From: John Larkin on
On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 05:19:30 +0100, Eeyore
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>Your militias practice firing weapons don't they ?
>

Lots of people practise shooting guns. That's still legal here.

John

From: John Woodgate on
In message <44cef46f$0$12597$edfadb0f(a)dread14.news.tele.dk>, dated Tue,
1 Aug 2006, Frithiof Andreas Jensen
<frithiof.jensen(a)diespammerdie.jensen.tdcadsl.dk> writes
>
>"Fred Abse" <excretatauris(a)cerebrumconfus.it> skrev i en meddelelse
>news:pan.2006.07.28.09.42.17.706029(a)cerebrumconfus.it...
>> On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:36:35 +0000, Phat Bytestard wrote:
>>
>>> List for me the scientific or medical accomplishments made by ANY
>>> arab (or islamic) nation.
>>
>> Algebra, the concept of zero as a numeral, the Arabic numerical system we
>> still use, many advances in astronomy.
>>
>> Post-Roman, pre-Renaissance Europe was scientifically way behind the
>> Arabs.
>
>Try something in THIS century!!
>
>The dubious credit for alledged achievements more than 1200 years ago is
>used up by now!!
>
>
It isn't dubious and the achievements are not just alleged. What was it
Harry Lime said about the Swiss?

'This century' is a bit young, but you will find many papers by Arabs in
'Nature' and 'Science'.
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From: John Woodgate on
In message <44CEB6DA.C18CAEBC(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com>, dated Tue, 1 Aug
2006, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> writes

>A human rights group says the Israeli air strike on Qana that killed 54
>civilians is a "war crime".

That's what human rights groups are for. You wouldn't expect them to say
it was wholly justified!

Hisbollah are clearly using the civilian population as shields. That is
a war crime.
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From: John Woodgate on
In message <44CEB993.455D5798(a)earthlink.net>, dated Tue, 1 Aug 2006,
Michael A. Terrell <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> writes

>Someone in lebanon was bitching that the Israelis had urged the
>civilians to move north till it was over, but they refused, so they
>have decided to stay in an area being bombed. By doing so, they have
>no right to claim they are being targeted.

Both the Israelis (by bombing roads and bridges to hamper Hisbollah
reinforcement and re-supply) and Hisbollah (by coercing civilians to
stay put) are making civilian casualties inevitable.
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From: John Woodgate on
In message <44CED357.9747F390(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com>, dated Tue, 1 Aug
2006, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> writes

>The *truth* of the matter is that Israel's right wing, Hamas and
>Hezbollah are frankly all as bad as each other. None of them seeems
>prepared to let up.

Yes, and it's been like that for about 4000 years. Why expect a change
now?
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