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2010-03-29 International-UN-NGOs

Human rights advocate by day, Nazi wanabee by night

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Posted by Mike 2010-03-29 08:30|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 "...An interest in Nazi memorabilia does not necessarily suggest Nazi sympathies -- but it is hardly likely to play well in the salons where Garlasco's employer might solicit donations...."

Actually, I can think of some donors (e.g., Iran) that might like this.

Posted by lord garth 2010-03-29 08:48|| 2010-03-29 08:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Newspapers seem now always late like with Climategate . This was from months ago in http://volokh.com/ blog.

Posted by Phosing Big Foot3926 2010-03-29 09:16|| 2010-03-29 09:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks for the reminder, Phosing, I had thought I had seen this story a while back from somewhere.

Posted by Steve White 2010-03-29 09:45|| 2010-03-29 09:45|| Front Page Top

#4 This might be called 'street cred' in some Human Rights circles.....

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-03-29 10:28|| 2010-03-29 10:28|| Front Page Top

#5 the alleged illegal use of white phosphorus by the Israeli army in Gaza

Isn't this what a Nazi would do?

Posted by gorb 2010-03-29 10:33|| 2010-03-29 10:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Whoops, I guess I should flesh out my comment a bit better. Looks like Marc was using HRW as a vehicle to work against Israel (the little Satan as muslims like to call it), and the US (the Great Satan). I guess Russia was just a way to get some cred there at HRW.

Posted by gorb 2010-03-29 10:35|| 2010-03-29 10:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Yet another incarnation of liberal fascism, of which the Nazi party more or less perfected in the extreme sense of the word.

Posted by eltoroverde 2010-03-29 10:55|| 2010-03-29 10:55|| Front Page Top

#8 Correction: Yet another incarnation of liberal fascism, of which the Nazi party more or less perfected in the extreme sense of the term (not word).

Posted by eltoroverde 2010-03-29 11:09|| 2010-03-29 11:09|| Front Page Top

#9 @#5 re: white phosphorous. Do you know what white phosphorous is? It's what's used in railroad flares, fireworks and illumination flares. That's it's job. It stands very little chance of hurting or killing anyone unless (like fireworks)someone was to hold it in their hand. A white phosphorous shell doesn't penetrate or explode.
But that doesn't stop the propagandists from exploiting the gullibility of people unaware this fact.
During the Gaza campaign, the propaganda press had these phosphorous shells penetrating roofs, exploding and maiming civilians. All of which is impossible and untrue. Phosphorous shells are in use by every major military today and used precisely the way the Israelis used them. For illumination and smoke screens.

Posted by Mike Hunt 2010-03-29 11:18|| 2010-03-29 11:18|| Front Page Top

#10 Mike: Yes, I know. See my comment #6. I realized after I hit the submit button that I didn't phrase that well the first time around.

Posted by gorb 2010-03-29 12:21|| 2010-03-29 12:21|| Front Page Top

#11 They must've seen the same movies I have. We Were Soldiers, for example, had a guy get some WP in his cheek, and his buddy cut it out with a bayonet.

Maybe that was accidental. Was WP ever used in an anti-personnel application?

Posted by Bobby 2010-03-29 13:00|| 2010-03-29 13:00|| Front Page Top

#12 I always understood from my father (WW2 ETO, Korea) that while WP wasn't primarily an antipersonnel weapon, it's not exactly healthy for anyone who happens to be inside the burst radius.

Posted by Mike 2010-03-29 13:36|| 2010-03-29 13:36|| Front Page Top

#13 Hey guys, WP kills. I've used it. It is a great way to clear a bunker or a tunnel. Plus it exposes the 'hidden' exits and ports. It burns; the smoke is toxic; it ignites things close to it; and if you inhale the burning particles (those little twinkly sparkling things in the overall smoke cloud) you will burn your lungs.
All of which makes it the perfect 'mark with smoke' munition.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2010-03-29 13:50|| 2010-03-29 13:50|| Front Page Top

#14 Road flares: from wiki:
"Flares produce their light through the combustion of a pyrotechnic composition. The ingredients are varied, but often based on strontium nitrate, potassium nitrate, or potassium perchlorate and mixed with a fuel such as charcoal, sulfur, sawdust, aluminium, magnesium, or a suitable polymeric resin.[1] Flares may be colored by the inclusion of pyrotechnic colorants. Calcium flares are used underwater to illuminate submerged objects."

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2010-03-29 13:55|| 2010-03-29 13:55|| Front Page Top

#15 There even used to be an artillery request called "Spot for Effect" where you'd call in the battery firing all WP. It's quite nasty in the anti-personnel role.

Posted by Silentbrick 2010-03-29 17:55|| 2010-03-29 17:55|| Front Page Top

#16 "Zeiss"? My expensive Jap camera has a Zeiss lens. Nobody tops them.

Posted by Ulereck Brown3535 2010-03-29 20:11|| 2010-03-29 20:11|| Front Page Top

#17 My uncle was introduced to it's effects as a grenade on Kunishi Ridge, isl. of okinawa, 1945. 2/7 Ist marine div.2 months on a hospital ship, and they classed him as walking wounded.

Posted by notascrename 2010-03-29 20:36|| 2010-03-29 20:36|| Front Page Top

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