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> What happened yesterday was a murderous and destructive act of hatred
> against our nation. But it should also be considered a wake up call to our
> government for it's unarguable role in fostering aggression and hatred
> around the world, and within our own borders as with Oklahoma City. The
> innocent shouldn't be condemned and suffer and die for the sins of the
> leadership. We should seriously examine why someone, or some group, would
> feel compelled to carry out such a horrible act. There are several lessons
> to be learned here, the main one is that killing innocent men, women and
> children is wrong. Most important, let our comments rest on peace and
> justice, not war and revenge.
Brave words. But they are words I agree with. It is time for everyone in the
west to see and understand the full implications of our "foreign policy". I
hope it is a gross exaggeration, but I heard last night that the sanctions
in Iraq had killed 500,000 in total. Can that be justified?
Scott A
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| (...) Both you and Dan have bandied this number about before. Here's a piece that tries to debunk it. It is a good piece for several other reasons, IMHO. Is the author correct that this statistic is a sham? (URL) part about Iraqi children is several (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Let me just say that we, as Americans, should not be so sheepish to jump on the war bandwagon. War against whom? How in Heaven's name will killing other civilians ever make things better in the world? That is not justice, that is revenge and no one (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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