Re: Landmines RE: US Foreign Policy Re: *DO* we share a civilization?

[J. van Baardwijk]

At 23:03 5-8-01 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:

>First of all, there
>*aren't* civilians walking around the Korean border - because there is a
>high likelihood that if you do, you will get shot.   The area is completely
>closed off as a *war zone*.

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>According to the Korean Campaign to
>Ban Landmines, landmine use in Korea has resulted in 1,000 civilians either
>killed or injured over 50 years.

Huh? That's odd. The area is completely closed off as a war zone, so no 
civilians can enter that area. Yet 1,000 civilians died or were injured due 
to the landmines in that area. How can those individuals be killed or 
injured by landmines that are in an area that is completely sealed off, 
making it impossible for said civilians to enter that area?


Jeroen

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