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Article #1104Re: Is this concistent?
From: Stephen X. Carter
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 12:25
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 12:25
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 21:23:10 +1000, "Emre Bakh�Ny." <emre.b@hotmail.com> wrote: > >"Stephen X. Carter" <steve@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message >news:3f334da7.32638583@localhost... >> John Howard has spoken out against a possible death penalty >> for David Hicks (in detention in Guantanamo Bay) on the >> grounds that Australia does not have the death penalty, yet >> he (and Simon Crean) both supported the imposition of the >> death penalty on Amrosi (sp?) in the Bali Bombing trial. >> >> How can that make sense? Either both are supported, or >> neither are supported. >> > >For one thing, Amrosi is a terrorist, Hicks is not. *That's* not my point. Howard seems to be arguing both for and against the very same thing within an indecent time frame. Judgements about the guilt/culpability of either party is not core to the argument here..... -- steve@stephencarterNOSPAM.net Nothing is Beatle Proof!!
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