Author: Albert Silver
Date: 08:11:43 03/20/03
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On March 20, 2003 at 11:03:03, Joachim Rang wrote:
>On March 20, 2003 at 10:38:51, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On March 20, 2003 at 08:27:00, george wrote:
>>
>>>ive got this by e-mail and i think i will keep it.....
>>>
>>>
>>>>Two and a half years ago -this is when the United States decided to invade Afganistan- I realised that there is absolutely no way that this decision could be reversed; even if one billion citizens demonstrated against it all over the world.
>>>
>>>This was the first time that I realised how insignificant my opinion and my
>>>actual life were, not only for the global and national 'society' to which I
>>>belong, but also for my own life and my immediate environment. I realised that
>>>even if I actually agreed with the punishment of those responsible, I still
>>>could not protect myself and my immediate environment from the side effects of
>>>such a war. Side effects upon the air that I inhale and the climatic pollution
>>>due to bombing. Side effects due to the permanent disastrous effects to the
>>>planet itself and -last but not least- actual damage in my general welfare.
>>
>>I think this is all funny. All the anti-war folks were saying "there is no
>>evidence Iraq has illegal weapons." Today he fired four of those Scud missles
>>that he didn't have.
>>
>
>Really? Maybe you should switch to a serious newssource...
You're correct in pointing out they weren't Scud missiles.
"In Kuwait, the four missiles fired by Iraq were not Scuds, but shorter-range
weapons. Two were Ababil 100's, which were shot down by Patriots. Another was a
tactical ballistic missile, but no name or type was made available. The fourth
was an antiship missile, which landed near the marines at Camp Commando."
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/20/international/worldspecial/20IRAQ.html
(subscription is necessary to read the above link - however it is free)
Albert
>
>This is what makes all other people around the world angry, the ignorance with
>which many americans (not all of course) believe all the nonsense that they hear
>from their goverment or mass media.
>
>*still shaking my head*
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