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To: zonder who wrote (806)12/19/2002 2:54:56 PM
From: Neocon  Respond to of 15987
 
What do you think "unprovoked", "gratuitous", and "capricious" mean? Sorry, "unjustified" is a perfectly good synonym.......



To: zonder who wrote (806)12/19/2002 2:58:45 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15987
 
I can't get the link to work properly, but here, from Merriam- Webster:

Main Entry: gra·tu·itous
Pronunciation: gr&-'tü-&-t&s, -'tyü-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin gratuitus, from gratus
Date: 1656
1 a : given unearned or without recompense b : not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration c : costing nothing : FREE
2 : not called for by the circumstances : UNWARRANTED <gratuitous insolence> <a gratuitous assumption>



To: zonder who wrote (806)12/19/2002 3:02:00 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15987
 
I already addressed murder. I think that "extermination" refers to the death camps, and must be considered separately from the wanton destruction of cities........


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