Re: oops: Operation code names causes backlash.

Or the oddly specific "operation to go kill bin laden".

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You're right. They should have gone with something less provocative.

"Mrs. Beasely is EKIA."

Johne Cook
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On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Lance McLain <lance-X3DuywwxauBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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
> > | http://raygunrevival.com | http://authorculture.blogspot.com |*
> > *
> >
> >
> > 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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