Original
Message 1/7
Date: 05-Mar-03 @ 04:45 PM -
bomb for freedom!
got this from another forum, maybe we'll get 24th time lucky this time:
"This was passed along to me. I looked up the facts I wasn't certain about, and I independantly vouge for its accuracy. It's an interesting point.
- Bobak
---------------------------
QUICK POLITICAL SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
This test consists of one (1) multiple-choice question (so you better get it right!) Here's a list of the countries that the U.S. has bombed since the end of World War II, compiled by historian/former member of the State Dept. William Blum:
China 1945-46
Korea 1950-53
China 1950-53
Guatemala 1954
Indonesia 1958
Cuba 1959-60
Guatemala 1960
Congo 1964
Peru 1965
Laos 1964-73
Vietnam 1961-73
Cambodia 1969-70
Guatemala 1967-69
Grenada 1983
Libya 1986
El Salvador 1980s
Nicaragua 1980s
Panama 1989
Iraq 1991-99
Sudan 1998
Afghanistan 1998
Yugoslavia 1999
Afghanistan 2001-03(?)
In how many of these instances did a democratic government, respectful of human rights, occur as a direct result? Choose one of the following:
(a) 0
(b) zero
(c) none
(d) not a one
(e) a whole number between -1 and +1
--------------------
Bobak!
--------------------