From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

John Cuccia wrote:
> Yes, that was why I posted the Hirshima picture.   The "laws and
> customs or war" are peacetime constructs which have no influence on
> wartime conduct.
>

Total war.....volkskrieg....etc....you of the enemy nationality? You
breathin? Now wot can i find to kill you wiv....


Adam
> On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:38:19 -0500, "Dave Ings"

> wrote:
>
>
>>This is pretty close to my own point of view. I've always had trouble with
>>the idea of papering over the inherent barbarism of war with a thin veneer
>>of laws, customs and (supposedly) civilized means of warfare.
>>--
>>Regards,
>>Dave Ings,
>>Toronto, Canada
>>
>>"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
>>news:c7un22t7tjkifvl66a9k2g74qdlf5tl18r{at}4ax.com...
>>
>>>On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 01:38:50 -0500, "Mark"
 wrote:
>>>
>>>Gitmo proves that the "laws and customs" of war are indeed both
>>>fictional and mutable and that they are whatever the side with the
>>>most armed might says they are at the time.
>>>
>>

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