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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 04:11 PM
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Is it common to refer to "terrorists" as folks?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1434490,curpg-2.cms

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"This (Musharraf) is a man who's had his life threatened I think four times by Al-Qaida; in other words, four attempts on his life. And so he knows firsthand how dangerous these folks are," Bush said.
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wtbymark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 04:14 PM
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1. ahh terrorists, criminals, folks, dissidents - all the same n/t
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 04:52 PM
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3. Add citizens to that list
and you just about have it.. He is an equal opportunity destroyer of all....
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 04:49 PM
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2. Sure! For a psychopath, terrorists ARE "just folks"!
Been to a few soirees with some, I'd bet!
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adriennui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 04:59 PM
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4. the asshole referred to terrorists
as folks in one of the presidential debates. at that moment i thought he was finished.

i guess i was underestimating the stupidity of americans.
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 05:03 PM
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5. That was his first description of the highjackers on 9/11
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