From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Sun Nov 07 2004 - 04:43:36 GMT
Hi Rich.
Well-spotted and well-verified. Thanks.
I think you'll find that Arlo is remarkably reliable in his facts and
analysis.
My response to the initial idea of this thread, that morality had
sort of won the day in the recent election, was one of jaw-dropping
incredulity.
The additional idea that we might want to spend time considering who,
between Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, are
the most Christ-like only reaffirms my suspicion that, even among the
relatively strong thinkers one encounters on this list, there is an
unsettling disconnect between the comfort of belief and the
discomfort of truth.
Again, Rich, thanks for your clear contact with reality.
Best,
Mark (sh)
On 6 Nov 2004 at 13:38, Richard Loggins wrote:
Arlo:
"Anti-homosexuality is a moral, we are told, but napalming the
streets of Iraqi cities is perfectly just."
Rich says:
I lol when I read this. Surely the bit about napalm is hyperboly.
What were we doing, trying to burn up potted plants along the
curbsides? But then I thought I might be confusing napalm with agent
orange.So I lookedon Wikipidia and nearly fell off my chair.
Disgusting! :
"The use of napalm and other incendiaries against civilian
populations was banned by a United Nations convention in 1980.
TheUnited Statesdid not sign the agreement, but claimed to have
destroyed its arsenal in 2001."
The United States has reportedly been using napalm in the2003
invasion of Iraq. In August 2003, thePentagon stopped denying the
charge, admitting it did use "Mark 77 firebombs".
"We napalmed both those [bridge] approaches," said Colonel James
Alles, commander of Marine Air Group 11. "Unfortunately there were
people there ... you could see them in the cockpit video. They were
Iraqi soldiers. It's no great way to die. The generals love napalm.
It has a big psychological effect."
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