Text 5999, 87 rader
Skriven 2004-12-09 08:05:38 av Björn Forsström (2:203/614.61)
   Kommentar till text 5958 av FRANK SCHEIDT (1:123/140)
Ärende: Breaking News!
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 FS> I *realize* that wouldn't really work -- that it would have unintended
 FS> consequences.  However it's nice to at least *think* about it at times --
 FS> especially after reading about the latest idiot/bombing/suicide ...

Excuse me for saying this but then you shouldn't say so in public. It only
shows how bloodthirsty you are. I might sometimes have similar thoughts
but then I keep 'em for myself.

 BF>> The solution must be to find a way to live in peace where all religions
 BF>> counts. If we can do it here it shouldn't be a problem for you but I know
 BF>> that we have extremists as well who have burnt down mosques but still,
 BF>> that isn't the solution, it only puts more firewoood on the fire.

 FS> Living in peace is the human ideal ... unfortunately there are some people
 FS> who have some strange ideas as to how to *achieve* that most worthy goal.

WE have lived in peace for over 150 years and believe that violence only give
birth to even more voilence and that's just what we are seeing in Iraq now.
We believe in solving things with negotiations instead of with guns.

 BF>> If I'm to trust the muslims living here in Sweden who says that isalam is
 BF>> a peacefull religion I'll believe them. They haven't actually done
 BF>> anything wrong.

 FS> That may because Sweden is reputedly a largely *secular* society with
 FS> little interest in religion.

Might be so. I don't care if my nieghbour is muslim or hindu or whatever as
long
as he doesn't bother me with his religion and if he does, I tell him to keep it
for
himself if he want to be my friend.

 BF>> All this Holy books are written so they can be interpreted in any way you
 BF>> want. We have here a discussion about female priests and those who want
 BF>> them can point out a part in the Book that says it's OK and those who are
 BF>> against can point
 BF>> out a part that says it's not OK. It's just a matter of interpretation.

 FS> True.  It's possible to find support for almost *any* position by quoting
 FS> a Biblical passage, but making certain to quote it out of context ...

Yes, sure thing.

 BF>> every religion against each other. You should have met that woman, she
 BF>> was one of a kind.

 FS> She could have been a great one on FidoNet ... heh heh heh ...

That woman had my entire respect and luckily she passed that on to her daughter
and she to her son (my father-in-law) and he to my wife.

I heard yesterday that Donald Rumsfelt is in deep trouble.
The US. troop in Iraq aren't pleased with him. They aren't well-equiped enough
to
do their job. His answer was:" You go to war with the army you have and not
with the one you would like to have". What does that tell the rest of the
world?
Where are all the Rambo:s?

8 of them are facing a court martial for not obeying order since their vehicle
wan't
safe enough to travel in.

5 are sueing USA for not letting them go home after fulfilment of their
contract.

But I guess that someone of you will say that this is also anti-American
propaganda
and have never happend since it was only on TV and said by a corrupt Minister
that doesn't know a thing about it and the fact that I just can't prove
it.......and hey,
Rumsfelt wasn't even in Kuwait. That was an illution.

And now there are 1,000 dead American soldiers in combat in Iraq and if we
should
put it all togheter, including accidents and suecide the official figure is
1,275.
Wounded are 9,765.
The number of dead Iraqi various but is well over 14,000 and 5,000 soldiers.

May I ask if someone of you have lost anyone in Iraq?
If you have, do you still think it's worth it?

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