Ian, On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Ian Parker <ianpark...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-jacobson/google-and-cia-invest-in_b_664525.html> > Let's take another example. In WW1 the British (and French) shot a large > number of soldiers for cowardice. The Germans shot only 2 and the Americans > did not shoot anybody. > There was a movie made about the one that we shot, but as I recall, it was for dereliction of duty rather than cowardice. Things have come a LONG way since "decimation", executing one out of every 10 soldiers, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-bang, was the frequent result of widespread cowardice. > Haig was absolutely convinced of the *freeloading* theory, which was > clearly at variance with the facts as the Germans and Americans proved. > People persist in working on completely the wrong theory. > I don't understand why this is. Do you have any theories? Steve ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=8660244-6e7fb59c Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com