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Filipino Soldiers Defied UN Order to Surrender to ISIS
Frontpage Mag ^ | 09/02/2014 | Daniel Greenfield

Posted on 09/02/2014 7:11:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

I believe it was Emilaino Zapata who said something like “I rather die on my feet than live upon my knees.”


21 posted on 09/02/2014 7:52:01 AM PDT by GOJPN
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To: SeekAndFind

That guy looks pissed and rightly so.


22 posted on 09/02/2014 7:52:15 AM PDT by tbpiper
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

One of the hardest things I’ve ever done is telling my son not to let them take him alive if the base is over run. This was before he left for Afghanistan. Hard thing for a mother to do.


23 posted on 09/02/2014 7:57:59 AM PDT by Himyar (Sessions: the only real man in D.C.)
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To: SeekAndFind

So who was the Muslim-supporting UN “Commander” who ordered them to lay down their arms? Why is it we don’t have this idiot’s name??? It’s amazing how the left works these things totally in reverse against their enemies. If this was a doctor refusing an abortion, that doctor’s name would be in the news 24/7 for a week, and they’d mobilize their mob goons to surround that doctor’s house.


24 posted on 09/02/2014 7:58:59 AM PDT by antonico
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To: SeekAndFind

Still more utterly self-destructive policy from the idiots at the UN.


25 posted on 09/02/2014 8:04:35 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Yorlik803

What are the odds the Fijians will be murdered by ISIS ?


26 posted on 09/02/2014 8:07:36 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: Straight Vermonter

RE: Gen. Catapang is a hero.

As someone who spent time in the Philippines, I find the name of the general to be quite fitting for his character.

The word “tapang” in Ca-tapang, means BRAVE in Tagalog.


27 posted on 09/02/2014 8:18:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well we know at least 1 group of men who have not had their balls removed yet. Hoo-ah!


28 posted on 09/02/2014 8:18:40 AM PDT by vpintheak (I will not comply!)
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To: reformedliberal

Every blue helmet I see would catch a round.


29 posted on 09/02/2014 8:19:42 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SeekAndFind

Unless you want to be Thursday nights “entertainment” and have your head sawed off, surrender is not a good option.


30 posted on 09/02/2014 8:28:27 AM PDT by crusadersoldier
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To: SeekAndFind

Surrendering to the likes of ISIS would only mean a terrible death. Thus, one might as well fight to the bitter end, even if it means fighting with one’s bare hands.


31 posted on 09/02/2014 8:49:00 AM PDT by spetznaz (Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
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I see the surrender request as something more sinister coming out of the UN.

IS already has Fijian hostages captured in the Golan Heights buffer zone according to the story.

Well, the more hostages they have, the much easier it will be to retake the Golan Heights from Israel. The world would shriek with antisemitism if the Israelis defended themselves and in the process killed UN hostages.

Better to just have the Golan Heights returned to Syria (IS), wouldn't you think? The UN (US Left, Marxists, communists, etc and enough redundancy) can't get Israel to return the Golan Heights any other way, so why not use this sinister “tactic”?

32 posted on 09/02/2014 10:35:49 AM PDT by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Makes one wonder why the UN issues weapons to its “peacekeepers.”


33 posted on 09/02/2014 10:45:05 AM PDT by DPMD
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Makes one wonder why the UN issues weapons to its “peacekeepers.”

The UN does no such thing. Member countries bring their own equipment, including weapons. It's a rent a cop operation and many third world countries fund their military through these UN missions.

34 posted on 09/02/2014 10:47:45 AM PDT by centurion316
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