Actually they're worse less than zero. So the more we kill, the more we make.
--- Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 17, 2006, at 4:36 PM, Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > > > I remember an interview in 60 minutes to Condy > NoRiceForYou some time > > ago. She was told the afghan embargo killed > (hunger) some thousands of > > children, and was asked if it was worth the cost. > She said yes, it is > > worth it. This leads to two reflections i) you > don't have to have > > fishhooks under your nails to be extremely > pressured, and ii) you > > can't > > complain if those people decide that killing a few > thousands and > > thrashing a couple of towers is also worth the > cost. > > That doesn't compute in the American Mindset. The > equation has to > take into account that the lives of US citizens are > precious, whereas > those of other nations are near worthless (if they > are allies), or > completely worthless (if they are not allies). So > thousands of Afghan > lives times a value of zero means that it certainly > *was* worth it. > But thousands of US lives times priceless... well, > now you can see > how she can make such statements. > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
