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To: cosmicforce who wrote (9038)	4/5/2004 11:24:52 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

More interesting stuff from Democratic Underground: 52. Face it, these "contractors" probably act as goon squads whose purpose is to intimidate the local populace. Why else would otherwise high profile guys like that be involved other than to get some kicks "kicking some terrorist ass". Why else would they be treated so singularly bad by that very same populace? They were probably well known in that area, so far nothing else makes sense, and nobody is talking. democraticunderground.com 134. I am feeling for the residents there right now... It must be totally frightening to be in that city now. The infomration I read about the offensive said that citizens were to "remove themselves to one room of the house if the soldiers enter their house", and "put their hands up if they'd like to talk to the soldiers". In other words.. we're going to blast down your doors and start shooting... It's easier to find all the targets if they're in one room I guess.. speeds up the killing. THis should be termed Operation Bloodlust...the interviews with our soldiers over there made much of revenge against the people of this city for the killing of the mercenaries. Media will be barred, of course.. to hide the civilian carnage. Know that photos will get out.. those of families shot to death or hit with rockets... somehow the photos will emerge. I support our troops, theoretically, because Bush lied to get them there. But this type of carnage makes me ashamed of our military. Bloodlust, indeed. 143. Terrorizing civilian populations is a violation of international law. This type of excessive use of force sure qualifies as terrorism in my book. And people say Bu$h shouldn't be compared to Hitler? Don't worry, Bu$h has only been in power for three years. He's just getting started, he'll catch up soon enough. 114. More Like "Operation Lidice" Many innocent civilians will die in this operation. But om the bright side at least they'll be free(sarcasm) 39. Operation Mass Graves underway "We can do better than Saddam" is new Marines' moto. 38. Kristallnacht in Fallujah Time to pray for everyone involved. 23. The Nazis used similar tactics in France and Eastern Europe Sometimes without reason. Look up Lidice and Oradour.