source? Me, I am talking about the quote *I* provided.
Dana On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:57:38 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He doesn't say "I heard", he says "I committed." Read > it again please. > > SEN. KERRY: ...I > would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same > kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have > committed in that I took part in shootings in free > fire zones. I conducted harassment and interdiction > fire. I used 50 calibre machine guns, which we were > granted and ordered to use, which were our only weapon > against people. I took part in search and destroy > missions, in the burning of villages. All of this is > contrary to the laws of warfare, all of this is > contrary to the Geneva Conventions and all of this is > ordered as a matter of written established policy by > the government of the United States from the top down. > And I believe that the men who designed these, the men > who designed the free fire zone, the men who ordered > us, the men who signed off the air raid strike areas, > I think these men, by the letter of the law, the same > letter of the law that tried Lieutenant Calley, are > war criminals. > > --- Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sam wrote: > > > (Audiotape, Meet the Press April 18, 1971): > > > > This seems to support what I'm saying. In your > > excerpt Mr. Kerry > > seems to be saying: > > > > a.) I've heard about a lot of atrocities. > > b.) Some of the things I was ordered to do may have > > been atrocities. > > c.) These orders may make us war criminals in the > > eyes of the law. > > > > Which things don't you think are atrocities? > > > > 1.) .50 caliber guns used against people? > > 2.) "free fire" zones? That is, shoot anything that > > moves including > > women and children? > > 3.) Burning whole villages? > > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > http://vote.yahoo.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=35 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131563 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
