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  • C Chris Losinger

    everybody's used to explosives, bullets and WWI-era gases. people are only outraged at the new weapons - as if the old ones have stopped working. a man could walk into a crowded subway and kill as many people with a pair of Mac-10's as he could with a can of sarin. and dead is dead. -c


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    Paul Watson
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    Chris Losinger wrote: a man could walk into a crowded subway and kill as many people with a pair of Mac-10's as he could with a can of sarin. and dead is dead. Probably easier to sneak in a canister of Sarin gas than a pair of MAC 10s though.

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      Noticed too, that idle talk lately took over the soapbox, and the "war on war on terrorism" fairly regulary takes place in the lounge? Restricting rants to ranting zones obviously doesn't work. So, just a thought: Is cyanide gas worse than a cluster bomb? Is a barrel of anthrax worse than a thermobaric bomb? Is mustard gas worse than depleted uranium ammunition? oh, and Who Gassed The Kurds[^]?


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      peterchen wrote: Who Gassed The Kurds[^]? Well it was the Brits who did it first in the aftermath of the 1917 invasion of Iraq. Michael You gotta roll with it You gotta take your time You gotta say what you say Don't let anybody get in your way - Oasis

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        Noticed too, that idle talk lately took over the soapbox, and the "war on war on terrorism" fairly regulary takes place in the lounge? Restricting rants to ranting zones obviously doesn't work. So, just a thought: Is cyanide gas worse than a cluster bomb? Is a barrel of anthrax worse than a thermobaric bomb? Is mustard gas worse than depleted uranium ammunition? oh, and Who Gassed The Kurds[^]?


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        VB users aren't that bad :laugh: :laugh: The tigress is here :-D

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        • P peterchen

          Noticed too, that idle talk lately took over the soapbox, and the "war on war on terrorism" fairly regulary takes place in the lounge? Restricting rants to ranting zones obviously doesn't work. So, just a thought: Is cyanide gas worse than a cluster bomb? Is a barrel of anthrax worse than a thermobaric bomb? Is mustard gas worse than depleted uranium ammunition? oh, and Who Gassed The Kurds[^]?


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          Stan Shannon
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          peterchen wrote: Is cyanide gas worse than a cluster bomb? Yes. What is so special about cluster munitions? They were primarily put into the arsenal as a substitute for napalm - just as effective but safer for the pilot, plus they can be fired from artillery when needed. I would rather get hit by a cluster bomb than either napalm or cyanide. peterchen wrote: Is a barrel of anthrax worse than a thermobaric bomb? Yes. Which would you rather die from? The delivery of a thermobaric bomb requires sophisticated aircraft, antrax does not, you can deliver it by mail. peterchen wrote: Is mustard gas worse than depleted uranium ammunition? Yes. Depleted uranium is needed only to punch through modern armor. That is its only use. It is designed exclusively to destroy tanks, not people. If there just happens to be people inside the tank, thats their problem. "Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art." Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle

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          • K KaRl

            Nices choices :) "You will be put to death. What do you prefer, being burning at the stake or being quartered?"


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            But first... Boola boola! ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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              But first... Boola boola! ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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              Boola Boola shop? Hum, no. Boola Boola wines? No. The favorite Yale Songs of The Glee Club? :omg: :wtf:! Why isn't there a "joke explanation" tab on google? [edit: Gasp! in fact, google [^] had the solution :-O [/edit]


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              • K KaRl

                Nices choices :) "You will be put to death. What do you prefer, being burning at the stake or being quartered?"


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                To quote the Stooges...A warm stake is better than a cold chop ;P Gary Kirkham A working Program is one that has only unobserved bugs I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks

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                • P Paul Watson

                  Chris Losinger wrote: a man could walk into a crowded subway and kill as many people with a pair of Mac-10's as he could with a can of sarin. and dead is dead. Probably easier to sneak in a canister of Sarin gas than a pair of MAC 10s though.

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                  And the publicity is better using sarin. In the same way we get news of a minor plane crash when only a couple of people die, but nothing about deaths in car accidents, because they are too common, unless, of course, it is a quiet day for news!


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                  • P Paul Watson

                    Chris Losinger wrote: a man could walk into a crowded subway and kill as many people with a pair of Mac-10's as he could with a can of sarin. and dead is dead. Probably easier to sneak in a canister of Sarin gas than a pair of MAC 10s though.

                    Paul Watson
                    Bluegrass
                    Cape Town, South Africa

                    My humble photographic tribute to our world[^]

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                    Chris Losinger
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                    probably easier to get a pair of mac10's than a can of sarin, too. it's a novelty thing. people thought the machine gun would be the end of war, since it made killing so absurdly easy. instead, armies developed the technique of not walking towards the other army in a straight line. -c


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                      peterchen wrote: Is cyanide gas worse than a cluster bomb? Yes. What is so special about cluster munitions? They were primarily put into the arsenal as a substitute for napalm - just as effective but safer for the pilot, plus they can be fired from artillery when needed. I would rather get hit by a cluster bomb than either napalm or cyanide. peterchen wrote: Is a barrel of anthrax worse than a thermobaric bomb? Yes. Which would you rather die from? The delivery of a thermobaric bomb requires sophisticated aircraft, antrax does not, you can deliver it by mail. peterchen wrote: Is mustard gas worse than depleted uranium ammunition? Yes. Depleted uranium is needed only to punch through modern armor. That is its only use. It is designed exclusively to destroy tanks, not people. If there just happens to be people inside the tank, thats their problem. "Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art." Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle

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                      Stan Shannon wrote: plus they can be fired from artillery when needed Cluster bombs are great in Worms Armageddon. Especially if you've acquired a "Double Damage" box. :) -- Only in a world this shitty could you even try to say these were innocent people and keep a straight face.

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                      • T Ted Ferenc

                        And the publicity is better using sarin. In the same way we get news of a minor plane crash when only a couple of people die, but nothing about deaths in car accidents, because they are too common, unless, of course, it is a quiet day for news!


                        If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. - Isaac Newton 1676

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                        Brian Delahunty
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                        Good point :-) Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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