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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 10:50 AM
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Injured soldiers being 'downloaded' from Mosul to
Ramstein in Germany. Downloaded? That sounds so inhumane and technical to me-on MSNBC now.
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 10:52 AM
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1. When all that is left of a human body is something that can go
over an Internet connection.... well, that's not good!
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Danmel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 10:52 AM
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2. Why not Offloaded?
The whole thing is just totally offensive on so many levels. The use of language like that doesn't help. Why not say "transported" or "Transfered?" Where do they get these reporters?
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Union Thug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 10:52 AM
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3. Right, and next the executable will run and install the necessary dll's
to interface with the German medical hardware.
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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 10:53 AM
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4. What's your problem? They'll be checked for viruses, get the latest patch&
Edited on Wed Dec-22-04 10:54 AM by henslee
rebooted to the front lines.
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Kindigger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 10:54 AM
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6. OMG
:silly:
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SmokingJacket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 10:53 AM
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5. Who's thinking these Orwellian terms up?
Arggh.
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