OT: Atrocities

LordOffender · #1 May 1st, 2004, 08:01 PM

My mistake. And I am not a troll! I posted because this was the only thread worth posting in. I will retrun to lurking. And I was told that this was a friendly place.

[ May 03, 2004, 22:19: Message edited by: LordOffender ]

Aiken · #2 May 1st, 2004, 08:29 PM

Dictor in CNN newsline:
1,5 millions of iraqis, suspected to sympathize with Al-Quaeda were executed Last week by the brave death squadrons of Alliance.
No one of the iraqis were tortured or sexually abused so everything is fine.

Atrocities · #3 May 1st, 2004, 08:31 PM

Aiken I believe this statement

"1,5 millions of iraqis, suspected to sympathize with Al-Quaeda were executed Last week by the brave death squadrons of Alliance."

about as much as I believe that I can fly myself to the moon.

This is bull crap and we all know it.

Slick · #4 May 1st, 2004, 08:43 PM

Quote:

1,5 millions...

That is 10 TIMES the largest estimate I could find on the internet for Iraqi casualties for the entire war , not just Last week. I checked CNN.com and there was no mention of this article, nor any executions by the alliance for any reason. Perhaps you could post a link to your source?

I did find a source for Iraq executing POW's, however:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/03/27/spr...pows.executed/

Slick.

[ May 01, 2004, 19:45: Message edited by: Slick ]

Aiken · #5 May 1st, 2004, 09:03 PM

OMG, you guys amased me. This CAN happen, if the "blood for blood and arm for arm" principle will dominate in this war in both sides of conflict.

[ May 01, 2004, 20:04: Message edited by: aiken ]

Slynky · #6 May 1st, 2004, 09:04 PM

Well, LordOffender, I understand your POV. However, I don't think "They mistreated our POWs so we are justified in mistreating theirs." is a good way to live life or conduct an affair under world scrutiny. To "win" this situation in Iraq, if indeed it is even possible, acting in a humane way is at least one of the keys.

Will · #7 May 1st, 2004, 09:10 PM

AT, Slick:

I believe aiken was saying what *could* happen, if the view of LordOffender is allowed to hold sway. Not something that actually *did* happen.

--edit: and it looks like I was a bit slow on the response

To me, as soon as I read aiken's original post, I was reminded of 1984, and the hate held for the "enemy", which at any point could be Eurasia or Eastasia...

--edit2: ... and I just noticed that LordOffender's first post was this one. At the risk of going off topic -- Welcome to the Boards, LordOffender. Please don't get discouraged by the "hot-button" threads like these, we really are all nice people, it's just there can be some heated disagreements

[ May 01, 2004, 20:17: Message edited by: Will ]