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gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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i would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest and most sincere sympathies and condolences to all the victims and families who suffered as a result of the Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta.
may the world somehow find it's way out of the hole in which it currently resides. 
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whizkidd
Joined: May 14, 2004
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From: India
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I second that. Its very sad. When will all these stop?
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lovewalrus
Joined: Dec 22, 2002
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I to offer my sincere condolences to all involved. this planet has not seen so many killings since time began and all for what? Money, greed, power and the most unforgiveable and unexcuseable-religious differences!
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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They have my condolences too. And I second what Lovewalrus said - it just goes to show how far some religious extremists will go. I always thought religion was supposed to be peaceful, and showing people the right way to live!
I sincerely hope that something will be resolved quickly, so these senseless and pointless deaths will cease.
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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*Jojo*
Joined: Oct 15, 2003
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As we just commemorate the 9/11 tragedy yesterday (local time), the Jemmah Islamiyah terror group network strikes back! This has been an ongoing trend for the terrorists . . . just watch it mates, surely there's more to come . . . . just be careful whenever and wherever you are - esatonians, the fad happens in the 4 corners of the globe! |
absinthebri
Joined: Feb 11, 2004
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@Sammy - Have you any idea how many people have been killed by terrorist since (and including) 9/11? I just wondered if you have a figure.
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Sammy_boy
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@absinthe - no I don't but it must number well into the thousands!
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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*Jojo*
Joined: Oct 15, 2003
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I guess, @axxxr has a precise count on this:
1. 9/11 (New York-WTC) - Approx. - 3K
2. Iraq - Approx. - 1K (American soldiers alone)
3. Jakarta - Sept. 2004 - 9 dead/ hundreds hurt
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gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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9/11 (2001) WTC - 2752
Pentagon - 189
Pennsylvania crash - 44
(figures do not include the 19 highjackers)
Bali Bombing (Oct '02) - 202 people from 21 countries
Iraq (to present) - 1140 coalition deaths (1009 from US)
approx 12 - 13 thousand civilian deaths
(a majority of these are attributable to insurgent activity)
Beslan Massacre (Sept '04) - approx 400, plus untold emotional damage to the surviving children
Australian Embassy in Jakarta (Sept '04) - 10 dead
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Posted: 2004-09-12 11:27
