Rumsfeld: Take no prisoners

[Ken Hanly]

The US is of course inclined to commit war crimes. Too bad there is no
inclination for anyone to punish the perpetrators. But then that is one of
the payoff for being the victors..

Cheers, Ken Hanly

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hakki Alacakaptan" <nucleus at superonline.com>
To: "Lbo-Talk" <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 4:42 AM
Subject: Rumsfeld: Take no prisoners


> Just as the Talibs at Konduz talking about surrender, Rumsfeld has
> pronounced the line for which he'll be known by future generations:
>
> "The United States is not inclined to negotiate surrenders, nor are we in
a
> position, with relatively small numbers of forces on the ground, to accept
> prisoners."
>
> http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2001530003-2001533140,00.html
>
> The world's only superpower regrets to inform you that you all have to
die.
> We have airborne Rangers in Uzbekistan that we could dispatch within 24
> hours, but we don't feel like it. You guys chopped off hands and shot
women
> in stadiums, so our allies who raped those women before you shot them are
> gonna punish you for your heinous crimes, and hopefully a good many of
them
> will get wiped out too. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
>
> You gotta hand it to him, Rumself sure tells it like it is.
>