Comments by "Stephen Villano" (@spvillano) on "Voice of America" channel.

@londop.a.3048 erm, 62 miles of anchor line, which is a chain on cargo ships? That'd fill the cargo hold and swamp the vessel with its weight.
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OK, now the fun begins. Prove intent over incompetence. Without calling in the Psychic Friends Network. Proving mens rea remains central to any prosecution.
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@Becker333 given both were MAGA supporters, "u guys" is a rather, ahem, interesting interpretation. Right up there with German propaganda announcing great successes in the war effort as Berlin was being stormed by all of the Allies.
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@VladimirStepanov-e6h as I recall, when the Ring Around the Gulf was severed, the captain and officers did get prison time for anchoring in the do not anchor zone where the cables were. The trick is proving mens rea, a guilty mind, as Halon's Razor is central to a court of law.
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@yeshiadmasu2563 odd, as the WWII and before maps had it marked Palestine. Then, the British fucked things up by allowing uncontrolled mass migration and the Jews forced Palestinians out of the homes their families owned for centuries. Can't figure out why their cousins got so sore with them... Do you really want to go into the history in detail?
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Well, when that didn't happen and in quite a few cases, OK, many cases, things were stable. But, there were exceptions, one being Syria, where al Assad brought in Palestinians in favor of Syrians, which started a lot of the frictions that built eventually into civil war. And once his outside support crumbled, well, he's a wee bit north shivering now. Hopefully, Syria will pull it off and get back to modern stability again. Nice enough folks, not as friendly as Lebanese, occasional attitude issues, but what can one expect from a people with such small olives? I'll just get my coat on the way out...
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@km077 what's what happened in the Middle East with a ship's captain, the crew detained for a few months after they ripped the cables from the Ring Around the Gulf.
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@NikoBellaKhouf2 not Hashemites, who are basically part of the source of the indigenous peoples of the Levant, Jews were a branching at Abraham, the rest from Ishmael. That's readily apparent when one consults their names proper pronunciation in Aramaic. The Europeans managed to bollocks things up after the holocaust during WWII and rather than plan and incrementally assist migration, allowed mass, uncontrolled migration that turned into a debacle and two groups creating a new sport - killing each other. But then, I've lived in the region for a number of years, what would I know? Those who speak like they're of bint haram know far, far better. Today, you're stuck with each other, like it or not, neither is going to manage to get rid of the other. And today, there's been a bit of an advance, despite Trump's worst efforts, when both sides patted him on the top of the head and sent him back to bed while the adults speak. Maybe one theory of mine is correct after all, you both need a common enemy.
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I guess we'll have to wait for them to chip them out of the ice come spring. ;) Although, NW Louisiana did get its share of frigid temperatures in winter too. And well, here in S. Central PA, I'm considering hibernating until spring...
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That might make sense, save for one thing. Upon announcing moving events inside of the secured rotunda, security was also beefed up. I doubt that they needed additional security to keep the cold outside.
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@carmen3091 and by definition, the other half hates him and doesn't count. Civil wars got started with far lower percentages and brought disastrous casualty counts. But hey, that's fine, I'll bring the military and veterans, with full knowledge of where the ordinance and munitions are stored.
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