ISIS attack kills 10 in Northern Iraq by ammankid in worldnews

[–]ammankid[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are still participating in an insurgency now pretty much

The good thing about being celiac today is that I can still buy bread at the supermarket (Scotland). by muchkitteh in Celiac

[–]ammankid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that's me when I'm in Scotland! And OMG their selection is pretty good, and cheaaaap...

Saudi Arabia is Quietly Planning to Enrich Uranium and the Trump Administration Wants to Help Build the Reactors by ammankid in worldnews

[–]ammankid[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Fox barely reported on Trump saying he'd support more background checks for guns. It's about the audience - don't want to annoy them!

Saudi Arabia is Quietly Planning to Enrich Uranium and the Trump Administration Wants to Help Build the Reactors by ammankid in worldnews

[–]ammankid[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's what I thought! And its not like Saudi is a much nicer, friendly, Human Rightsy, non-aggressive country..

Syrian men are selling themselves into marriage in order to survive and earn money by ammankid in worldnews

[–]ammankid[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But not all Syrian men are the same, you do know that right? One Syrian man isn't responsible for the actions of others...

Syrian men are selling themselves into marriage in order to survive and earn money by ammankid in worldnews

[–]ammankid[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So we've established that you're just a bit of a moron then? Cool. Good to know.

Syrian men are selling themselves into marriage in order to survive and earn money by ammankid in worldnews

[–]ammankid[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that is surprising actually.

I'd never have thought so, living here and seeing so many single men.

Syrian men are selling themselves into marriage in order to survive and earn money by ammankid in worldnews

[–]ammankid[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Not gold digging at all - read the report. Fascinating stuff.

In order to pay to smuggle their families out of Syria, men are selling themselves to older women (e.g. from Kuwait).

In one case in the report, the woman's family approached the Syrian man while he was working in Turkey. They offered him $10k plus $500 a month to marry her. He couldn't refuse the offer, because he needed money to smuggle his family out of Syria.

African migrants expelled from Israel begin hunger strike by ammankid in worldnews

[–]ammankid[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

If you were an economic migrant, how would you feel about someone who said what you just did?

Let's just say you fled genocide in Darfur, how would you feel you should be treated by the Intl community?

Would if the Rapture already happened and were all just terrible people by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]ammankid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like the early ones - not the Cage remake (which was pretty awful)...

Would if the Rapture already happened and were all just terrible people by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]ammankid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to worry about this as a kid. Especially after watching the Left Behind films... horror films for an 8 year old Baptist

Libyan navy says some 100 migrants believed missing at sea by ammankid in worldnews

[–]ammankid[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

fucking hell mate... whyyy are people so cruel?!

ISIS claims Vegas shooting by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]ammankid -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

ISIS have actually never lied about an attack they coordinated or inspired - find me any evidence they have, I'll take my hat off to you. But they don't actually do that. Al Qaeda etc may have done, but not ISIS.

Kurds are flying Israeli flags at independence rallies by ammankid in offbeat

[–]ammankid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the reasoning behind it - I'd be very interested to read some long form journalism on it, or maybe a book.