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Children of a Lesser God

Bhaskar Dasgupta August 15, 2006

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#1 Posted by okhla99 on August 15, 2006 5:10:02 am



So Americans should consider Iraqis as equals ?????

Just like the Sunni consider Shias as equals ???

Just like the Hindu/Muslim men consider their women as equals ????

Just like the WASP consider the black americans as equals ????

Just like the Brahmins consider non- brahmins as equals ???

Just like the rich consider the poor as equals ????

What is equal between America & Iraq ????
Economy, Geography, Democracy, Law, Size, Military might, international influence ????? Nothing is equal......

``Golden rule of equality`` appears OK in theory but does it ever in practise?????

Having said that, how much inferior can an Iraqi life be to an American one?? WHat should be the basis of quantification? Are all American lives equal? Are all Iraqi lives equal? Do education, status, economic, political or literary stature do not count at all?

All the above questions are complete answers in themselves.

``Children of a lesser God`` exist not only in Iraq but in all countries and communities.
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#2 Posted by Sanatani on August 15, 2006 5:12:54 am
War is brutal business and CI even more so. Children of a lesser god is not right frankly the americans dont think of them as human at all. There is a precedence the Bomb was dropped on Japan not Germany. In Germany during the advance to the Elbe crack Negro units (thats how they were called then) when commanded by southerners during rest and recoup periods were asked to commit rape on German women. They got priority on basis of the size of their organs. The southerners thought this the ultimate degradation. It was only when Germant surrendered and the top brass who were northerners got to know this they put a stop and punished these officers by asking them to take an early discharge.

There is no doubt that the Americans are capable of great charity and Humanity, but they are the true inheritors of the beastly instincts of the Franks and the Vikings of Europe. And let us be frank Americand may have whistle blowers but at the unit level any person defying such an act would become a statistic much like he would in the Jehadis.

For all the atrocities done by Paki Army in East Pak there were numerous individual soldiers and officers who staked their life in helping Hindus and Bengalis escape the general massacre and at times paid with them.

Despite all what Saddam did bad he did a lot of good also unlike this clan of pilgrim robbers who fund hatred of all others in the guise of Wahabism and destroy mo`s house as well and claim to be ``Guardians of the Holy Mosques``. Gues Saddam should have paid Georgie Bush or agreed to withdraw from Kuwait under Bush Senior by extracting money from KSa and Kuwait.

There is no justice in the world. But America like all evil empires will be destroyed.
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#3 Posted by vivek on August 15, 2006 6:27:14 am
A stupid article. Its the job of both the govt. as well as the defense forces to protect their own citizens. If it is at the cost of others then so be it.
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#4 Posted by okhla99 on August 15, 2006 6:28:33 am


and some more (credit to friends...)

Just like Pakistanis consider Indians as equals?????

Just like Indians consider Pakistanis as equals ????

OR

Just like Chowk Pakistanis consider Indians as equals ????

Just like Chowk Indians consider Pakistanis as equals ????

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#5 Posted by bbabu on August 17, 2006 7:12:59 pm

If there is no oil in Iraq the Yanks wouldn`t be there. I doubt Yanks are out to get the Iraqis.
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