Roger, Wilco over and out

[Don Laird]

From: Don Laird <dlaird1@austin.rr.com>
To: <frances_morey@excite.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: Roger, Wilco over and out


Well, war does seem to accomplish something.  Beginning around the late 19th
century the war casualties shifted from around 95% military to 95% civilian.
Some people interpret that as women and children, but we all know that for
the last 10 years in Iraq it's been mainly children 6 and under.  Of course,
there is no war going on in Iraq.  The children's  deaths are related to
destroyed infrastructure, polluted water, economic blockade, and nearly
weekly bombing.  So even non-war does accomplish something.  I guess it
depends on how you value that accomplishment.

 D.

P.S.  I disagree with the idea that war is idiocy.  On the contrary, it is a
splendid demonstration of aggression, brutality, and delusional ideation.
You know, stuff like "God is on our side," or "We're the good guys 'cause
we're providing humanitarian aid."

Typically it's the defenseless who are targets.  Generally the men
delusionally hate and brutalize, and the women, uhh, what do they do?

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Frances Morey <frances_morey@excite.com>
> To: Michael Eisenstadt <michaele@ando.pair.com>;
> <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 5:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Roger, Wilco over and out
>
>
> > Yes, Thank you Roger,
> > (For being out there and against the bombing. I spotted Roger this
morning
> > on Channel 8 news.) I appreciate the sentiments you are standing up for
in
> > person and know that it takes guts to appear to disagree with the
> prevailing
> > winds of opinion.
> > After seeing the Civil War series by Ken Burns I was for once and for
all
> > educated at the idiocy of war--lining up men on two sides, armed, and
> having
> > them eliminate one another over an idea or ideology. It solves nothing
and
> > only inflicts ugly death and pain. I once heard, maybe in a movie or on
> tv,
> > that wars continue until one side does something so reprehensible that
> both
> > simply give up the conflict. How could we be effected by night bombings
> > reported with static filled black screens?
> > It is perhaps the final idiocy. Maybe this will be the war to end all
> wars,
> > because they are stupid and solve nothing.
> > Frances
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 09 Oct 2001 04:44:36 -0500, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
> >
> > >  did you all not see Roger on TV last night? he
> > >  was to stage right of the blond woman spokesperson.
> > >  I glimpsed him twice.
> > >
> >
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