A la guerre comme a la guerre?


	A la guerre comme a la guerre?

aklimento

8-27-2008 10:36 PM

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war, crime, extrajuditial executions, sergeant, officer, army

aklimento says:

Can you believe it will be over in 2011? I'm afraid it will last forever. 40 years since Vietnam and still the same. What is this, Texas spirit? Don't mess with US?

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10-3-2008 1:20 AM

Aqualung1000

These things happen in every war! The difference here is that it's all brought out to the public here, as it should be.

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