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Name: Will
Location: California, United States
Birthday: 4/2/1984
Gender: Male
Interests: Worlds beyond. Storms. Journeys. And The End of The World.
Expertise: Making you think I know what I'm talking about
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Member Since:
4/22/2003
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| I guess it's one thing to make a mistake. It's another to award medals and refuse to apologize for the mistake...
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On July 3, 1988, the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air flight #655, killing all 290 civilians on board. The tragedy received brief media attention in the United States, and U.S. military officers actually received medals and commendations for the action. Iranians have never forgotten this incident, and the date is marked in Iran each year with memorial ceremonies.
According to the US government, the crew mistakenly identified the Iranian Airbus A300 as an attacking F-14 Tomcat fighter. The Iranian government maintained that the Vincennes knowingly shot down the civilian aircraft.
In 1996, the United States and Iran reached "an agreement in full and final settlement of all disputes, differences, claims, counterclaims" relating to the incident at the International Court of Justice.[5] As part of the settlement, the United States agreed to pay US$61.8 million in compensation for the Iranians killed. The United States did not admit responsibility or apologize to the Iranian government.
In August 1988 Newsweek quoted the vice president as saying "I'll never apologize for the United States of America. Ever, I don't care what the facts are."
After completing their tour, the Vincennes crew was awarded Combat Action Ribbons for having actively participated in ground or surface combat, and the captain received the Legion of Merit.
sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655
http://www.forusa.org/
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| Funeral.
Masses.
Of people, black coats
Stiff shoulders, bowed heads.
Watery faces,
Molded faces,
Into the expression of sadness.
I'm sad, but sad
I didn't know him better.
I feel sick
Because his kids don't have him.
Sad not for him,
because he lived
a Wild and full life.
Full of love
Adventure
Recklessness
Abandon
Love
Commitment
Giving
And hurt.
Hurting, loneliness
Wonder, wound.
And I am sad for that.
I am torn because I've had wounds
And so has he.
Hushed air,
Suppressed feelings,
Reverence For The Deceased.
But inside, wild love,
And joy,
And life, exploding in an affirmation of
his life. And his Changing
and Becoming.
Some are sad because he crashed into the ocean
But for that, I'm glad.
He died full of life, he died
Fighting.
He died doing what he loved to do.
He died in the midst of a battle
Instead of a coma.
I talked to him
And he understood me.
He opened up
And I felt him.
He opened up so achingly wide
As I'd done in the past
That I didn't know how to respond.
Now, I know how to respond.
I respond by yelling,
Singing and shouting that I'm alive
And that I will die,
And that I felt him,
And so I'll give. Give to the living
And to the Asleep.
See you in the next age
R.K.
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| When I was a kid, I was climbing on a jungle gym at a park. Near me there was a girl about 10 years old, her mom nearby reading a magazine. To my surprise the girl called out to her mom, "Mom, can I have sex with a boy?" Without looking up from her magazine, her mom said, "Not until you're sixteen."
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I just answered this Featured Question; you can answer it too!
I have been on many dates throughout my life.
I know, I know, you are probably thinking "Most people have," but still, there are those people who have not lived very long.
Some of the most memorable dates I have been on have been September 11, 2001. That was a memorable date. Another memorable date I have been on is my birthday, even though there is one of it every year, because every year on my birthday I become one year older than I was the day before and that is amazing to me.
Some dates have been memorable in a negatively bad way such as a time when I got sick.
There are so many dates that it is hard to keep track of but you just have to remember there have been some memorable ones in there and remember them.
I hope to be on more dates in the future, but hopefully not bad dates, because those are no fun. I have faith that I will be on many good dates because I hope I will live long and in the pursuit of happiness.
In conclusion, here's to good dates. Signing off. | | |
| "The idea that most Christians have is
that God created a perfect man and woman to begin with, intending that
this perfect pair should be the progenitors of a perfect race. But Satan
comes in and spoils God's work at the outset, he contaminates the fountain
head, and the whole stream is befouled, and God must delay his originally
intended work until he repairs damages, so to speak--until he has counteracted
and undone the Devil's evil work; in which endeavor he will only partially
succeed according to the common view, and thus Satan will succeed in marring
God's original plan eternally. Of course we cannot suppose that when
God created man innocent in Eden, he intended that any of his descendants
should be eternally tormented; and yet some of them will be eternally tormented
according to the so called orthodox view;
hence the conclusion necessarily follows that Satan has succeeded in permanently
disarranging God's plan and has compelled him to take a course that he
would not have taken had it not been for the so called 'fall of man.' "
-- a. p. a.
Most.
but Love.
romans eleven thirty-six.
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