Re: oops: Operation code names causes backlash.

Right, and should the gov't imply (intentionally or not) that Geronimo was a similar terrorist?

And I'm not taking a side here, I'm just pointing out that the offense taken might not be as ridiculous as assumed.

Regards,
-Lance
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On May 5, 2011, at 2:44 PM, Johne Cook <[email protected]> wrote:

> ...which just begs the usual aphorism here, one man's terrorist is another
> man's freedom fighter. In this case, this bloke killed thousands of our
> people and eventually paid for it with his life, and his name means 'man
> with large hole in his head.'
> 
> Johne Cook
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> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Lance McLain <lance-X3DuywwxauBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> No, it depends on how the gov't intended it to mean.  Geronimo was stalked
>> and hunted down while he hid in the mountains of Arizona and Mexico.  If
>> they were drawing a parallel between the Geronimo and bin Laden then I think
>> they may have an understandable reason to be offended.  Native Americans
>> were often considered the terrorists of their day.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> -Lance
>> 
>> 
>>> In other words, maybe it's just a meme, and always has been.
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