interesting
i found this on a board that talked about hurricane katrina:
RE: American taxpayers can't fix everything
Posted by: Imjetta
on Sep 1, 2005 11:51 PM
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RE: American taxpayers can't fix everything
Posted by: Imjetta
on Sep 1, 2005 11:51 PM
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the abu ghraib people were tried for their actions. whether you think that they should have tried rumsfeld or someone higher up than a lieutenant-general (or whatever the guy's rank was that they just put on trial) is personal opinion.
article 4 of the third geneva convention states that to be considered a prisoner of war the detainee must follow certain criteria inluding wearing a uniform, being part of a chain of command, and carrying arms openly. that doesnt really describe the people being held at guantanamo.
that part about rumsfeld selling gas to iraq is total crap. look at his 1983 talks with iraqi officials about containing iran (PDF), scroll down to page 9, and take a look at the third paragraph: "I made clear that our efforts to assist were inhibited by certain things that made it difficult for us citing the use of chemical weapons, possible escalation in the gulf, and human rights."
depleted uranium munitions are NOT BANNED under any sort of treaty, and there are conflicting reports on whether they are dangerous or not. it is clear however that any danger that may come from them is not in the form of radiation, since they put out a miniscule amount of radiation that is mostly blocked by your skin and clothes, but shrapnel from the munitions that might penetrate your body.
also, they're used by many, many countries, so you cant even try to blame bush or rummy for that one.
i dont remember a news story about soldiers killing wounded prisoners. too bad they didnt provide a link. and unless the guys name is merriam-webster, what a terrorist is in his book is totally irrelevant.
research ftw!!
and dont mess with rumsfeld.
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