From: John Cuccia 

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.

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
>
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>> 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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