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01-14-2003, 06:11 PM
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'Affirmative Casualties'
By Radley Balko 01/13/2003
Defense Department
WASHINGTON - Rep. Charlie Rangel (D- NY) took his "fairness in the military" proposal a step further this week. The congressman is now calling for what he calls "affirmative casualties" in war, a move he says will "ensure that the dead and maimed statistics coming back from the battlefields of any future U.S. military engagements look more like America."
Rangel and Rep. John Conyers (D - Mich.) recently introduced legislation calling for military conscription in light of President Bush's efforts to move into Iraq. Rangel said Americans of all colors and creeds have a duty to "share the sacrifice" when it's time to go to war. "[Unfortunately,] service in our nation's armed services is no longer a common experience," he said.
For all you humorless libel lawyers out there: This is a spoof. (http://www.techcentralstati on.com/1051/defensewrapper.jsp?P ID=1051-350&CID=1051-011303B)
'Affirmative Casualties'
By Radley Balko 01/13/2003
Defense Department
WASHINGTON - Rep. Charlie Rangel (D- NY) took his "fairness in the military" proposal a step further this week. The congressman is now calling for what he calls "affirmative casualties" in war, a move he says will "ensure that the dead and maimed statistics coming back from the battlefields of any future U.S. military engagements look more like America."
Rangel and Rep. John Conyers (D - Mich.) recently introduced legislation calling for military conscription in light of President Bush's efforts to move into Iraq. Rangel said Americans of all colors and creeds have a duty to "share the sacrifice" when it's time to go to war. "[Unfortunately,] service in our nation's armed services is no longer a common experience," he said.
For all you humorless libel lawyers out there: This is a spoof. (http://www.techcentralstati on.com/1051/defensewrapper.jsp?P ID=1051-350&CID=1051-011303B)