Fwd.: The Balkans Syndrome

[fnicki dzolta]

>
> ``We share those concerns,'' said Lt. Col. Paul Phillips. He said the
United
> States has conducted many studies on depleted uranium, particularly since
the
> 1991 Gulf War when the weapons were first used.
>
> ``In each study, we've come away convinced that the use of depleted
uranium
> munitions does not present significant or residual environmental or health
> risks,'' Phillips said.

unless of course one is dropped on your house while you are sleeping

this is what makes america so great

on a documentary about us nuclear subs
the captain was proudly telling the camera about its fire power:
24 missile tubes
each missile equipped with more than one warhead (of course he couldn't say
the exact amout)
then he started grinning
as he went on to explain that each warhead
was sinificantly bigger than the one that destroyed Hiroshima
this sentence punctuated with big smiling teeth.

he also went on to say that if the order came to fire
he'd do it because 'it would be the right thing to do'
although he wouldn't like it
'but in the end' he said, 'it would be for peace.'
 which is just fuckin hilarious

america the beautiful
land of the free

luckily the only person who can give the order is, of course, the president
so that means we are all safe in the hands of bush mk 2

just one more question:

if you call yerself american
but then acknowledge the existance of 'native' americans
does that mean you recognise yerselves as the european tourists that you
are,
and that you have more than out stayed your welcome?