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Re: a dumb query? pls humor me



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On 03/25/07 17:47, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
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> ..you deny the "Let's roll!"-people aboard flight UA93 their
> lawful KIA status, when they "took up arms against the invading
> enemy."

Who says the UA93 passengers were KIA?

For one thing, those passengers weren't in the military, and
another, their deaths were "other than the victim of a terrorist
activity".

http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/k/02986.html
    killed in action
    (DOD) A casualty category applicable to a hostile casualty,
    other than the victim of a terrorist activity, who is
    killed outright or who dies as a result of wounds or other
    injuries before reaching a medical treatment facility.
    Also called KIA. See also casualty category.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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