Spurious Logic by US on Cluster bomb treaty


	Spurious Logic by US on Cluster bomb treaty

papananook

5-23-2008 8:21 AM

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papananook says:

WTF? This is the stupidest shite I've heard in a while. We can't ban these awful weapons why?

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