Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:39:17 04/01/03
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On April 01, 2003 at 18:16:23, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On April 01, 2003 at 16:13:53, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>Yes. Bu t notice _you_ are discussing something. Not just saying "here is an >>American I like" and attaching a photo of a dead soldier. >> >>That's the part I took issue with. And apparently Bruce as well. And a few >>others will to I suspect. > > >Bob, just let us reflect this a little bit. > >What is worse in your eyes: > > A) the email with a picture of a soldier, prisoner, and a text or tasteless, and shows a total lack of class, but not comparable in any way to the war... > > B) the USA army on order of Bush, > > a) bombing civilian targets in Iraq This is not happening so far as factual records have shown. There may well be a stray bomb here and there. The pentagon is claiming 90% accuracy for the precision munitions. With 1000 sorties a day, dropping (say) 2 bombs per sortie (I don't know what the bomb load is for whatever aircraft are being used, some may carry 1/2, although the b52's and b2's carry a dozen or two depending on size. If you figure 10,000 bombs dropped a day, 10% of that could be as much as 1000 bombs gone astray. How far astray is an issue I can't answer. But there is little visual evidence of destroyed civilian locations. > b) killing civilians peacefully passing by Which _could_ be carrying bombs or rifles, as has already happened. If a civilian stops when told to stop, there is _no_ problem. I certainly stop when a police officer says stop, and I haven't been shot yet. > c) invading a country against the will of the UN and Not quite so clear. The 1991 gulf war never _ended_. The cease-fire included UN stipulations that have not been met. So the case is not so open as shut as you might imply. > d) going for the murder of the Iraqi President without > allowance whatsoever, how this is justified? From the biblical expression "an eye for an eye..." He's certainly been responsible for enough deaths to make this justifiable. I think the people of Iraq agree, based on interviews on news stations. > >Just to reflect the situation. Perhaps you can then understand why people feel >offended by the policy of the US administration. > >Best, >Rolf Tueschen As I said, I'll discuss "ideas". But I don't want tasteless photos with insulting titles, with no discourse included.
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