Posted on 05/03/2011 10:30:19 PM PDT by Brandonmark
When Osama bin Laden was killed, one of the task force members communicated that “Geronimo” had been killed in action, according to a U.S. official.
That code name refers to the famed Chiricahua Apache warrior.
Geronimo was placed at Fort Sill in 1894 after several years of being pursued by the U.S. Army.
He died Feb. 17, 1909, and was buried the next day at Fort Sill.
The use of the code name is not offensive, said Towana Spivey, historian and director and curator of Fort Sill's museum.
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They are right, it’s offensive. I wanted the op to be called “F*** you, OBL and die Mfer” but it was too long.
In agreement here. Our “Apache” helicopter ain't exactly a
koombaya piece of equipment! As my militant Scottish friend
says: “There's a reason the most devastating antipersonnel
mine ever made is not named after a French sword”.
“I’m of German ancestry.”
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So am I, but like you an AMERICAN first.
However, it is safe and acceptable, even here on FR to attack and disparage the entire German people for the actions of the criminal Nazis.
With the usual double standard in full force, try that with any of the protected racial or religious minorities, and there will be the usual firestorm of righteous outrage.
Geronimo was a reference to Skull and Bones. For old times’ sake.
I thought Macaca was more appropriate.
I don’t think that even Geronimo himself would care about the use of the name. There are different stories told as to how he came to be known by it. As I understand it, it had more to do with the Mexicans than the Apache. At birth he was named Goyathlay.
Hmmm..Another member of the over-sensitive, touchy-feely, girly-man, PC brigade...Begone!
Geronimo was a murderer, a kidnapper, a thief and plunderer. When he was finally captured, a kidnapped settler's boy was found with him.
The Apache had only been resident in the southwest for about 30 years prior to the Spaniards’ arrival; a large part of the apache population were actually captives taken on never-ending raids of other tribes. The Apache had a giant sense of entitlement when it came to the livestock, children, women, horses and crops of others. They maintained an aggressive and domineering relationship towards other southwest indians and towards the Spaniards and Mexicans, although for a time they did get along with the Pueblos.
The atrocities of Cochise are typical of Apache behavior towards others: “this Indian has burned alive thirteen white men that I know of, besides most cruelly torturing to death, by cutting small pieces out of them, five others; fifteen others I know by putting lariats around their necks, tied their hands behind them, and dragged them to death.” http://www.jcs-group.com/oldwest/wars/warfare1.html
on Geronimo, Bob Bell of TrueWest Magazine noted, “ He would go down into Mexico every summer and kill anyone he met. That was his idea of a vacation.” ibid
In spite of his crimes, Geronimo was allowed to live, and not only that, he capitalized on his notoriety. Liberals and special-interest groups have glorified his life and hidden the gorier details and today, over 3 million acres have been dedicated to reservations for approximately 50,000 Apache (1990 numbers).
Hopefully, that same false glossification of the terrorist Geronimo won't happen in Osama’s case.
you forgot to add: He repented and died a Christian...
;0)
Who cares and who gives a fly rats ass.
Bravo Zulu to the non-existant Seal Team Six, and I fully understand that you were never there,
Experts? We have ‘experts’ for this? Who are these so called experts?
Experts? We have ‘experts’ for this? Who are these so called experts?
If you want to celebrate a woman and baby-killing Apache who with a small band of followers ran amok through Southern Arizona, go right ahead.
You nailed me. Idgit.
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