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Re: Newspeak 2003
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 2 Apr 2003 23:07:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> "richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> writes:
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> > 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."
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> No way! Are you saying that the word "terrorism" is misused to
> discredit the enemy? I am shocked!
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> 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.
I read somewhere that it was only the (older) Tomahawk missiles that went
astray, and when the problem was identified, the coalition immediately
announced it's intention not to use them until it was resolved. The Cruise
missiles and laser guided bombs apparently are operating within acceptable
accuracy limits. I can't find the text though, and have not heard it from
any other sources.
ROSCO
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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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