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not wanting to stir the waters but
Posted by: kurt ()
Date: January 21, 2002 11:26PM

<HTML>We have gone over this many times on this forum, but I defend the actions of the USS Wahoo in the Buyo Maru incident, where survivors of a transport sinking were killed by the Wahoo crew.

>The ship was a military troop transport bringing troops to the war zone in the Solomons, and the sinking survivors were combat troops on their way to the battle front. If not killed, they would have survived to be picked up, and would have quickly been able to join enemy forces fighting the US in the Solomons.

>The survivors were continuing to fight after the sinking, firing on the Wahoo with small arms fire, including machine guns mounted on landing craft and other vessels floating about after the sinking. If you act like a combatant, expect to be treated like one.

I think killing armed enemy soldiers, near the battle front, while they are shooting back at you, is a legit act of war, even if the odds are unequally in your favor. War is not about being fair or 'sporting'.</HTML>

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British Atrocities - WW1 and 2. John Griffiths 01/20/2002 12:37PM
Re: British Atrocities - WW1 and 2 - some more. John Griffiths 01/20/2002 05:46PM
Re: British Atrocities - WW1 and 2 - some more. Joe Brennan 01/22/2002 04:24AM
Re: British Atrocities - WW1 and 2 - some more. John Griffiths 01/22/2002 05:58PM
Re: British Atrocities - WW1 and 2. Innes McCartney 01/20/2002 06:03PM
Re: British Atrocities - WW1 and 2. Torlef 01/20/2002 07:54PM
not wanting to stir the waters but kurt 01/21/2002 11:26PM
In the waters..... Torlef 01/22/2002 08:33AM
Re: not wanting to stir the waters but John Griffiths 01/22/2002 06:04PM
Re: not wanting to stir the waters but Rainer Bruns 01/22/2002 07:51PM
Re: not wanting to stir the waters but kurt 01/22/2002 09:28PM
Baralong Story Dave McQueen 01/23/2002 11:56AM
Re: Baralong Story kurt 01/23/2002 08:13PM
Re: Baralong Story Dave McQueen 01/23/2002 10:53PM
Re: British Atrocities - WW1 and 2. Salty 01/20/2002 11:46PM
Re: British Atrocities - WW1 and 2. Salty 01/21/2002 12:11AM
Re: British Atrocities - WW1 and 2. oliver 01/22/2002 09:31AM
Re: British Atrocities - WW1 and 2. MPC 01/23/2002 11:10PM


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