at 12:36 PM 7/16/99 +0100, you wrote:
>From today's Guardian
>
>"The fundamental point here is that disability is not compatible with our
>need for a combat-ready fighting force that can be deployed at a moment's
>notice anywhere in the world" (MOD spokesman)
>
>Comments?
>
They do not send people with disabilities into combat. They do however,
bring people back with disabilities.
Oh...and exactly the same line was used about gays. However, its only an
issue if there is no war. When they need people, they will send their own
mothers into combat.
With best regards
Laurence Bathurst
University of Sydney
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