Germay slaughtered innocent Namibians

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Germany has rejected calls to pay compensation for the killing of thousands of Namibia’s ethnic Hereros during the colonial era.
The German ambassador to Botswana told a gathering of Hereros in northern Botswana that Germany deeply regretted what he called “this unfortunate past”.

However, he said it was not prepared to offer reparations.

Some 1,000 Hereros were there to mark the killing of their ancestors who rebelled against German rule in 1904.

They used the meeting to renew demands for $4bn in compensation, to be paid by the German government and by companies who they say benefited from slavery and exploitation under German rule.

But Ambassador Hans-Dietrich von Bothmer said German development aid was intended to benefit all Namibians, not just one ethnic group.

Correspondents say Mr von Bothmer’s speech was virtually identical to one delivered by his counterpart in Namibia, Wolfgang Massing, at a previous ceremony in January.

Between 35,000 and 105,000 of the Hereros living in Namibia lost their lives in the 12 January 1904 massacre, while thousands of others fled to neighbouring Botswana.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3904897.stm

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americans slaugthered innocent indians, chinese slaughtered innocent tibetans and taiwanese, japanese slaughtered innocent chinese, philipinos, australians etc, indoniesians slaughtered innocent east timoreans…nobody is perfect in this world of hatress and nobody pays compensation…

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Besides, Fred, we know you couldn’t care less about Namibians. Didn’t you just state on another thread that you only care about ameriKKKans?

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I say hit the murdering bastards where it hurts. In the pocket book. But murderers from 1904?

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Fred, as a poster whose attention to detail is a result of a well-ordered mind and as a poster whose considered approach to political discussion is lauded and praised by many because you think before you post, could you just answer one question please…


Who The Fuck Is “Germay”?

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Sigh, another hate inspired post from Fred. Is that the only thing that drives him ? How many native Americans were murdered again ?

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BFM. I fear that Fred Smith is becoming totally consumed with rage and hatred that his threads are becoming increasingly silly in nature and that his language style is becoming bitter and hateful.

It’s all rather sad really…

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The chap who coined the phrase “the only good Injun’s a dead’un” was allegedly from Co. Tyrone in the north of Ireland.

Sick of being oppressed by the English and Scottish, many Irishmen went to America to oppress Red Indians, or whatever it is currently fashionable to call them.

I like history.

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hahaha what is all the sensitivity about now? I am filled with hatred and rage because I do what it would appear is a popular undertaking on this forum, to express outrage at the actions of OTHERS. What’s really so different? I am outraged.

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We all suffer from rage in this forum Freddie. Escept that you mean it. I’m just having a laugh.

Bomb America!

haha

BroonAmmo

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[quote=“BroonAle”]Bomb America!
BroonAmmo[/quote]

You tried that…and you LOST!

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[quote=“TainanCowboy”][quote=“BroonAle”]Bomb America!
BroonAmmo[/quote]

You tried that…and you LOST![/quote]

When did we try to “bomb” it, exactly?

Broon

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[quote=“BroonAle”][quote=“TainanCowboy”][quote=“BroonAle”]Bomb America!
BroonAmmo[/quote]

You tried that…and you LOST![/quote]

When did we try to “bomb” it, exactly?

Broon[/quote]

BroonAmnesia, allow me to refresh your memory:

[quote=“Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812”]Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?[/quote]

:America:

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Broon, were we really that far advanced in 1812. I assume it refers to the WOI and for us to bomb anyone would normally require the use of powered flight. Did we really invent powered flight 100+ years of the wright brothers. :wink:

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Well, apparrently so. If Tigerman is willing to show us that we had “bombs” in 1812, then it must show that we are a super species. Of course, it may be that the Yanks have just redefined “bomb” to suit their own purposes.

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[quote]bomb

v. bombed, bomb

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Well, apparrently so. If Tigerman is willing to show us that we had “bombs” in 1812, then it must show that we are a super species. Of course, it may be that the Yanks have just redefined “bomb” to suit their own purposes.[/quote]

[quote]bomb

n.

An explosive weapon detonated by impact, proximity to an object, a timing mechanism, or other means.

Any of various weapons detonated to release destructive material, such as smoke or gas.

dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bomb

[/quote]

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Broon, looks like you were right with your assessment. To most people bomb are explosive devices dropped from aircraft, but it appears that our semantic moderator as usual has other ideas.

As the poster first using the word bomb, maybe you should define the meaning in which it was used.

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[quote=“Dumbass Traveller”]Broon, looks like you were right with your assessment. To most people bomb are explosive devices dropped from aircraft, but it appears that our semantic moderator as usual has other ideas.

As the poster first using the word bomb, maybe you should define the meaning in which it was used.[/quote]

Yeah, jackass… let’s not use the dictionary definitions of terms… let’s just let you make up any meaning you like… :unamused:

See the excerpts below from a description of the Siege of Vienna in 1529, where “bombs” were used in the battle: Note, please, that neither the Turks nor the Austrians had airplanes or any other means of powered flight at the time:

[quote]The night after, the Austrians replied with a new form of deadly assault. Dozens or possibly hundreds of fanatics wearing cloaks of black and armed with homemade bombs - quite possibly one of the first appearances of the Molotov cocktail - exited the city in silence and strode into the Ottoman camps, tossing their bombs into tents before making their escape. As many as 2,000 Turks died unawares, sleeping.

Finally, on 11 October, Suleiman held a council of war that decided upon one, final assault. On 14 October, the attack began, with seraskier Ibrahim leading the charge personally. … The baski-bazouks charged twice and fell back twice as they were cut down again and again by pike and musket. The janissaries too struck with murderous fervor and were too beaten back, with piles of bodies collecting where they tried and failed. Hand bombs rained upon them…

wordiq.com/definition/Siege_of_Vienna[/quote]

Note also, dipshit, that the Star Spangled Banner was written during the War of 1812, and the author used the word “bombs” to describe the objects being fired at the Americans. Thus, it would seem obvious that the British indeed used bombs in the War of 1812. :unamused:

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Gee Traveller,

Are “roadside bombs” and “carbombs” dropped from airplanes?