tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12348332.post112606072309843570..comments2023-06-08T07:28:54.296-07:00Comments on Got All These Buckets Coming Out Of My Ears: Your tax dollars at workbeamishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03573400877018313541noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12348332.post-1126118365356799902005-09-07T11:39:00.000-07:002005-09-07T11:39:00.000-07:00Okay, now I think I get your message. The "we sup...Okay, now I think I get your message. The "we support our troops" meant financially, i.e. with our tax dollars. I had understood it a different way. You know, moral support or whatever the hell people mean when they say "Support our troops". Clever, Beamis.Monkey's Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02682860045391115600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12348332.post-1126117754559085482005-09-07T11:29:00.000-07:002005-09-07T11:29:00.000-07:00Tax dollars at work was all I said.Tax dollars at work was all I said.beamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573400877018313541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12348332.post-1126099264031119352005-09-07T06:21:00.000-07:002005-09-07T06:21:00.000-07:00BeamisThe acts most of us object to are categorise...Beamis<BR/><BR/>The acts most of us object to are categorised in the <I>Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War</I> which came into force 21st October 1950.<BR/><BR/>Amongst acts prohibited by the Convention are:<BR/><I><B>Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture</I></B> – Article 3(1)(a)<BR/>and<BR/><I><B>Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment</I></B> – Article 3(1)(c)<BR/><BR/>While it is clear that many of our soldiers are engaging in such acts, I am wondering if anyone has estimated numbers, i.e. is it 20% of our troops, 50%, 95%?<BR/><BR/>This photograph is horrific, our government is criminal and many of our soldiers have done horrible things, but I would hesitate to condemn all of the US troops that are over in Iraq.Monkey's Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02682860045391115600noreply@blogger.com