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You don't get it, do you? There will be no deliberate targeting of civilians, and all possible care will be taken to avoid it. But if those who planned and supported the murder of 5,000 innocent people are not brought to justice -- and that will be the intent, though inevitably some of these murderers will die -- then more innocents will die. On Friday, September 14, 2001, at 11:03 AM, david.bircumshaw wrote: > Most interesting this, from a point of view of language use, I see the > US > Senate has just approved the quote 'use of force' unquote against > terrorists. > > As too the US has declared itself at war, and 'leading the world in that > war' (I quote GW), the question of 'collateral damage' arises, that is > to > say, it therefore becomes justifiable for 'civilian' casualties to > occur in > that war against a nameless enemy. > > David Bircumshaw > > Leicester, England > > A Chide's Alphabet > www.chidesplay.8m.com > > Painting Without Numbers > www.paintstuff.20m.com/default.htm > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/default.htm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "david.bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 2:21 PM > Subject: Re: WTC > > >> This isn't a comment on anything anyone's posted but I was just > accidentally >> caught the end of the special service at St Paul's. I listened in >> bewilderment as I thought I was hearing a satirical parody of the worst >> rhetoric imaginable. >> >> >> David Bircumshaw >> >> Leicester, England >> >> A Chide's Alphabet >> www.chidesplay.8m.com >> >> Painting Without Numbers >> www.paintstuff.20m.com/default.htm >> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/default.htm >> >