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She then quoted from what she said was a "personal example" of this: a Feb. 28, 2005, posting in an Internet chat room that called on unnamed "commandoes" to ensure that she and O'Connor "will not live another week ...."
The Courts 2009
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Mr. Modi's small security force, whom he has dubbed "commandoes," will act like a mini-police contingent, keeping neighborhoods safe and fielding public complaints.
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Did any of the first wave of commandoes fire their hand guns as they descended?
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I just wonder: (1) why the IDF did not choose the less dangerous alternative of disabling the boat and towing it to Ashdod; and (2) why, after they chose to board the ship, the IDF fast-roped its commandoes one by one into a hostile crowd, armed with paintball rifles.
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Were they the people engaged in beating the commandoes (and throwing them onto the lower bridge) or were some of the people shot not engaged in that violence and trying to evade the Israeli troops?
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Did the first wave of commandoes fire paintball guns as they descended.
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Apparently the two things Hamas commandoes know how to do is to kill Jewish women and children, and to treat women like slaves.
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Navy commandoes slid down to the vessel one by one, yet then the unexpected occurred: The passengers that awaited them on the deck pulled out bats, clubs, and slingshots with glass marbles, assaulting each soldier as he disembarked.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pro-Palestinian “Peace Activists” 2010
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According to Ginsburg, the posting said: Okay, commandoes, here is your first patriotic assignment ... an easy one.
The Courts 2009
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BTW for those speculating about what the commandoes did or did not expect, how about discussing the issue of raising the white flag?
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