At 06:21 AM 9/17/01, Jeroen wrote:
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Verzonden: Saturday, September 15, 2001 4:34 PM
> > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Onderwerp: Re: What are we responsible for? (was RE: Attack)
>
> > >> > - Support a country that uses excessive violence against
> > Palestinians.
> > >>Far from excessive.
> > >Tanks and bullets against sticks and stones. That is excessive in my
> > >book.
> >
> > Jeroen, I don't know what news coverage has been like in the
> > Netherlands, but in the United States we have seen reports of
> > Palestinians using mortrars, automatic weapons, and numerous bombs
> > placed in cars and strapped to individuals.
> >
> > Have these reports not been made in the Netherlands?
>
>Yes, but they are shown with a big flashing sign saying "Israeli Propaganda"
>in the upper left corner...
>
>But seriously, yes, we do see those reports too. I do not see however how
>those attacks validate using tanks and bullets against stone-throwing
>protesters.
Perhaps because the Israelis have a better-known historical precedent than
anybody else of the fact that a stone can be a deadly weapon?
;-)
-- Ronn! :)
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