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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: I'm right here Tati
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It's got a great beat and I can dance to it.
It's safe to say this guys not from the Greater Chicago Land area.
 In this video, a previously little known group calling itself the Turkestan Islamic Party claims it carried out several fatal bombings in the country in recent months. The group's self-described military commander, Seyfullah, said it was responsible for incidents in Shanghai in early May and in the southern city of Kunming on July 21 that killed a total of five people. He also said the group had bombed a plastics factory in the province of Guangdong. Most ominously, he threatened to carry out further attacks during the Beijing Olympics, which are scheduled to open on August 8. Indeed, the video begins with Beijing's Olympic logo in flames and with a grainy image of a sports facility superimposed with an animated bomb blast.
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In the years following the ascension of Chairman Mao, China invaded and absorbed many of its neighboring countries (like Tibet and Uyghur). Many of the people of these countries view the Beijing Olympics as their chance to finally get their message heard on a world stage. As China very tightly controls its press and the international press is only allowed to see certain things, a massive, violent demonstration or act of terrorism are going to be the only ways for these groups to get international attention.
There are literally dozens of such oppressed groups in China. I expect the official news reports during the Olympics to mention several "accidents" that are really cover-ups for terrorist acts. I also think that at least one of these groups will succeed in getting their message out of China...
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Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Anybody have pics of the naked swimmer's protest poster? Think I'd rather see that...
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