starting to just hit the button

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neweurope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 08:36 AM
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5. ??? But there were. There were protests in:
Edited on Sun Feb-20-05 08:37 AM by neweurope
(I'm not saying the list is complete, just a very quick Googling)

all European countries (not only EU: all of them, even Iceland)
Lebanon
Malaysia
Iran
Egypt
Jordan
Turkey
Southafrica
Mexico
Argentina
Columbia
Venezuela
Chile
South Korea
Russia
Philippines
Hongkong
Thailand
Japan
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Ecuador
Peru
Guatemala
Canada
Puerto Rico
Bahrain
India
Philippines
Morocco

There has never in the history of mankind been this kind of intrnational protests like now against the USA.

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Bush to The Hague!
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