U.S. Fires on Freed Hostage

And the British took very little pity on American civilians either. Nor did Grant and Sherman.
 
Beowulf said:
...The British troops were offended that our Minutemen in the Revolutionary War resorted to guerilla tactics instead of standing in front of them like sitting ducks, and we kicked their butts.
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Guerilla tactics and terrorism are not the same thing. American Minutemen targetted other soldiers, not civilians. Also, the British troops might have been more "traditional" but they were brutal too. I recall the massacre at Fort Griswold, the burning of New London, and the British prison ships where Revolutionists were cruelly treated.
 
True, Reba, and the British called US terrorists.
In the Revolutionary War, Americans executed those sympathetic with the Crown. The Iraq guerillas are doing the same thing in their country, killing those aiding and abetting the enemy, with carbombs. If we can drop a huge bomb on a town and shrug off civilian deaths as "collateral damage," then they can too.
Tragic.
 
Just out of curiosity, have you ever been in combat? Just curious.
 
Nope, thank God.
I was classified 1-A though, lol, right after I graduated high school in '71. Imagine the fun I had with that.
 
Since the draft didn't end until '75, I am guessing that you chose not to serve. A lot of men fled to Canada then. And a lot used student deferments. It is hard for someone who has never been in combat, or even been in the armed services to understand either combat or serving in the military. Thanks. It helps me to understand you perspective better.
 
Huh???
Lol, Codger, I am DEAF!
Have been since I was two years old.
That was the point of my last post---imagine a deafie getting a draft notice!
Make me wonder how many other people it happened to, eh.
 
Beowulf said:
That was the point of my last post---imagine a deafie getting a draft notice!
Make me wonder how many other people it happened to, eh.
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Getting a draft notice is not the same as being inducted. Obviously, many men who were not qualified for military service got draft notices. Then, they had their physical exams, or provided their documentation to the boards, and were re-classified.
 
Huh??? Beo, then you were not classified as 1A, but rather had a medical deferment, 4F. Right? At any rate, I had no intention of impuning you for not serving. I simply pointed out that people who have not served have a difficult time understanding combat or those who do or have served. That's all.
 
Beowulf said:
True, Reba, and the British called US terrorists.
In the Revolutionary War, Americans executed those sympathetic with the Crown. The Iraq guerillas are doing the same thing in their country, killing those aiding and abetting the enemy, with carbombs.
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Can you please give me documented examples of events by American Patriots to Crown Loyalists that would be equivalent to acts of terrorism in Iraq? I gave you specific events, so I assume you can do the same for me. (I can give you more details if you want to start a new thread.)
 
I am not sure what you want.
Hmmm, Minutemen ambushed the British at various points and quickly retreated.
The Iraq guerillas do the same.
The methods may be different but the intent is the same.
Is this what you mean?
 
Codger said:
Huh??? Beo, then you were not classified as 1A, but rather had a medical deferment, 4F. Right? At any rate, I had no intention of impuning you for not serving. I simply pointed out that people who have not served have a difficult time understanding combat or those who do or have served. That's all.
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Lol, Codger, I was classified 1-A until my father made a phone call to clear up the snafu.
 
Beowulf said:
Lol, Codger, I was classified 1-A until my father made a phone call to clear up the snafu.
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Ha ha ha ! O.K. I understand now. I was classified 3A until I went and showed them I could still shoot with an amputated finger. The Marines said I wasn't a whole man :dunno: , but the Army loved me! 1A at last! :roll:
 
Just like israel soldier opened fires on a innocent 10 year old palestinian girl. They dont know if shes carrying a bomb to blow herself up in front of soldiers. Al Queda plays a very dirty war. Sometimes you have to kill innocent people to protect yourself.
 
Getting back to the topic...Surprise, surprise, the hostage Guliana Sigrena angrily disputes the military's version of what happened.
Why am I not surprised?
Something stinks.
When the Iraq war started, a hell of a lot of journalists were getting killed, more than the number of soldiers, proportionately speaking.
Looks like that practice is still ongoing.
:whistle:
 
From the mouth of the Committee to Protect Journalists

Each year in January, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) publishes a list of journalists killed in the line of duty around the world. This list has become the most widely cited press freedom statistic and is often seen as a barometer of the state of global press freedom.


http://www.cpj.org/killed/Ten_Year_Killed/2004_list.html
 
Beowulf said:
I am not sure what you want.
Hmmm, Minutemen ambushed the British at various points and quickly retreated.
The Iraq guerillas do the same.
The methods may be different but the intent is the same.
Is this what you mean?
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No, I am referring to this statement:
In the Revolutionary War, Americans executed those sympathetic with the Crown. The Iraq guerillas are doing the same thing in their country, killing those aiding and abetting the enemy, with carbombs.
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Do you have specific examples of Americans executing civilian Crown supporters in a manner that can be equated with Iraqi carbombings?
 
Beowulf said:
... the hostage Guliana Sigrena angrily disputes the military's version of what happened.
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Sounds like a possible touch of Stockholm syndrome.
 
Reba said:
No, I am referring to this statement:

Do you have specific examples of Americans executing civilian Crown supporters in a manner that can be equated with Iraqi carbombings?
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Of course I can. Try the assault on the British and Tory camp at Camden, South Carolina. Out militiamen killed both British soldiers and (American) Tories. The only reason there were no carbombs was because they were not available at the time. In warfare, one uses whatever is at hand.
 
Reba said:
Sounds like a possible touch of Stockholm syndrome.
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And her companions had the same Syndrome even though they were not hostages? They tell the same story.
 
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