as mentioned before, is not useful in those situations so it is NEVER warranted. Also,the people who are skilled in the art of extracting information from people ( whether husbands, children OR enemy combatants) know that the most effective method is to make people TRUST. Most people have stories they want to tell. The men who interrogated Japanese prisoners during W.W.2 were successful when they knew as much as possible about Japanese culture and language and they befriended these prisoners. Many gave up "actionable intelligence", unwittingly.

What has occurred (is occurring?) in Iraq is just plain sick.

ummm...why exactly do you think we can assume that?

I mean...women couldnt own land right? They couldnt vote, right? Would it be safe to assume then that the men of that time did not consider them equals?

What leads you to believe that when they said "all men" they meant women too?

It is NOW. Who says it was back then?

So did they mean all minorities too? If not, why?

Good for you. You are not the final interpreter though. You dont get to define what they "really" meant.

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