You are probably referring to a bogus translation of this document that has been popularized. It's really about Cyrus establishing the legitimacy of his reign and divine right. In a word, official propaganda of the ancient world. See the real thing here: link to livius.org
"Elif and many others tried to prevent those who were trying to provoke the police, but to no avail."
Right, the peaceful police were provoked. Things like a woman in a red dress and no scarf just cannot be ignored.
This is some kind of fence-straddling apologist merde, I think. The police were provoked? Back your statement up. Where's the beef?
Amazing, you folks defending Assad by trying to compare our waterboarding with the systematic torture being practices there. Not to defend our own crimes, but there's a phrase that covers it: "Order of magnitude" difference.
Or maybe y'all'd like us to forgot about the thousands killed by Assad's dad. Like father like son, so much for the Hippocratic Oath, eh?
What about the so-called cozy relationship of the Bush administration with Syria? I don't recall anything of the sort. Not that we weren't sending folks to be tortured overseas elsewhere. But, weren't suicide bombers infiltrating Iraq via Syria, to our discomfiture?
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You are probably referring to a bogus translation of this document that has been popularized. It's really about Cyrus establishing the legitimacy of his reign and divine right. In a word, official propaganda of the ancient world. See the real thing here:
link to livius.org
A plethora of apologists for Assad's regime infests the comments section today...
"Elif and many others tried to prevent those who were trying to provoke the police, but to no avail."
Right, the peaceful police were provoked. Things like a woman in a red dress and no scarf just cannot be ignored.
This is some kind of fence-straddling apologist merde, I think. The police were provoked? Back your statement up. Where's the beef?
Amazing, you folks defending Assad by trying to compare our waterboarding with the systematic torture being practices there. Not to defend our own crimes, but there's a phrase that covers it: "Order of magnitude" difference.
Or maybe y'all'd like us to forgot about the thousands killed by Assad's dad. Like father like son, so much for the Hippocratic Oath, eh?
What about the so-called cozy relationship of the Bush administration with Syria? I don't recall anything of the sort. Not that we weren't sending folks to be tortured overseas elsewhere. But, weren't suicide bombers infiltrating Iraq via Syria, to our discomfiture?