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Re: Newspeak 2003
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Tue, 1 Apr 2003 17:37:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> > > "richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> writes:
> > >
> > > > So what have I missed? Are we not at war with Iraq? If we kill them
> > > > we are "liberating" Iraq, or "engaging" the enemy. If they kill us
> > > > it is "terrorism."
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
> > > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > > Fredrik
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> > I think my favourite thus far is that "He will use the WoMD that don't exist
> > when the forces close in on him."
> >
> > How does that sentence make sense at all?
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> It makes about as much sense as the Palestinians asking that Saddam launch
> missiles (that he doesn't have) containing chemical weapons (that he doesn't
> have) at Israel, I guess...
My Papa was at a 60th wedding anniversary on the weekend.. (60! wow!).
It was for friends of the family--for us kids growing up, almost like
godparents.
Anyway, "Jim", husband of wife, Jean, was in the british forces during WW2
and was also there in Israel when Israel "became" a country in '47-8ish.
Jim was expounding on his wartime stories at the party, mentioning that as
soon as Israel came into being is when "some" Jewish folks started sneaking
into Palestine at night and causing all sorts of ruckus, like bombing
buildings and such like.
Just throwing it out there.
Of course, Jim remembers stories about the Boer war from his officers, and
talking about how the British troops were 'known for' a few 'sneaky ways'
that would be considered 'crimes' today.
All war is a crime.
Dave K
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| (...) It makes about as much sense as the Palestinians asking that Saddam launch missiles (that he doesn't have) containing chemical weapons (that he doesn't have) at Israel, I guess... (21 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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