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8. Or when we gave smallpox-infected blankets used as germ warfare against the American Indians.

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 01:33 PM

Aug 2013

Last edited Thu Aug 29, 2013, 02:54 PM - Edit history (1)

This is an early example of biological warfare -- which then started an epidemic among Native Americans.

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Selective ‘obscenity’ : US checkered record on chemical weapons. [View all] dipsydoodle Aug 2013 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author polichick Aug 2013 #2

At Nuremberg, what were deemed "war crimes" truebluegreen Aug 2013 #3

They see a difference between starting a war (being the aggressor) iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #10

Who's "they?" truebluegreen Aug 2013 #15

My point precisely malaise Aug 2013 #4

Or when we gave Columbia JoeyT Aug 2013 #5

And it's getting even nastier in Columbia. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2013 #13

du rec. xchrom Aug 2013 #6

^ Wilms Aug 2013 #7

No kidding jsr Aug 2013 #9

Hmm, wonder how we knew that Sadaam had WMD? watoos Aug 2013 #14

"We had the receipts." truebluegreen Aug 2013 #16

DURec leftstreet Aug 2013 #17