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Re: Newspeak 2003
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 1 Apr 2003 15:29:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> Another interesting term is "precision bombing". The US government has
> officially apologized to the Iranian government for US missiles hitting
> Iranian soil. They were obviously intended for Iraqi targets.
> Apparantly, some have hit Saudi Arabia as well. I think that to apply
> the word "precision" to a weapon system makes little sense, when some
> war heads don't even hit the correct country.
But they missed the intended country *very* precisely.
Actually, I thought I heard that (at least some of) the missiles that hit
Iran had been identified as Iraqi in origin. Can anyone verify this?
Granted, even if true, the Iraqis only fired them because of our presence
in their country...
Dave!
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| (...) No way! Are you saying that the word "terrorism" is misused to discredit the enemy? I am shocked! Another interesting term is "precision bombing". The US government has officially apologized to the Iranian government for US missiles hitting (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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