On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 16:28 -0500, taharka wrote: > Howdy, > > On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 20:41 +0000, John Bowden wrote: > <snip> > > True but common decency should be enough to stop torture. What is a > > uniform? Camouflage and regimental paraphernalia, black head scarf and > > bierd? > > Depends on whether you consider war/conflict common decency eh? What is > a uniform? Easy, designated wear by any country's military forces. > Particularly, designated wear when said military forces are engaged in > combat. You'll love this one taharka. One of the main reasons for Jewish circumcision was that way back when, men found in battles naked. If you accepted circumcision you couldn't very well change sides in a battle. Tough it out to win or die. So, when W talks about "cut and run", he is clearly clueless. No way to run if you were prominently cut in that fashion!! <grins hugely> Just thought you'd want to know that ort of history. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
