On Traitors: Jerry Furhman Hits The Threshing Floor
Jerry Fuhrman's column this week at Roanoke.com takes on a subject that many of us are afraid to discuss publicly but are beginning to realize the dreadful consequences of: traitorous and seditious words and actions by our fellow citizens.
Please read "What's A Proper Punishment?" and if you are so inclined come back here and take the following quiz.
Who said the following?
1. "And we send a special invitation to all of you fighting Bush's crusader pipe dream in Afghanistan, Iraq, and wherever else W. has sent you to die."
2. "The global war on terror has become a global war of error. Attacking or threatening countries which did not attack us. Bombing neighborhoods to save neighborhoods. Committing atrocities in the name of stopping atrocities"
3. "You would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags or some mad regime -- Pol Pot or others -- that had no concern for human beings. Sadly, that is not the case. This was the action of Americans in the treatment of their prisoners."
4. the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong"
5. "And there is no reason ... that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children ... "
Click on comments for the answers.
Please read "What's A Proper Punishment?" and if you are so inclined come back here and take the following quiz.
Who said the following?
1. "And we send a special invitation to all of you fighting Bush's crusader pipe dream in Afghanistan, Iraq, and wherever else W. has sent you to die."
2. "The global war on terror has become a global war of error. Attacking or threatening countries which did not attack us. Bombing neighborhoods to save neighborhoods. Committing atrocities in the name of stopping atrocities"
3. "You would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags or some mad regime -- Pol Pot or others -- that had no concern for human beings. Sadly, that is not the case. This was the action of Americans in the treatment of their prisoners."
4. the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong"
5. "And there is no reason ... that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children ... "
Click on comments for the answers.
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