Explosion at law school (Yale)

[Alex]

http://a799.g.akamai.net/3/799/388/21fecc599ee622/www.msnbc.com/news/1907258.jpg


NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 21 — A bomb exploded Wednesday in an empty classroom at the Yale University law school, police and FBI officials told NBC News. No injuries were reported, but a wall collapsed in the classroom, where law students had finished taking a final exam.

source- http://www.msnbc.com/news/916608.asp?vts=052120031845


i think this might be a terrorist attack. :q:

[thoriphes]

yeah they said that bush had just visited connecticut for a graduation. they don't know if it has anything to do with the bomb.

[Alex]

has anyone else heared about this???

[mlk]

ive not heard of it but i guess this is only the beginning of terrorist attack... The US used to be untouched by terrorist attack, now they're gonna know how it feels like... it's a pity the war and everything brought that....

[pinx]

the people of United States have this false sense of security and think they are untouchable.

[mlk]

exactly, the face of the world is changing - next step: Communist America :trout:

[kirupa]

Hey alex - yeah I heard about it. I don't think this is a terrorist attack. This happened almost 10 years after a similar bombing incident involving Ted Kaczynski (see article).

[fester8542]

Originally posted by mlkdesign
ive not heard of it but i guess this is only the beginning of terrorist attack... The US used to be untouched by terrorist attack, now they're gonna know how it feels like... it's a pity the war and everything brought that....

Now we are going to know?!!!!!

I dont think we will forget 9/11 you schmuck

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by fester8542
Now we are going to know?!!!!!

I dont think we will forget 9/11 you schmuck

Fester !

be nice...

;)

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[fester8542]

I didnt mean to not be nice, but that was a pretty cold statement.

<i>BTW....keeping it clean Rev:)</I>

[eilsoe]

I don't think "Schmuck" qualifies as a harsh word :)

[reverendflash]

If you take the meaning literally, Fester was name calling...

that is what I meant...

He should have said "that was a schmucky statement" IMO ...

or the like...

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[fester8542]

"that was a schmucky statement" IMO ...

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by fester8542
"that was a schmucky statement" IMO ...

:beam:

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[pinx]

Originally posted by fester8542
Now we are going to know?!!!!!

I dont think we will forget 9/11 you schmuck


hmm i wonder if the japanese have forgotten hiroshima and nagasaki where hunderds of thousands of people died. cause america sure has.

[fester8542]

Ummmm....okay?

are you two trying to start a flame war here?

[Guig0]

Originally posted by mlkdesign
ive not heard of it but i guess this is only the beginning of terrorist attack... The US used to be untouched by terrorist attack, now they're gonna know how it feels like... it's a pity the war and everything brought that....

yep, it´s a cold statment and without any proofs...

but i´m afraid that beginning of a massive terrorist attacks upons USA will come... when you mess with bees you can expect some stings.

[pinx]

directed at fester:

that's ok, i didn't think you'd get it.

[fester8542]

and what do you mean by that?

[pinx]

i mean that everybody is like "oh poor america" after 9/11 (it was a tragedy, i know, and it sucks that all those people died) but nobody pays attention to the fact that the US hasn't had a great past either.

[Guig0]

pinx you lost me... can you explain to me what do mean by "the fact that the US hasn't had a great past" ?

just curious...

[fester8542]

Name one country that has such a rosey history....

[mdipi]

in other words we have been terrorists too.

@ the story: I heard on my loacal news. I used to play LAX down there in the North/New Haven area. and let me tell you, the area isnt the nicest, sort of "Ghetto"//really bad area. Just not a good town.

[fester8542]

So your saying that me and my boys should Hijack a few planes and smash them into a few towers in Germany because of the atrocities it had comitted back in the day?

I am so glad I dont think like you pinx.

[pinx]

Originally posted by Guig0
pinx you lost me... can you explain to me what do mean by "the fact that the US hasn't had a great past" ?

just curious...


oh. sorry, i mean that it's not like the US hasn't been involved in any bad stuff before. hence my example with japan. japan bombs pearl harbor, a military base, and the US retaliates by dropping the A bomb on them. a little excessive, don't you think?

[pinx]

Originally posted by fester8542
So your saying that me and my boys should Hijack a few planes and smash them into a few towers in Germany because of the atrocities it had comitted back in the day?

I am so glad I dont think like you pinx.

no that's not what i'm saying, don't try to turn my words around and sound smart please. that's lame.

what i'm trying to say is, just like we don't glorify other countries who get bombed (by us, sometimes), the world shouldn't glorify the US for getting their *** kicked.

[Guig0]

Fez:

I´m not speaking for pinx, but regardless of if what USA has been doing is right or wrong, to people like Bin Laden and Saddan it will always be an atrocity, a disrespect to theyr religion, and yada yada yada...

so, these ppl will make revenge in the best way they know, terror.


that´s a cold hard fact.... unfortunately :(

[lostinbeta]

mdipi: Ghetto isn't a slang word. It is a real word that means a place where minorities live. I don't know if you knew that, I was just wondering why you had it in quotes is all.

As for this yale issue, just heard about it now, I don't really know how to react to it.

And pinx: Every country has it's downside of history, some more than others, but not one is without it's faults.

[fester8542]

Originally posted by pinx
no that's not what i'm saying, don't try to turn my words around and sound smart please. that's lame.

what i'm trying to say is, just like we don't glorify other countries who get bombed (by us, sometimes), the world shouldn't glorify the US for getting their *** kicked.

What is lame is your entire stance here.

Whatever.

My day is over im off to the GYM.

[pinx]

lost: exactly!! every country has it's downsides, including the US. so why is it that this country acts like some kind of saint?

[pinx]

Originally posted by fester8542
What is lame is your entire stance here.

Whatever.

My day is over im off to the GYM.

yes please go work off your frustrations there.

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by pinx
lost: exactly!! every country has it's downsides, including the US. so why is it that this country acts like some kind of saint?

Honestly, if I knew I would tell you.

[pinx]

haha, i'm glad we understand each other.

[mdipi]

Lost i put it in quotes cause i was using it as a slang for slums. so i put it in quotes cause i am using it outta the deffinition

[lostinbeta]

mdipi: but ghetto areas are slum areas. :elevator music plays: let me see if I can find the actual definition :continues playing elevator music:


a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure

[mdipi]

hmm ok then maybe i wasnt using it outta context. lol thanks! i usually think of it as a slang werd though. but now i know different

[lostinbeta]

Yeah, here in "Philly" everythings ghetto...lol. The word is used for many things so I can see how it would be thought to be a slang word if it is used the same way where you live.

[pinx]

i think it will take us as long as it is taking us to find osama.

[kirupa]

Yeah - a terrorist would have more likely wanted to take out as many lives as possible. We glorify our situation just as much as any other country would - esp when this is eerily similar to something that *could* be terrorist related. As an alternative to the A-bomb, would you prefer a long and dangerous hand-to-hand battle instead pinx? In a war a country does what it needs to protect the lives of its own troops. War isn't fun, fair, or friendly :(

Now, if 50 years from now, we are jingoing chants of 9/11 for something such as a local gas station robbery, there may be a problem!

Cheers!
Kirupa :ub:

[reverendflash]

pinx:

You make a good point, but 1945 Japan was given many chances to surrender before the bombs were dropped. They even refused to surrender after the first bomb was dropped.

If USA hadn't dropped the bombs, it is argued that Japan would have fought to the last standing man.

Someone was going to use the technology, in order to prove it's power, it's was the US's choice to step up and make the statement. Whether right or wrong.

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[pinx]

no of course i wouldn't prefer a long dangerous hand to hand battle, but i also don't prefer annihilating thousands of families. by any side, mind you. this stupid kind of patriotism and nationalism really really pisses me off. anyone who knows me will know that i will not watch the movie "pearl harbor" until they make a blockbuster about the US dropping the A bomb (TWICE) on Japan.

[pinx]

btw, kirupa, i'm not saying you're stupid, but that some people in the nation piss me off. :P

[reverendflash]

so what would be your alternative?

Just complaining about how it happened does nothing but make you sound bitter.

BTW - I wasn't being patriotic. I have done extensive research into WW2 (my father is a huge WW2 buff, and it gives us something to talk about), and these were my views on the subject.

but I am interested to hear your alternative to the two options you didn't prefer above.

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[pinx]

rev: as someone whose country was in war for over four years, i know that war is stupid and that innocent people are going to get killed. japan probably would have fought till the end. it's hard to say what was right and what was wrong, you're right about that.

i don't know, maybe as a pacifist that i am, i get mad when people get so war hungry. like bush, for example.

[reverendflash]

Pinx:

I agree. I too am a Pacifist. IMO, war does much more harm than good. Unfortunately, with the amount of Testosterone in the world, war is inevitable...

I had a boss who once told me "To get on my good side, bring me solutions, not problems."

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[pinx]

Originally posted by reverendflash
so what would be your alternative?

Just complaining about how it happened does nothing but make you sound bitter.

BTW - I wasn't being patriotic. I have done extensive research into WW2 (my father is a huge WW2 buff, and it gives us something to talk about), and these were my views on the subject.

but I am interested to hear your alternative to the two options you didn't prefer above.

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rev, i wasn't saying you were being patriotic. patriotism is ok as long as it isn't taken too far, which is happening right now as we speak. it happened in croatia too when the war started there, overnight, everything was "croatia is the best".

i also like history in general and knowing what went on. unfortunately schools don't do a great job here, so it's up to me to read and watch the history channel and such about different world events.

as far as an alternative, to tell you the truth, i have no idea. maybe that's why i'm not a politician. :P

[fester8542]

Originally posted by pinx
no of course i wouldn't prefer a long dangerous hand to hand battle, but i also don't prefer annihilating thousands of families. by any side, mind you. this stupid kind of patriotism and nationalism really really pisses me off. anyone who knows me will know that i will not watch the movie "pearl harbor" until they make a blockbuster about the US dropping the A bomb (TWICE) on Japan.

Stupid kind of partiotism? I mean no offence by this statement (although you will take it that way)

I and many others are patriotic because I was born and bred in this nation. I have been truly blessed to reside on this incredible chunk of land. I am given all of the opportunity in the world just because I live here. I have countless friends and family members that risk, have risked and others lost thier lived defending this nation. Perhaps you should give it a few more years being off the boat before you understand the TRUE meaning of American patriotism.

Regardless, I do agree with Pearl Harbor being crappy because it did not thouroughly explain the dropping of the bombs. However, historically, the saturation bombin in the the movie did occur first.

[fester8542]

If it were not for our patriotism, we would still be under british rule.

(Sorry Kit :) )

[mdipi]

Phil, i was talking with my mom about it and she was saying how she too thought it was a student. I think so cause it was in a small room, small bomb, and it was unocupied so no one was hurt. Most-likely just some kid who wanted to get out of exams for the rest of the year or was just doing a prank. Either way it is something that should, and is, being taken care of. But when you look at everything, there is no way it was a terroist.

[pinx]

Originally posted by fester8542
Stupid kind of partiotism? I mean no offence by this statement (although you will take it that way)

I and many others are patriotic because I was born and bred in this nation. I have been truly blessed to reside on this incredible chunk of land. I am given all of the opportunity in the world just because I live here. I have countless friends and family members that risk, have risked and others lost thier lived defending this nation. Perhaps you should give it a few more years being off the boat before you understand the TRUE meaning of American patriotism.

Regardless, I do agree with Pearl Harbor being crappy because it did not thouroughly explain the dropping of the bombs. However, historically, the saturation bombin in the the movie did occur first.

for your information, i have been here seven years and just became a citizen. i have been told to "go back to where i came from" by those so called overly (the key word in this argument) patriotic citizens. america is a great country, but it's not perfect (and neither is any other country) and in my opinion shouldn't be thought of as that. but i'm the foreigner, so how would i know, right? i've only lived in croatia, kuwait, and the US but i really don't know what i'm talking about (in case your well bred american mind has problems understanding, i'm being sarcastic).

so fester, tell me, what is that TRUE meaning you speak of? have you even read the other posts in this thread?

[RussianBeer]

Woah , Whoah...woah..
Cmon, no flame war..


Both of you have a good point, patriotism is important to make sure a nation works toghether not against each other. But yes, it can be take too far, and in history it has been many times (Nazi Germany, Italy) But honestly you cant define "what its really like to have american patriotism" You can begin to understand it, and I think that it requires to take a step back, and judge it from another countries point of view. Because when someone says "I hate that this country has this and thats" can be patriotic, because what is wrong with exposing the countries flaws to make it a better place than it is.

I whole heartedly aggree with Pinx on one part , when people tell me to go back to my country, I get angry.... Thats is such a blatantly racist statment that I want to stab them with a spoon! While yes, you must have respect for the country your in, you must not be on your knees for it. We must remember we live in a world society not on our own planet and we must understand our diffrences and live together not appart...

My two cents...

RB.

[Kitiara]

Originally posted by fester8542
If it were not for our patriotism, we would still be under british rule.

(Sorry Kit :) ) No probs. :) A lot of modern Americans (I know that's a generalisation) are descended from the British settlers... :P

Besides, we're encouraged not to think about the time when the UK had the Empire. We're taught to think that this was a very bad thing and we were all very uncivilised. In fact, we're barely taught about it at all, even though it's an important part of our country's history. :sigh:

[RussianBeer]

But PINX, I went to High School in the US, and as bad as the Education system in hawaii, they still do teach about Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and they dont glorify it in any way, Even though there is an argument for and against, no matter what it WAS horrible....

[pinx]

russian: yeah they touch on all the aspects of WW2 but they don't really (they do a little bit, but not too much) go indepth on what led to the events, etc. that's why i like college, you can take a history class and get more out of it than you ever did in 4 years of high school. :P

also, i don't appreciate it when someone says that i'm "fresh off the boat", i take that as a insult and won't tolerate such insults.

but i do agree with you on all your points and that all these points should not be taken too far.

[fester8542]

Originally posted by pinx
for your information, i have been here seven years and just became a citizen. i have been told to "go back to where i came from" by those so called overly (the key word in this argument) patriotic citizens. america is a great country, but it's not perfect (and neither is any other country) and in my opinion shouldn't be thought of as that. but i'm the foreigner, so how would i know, right? i've only lived in croatia, kuwait, and the US but i really don't know what i'm talking about (in case your well bred american mind has problems understanding, i'm being sarcastic).

so fester, tell me, what is that TRUE meaning you speak of? have you even read the other posts in this thread?

I dont care how long you have been here or anywhere else for that matter. Did you not a few weeks back pledge your allegience to this country? I thought so. Why dont you act on the words you were so quick to utter. Spend some of that time pissing and moaning doing something constructive.

If you took my prior statement as "go back from where you came from" then you are the one who has not thoroughly read the other posts in this thread.

As I had stated before I embrace immigration. Its one of the many things that make this place so great. So get off your high horse and grow up.

[pinx]

you know what, you can **** off. i'm putting you on my ignore list. you have no idea who i am and what i'm all about. i have dual citizenship so i tend to give the same preference to both countries. and if saying that something sucks about this country is unamerican, then you have a truly warped sense of what this country is all about.

[Alex]

now now guys, calm down please. i dont want this thread to turn into a place where all hell breaks loose.

Thanks! :)

[pinx]

all hell isn't breaking loose cause fester is now on my ignore list.

[fester8542]

Thats good. Its probably for the best. I shouldnt be wasting my time with an insignificant fleck of fly crap like you.

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by pinx
you know what, you can **** off. i'm putting you on my ignore list. you have no idea who i am and what i'm all about. i have dual citizenship so i tend to give the same preference to both countries. and if saying that something sucks about this country is unamerican, then you have a truly warped sense of what this country is all about.

Pinx:

you have been warned about this type of behavior before. You instigate arguments, then when they don't go your way, you end up telling someone to * off...

Stop it now, if it happens again, you will lose your privelidge to post on this forum.

Last warning.

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[reverendflash]

Originally posted by fester8542
Thats good. Its probably for the best. I shouldnt be wasting my time with an insignificant fleck of fly crap like you.

Fester:

this is unacceptable.

you know better than this. Don't let pinx goat you into a situation you really don't want.

;)

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[pinx]

i did not "instigate" any arguments. i take it upon myself to defend myself when somebody is insulting me. you do whatever you want cause i don't really care anymore (i never did, for that matter).

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by pinx
i did not "instigate" any arguments. i take it upon myself to defend myself when somebody is insulting me. you do whatever you want cause i don't really care anymore (i never did, for that matter).

That right there is the reason Mods get upset with you.

You don't care about rules of conduct, or anyone else's feelings when you feel insulted. Get a thicker skin, don't tell people to * off, or * up, or anything else!

If you truly don't care, then log out, and don't come back.

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[fester8542]

Sorry you had to get involved (again) Rev.

I feel my response was not out of line after being told where to "go off to"

And orderly.

[reverendflash]

Pinx will goat anyone into a name calling flame war, if you let her.

My advice is to do as most have, put her on your ignore list. Maybe eventually she will just go post somewhere else.

Just don't let her get your goat...

JMO

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