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indepat

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42. Incidents like this and all those killed or suffering major trauma fighting in Korea,
Thu Oct 10, 2013, 03:16 PM
Oct 2013

Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iraq again, among others, are but small prices our government has willingly paid to stop the spread of the evil communism, keep the dominoes from falling, teach the Cubans a lesson, capture a bad-ass dictator-buddy, for the temerity to invade our buddy having skedaddles of oil, and to wipe foreign terraism off the face of the earth, are but small prices willingly paid by those in power.

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The man who set himself on fire [View all] riverwalker Oct 2013 OP
Very sad. enlightenment Oct 2013 #1
Rest in Peace, John Constantino, rest in peace. seabeyond Oct 2013 #2
Rest in Peace, Mr. Constantino... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #3
"He seems to have been forgotten already by the public" BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #4
May he rest in peace. I miss the anti-war songs. The conservatives own the media. nm rhett o rick Oct 2013 #5
They are still being made. quakerboy Oct 2013 #25
I just shed a tear malaise Oct 2013 #6
This has been a local story.. HipChick Oct 2013 #13
I hope we find out more about him. marble falls Oct 2013 #7
R.I.P., brother pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #8
Don't you just know... Link Speed Oct 2013 #20
The Buddhist monks in Viet Nam Half-Century Man Oct 2013 #9
That was the first thing I thought of ashling Oct 2013 #15
Seems a likely motive for his actions, to me. grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #35
Rest in peace,sir... secondvariety Oct 2013 #10
War fucks people up... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #11
As long as profiteers gain from war, peace will never have a chance. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #30
"War Is Not The Answer" dougolat Oct 2013 #32
Thanks for your research. I was wondering jazzimov Oct 2013 #12
Forgotten so much already go west young man Oct 2013 #14
I posted to the original thread ...... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #16
May you find peace sir, prayers to you and your family benld74 Oct 2013 #17
there was virtually not a single story on any of our major hopemountain Oct 2013 #18
. libodem Oct 2013 #19
thank you Voice for Peace Oct 2013 #21
Thanks for posting this. Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #22
Oh no ! janlyn Oct 2013 #23
"Will the Self-Immolation in DC Spark a Tunisian Uprising Here?" HomerRamone Oct 2013 #24
RIP now Marine. bluesbassman Oct 2013 #26
So damn sad. avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #27
Tragic. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #28
Semper fi, Marine Recursion Oct 2013 #29
May he rest in peace. silvershadow Oct 2013 #31
thank you for following up and letting us know. RIP N/T SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2013 #33
So sad. Rest in peace, sir. nt DLevine Oct 2013 #34
Rest in Peace, John Constantino Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2013 #36
As mom would say and now I say... Javaman Oct 2013 #37
May he find the peace he never found in life... mountain grammy Oct 2013 #38
''Thank you.'' Octafish Oct 2013 #39
RIP cantbeserious Oct 2013 #40
and 40 years from now Enrique Oct 2013 #41
+1 Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #43
Incidents like this and all those killed or suffering major trauma fighting in Korea, indepat Oct 2013 #42
Very sad. Rest in peace, hero John. LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #44
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