Romulus

John, you are right, Sergei was referring to the Geneva Convention of 10th October 1980 on firebombs (which included the famous Protocol III not signed by the USA). The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) mentioned by the RAI journalists is the convention promoted by the OPCW (and the United Nations) and signed even by the USA in 1997. If Mr. Kaiser is right in his interpretation then it seems the Americans have illegaly used WP in Falluja.

Sergei, your interpretation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) seems to be the right one. The Italian TV channel RAI News 24 has interviewed Peter Kaiser, the spokesman of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) which is the international organisation that was established in 1997 by the countries that have joined the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) to make sure that the Convention works effectively and achieves its purpose. OPCW website Here you can find the interview (in English). Here is a rough transcription of what Mr. Kaiser said: WP is not forbidden by the CWC if it is used within the context of a military application which does not require or does not intend to use the toxic properties of WP. WP is normally used to produce smoke to camouflage movement...and that is considered a legitimate use. If on the other hand the toxic and caustic properties of WP are specifically intended to be used as a weapon, that of course is prohibited. ...any chemical that is used against humans or against animals that cause harm or death through its toxic properties are considered chemical weapons. It doesn't matter what substance we're talking about, as long as the purpose is to cause harm through its toxic properties, that is prohibited behaviour. Hope my transcription is correct, my English listening skills are undoubtedly worse than John's Italian reading skills.

John, I have to congratulate with you for your Italian reading skills. The translation of the quote from the site of the Italian DoD is correct. Having said that, I can't see what that has to do with the facts reported by the RAI journalists. I am sure you know that those 40 mm grenades are employed with the M203 grenade-launcher so I doubt that they can be used to massively bomb buildings full of Iraqi civilians so as the Americans are alleged to have done. As for the Italian media bashing, it just shows how little people know about Italian media. If someone comes up and proves that WP has been or is employed by the Italian Army against civilians or in a manner remotely similar to that of the US Armed Forces, I am 100% sure the Italian media would instantly jump on the Italian government. Here in Italy people are strongly against the Italian presence in Iraq (and Berlusconi) so it would even be a very popular media campaign. That reportage was broadcast at 7 in the morning and very few people know about it even because it was completely ignored by the other Italian TV channels so it seems it had a greater effect abroad.

For those of you interested in watching the RAINews24 reportage (22 mins long), just choose the language you prefer (Italian, English, Arab): Link to RAINews24

I don't care.

Oh my God! Where do you live? In Finland?

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I am EXTREMELY happy about the setting

I would have never expected such a scenario for the first game. Very happy about the choice!!! Thank you

Here you can find an interesting thread about video cards and the factors to take into consideration.

What??? The majority of CM players, including me, prefers to play as the evil Axis (look at this thread). So?

The correct link: http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm

anti-semitism??? :eek: This thread seems to be on the edge of paranoia. There is a similar thread in the general forum, the proper place for this kind of topics, so I wonder why this one has not been locked yet. [ May 06, 2005, 03:15 AM: Message edited by: Romulus ]

Yeah, I asked but I did also answer "nothing". That's it.

What does this topic have to do with the CMAK forum? Nothing.

Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, a tergo nostra sunt.

DEY, thanks for that link!! It's an impressive archive of material on WW2. Also, I found several articles about the Italians that I really appreciated.

A 46 page guide to WWII in Rome & Italy can be found at: http://www.comandosupremo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1603&highlight=guide The following are the major military museums in Rome: Italian Airforce Museum (Museo storico dell'aeronautica militare) "L. Bourlot" Airport of Vigna di Valle 00062 Bracciano (Rome) Opening hours: 0930-1730 (Spring-Summer) 0930-1630 (Autumn-Winter) (Free entry) This museum is outside Rome, in the northern area of Lazio anyway it is definitely worth the time spent to get there. You can find the C200, C202, C205, G55, CR32, SM79, SM82, P-47, P-51, F-104, Tornado and many others. Military motorization Museum (Museo storico della motorizzazione militare) Viale dell'Esercito 170, Rome Opening hours: Saturday 0900-1200 (Free entry) Here you can find, among the others, an L3 tankette, the M15/42 medium tank and the P40 heavy tank. Bersaglieri Museum (Museo storico dei Bersaglieri) Porta Pia, via XX settembre Rome Opening Hours: Mon-Wed-Fri 0900-1330 (An appointment is required so you may want to call the museum before going there: 06 486723 or 06 47355522) Here you can find weapons, uniforms, insignia of the Bersaglieri since the 19th century.

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Martyr, I fail to see how Steiner's signature could imply the claim of a Jewish conspiracy to control the world. It's just a quotation and you can easily verify that Mr. Sharon did say those words. You should blame Mr. Sharon for saying that and not Steiner for reporting that. Romulus Invictus

Sorry about that. The following address should be okay: giuseppe.marinelli [at] aliceposta [dot] it Thanks again for sharing it!

Theike, I would like to have your map pack. Could you please send it to the following email address: satyajuga [at] libero [dot] it Thanks for sharing it! Peppe

No one wanted to prevent you from posting your pictures, they just wanted you to post them in the right forum.

Holien, which area of Sicily did you visit? Romulus