Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:54:18 +1000
From: hbone <hbone-AT-optonline.net>
Subject: Killing civilians


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"The responsibilities of freedom are not always easy to bear.", George W. Bush.

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A few weeks ago there was a story on TV:   About 3000 bombs will be dropped on the first day of the war.

This would cause tens of thousands of deaths.

Amy Goodman wonders about the appropriate ethical response to a military attack
that kills more civilians than soldiers 

That is the reality of modern military technology used in recent wars.

The calculus of killing:   How many of theirs for how many of ours?   That is the situation Iraquis will face on the second day.

The U.S. reaction to Pearl Harbor ended after two bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed about 200,000 civilians. Five years later, total deaths were 
estimated at 340,000.  

regards,
Hugh




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