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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-06-04 10:26 PM
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Orwell alert: the trade association for the mercenary industry
http://www.ipoaonline.org/default.htm





The International Peace Operations Association (IPOA) is an association of Military Service Provider companies - companies who work or are interested in international peace operations around the world. This includes companies that do everything from mine clearance, to armed logistics, to emergency humanitarian services, to actual armed peacekeeping.

The association was founded to institute industry-wide standards and a code of conduct, maintain sound professional and military practices, educate the public and policy-makers on the industry's activities and potential, and ensure the humanitarian use of private peacekeeping services for the benefit of international peace and human security.
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-06-04 10:28 PM
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1. Don't you see? War is peace!
Edited on Tue Apr-06-04 10:29 PM by Fenris
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Rick Myers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-06-04 10:30 PM
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2. Now THAT'S freaky!!!
The logo is so.... Soviet! Or even Third Reich!!!!

Jeebus!

:evilgrin::wtf::evilgrin:
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DenverDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-06-04 11:39 PM
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5. I was thinking the logo was Disneyan.
Oh, right, that's pretty much what you were saying.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-04 10:03 AM
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7. Soviet, definitely.
That red degradé.
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Eye and Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-06-04 10:33 PM
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3. Peace operations? War is Peace. Works Makes Freedom.
Outsourcing Creates Jobs. Deficits Show Discipline.

P.S. The lion in their logo looks a bit dozy. I wonder what that means.
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-04 09:38 AM
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6. it means he's just had a big meal
the lion is sated from a long day of "peacekeeping."
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DenverDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-06-04 10:35 PM
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4. Is the lion sleeping?
Or has he been whacked by one of the "peacekeeping" services?
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