by kid-A 16 Replies latest watchtower scandals
Glad to see those soldiers are being tried.
I wonder if I'll see any news accounts of Hezzbollah and like-minded Islamic fanatics putting their soldiers on trial for some of the worst torture and murder videos of other Arabs, Americans and other nationalities I have ever seen?
Won't hold my breath.
It would seem that if a person can only denounce atrocities on one side of a conflict, then the purpose is political rather than moral or humanitarian.
This kind of bias automatically puts them in the ludicrous position of supporting their favored side, and by extension protecting the various atrocities committed by that side.
Right wing fundies that totally deny this kind of war crime exists (even in Geneva convention adherants who denounce such things) are nuts.
Left wing fundies that harp on such stories for political agenda but support terrorist activity (and indeed cannot even call the Hezbolla or AlQueda terrorists) are also nuts.
War crimes happen in wars. The US army does not encourage its soldiers to do these things. They prosecute them as crimes.
Islamic fundamentalism lives, breathes, and eats by virtue of constant war crimes against civilians.
That is why I asked earlier, "what exactly is the purpose of this thread"?
So, again - is the thread a political statement or is it a balanced and proportionate criticism of war crimes on both sides of the conflict against terrorism?
Sincerely, James
great reply james woods
ps. i liked you in video drome.
Blondie and I both categorically deny that was either one of us in VideoDrome.
I may, however, just possibly have been the gangster in Against All Odds who kicked Jeff Bridges' Porsches azz with a black Ferrari.
James (yes it really is my real name)...
This is indeed a terrible thing. The incident of the 4 soldiers raping a young girl and then killing her along with her family made me puke. I hope the young men get the punishment they deserve.
However, these incidents do not mean the entire U.S. military is evil.
Hell, if I judged all Canadians based upon Kid-A's online antics.....well, you get the idea.
It's illegal, and it's murder. Why do you think murder is a good thing? Doesn't that make you a shitbag?
Read my entire post you mother f*cking moron
While I agree that the war-crime and atrocities referred to should be dealt with, my objection is to the inflammatory heading of the thread, suggesting that it is American National Policy in some way to create democracy by murder - which is ludricrous in my opinion. And insulting to my nation needlessly.
Jeff
