thank you. Looks like a believable source. What was your question again?
On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 21:27:56 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://hnn.us/articles/3552.html > > --- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131709 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
