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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2>a very small taste of
vietnam. the next move is for kids, with explosives strapped
to their backs, to walk over to angloamerican soldiers like they were long lost
buddies. and blow them up. when this starts, the soldiers
shoot every kid in sight that gets close enough to do damage, whether or not the
kid is carrying explosives or flowers. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2>the results of having to kill kids,
for the information of "support our troops" assholes, is that our soldiers bear
the mental and emotional scares of killing cute kids for the rest of their
lives. in vietnam, it was survival, as it always is in
war. when soldiers get home, it's a horrible nightmare, raising the
question "how could i ever have done such a thing?" i
know, because i've worked in mental health settings with guys carrying
these and other psychic burdens the average american asshole can't begin to
comprehend.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2>not to mention, killing like this
is a violation of international law and can get one brought up on charges before
the international criminal court that recently went into action.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2>support the troops: get them the
fuck away from situations like this. they only get
worse.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2>war sucks big time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#008000 size=2>R</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sethia@speakeasy.net href="mailto:sethia@speakeasy.net">Seth
Ackerman</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=lbo-talk@lists.panix.com
href="mailto:lbo-talk@lists.panix.com">lbo-talk@lists.panix.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:32
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> kids firing at Marines</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>[I can't believe I'm reading reports like
this.]<BR><BR>---<BR><BR>Report: Marines wounded in fighting late Wednesday in
Iraq<BR><BR>The Associated Press<BR><BR>DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - At least 25
Marines from Camp Lejeune were injured<BR>during house-to-house fighting that
began Wednesday night in An Nasiriyah,<BR>according to a WTVD-TV reporter
traveling with the troops.<BR>Keith Garvin, reporting live Wednesday evening -
about 2 a.m. in Baghdad -<BR>said the Marines were wounded over the past few
hours in combat that had<BR>picked up "quite a bit in the last 10 minutes or
so." He reported late<BR>Wednesday night that none of the injuries appeared to
be life-threatening.<BR><BR>Civilians living behind a Marine camp at An
Nasiriyah were seen setting up<BR>bunkers in the afternoon, and military
officials "said they had heard or<BR>felt that something bad was going to
happen tonight," Garvin reported.<BR><BR>Intelligence reports indicated 2,000
Iraqi troops were advancing on the<BR>camp, and a two-hour fight with missiles
and artillery ensued, ultimately<BR>augmented by aerial bombing, he
said.<BR><BR>Garvin said some of the Iraqi fighters were using women as
shields and had<BR>given guns to children.<BR><BR>"Unfortunately some of the
children have been firing at our Marines and our<BR>Marines have been forced
to defend themselves," he said.<BR><BR>The wounded appeared to be in addition
to 15 Lejeune Marines who have been<BR>reported injured during the Iraqi
conflict. Eleven Lejeune Marines have<BR>died, nine in combat in the An
Nasiriyah area and two in accidents.<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>