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Mar 14th 2012, 4:45 pm

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Re: UK-US special relationship

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing

On my page it was "Isreal Under Threat - help Isreal: one small democracy surrounded by hostile enemies"

Should really be - Isreal: you make your bed and you lie in it, but that's another topic, what?

Three out of three, for consistency!

Mar 14th 2012, 4:46 pm

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I've got "The Israeli Martial Arts Academy Westlake Village"

Mar 14th 2012, 4:47 pm

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Re: UK-US special relationship

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On my page it was "Isreal Under Threat - help Isreal: one small democracy surrounded by hostile enemies"

Should really be - Isreal: you make your bed and you lie in it, but that's another topic, what?

Yeh, Israel, sling your hook, we're America's bitch.

Mar 14th 2012, 4:47 pm

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Re: UK-US special relationship

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Three out of three, for consistency!

HA!

Oh Christ, I deserved that one

Mar 14th 2012, 4:50 pm

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I've got "The Israeli Martial Arts Academy Westlake Village"

You being in Cali, get a California ad, I being in Washington get an ad for Vermont. I ask you!

Mar 14th 2012, 4:51 pm

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Re: UK-US special relationship

Now it's Sea World

Mar 14th 2012, 4:53 pm

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Now it's Sea World

I'm back to Flo. Order has been restored.

Mar 14th 2012, 7:43 pm

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Re: UK-US special relationship

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Originally Posted by Martinsb

Have no fear, we will know well in advance when Argentina intends to launch military action against the Falklands, French munitions exports will increase exponentially!

While we are tidying up sovereignty issues, I have just had a telegram from the Spanish Embassy asking if they could please have Puerto Rico back at some point.

Mar 15th 2012, 2:25 am

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Re: UK-US special relationship

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Originally Posted by lj2

Seems to me like he's complaining about being sent for trial for committing a crime... If anyone earns £150k from copyright infringement (promotion of or actually undertaken) then they shouldn't be surprised if/when it catches up with them...

He's not breaking any UK laws though, because he's not hosting the material.

He's basically doing a google, in that he has a site linking to the content hosted else where.

Mar 15th 2012, 2:58 am

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Re: UK-US special relationship

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He's not breaking any UK laws though, because he's not hosting the material.

Exactly. He's a British citizen running a web site hosted outside of the U.S. Where does the U.S. have any jurisdiction over this? Unfortunately, the U.K. seems to be quite happy to hand it's citizens over to the U.S. regardless.

Mar 15th 2012, 3:06 am

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Re: UK-US special relationship

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Originally Posted by cluedweasel

How could they let this nonsense extradition treaty get passed? What were the arguments for such an unbalanced agreement? (I am not sure I would send anyone to an American prison)

Mar 15th 2012, 3:24 am

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Re: UK-US special relationship

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What were the arguments for such an unbalanced agreement?

Something about a special relationship, wasn't it.....?

Mar 15th 2012, 3:28 am

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Re: UK-US special relationship

So what is the weather like were you are?

If you are not going to comment on the posters message, bug off.. You are just noise in the background.

Harry, thank you for your service, my Brother in Law served during that conflict as well.

I think the relationship depends on the leaders, but regardless, at the operational level the ties remain strong, because we both know where our bread is buttered, so to speak.

Viva Gen Nick Carter my former boss.

Mar 15th 2012, 3:42 am

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Re: UK-US special relationship

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Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer

I thought he was talking about countries who knew their ABCs ... then I realised the US was in the mix, so discounted that, on the grounds of illiteracy.

Apologize since I was typing and cooking dinner, as the misogynist I am. ABCA is correct.

Mar 15th 2012, 1:46 pm

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Re: UK-US special relationship

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Something strangely ironic, about an American telling Brits to "bug off", on a BRITISH expats board, isn't there? So much for the "special relationship".

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