Kathy
I did not make the post you are responding to, however there are many points relevant
to 9/11 and afterwards to both disability and impairment studies.
AFAIAA One US disability rights campaigner ( a wheelchair user) died on one of the planes that hit the twin towers in New York. I have no statistics on the number of New Yorkers left with long term impairments from the incident, however I understand that almost 3,000 were killed by non- uniformed terrorists.
Next the US government supported by the UK government (and a few others) invaded Afghanistan. I have no statistics on the number of Afghanis left with long term impairments from the ongoing incident, however I understand that almost 400,000 were killed by uniformed terrorists many died from the uniformed terrorists warplanes.
Next the US government supported by the UK government (and a few others) invaded Iraq.
I have no statistics on the number of Iraqis left with long term impairments from the ongoing incident, however I understand that almost 300,000 were killed by uniformed terrorists, many died from the uniformed terrorists warplanes..
Generally in wars people with impairments are more likely to be injured or killed because many cannot get out of harms way as quickly as nondisabled people.
To me a life is a life wherever the person lives, most of the names of children murdered by non- uniformed terrorists and uniformed terrorists have not been recorded, each one is like the loss to humanity of a rare and precious flower.
War violence gives people impairments. War violence is an ignorant way to resolve disputes.
It is therefore VERY relevant to both disability and impairment studies.
Keith
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:31:16 -0400 , Kathy Mancuso <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>How are the four messages about 9/11 I received today relevant to the
>topic of this list, please, which is disability?
>
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