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Mtch Rapp's character is a CIA agent - the kind of CIA that's "unofficial" because he does the dirty works of torturing terrorists for vital information, and executing them. I've read of news reports how children and innocent civilians were tortured, maimed and killed by terrorists. So you gave a bunch of articles about the CIA applying tortures to terrorists, who think nothing of torturing and killing thousands of civilians. Mitch Rapp? My way of saying...."so what!" You want me to feel sympathy? Well, I feel sympathy for the civilians who are going through hell!

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No, it will be hard to prep adequately on short notice, especially when there isn't enough spare money to spend. They can scrape by, building up their stock a bit at a time, but that takes time. The first order of the day would have to have some water and ready-to-eat food, in the event that you can't cook. Pork n beans and soups that have large amount of protein will be good. Peanut butter and crackers. Always eat the perishables in your fridge first, then go for the perishables in your freezer......before you start opening those cans. That extends your food supplies. Right now, just the food in the fridge and freezer - I'd say I'll have at least 1 week food supply for 4. Also, I tend to have 3 to 5 loaves of bread in the freezer (especially when they're on sale), and I do the same for peanut-butter and jam, so that should keep us going for a while. Water is very important. They say you can last for weeks without food, but - depending on the season - you can't last 5 days without water.

I suppose that new member is a "sock puppet?" What else could be the reason? If I were the moderator, I'd just cancel the member but leave the topic as it is. I don't think there was anything offensive in that OP, do you? At least it could generate discussions for the rest of the members.

For young folks, yes...... it's best to get out of the city. But for the elderlies, and those who for health reasons can't go anywhere, or with nowhere to go - we'll just have to face what's coming. Hide some of your food and sacrifice some in your pantry. Group with family members - there's some safety in numbers.

I assume if NK will strike, it will be around winter. Just imagine winter with no electricity. How many of us are really prepared for that?

Cool. I've got the usual preparedness 2-weeks supply as advised by Red Cross for natural disasters. Looking into extending that asap! First aid supplies, too. With EMP disruptions - there won't be any food and water supply! You can't rely on the government to provide since there wouldn't be any vehicles running. Our biggest problem will be wintertime.

I read Mitch Rapp series by the late Vince Flynn.

That's one thing pundits and certain politicians are forgetting, when they keep endorsing diplomatic talks. One Canadian (I think our ambassador to UN) even compared this situation with Russia during the cold war, saying that it was more scary back then because Russia had the capability. Yeah - but Russian leaders weren't crazy! How can you reason with someone irrational, or crazy?

Knocking NK might happen next week.

Even without this - they've always been at risk! NK has always been at threat. If it ever comes to military action - North Korea will not survive!

I bet Japan and SK have had bunkers or air shelters built for the population long time ago After all, they're next door to a looney. I don't think Japan and SK would be unprepared in any way.

If the USA didn't bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki - how many more millions would've died in WW2? That's the ugly and very sad reality of war. Innocents are killed.

Can we have a General Discussion section? It can also accomodate conspiracy theories, and maybe some sections that aren't that popular can fall into General Discussion?

I don't know where to put this topic.....but since we're umbilically tied with the USA - economically and physically - I suppose this section will do. We face the same threat. Argus has just explained how an EMP attack works - and it will affect Canada if ever North Korea does launch an attack on USA. Is it time to prep now, in the likelihood of that event? Note: maybe we need a GENERAL DISCUSSION section (which can also accomodate conspiracy theories)?

There was a topic started by a newbie.......what happened?

I suggest newbies try to create a topic. Choosing a well-known or controversial topic is a good way to get attention. A new topic catches the eye easily, and it's bound to get someone to respond. If someone comes in with a heated response - don't take it personally. Not that I'm saying don't bother responding in an existing thread - but please be aware that some posters don't enter all the topics, nor do they read all the responses in them. Some just respond to notices. Of course I'm speaking for myself.

I do get it, MH. I got it the moment you brought it up. You may not realize what you're saying.........but, oh, I do. You want to have a "forum" that's open only to those whose ideology you approve of. You want to get rid of those you don't agree with. It's a way of controlling free speech. Typical of the alt-left. Any forum you'd approve of and frequent (which I assume would be an exclusive leftist forum), would be dead in no time at all.

Who are you to say who's a true Christian or not.....when you're not even a believer? You don't even understand enough about the Scriptures - or Jesus' teachings - as shown by your previous posts. How can that comment be taken as credible?

Well........you have a beef with Israel over settlers. I showed you why Israel ended up with that land. It's a spoil of war (which was started by the Arab neighbors). Why shouldn't Israel keep it? That's not a biased deduction. That's just fair. See? Isn't what you're saying an "unconditional support" for Arab nations who started that war?" You're my counterpart! No, not all Christians think like me.....anymore than a lot of Christians think homosexual acts, adultery, no-fault divorce, and abortion, are now okay. There are the relativists, and there are the fundamentalists.....same like any religion, even Islam. It's more of the Evangelicals that do. It's what's in the Scriptures.

That's why we're supposed to pray for leaders that they may do what is righteous in the eyes of God. A God-fearing leader (Jew/Christian) wouldn't be making any decision that he knows goes against the Scriptures.

Yeah you got that right. That's why maybe it doesn't hurt much for this site even if several lefties had gone? After all, does anyone really notice? You read one, you read em all! I ended up with a bad habit - I tend to skim over most known alt-lefties' posts since usually they're the same rant. A couple of those that are no longer active here - I just scroll by them fast. Just imagine a forum with all lefties and hardly any opposition! Your eyes will surely glaze over in no time at all. So if you think this site is boring - boy, wait til you get to a site that's all the same folks talking gibberish together! Especially if they're all a bunch of whiners to boot! I wonder how a bunch of lefties bicker among themselves? Me - I don't find this site boring lately. Like I said, it improved. We've got a good representation of lefties still with us - Dialamah had a status update recently, that made a note of them. Bottomline: A forum needs variety, MH. We should welcome everyone of all stripes.

Yes. https://christiandailyjournal.com/2017/08/08/jews-can-learn-evangelicals-unconditional-love-israel/

It still, is, working on him.....