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| | | (...) Destroy the Taliban, it's incredible what they get away with. No-one really has the right to say what and how someone can live, and just because they are in the place to think they can, and this is, man and women in control, really they can't, (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: This is disgusting!... —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | (...) Please don't assume that those of us who didn't comment in any way disagree. I didn't write because there was nothing to say. Yup, it's disgusting. Actually, I don't bear Afghanistan much in the way of grudge because of their role in the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: This is disgusting!... —Scott Arthur
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| | | | (...) This is all very worthy. 2 Questions. 1. What is the wealth of "richest nation in the world" based on? Hard work? Some human rights abuses? Exploitation? A mixture? 2. If taking action on the Afghans for their "egregious human rights (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: This is disgusting!... —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | (...) Yes. So what? (...) I'm not as great an advocate for this legality thing as you are, so it is of relatively less import to me. (...) Ultimately, I (think I) think that it ought to be up to those funding the change. So if it's a US thing, then (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: This is disgusting!... —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Triage, in other words, applied to oppression! (patients that you cannot help, don't. Patients that will recover without you, don't. Concentrate on the third group, those that will benefit from your help and which would die (continue with (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: This is disgusting!... —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) Hmm. So who said this: ==+== I have never supported foreign intervention for any reason other than a selfish one, to wit, that it was the only way to defend our own citizens at home. ==+== Scott A (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: This is disgusting!... —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) That would be me. No inconsistency there. Because, after all the whole triage thing only applies to nations that are causing major threats to materialise. Unlike Somalia for example. (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: This is disgusting!... —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) Nope, Chris and I were talking about protecting *human rights*. You, in the text I quoted, are talking about protecting *your rights*. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: This is disgusting!... —Scott Arthur
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| | | | (...) Perhaps we owe them a little? (...) If you don't like a law you should work to change it, not ignore it. (...) How can we justify just looking at the easy problems? (...) I agree. (...) Should we not be ashamed that we have not helped before (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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