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It drives me up the ****ing wall when people try to justify the invasion of privacy and the basic human rights of a person in the name of the imaginary war on terror.
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Violence committed or threatened by a group to intimidate or coerce a population, as for military or political purposes. Thats what drone attacks do. The US need to stop and the UK need to get their tongue out of their arses. Last edited by billy123; 12-07-2013 at 09:49 AM. |
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Trillions are spent on "The war on terror" despite the facts. – You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack – You are 12,571 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack — You are 11,000 times more likely to die in an airplane accident than from a terrorist plot involving an airplane — You are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack –You are 404 times more likely to die in a fall than from a terrorist attack — You are 87 times more likely to drown than die in a terrorist attack – You are 13 times more likely to die in a railway accident than from a terrorist attack –You are 12 times more likely to die from accidental suffocation in bed than from a terrorist attack –You are 9 times more likely to choke to death on your own vomit than die in a terrorist attack –You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist –You are 8 times more likely to die from accidental electrocution than from a terrorist attack – You are 6 times more likely to die from hot weather than from a terrorist attack http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/04...han-terrorism/ Imagine if that money was spent on the top two of that list. Last edited by billy123; 12-07-2013 at 10:16 AM. |
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