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From: cjk@ccice2.UUCP (Aspiring Terminator)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: U.S. exports torture tools
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Date: Sun, 11-Nov-84 03:22:26 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 11 03:22:26 1984
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> Food for thought:
> 
> 
> EXPORT OF `TORTURE' TOOLS APPROVED
> 
>   NEW YORK (Reuter) -- The Commerce Department has authorized the
> export of what it calls ``specially designed implements of torture''
> to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and members of the North Atlantic
> Treaty Organization, Newsweek Magazine said yesterday.
>   The magazine said that when a Commerce Department spokesman was
> asked about the ``torture'' instruments, he said they included
> ``thumbscrews and cattle prods -- just routine items for the police.''
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> -- 
> larry kolodney (The Devil's Advocate)
> 
> UUCP: ...{ihnp4, decvax!genrad}!mit-eddie!lkk
> 
> ARPA: lkk@mit-mc

Larry, I think you're a little off base.
While it's true that the DoD has been exporting weapons to other
countries; it's not as if these are weapons that are not commercially
available here in the US.  I'm speaking of course about giant shears.
Now if you feel that these don't qualify because they cause a quick
and painless death, just send your full name and address to me and
I will seek to remedy the situation.



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