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On Sat, 08 May 2004 21:38:18 GMT, "Brett" wrote:

"Alan Minyard" wrote:
On Sat, 08 May 2004 14:24:46 GMT, "Brett" wrote:

"John Mullen" wrote:
"Thomas J. Paladino Jr." wrote in message

[..]

The situation in Iraq is an insurgent force, and quite honestly, if
we
weren't so damn concerned about politics and 'collateral damage' we
could
have the insurgency put down in 12 hours. If you don't belive that,
then
you
are a fool. And quite frankly, it's really only been a very short
time
anyway.

I don't agree. I suppose I must be a fool. Check your words.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=insurgent

in·sur·gent (n-sûrjnt)
adj.
1.. Rising in revolt against established authority, especially a
government.

Try a different dictionary www.m-w.com

1. a person who revolts against civil authority or an established
government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent

"a rebel not recognized as a belligerent" and while you might not
recognize
it as a civil authority Paul Bremer does meet all of the requirements.



Try a real dictionary, not some web page.

It's the same definition found in the hardback copy found in most libraries
in the United States.

My copy of Black's Law Dictionary
defines an insurgent as "One who participates in an insurrection; one who
opposes
the execution of law by force of arms, or who rises in revolt against the
constituted
authorities." (Black's is a very highly regarded legal dictionary).

Big deal, one of my copies of Black's (7th) quotes "A person who, for
political purposes, engages in armed hostility against an established
government".

Mr. Bremer believe it or not is a civil authority.

Mr Brenner, and the rest of US civil and military personnel in Iraq
clearly do not
meet this definition.

Mr. Bremer meets all of the requirements for a recognizable civil authority
since he appears to have been given the authority to name regional civilian
governors.


That is an utterly ridiculous argument. How in the world can Mr Brenner be
both the civil authority *and* an insurgent?? You are destroying your own
argument. Either the US Forces are "insurgents" or they are not, make up
your mind.

Al Minyard