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Posted By: aantix @ 10/07/2009 3:38:19 PM

The only thing scarier than these weapons are the minds that create them...

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Posted By: canadianbacon @ 09/24/2009 5:19:34 PM

Thats weird I thoiught the only way for peace was to ensure equality, love and substance for all. relizing that not all are equal in knowlage because not all a granted equal acesse to it. War is somthiing that is waged by sinister people with greed to controll others. People are just blind to the true causes of war!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: Fizgig @ 09/24/2009 4:08:18 PM