Shucks. Only loaded some text for me. Maybe I'll try again later. Clay ... -- *Clay Farris Naff * Author, *Free God ...
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garyjones2@...
Jun 16, 2013 10:28 pm
Harv, Few posters or speeches have made the points better than this one. Gary...
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Skryja, David
dskryja
Jun 16, 2013 10:36 pm
Really neat. Thanks, Harvey. Dave. From: Reason-Omaha@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Reason-Omaha@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Bechtel Sent: Sunday, June 16,...
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scobyn23
Jun 16, 2013 11:14 pm
Dresden and Japan are two different cases... First, Dresden: We didn't bomb Dresden to terrorize their civilian population and scare them into demanding an end...
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Clay Farris Naff
claynaff
Jun 16, 2013 11:33 pm
I'm guessing this is in response to a different thread - the one about terrorism. All the same, I agree with your comments, and go a step beyond. While I...
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Edgar Pearlstein
epearlstein
Jun 17, 2013 12:11 am
I was eighteen years old in 1945, so I remember a lot of the discussion of the time. People were not concerned with calling something "terrorism", but whether...
A very different take on the bombing of Dresden. Norbert Zaenglein Clay Center, NE TERROR BOMBING: THE CRIME OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by Michael Walsh 1st...
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Jim Bechtel
jimbechtel2@...
Jun 17, 2013 2:51 am
There are also multiple sides to the A-bombing of Japan, some of which are summarized here: ...
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Clay Farris Naff
claynaff
Jun 17, 2013 12:09 pm
Norbert, I'm not qualified to comment on the Dresden tragedy. My prior knowledge of it comes entirely from the novelist Kurt Vonnegut. Also, I recognize that...
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Clay Farris Naff
claynaff
Jun 17, 2013 1:02 pm
You are right that we cannot attain a definitive answer. Much turns on whether you believe, as I do, that the Emperor's intervention was critical, or believe...
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Mark Wooge
mwooge
Jun 17, 2013 1:25 pm
... by those who may be seeking a cost-free opportunity to hold themselves out as morally superior intellectuals I would add that the decision had to be made...
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Mark Wooge
mwooge
Jun 17, 2013 1:46 pm
Oh, one other thing. One of the reasons for bombing Dresden was that they were running out of better targets. There was also something to do with the Russians...
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Jim Bechtel
jimbechtel2@...
Jun 17, 2013 2:26 pm
I knew this had to be from Rob before I got halfway thru it: Parents taught children well Congratulations to Roosevelt and Michelle Boyland of Bellevue for ...
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neatheist
Jun 17, 2013 3:27 pm
Prices for our Apostacon freethought conference being held in September go up on July 1st! You can save some cash by purchasing your tickets now. To learn...
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kgkatman
Jun 17, 2013 11:11 pm
-Thought this might interest the group;  I only had trouble with #'s 5 and 7, mainly with the new faces  ...
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JohnH
neliberal
Jun 18, 2013 6:23 pm
It is just reaching the point of, I don't know what...a belief that nothing can save our nation from collapsing from sheer stupidity and ignorance. Last week,...
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Clay Farris Naff
claynaff
Jun 18, 2013 6:27 pm
Look on the bright side: It's box office for the Daily Show and Colbert. Clay ... -- *Clay Farris Naff * Author, *Free God ...
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Edgar Pearlstein
epearlstein
Jun 18, 2013 6:36 pm
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:23 PM, JohnH <neliberal@...<mailto:neliberal@...>> wrote: It is just reaching the point of, I don't know what...a belief...
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Beverly Chaney
bkaychaney
Jun 18, 2013 7:26 pm
I recently read the bit about masterbating male fetuses in Bonk, a humerous survey of sex research. Other memorable trivia: * Yogis can self-fellate. *...
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kgkatman
Jun 18, 2013 8:26 pm
" ...he has see with his own eyes 20 week old male fetuses masturbating!!!" ... From: JohnH <neliberal@...> Subject: [Reason-Omaha] I Weep For My...
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Norbert Zaenglein
thelastautopsy
Jun 18, 2013 9:25 pm
From the Nebraska Watchdog: “Nebraska was being hailed as one of the best states for transgender student-athletes, thanks to a little-noticed policy...
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JohnH
neliberal
Jun 18, 2013 10:39 pm
Sort of like "God's not dead....she just doesn't want to get involved?"...
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JohnH
neliberal
Jun 18, 2013 11:05 pm
Just my view... My mother was a war bride from the UK, specifically Kingstanding, part of the city of Birmingham. When I was a child she told me about how when...
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Jim Bechtel
jimbechtel2@...
2:10 am
If "Bomber" Harris had paid attention, he would have noticed that the lesson of terror-bombing is just the opposite: It doesn't work, a waste of resources. The...
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Harvey Madison
h.madison
2:54 am
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10103492/Solar-storm-could-leave-Britain-without-power-for-months.html Solar storm could leave Britain without power...
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jopollack@...
4:07 am
It's important to look at weaknesses in our critical infrastructure, which certainly includes the electrical distribution system. However, the idea that we...
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Mark Wooge
mwooge
5:01 am
Don't worry. It's always been like that, and we've survived anyway. On 6/18/2013 1:36 PM, Edgar Pearlstein wrote: On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:23 PM, JohnH <...
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Harvey Madison
h.madison
7:09 am
Looks pretty good full screen. http://popwuping.com/art-design/google-street-view-hyperlapse/...
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Harvey Madison
h.madison
7:10 am
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/06/18/record-shattering-heat-bakes-alaska/ Record-shattering heat bakes Alaska By Jason...
