>The bombing of Hiroshima is not considered a war crime any more than the >bombing of Pearl Harbor. Both acts were attempts to end the war quickly >and minimize the total casualties. To be effective, the shock value had >to be overwhelming.
>You have to wonder about Nagasaki, though... If one gets cynical enough, one may think that perhaps the makers of the atomic bomb wanted to have some more testing "on the field". That is the way how weapons industry seems to work anyway. And now back to hornplaying... Jaakko Välimäki [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org