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Kire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:06 PM
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Did this Marine mean to show the flag in distress?


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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:07 PM
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1. Is it really distress?
At that angle it does not look like it. The stars need to be rotated 90 degrees clockwise.
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Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:08 PM
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2. I think he just threw it up there.
Literally an "In your face" kinda thing IMO.
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Massacure Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:09 PM
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3. No, he was just showing off.
Nearly 1500 lives to 'show off.' What a waste.
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:17 PM
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4. Well, *I'm* in Distress AND Stressed AND Didn't Like
Edited on Mon Jan-17-05 11:19 PM by UTUSN
the Hispanic G.I. who was disco-ing and teasing the Iraqi kids-----and going "whoop-whoop". Thanks for the (bad) memories.
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bpilgrim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:20 PM
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5. it's a great shot, nevertheless
powerful symbolism in that shot

peace
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:23 PM
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6. irony/sarcasm-------OFF, thanks for that.
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number6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:24 PM
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7. why in the F#ck do you put your countries Flag over the face
of a statue ???? is that like the bag over prisoner's heads ???

I'm stressed and distressed over the whole f-ing thing too
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Blue_State_Elitist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:26 PM
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9. Freeptards love that sort of thing
It's just a form of humiliation...

haha look Saddam has our colors on his face!
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:24 PM
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8. First clue about the bondage and torture to follow...think about it.
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