A Letter To The Palestinians From New Zealand: - Page 3

The Avon Lady · 09-11-06, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Bezoomney

I'm not talking about war. We were discussing massacring people.

War was just fine to end all those despicable -ism's in that sign of yours, I agree.

But a massacre is not war!

But the battles of "Black September" amounted to a war. Maybe I confused you when using the word massacre. Besides meaning an unnecessary indiscriminate slaughter, it also refers to a crushing defeat, which the Jordanians certainly accomplished.

As to whether the Jordanians litterally slaughtered so many unjustifiably, I'm sure the UN has been right on top of investigating this for the last 36 years.I bet we'll hear a commitee's conclusions any day now.

Bezoomney · 09-11-06, 07:14 AM

I'd define massacre something like :

Direct mass killing, especially of noncombatant civillians or other innocents without any reasonable means of defense. Usually in a cruel fashion ( I Wiki'd it.... forgive me)

The whole "crushing defeat" translation/interpretation is new to me. It translates into: Mass murder.

Again, it's not so much the massacre part I brought up for dicussion, rather the "justifying it" part.

The Avon Lady · 09-11-06, 07:24 AM

Masscre @ Dictionary.com, definitions 3 and 5.

Bezoomney · 09-11-06, 08:10 AM

Allright, I stand corrected.

bookworm_020 · 09-11-06, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

His letter shows how most of us New Zealanders feel about the war going on between Palenstine and Isreal.

So, our Mossad agents can come back and spy on - um - er - hmmm - ..................

Say! What is there to spy on in NZ anyway? :hmm:

I'm not sure, Most New Zealanders live in Bondi, Australia

Maybe there looking for hobits:rotfl:

09-11-06, 07:24 AM	#33
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Masscre @ Dictionary.com, definitions 3 and 5. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

09-11-06, 07:14 AM	#32
Bezoomney Seaman Join Date: May 2005 Location: In 't zonnige zuiden. Posts: 33 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'd define massacre something like : Direct mass killing, especially of noncombatant civillians or other innocents without any reasonable means of defense. Usually in a cruel fashion ( I Wiki'd it.... forgive me) The whole "crushing defeat" translation/interpretation is new to me. It translates into: Mass murder. Again, it's not so much the massacre part I brought up for dicussion, rather the "justifying it" part.

09-11-06, 08:10 AM	#34
Bezoomney Seaman Join Date: May 2005 Location: In 't zonnige zuiden. Posts: 33 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Allright, I stand corrected.