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jaklumen
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response 50 of 78:
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Nov 9 09:06 UTC 2003 |
resp:35 "other social service" You mean like Peace Corps or
AmeriCorps?
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mary
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response 51 of 78:
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Nov 9 11:11 UTC 2003 |
Re: #43 One example would be our Interrogation techniques on Iraqi
citizens. It is documented that the US military, in some instances,
resorts to forcing those in custody to knell (yes, on their knees), naked,
in cold and brightly lit rooms, for 12 hours or more without relief. When
the commanders were asked about this they replied this was within the
rules of the Geneva convention. Amnesty International is involved.
That's a well documented and recent example of a legal but immoral
US military action, in my opinion.
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cross
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response 52 of 78:
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Nov 9 16:42 UTC 2003 |
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rcurl
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response 53 of 78:
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Nov 9 17:52 UTC 2003 |
The Geneva Convention is part of the kinder and gentler aspects of war to
which the USA agreed.
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cross
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response 54 of 78:
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Nov 9 18:54 UTC 2003 |
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tsty
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response 55 of 78:
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Nov 9 19:08 UTC 2003 |
re #21 v...uhhh, nope! both japanese-americans and african-americans foguth
amazingly well in wwii in europe. wwii was not all-white by *any*
stretch of the imagination.
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happyboy
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response 56 of 78:
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Nov 9 19:19 UTC 2003 |
there were african americans in the german army?
*hic*
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remmers
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response 57 of 78:
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Nov 9 22:32 UTC 2003 |
I believe that troops were segregated in WW II, though, i.e. blacks
fought in separate units from whites. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Truman integrated the armed forces, after WW II was over.
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bhoward
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response 58 of 78:
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Nov 10 02:31 UTC 2003 |
Here is some basic background on the 100th and 442nd units
in WWII:
http://www.ohanamagazine.com/marapr2001/feature.html
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jep
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response 59 of 78:
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Nov 10 02:46 UTC 2003 |
War is both kinder and gentler as a result of international law.
Poison gas is illegal, and all sorts of mistreatment of prisoners is
illegal.
Even making your own weapons or modifying them to do more damage is
illegal. For example, it's illegal to carve notches in your bullets
to make them turn so they do more damage. The idea is that the
purpose of warfare is to defeat the enemy, not to kill off the
individuals in their army. People do still die, but not as many, and
not in as many terrible ways.
Even if the Geneva Convention is not always strictly followed, it is
generally followed, most of the time. That's a good thing, a *very*
good thing. Few want to die in combat, or be tortured if they're
captured.
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klg
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response 60 of 78:
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Nov 10 03:06 UTC 2003 |
re: "#49 (gelinas): I guess klg never heard of the CCC or WPA, nor the
Interstate Highway System."
Perhaps, Mr. gelinas, you could e-mail me a 1,500 word summary, then?
Many thanks.
klg
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gelinas
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response 61 of 78:
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Nov 10 03:14 UTC 2003 |
I can do better than that: all three accomplished many things, and all three
cost of lots of money.
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klg
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response 62 of 78:
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Nov 10 03:37 UTC 2003 |
Please provide footnotes and references.
Thank you.
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remmers
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response 63 of 78:
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Nov 10 11:59 UTC 2003 |
(Re #58: URL doesn't work.)
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bhoward
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response 64 of 78:
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Nov 10 13:37 UTC 2003 |
(strange, just tested it again from home this time and it
still works)
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keesan
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response 65 of 78:
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Nov 10 16:35 UTC 2003 |
Are landmines still illegal? Lots of them were used in Bosnia. They kill
civilians for many years afterwards. Bosnia hired special crews to find and
remove them. I did a translation about this, also a long time ago about
underwater mine removal.
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aruba
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response 66 of 78:
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Nov 10 16:55 UTC 2003 |
I don't think landmines are covered by the Geneva convention. There is a
large worldwide effort to ban them, though.
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jp2
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response 67 of 78:
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Nov 10 17:51 UTC 2003 |
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tod
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response 68 of 78:
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Nov 10 18:24 UTC 2003 |
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gull
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response 69 of 78:
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Nov 10 20:42 UTC 2003 |
Re #36:
> It certainly would have some interesting effects on the labor market
> for low skilled workers.
The government would just let more illegal aliens in to make up for it. ;>
Re #47: You didn't answer the other half of my question. Would the military
also be better off if it hadn't been racially integrated? That was a social
experiment at the time.
Re #48: I think it's because the gung-ho redneck culture in the military
considers gay men a threat to all that is manly and American.
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happyboy
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response 70 of 78:
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Nov 10 21:20 UTC 2003 |
shit...i didn't realize that tod, jep, jack and tom from ASH,
the lady who was the playground supervisor at my last job,
my cousin mike, jerryr and numeroud friends and family both male
and female were gung-ho rednecks!!!
i must stop associating with them IMMEDIATELY!!!
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tod
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response 71 of 78:
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Nov 10 22:30 UTC 2003 |
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happyboy
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response 72 of 78:
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Nov 11 01:06 UTC 2003 |
did you have nekkid lady mudflaps on your humvees?
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slynne
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response 73 of 78:
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Nov 11 02:35 UTC 2003 |
Haha. Tom from ASH was a total redneck. HAHAHAHA!
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tsty
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response 74 of 78:
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Nov 11 10:06 UTC 2003 |
re #57 .. nto a contention .. *both* the black adn japanese units
were segregated. and they fought damn well! each/both (whatever your
choice).
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