[SOC] SOC

[Ian C. Purdie]

Paul Bartlett wrote:

> I consider myself also to be Claude's friend; he's almost entirely
> responsible for me getting my ticket (M3CRQ and proud of it!)

I would agree.

> and I regret his departure from SOC. I hope that I'm not considered as someone
> who
> vilified him. I certainly take issue with the French establishment's stance
> but then on many issues I do also on the UK's.

A lot needs revising as far as opinion's go.

OK this's got nothing to do with "radio" until someone actually thinks about how
*WE*, OZ, Britain and, USA actually murdered Iraqi radio operators.

It happened, they weren't collateral damage, they were one of us.

Think about it, a number of us here are / were military Radio Operators for
their respective countries, what about your "allegedly" vanquished foe?

You see, I have problems here, we follow a BS Line and my AR friend, and his
family, Ahmed in Bagdad, got the chop.

My friend Ahmed, his wife, his kids no longer exist. Ahmed was a simple
shopkeeper, friendly, keen to get ahead for his family, do the "right" thing and
so forth. By our "alleged" standards a fine fellow. Just looking after the "wife
and kids".

*BUT* he was an AR operator. Nothing sinister, just a fellow enjoying his hobby.

So why did he and his family perish?

Why? Because our BS exceeds their BS?

I don't know why, but I feel dirty, even though I "totally" opposed this filth
war.

The rest of you can make your own justification, God help you.

> Talking's good. May it continue...

It's a start.

I'm in a venom mode, with justification [see above]

Ian