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Which is exactly why I think it is a loosely defined term by those who use their dislike for religion to attack muslims. By your own example if one decides to use the religion to say all muslims are backwards or brainwashed in my dictionary that would translates into phobia of all muslims. This is to generalise the context to have a go at each and every single muslim born regardless of their affinity with the religion, which we seem to be loosely defining as 'islamophobia'!

I can assure you US will do absolutely nothing about DRPK so long as you have the Chinese is on board...China needs NK...This is why this is so untenable.

If US wanted to unleash its power on DRPK and defeat it then why has it not already done so? I hear these rhetorics on regular basis and IMHO it is nothing but just hot air for people venting their anger as if things will change....

.....Moving swiftly on..... Interesting perspective on Turkey since the inception of Kemalism aka Ataturk or the father of the Turks..... http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/16/rip-turkey-1921-2017/ The end game for Erdogan is to bolster the islamic roots back into the country. Power corrupts and his attempt to close the final chapter on the modernity of the history of the country is in near sight.

The news is still enfolding in relation to this I don't have to prove you anything especially in a country where the freedom of speech and journalism is limited to what the president says....There were students, activists and teachers that are not allowed to go back to Turkey anymore because their university heads was against the policies of Erdogan during the coup....The news I shared here is coming from the horse's mouth...Individuals and turkish family that are dissatisfied with the results of the referendum because of those 2.5 unsigned documents....These are large numbers and certainly eschew the results of referendum.....The very fact that you acknowledge this shows that YOU know very well what is going on there but because of your affiliation to Erdogan's party are unwilling to listen to any other news Spare me the conspiracy theories for hearing things that does not mould to your ears......I am the last person on this forum you can accuse of conspiracy theory! For you I suggest the first step to the recognition that something is wrong is to undo your own fabricated, indoctrinated ideologies...Then you are susceptible to listen and learn....When the power gets into you then there's corruption at every level. If you try to defend a government at any cost then I will wonder about your own affiliation with that party or group. For sure people also do get indoctrinated to believe their government is doing the right thing. This is just not confined to muslims. I have seen zionist jews doing the same when supporting their corrupted government at any length....

This is a sad moment for Turkey... From what I understood from a contact in Turkey the referendum results was a tital sham.... It was a split 49:51 with 51 in favour of Erdogan, which now gives him extended power. However....there were 2.5million unsigned papers that were given in favour of Erdogan indicating the results were rigged. These kind of things has happened in the election results in the Middle East. In 2009 Iran slso experienced this when Mahmood Ahmadinejhad won a victory despite the low turn out by the public....This is bad news for Turkey and the democratic principles it was exposed to.

Islamophobia is just another term to attack Muslim and incite hate crimes.

It transpires the Russians have their own version of MOAB which they call it FOAB and four times more powerful than the american version. Next thing to a nuclear bomb without radiations... http://uk.businessinsider.com/foab-vs-moab-bomb-damage-2017-4?utm_content=buffere862d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-bi&r=US&IR=T "Unlike the MOAB, the FOAB is a thermobaric weapon, meaning the primary goal is to burn up a target — so it forms a humongous fireball." "Upon detonation in a FOAB, the high explosives rapidly spread out the fuel, helping it burn up as quickly as possible. The explosion can deliver an otherworldy surge of heat to anything within about 1,000 feet and gobbles up most of the oxygen in the blast zone." Well guess what? This is gonna look like arms rave on whoever can flex their muscle in the area. Russia v US of A. But again what is the end game and at what cost?

When a POTUS tries to pick up as many fights with countries from the most hotspot corners of the world simultaneously (namely DPRK, Syria and Afghanistan) then one has to wonder what is the objective of the mission. IMHO, this decision by Trump has diluted the US strategy on foreign policy and only reveals a president just happy enough to see his popularity ratings going up....

That is the same kind of sentiment I share. Although the wording of islamophobia is so loosely defined to create that platform to attack all muslims.

To me "Islamophobia" is a made up word to group a certain people who practice it. Not everyone does it but some people use it as a motivation as hate speech against muslims. Same way we see reference to holocaust used to reference to jews and open the door for anti semitism....

Good...I am against any form of hate speech including the ones against certain people from a religious group....

Well according to this news source it was the commander in chief who authorised the bomb..... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/donald-trump-moab-us-bomb-afghanistan-mother-of-all-response-statement-a7683221.html In all honesty though listening to him is like a child with dyslexia. Limited vocabulary confined to few words..."bad deal", "good job", "beautiful babies"...

Exactly right! Couldn't agree more on that except that he wasn't even a good businessman.

Exactly right! Trump is a businessman not a president.

You cannot deny the fact that his rating as a POTUS has really gone down in recent months...If anything emphasising on his pre-election messages in getting rid of ISIS is exactly what he is trying to accomplish in this mission...I have reservations about this and brlieve this will only escalate things in the region with Russia...

Daisy cutter was tested in Afghanistan in 2011. MOAB is different....

This is the first time I am posting on this topic... I think it is absurd to deny that holocaust ever happened. If some people want to deny it that is their opinion and they sure are entitled to it. I know this is a very sensitive subject... IMO, there should be an open discussion for everyone (including those who deny or have reservations about holocaust) to share their thoughts. People are entitled to their opinions and the merits of their arguments can be judged by everyone else. In some countries it is not even allowed to open discussion about this subject. I think creating that perception of censorship or that which makes it forbidden to talk about Holocaust is quite a dangerous path we are following.

The Massive Ordnance Air Blast has cost the US $314 million. The US Air Force dropped one MOAB - the largest nonnuclear bomb in the US's arsenal - on an ISIS target in a remote part of far northeast Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the goal was to destroy "a system of tunnels and caves that ISIS fighters used to move around freely, making it easier for them to target US military advisers and Afghan forces in the area." Let see if that works....

This is the largest non nuclear mission carried out by the US in Afghanistan in 16 years... http://uk.businessinsider.com/us-moab-mother-of-all-bombs-isis-afghanistan-2017-4?utm_content=bufferd3ada&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-ti&r=US&IR=T I guess deploying such a large bomb in such area with close proximity to some regional super powers including near Pakistan border may send some mixed signals as to what the true intentions of Trump administration are. He wants to make his campaign promises a reality and win the hearts snd mind of his core supporters but my take is there is always more to these stories... With the ongoing war in Syria deliberated against the Assda regime is such a move to send a warning signal to Russia?

Just watch the video I posted earlier. In that link he said this: "I am a physician and I have to work tomorrow" It is just not right to compromise a passenger's experience of flying a supposed to be reputable airline. That's just my opinion.

So what is the solution? "Dao was treated for injuries he suffered to his face and a police officer involved in the incident has been placed on leave." This came from the article from BusinessInsider I posted here earlier....I ask you this why does he have to abandon his flight when he holds a valid ticket? Wrong analogy to draw a parallel. He bought a service to fly an airline with a valid ticket. You on the other hand will be a squatter if you came and sat at the porch...

Explain to me pls how is putting up with such a primitive selection for overbooking by the airliner is moronic behaviour by a passenger? Especially one that is a doctor and may have to be at an appointment? IMO putting up with the kind of behaviour these airliners are enforcing is why we see lack of improvement in services. Maybe they will get their acts together maybe they don't. But the reality is someone has got to say enough is enough.

This trend of overbooking has been invariably been affecting the UA and on the increasing line.... There's a correlation between these over bookings and increasing number of passengers being asked to leave their flights voluntarily. It is a slack in their system. The guys face is in blood! If that is not brutality then I don't know what it is...Have you watched the video? Bad choice to involve the police. This is not about getting your own way...This guy has been randomly selected to leave the flight because of overbooking...He has a valid ticket and there is no reason why he should leave the flight. It is illogical to say we should put up with this Shtick just because the fare prices may increase. That is totally unacceptable! The very fact that the CEO of UA now has now apologised for insulting this passenger will pass on a message that one does not have to put up with an incompetent system of booking that should be the hall mark of prestigious airline companies

The critising is not just confined to bashing Jews but also Iranians that I see some posters discriminately blame them for everything wholeheartedly...