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The Terrorist U.S.A.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 05, 2013, 08:00:17 pm ---Obviously due process has been completely abandoned so I don't understand your question of how far it should extend.
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I'll try to clarify the question.
Under which circumstances should an enemy be killed vs. captured?
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 05, 2013, 08:00:17 pm ---On a dark humour note, did you know that the military geeks who operate the drones from a computer somewhere in the US, actually wear flight suits while at their terminals? It's surreal.
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No, I didn't know that. But I will ask about it the next time I speak to someone who works at the Willow Grove Naval Base.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 05, 2013, 08:09:48 pm ---I thought that grarphic spoke for itself.
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No it doesn't. There is plenty of room for a variety of interpretations.
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 05, 2013, 08:09:48 pm ---Iran, which is being demonized, has no history of invading other states, while the USA, the self-appointed world police, has a history of illegally invading and attacking a slew of other countries. Yet somehow, Iran is the evil monster?
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Iran has historically displayed its own forms of aggression towards the West. And a definition of "illegally invading" would be helpful. Otherwise your position amounts to nothing more than anti-Americanism.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 05, 2013, 08:17:09 pm ---Drones are superior technology if the goal is to encourage more 9/11 type of attacks on the USA.
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Here in Pennsylvania, drones are being used to track the loss of forest in areas that are under development. They are also being used to follow animals that are being analyzed by researchers who are studying their lifestyle habits and risk factors.
Drones are being used to collect intelligence in foreign countries.
Drones are being used to monitor drug traffic.
Drones are more diverse than you think.
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 05, 2013, 08:17:09 pm ---Unfortunately you can probably look forward to more Boston style attacks thanks to your "superior technology".
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Interesting theory. Are there any facts that support such an idea?
milomorris:
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 05, 2013, 08:19:14 pm ---Isn't it illegal to bomb countries that you are not at war with, such as Yemmen and Pakistan and god knows where else?
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I don't know. Maybe you can cite some specific legal statutes that have been violated by such activities. That would be helpful.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 05, 2013, 09:54:01 pm ---Oh and btw, it's not my "own, personal, standard of what constitutes terrorism", I just agree with one of the definitions in the Encyclopedia Britannica. You make it sound like my view is on the fringe. It may well be on the fringe in "America" but most of you are blinded by fear and paranoia. People on the outside can clearly see the war-mongering country the US has become. Your military-industrial complex is just itching for another war. You invested so much in it that you have to keep them busy, that's why the "War on Terror" was designed to never end. Don't get me wrong, I love Americans, even (some of) the religious ones, and NYC is probably my favourite city in the world and I even love Buffalo, I had a wonderful time there, its gay scene is probably the friendliest. Anyway, it's your administration(s) I can't stand.
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That certainly clarifies how you feel. But you have offered no clarification of your statement about the US committing "war crimes." I asked you specifically to cite laws that the US has broken, and you have offered nothing more than a description of your feelings.
How you feel is not a debatable point. It is irrelevant.
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