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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (152809)	11/29/2004 12:11:35 AM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Compare the quote you show with the one in the Whalen article: US Army General Charles Dunlop saw the coming wave years ago while serving in Somalia: "I was struck," Dunlop says, "by the resourcefulness, cleverness and fierceness of the Somalis in confronting us" even though they had only primitive weapons and were often starving. Dunlop warns, America underestimates "the combat capability of societies we had considered too resource-poor to challenge us." She uses parts of quotes to create an impression that America underestimates her enemies. This is totally different from the context and the intent of what the General is saying. No point in wasting any more time on her.

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (152809)	11/29/2004 2:35:56 AM
From: bacchus_ii	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I must be little schizo but the Dunlap's speech look like to me what the "United States Government, the U.S. Department of Defense, or any of its components, including U.S. Strategic Command" want you to believe in order to excuse some future monstrous war crime they are willing and going to commit for breaking the insurgents (freedom-fighter ... street-fighter).

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (152809)	11/29/2004 10:09:50 AM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 281500

Thanks. It appears that the expert on Islamic Law and law professor misspelled "Dunlap" in her article, preventing me from finding anything on him. Silly me, I assumed she knew how to spell correctly. He wrote this, though I don't know when. I'd say he is in the process of being proven wrong. Fallujah was a highly technically sophisticated operation which was a success as US casualties were very low whereas the insurgents got creamed. A lot of sophisticated computer power went into the operation. The Whalen article was the rankest, ugliest bit of cheer-leading for the enemy I have run into in a long time-an isolated incident coupled with a cherry-picked article makes for doom and gloom? Please, we have not fallen off the turnip truck, despite what others might think or hope for. Here's some of Dunlap's stuff: splog.dsl.pipex.com