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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin THEOBALD)
Wed Sep 14 16:46:07 1994
From: theobald@duke.cs.mcgill.ca (Kevin THEOBALD)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 15:25:26 -0400
In-Reply-To: Travis Corcoran's message [] as of Sep 14, 10:39
To: Travis J.I. Corcoran <tjic@icd.teradyne.com>, damartin@ampere.mit.edu
Cc: libertarians@MIT.EDU
| One option (of dubious practicality, but worth discussing for
| entertainment's sake, if nothing else ) is to allow the formation of
| non-government controlled (but perhaps....perhaps...government
| regulated ) expeditionary bodies. Volunteers from the US, Haiti,
| Mexico, Germany, etc. could join a one-shot "Haiti Liberation Army".
| This would be cross between the French Foreign Legion and the foreign
| volunteerism often seen in regular wars (Canadians joining the US Army
| during Vietnam, Americans flying fighters for England in the early
| days of WWII).
Of course, right now it is against US law to take foreign policy into your
hands, so such a force would need government permission. And right now our
government doesn't even want to give weapons to Bosnians who are laying
their *own* lives on the line.
BTW, has anyone else noticed that the Clinton policy of preventing the
Bosnians from having the means to defend themselves is similar to their
desired policy of preventing American individuals from having the means
to defend themselves? Maybe a "pro"-gun-control poster could be made...
- Kevin
