"strabo" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 08:51:26 -0500, Jake Nichols
wrote:

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 16:20:26 -0700, "Dan"
wrote:


A military has few compunctions about firing on armed
combatants, but is more reluctant about doing so on unarmed
civilians.



Kent State University

Lately, Waco. Yes, the US military was very much involved.

Ah, but that just proves the point. They were armed (legally or not).

As has been pointed out, foreigners in a war zone don't quite meet
the same criteria, but still there has to be the appearance of a
threat.

Dan