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--- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > source? > > Me, I am talking about the quote *I* provided. > > Dana > > > On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:57:38 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > He doesn't say "I heard", he says "I committed." > Read > > it again please. > > > > SEN. KERRY: ...I > > would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the > same > > kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers > have > > committed in that I took part in shootings in free > > fire zones. I conducted harassment and > interdiction > > fire. I used 50 calibre machine guns, which we > were > > granted and ordered to use, which were our only > weapon > > against people. I took part in search and destroy > > missions, in the burning of villages. All of this > is > > contrary to the laws of warfare, all of this is > > contrary to the Geneva Conventions and all of this > is > > ordered as a matter of written established policy > by > > the government of the United States from the top > down. > > And I believe that the men who designed these, the > men > > who designed the free fire zone, the men who > ordered > > us, the men who signed off the air raid strike > areas, > > I think these men, by the letter of the law, the > same > > letter of the law that tried Lieutenant Calley, > are > > war criminals. > > > > --- Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Sam wrote: > > > > (Audiotape, Meet the Press April 18, 1971): > > > > > > This seems to support what I'm saying. In your > > > excerpt Mr. Kerry > > > seems to be saying: > > > > > > a.) I've heard about a lot of atrocities. > > > b.) Some of the things I was ordered to do may > have > > > been atrocities. > > > c.) These orders may make us war criminals in > the > > > eyes of the law. > > > > > > Which things don't you think are atrocities? > > > > > > 1.) .50 caliber guns used against people? > > > 2.) "free fire" zones? That is, shoot anything > that > > > moves including > > > women and children? > > > 3.) Burning whole villages? > > > > > > _______________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > > http://vote.yahoo.com > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131586 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
