Comments on: How to Kill Innocent Women & Children http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/ David Blacker's Blog Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:16:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: David Blacker http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/#comment-532 David Blacker Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:33:46 +0000 http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-532 <em>Thanks for your comments, Zach. I'm not disputing the fact that many unpleasant things are necessary in war. I'm an ex-soldier myself, and have seen my share of bad stuff. But my point was that the tolerance of atrocities reflects the civil society itself, and isn't something that can just be dumped on the military.</em> Thanks for your comments, Zach. I’m not disputing the fact that many unpleasant things are necessary in war. I’m an ex-soldier myself, and have seen my share of bad stuff. But my point was that the tolerance of atrocities reflects the civil society itself, and isn’t something that can just be dumped on the military.

]]> By: zach http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/#comment-531 zach Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:18:06 +0000 http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-531 As A soldier in the US Army i think that this is good to talk about, but what some civilians have to understand is that sometimes we as soldiers have to make decisions that dictate the lives of the men around us. I'm not justifying the actions that are taken during war but sometimes, they are necessary. I personally am stationed in Korea as of right now and i teach English to Korean children on my weekends but, i think it is important for Americans to know, we as soldiers know the risks we take every day leaving the safety of our FOBs and when life and death grips your mind for 1 year, we have to maintain the mind of a soldier and fall back onto the training we receive, because if we don't, bad things can happen to us and our men around us, so, in the end we have to make choices, good or bad, right or wrong, regardless we need to make a choice or sit back and be killed. As A soldier in the US Army i think that this is good to talk about, but what some civilians have to understand is that sometimes we as soldiers have to make decisions that dictate the lives of the men around us. I’m not justifying the actions that are taken during war but sometimes, they are necessary. I personally am stationed in Korea as of right now and i teach English to Korean children on my weekends but, i think it is important for Americans to know, we as soldiers know the risks we take every day leaving the safety of our FOBs and when life and death grips your mind for 1 year, we have to maintain the mind of a soldier and fall back onto the training we receive, because if we don’t, bad things can happen to us and our men around us, so, in the end we have to make choices, good or bad, right or wrong, regardless we need to make a choice or sit back and be killed.

]]> By: xyz http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/#comment-355 xyz Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:49:27 +0000 http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-355 a most pertinent blog! xyz, india. a most pertinent blog!

xyz,
india.

]]> By: cerno http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/#comment-319 cerno Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:34:24 +0000 http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-319 Ah yes, there IS that little detail about writing military non fiction in Sri Lanka ;) I'm sure it would filter in through your next novel. All the best with scraping the time for it. I'm lucky to peck out a blog post these days... Ah yes, there IS that little detail about writing military non fiction in Sri Lanka ;) I’m sure it would filter in through your next novel. All the best with scraping the time for it. I’m lucky to peck out a blog post these days…

]]> By: David Blacker http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/#comment-318 David Blacker Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:47:25 +0000 http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-318 <em>Thanks for your confidence, Cerno, but writing non-fiction about the war isn't the healthiest of pastimes in SL! Besides, I'm not sure my autobiography will be as interesting as you make out. I hope to write some more fiction (if I ever find the time), and as with my last novel, there's sure to be plenty of firsthand experiences in it.</em> Thanks for your confidence, Cerno, but writing non-fiction about the war isn’t the healthiest of pastimes in SL! Besides, I’m not sure my autobiography will be as interesting as you make out. I hope to write some more fiction (if I ever find the time), and as with my last novel, there’s sure to be plenty of firsthand experiences in it.

]]> By: cerno http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/#comment-314 cerno Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:03:03 +0000 http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-314 Reading this and your comments in the SL blogosphere amplifies the feeling that there's a big market for your auto biography. And not just locally. There's plenty of military writing on conflicts involving the first world. Rarely from the point of view of a veteran from an army in the 3rd world fighting terrorists. I'm betting it will sell outside airports too ;) Naturally I'm saying this without doing any market research on it. But I can't avoid the nagging thought that if you can get a international publisher for your autobiography, it will sell well. AND broadcast a rarely seen, complex yet readable view of 3rd world conflict. Since you write well I feel safe in making such "risky" assumptions. No pressure of course ;) Reading this and your comments in the SL blogosphere amplifies the feeling that there’s a big market for your auto biography.

And not just locally. There’s plenty of military writing on conflicts involving the first world. Rarely from the point of view of a veteran from an army in the 3rd world fighting terrorists. I’m betting it will sell outside airports too ;)

Naturally I’m saying this without doing any market research on it.

But I can’t avoid the nagging thought that if you can get a international publisher for your autobiography, it will sell well. AND broadcast a rarely seen, complex yet readable view of 3rd world conflict.

Since you write well I feel safe in making such “risky” assumptions.

No pressure of course ;)

]]> By: saddened soul http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/#comment-279 saddened soul Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:15:05 +0000 http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-279 Well Mr DB, The loss would be more theirs than yours, thats for sure! True, I have seen from sidelines how you were hounded by half-baked ,bigoted and abuse filled characters if you made a statement based on actual fact rather than what they wanted to believe. And yes, the ' news' is now more political than military--with rehash of athas/weerakoon/jeyaraj etc served with a little bit of spice as ' our internal sources' lol! bye and take care. Well Mr DB,

The loss would be more theirs than yours, thats for sure!

True, I have seen from sidelines how you were hounded by half-baked ,bigoted and abuse filled characters if you made a statement based on actual fact rather than what they wanted to believe.
And yes, the ‘ news’ is now more political than military–with rehash of athas/weerakoon/jeyaraj etc served with a little bit of spice as ‘ our internal sources’ lol!
bye and take care.

]]> By: David Blacker http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/#comment-249 David Blacker Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:50:39 +0000 http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-249 <em>I hardly visit DefenceNet anymore. Just can't be bothered wading through the drivel and personal abuse. Plus lately I feel the site's info is getting increasingly stale.</em> I hardly visit DefenceNet anymore. Just can’t be bothered wading through the drivel and personal abuse. Plus lately I feel the site’s info is getting increasingly stale.

]]> By: Saddened soul http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/#comment-240 Saddened soul Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:17:26 +0000 http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-240 [quote]We burned everything we couldn’t use, and watching all those saris and flowery frocks burning, I was also struck by how unfair it all was" This shows both your intrinsic humane qualities and the inhuman act you were forced to carry out.Quotes like these really bring out the gist of a story without having to even mention actual incidents of gore or such. I respect your defence insights, Sri lanka as well as in general--for its knowledge and balance; esp in bigoted forums like Defencenet and Defencewire your posts stand out like stars in a dark night! [quote]We burned everything we couldn’t use, and watching all those saris and flowery frocks burning, I was also struck by how unfair it all was”

This shows both your intrinsic humane qualities and the inhuman act you were forced to carry out.Quotes like these really bring out the gist of a story without having to even mention actual incidents of gore or such.

I respect your defence insights, Sri lanka as well as in general–for its knowledge and balance; esp in bigoted forums like Defencenet and Defencewire your posts stand out like stars in a dark night!

]]> By: kulendra http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/how-to-kill-innocent-women-children/#comment-237 kulendra Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:29:41 +0000 http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-237 Let me add something to it though. I dont think that the situational complications the organisation (i.e. the military) meets is any 'excuse' for slaughter. Let me add something to it though. I dont think that the situational complications the organisation (i.e. the military) meets is any ‘excuse’ for slaughter.

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