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Re: Computers as Weapons

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From: Jan Gray
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1991 18:06
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Tracy Martin writes:

> ... The ground war took 100 hours, with an amazing low casuality rate 
> among American and Coalition troops...That's why my life's work as a 
> computer scientist has been in research and development for military 
> technology.....

I have heard various estimates of Iraqi casualties, ranging from
from 50,000 to 400,000 troops dead or wounded.  They were people
too.  Some of these troops were evil, vicious killers; but some were
regular folks like you and I but with the misfortune of being born
in Iraq and being inducted into the Iraqi army.  Do you feel any
regret in dedicating your life's work to weapons systems that ended
their lives, and widowed and orphaned their families?

Jan Gray
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Date: 4 Mar 91 18:06:22 GMT
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