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Re: Protests too much
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 11 May 2005 22:08:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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if only they’d
air even one solid minute of footage of the innocent civilians that
American forces kill each day.
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Deliberately? I don’t understand your complaint.
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Oh, just that they go on and on about a car bomb that killed a few dozen
innocent civilians, but they don’t even mention the residential raids by US
forces that kill an equal or greater number of innocent civilians.
The car bomb is terrible, yes; but the lack of coverage of equal or greater
carnage by US forces is an equal tragedy at least.
Similarly, I don’t recall the CNN piece about the US’ use of phosphorous
bombs on civilians in Falluja--can someone point me to it?
Dave!
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Well, as callous as it sounds, I do believe that after 2000+ years of continuous
war in the middle east the term ‘innocent civilian’ is an oxymoron when
referring to that part of the world.. just my mean spirited opinion... Two
words: Carpet Bombing
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| (...) I agree that it sounds callous and mean-spirited, and in raw pragmatic terms it's just not a helpful course to pursue. By that same logic, we in the United States have been involved in well over two centuries of continuous war, so anyone could (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Oh, just that they go on and on about a car bomb that killed a few dozen innocent civilians, but they don't even mention the residential raids by US forces that kill an equal or greater number of innocent civilians. The car bomb is terrible, (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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