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by scotty79 162 days ago
Kidnapping president of another country? That's new right?
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supermatt 162 days ago
Capturing the head of state has happened many times historically. I think the USA is the only sovereign state to have done it in recent history though (and multiple times at that!).
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scotty79 161 days ago
Oh, yeah Panama 1989 H.W.Bush

Apparently modern old farts in power can only reanact things they've seen in their 'youth'.

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gitaarik 161 days ago
What about Saddam Hussein?
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scotty79 161 days ago
Wasn't he basically executed with extra steps after thoroughly trashing his county first?

I think that's a different thing.

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