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Subject: Re: Why I am not going to the Graz WCCC

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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