Missiles on the Roof

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Does this make the civilians living in those buildings viable targets?

Yes, but I'm not sure if a declared war is required. I'm not even sure it is legal to place missile systems on civilian buildings

If the tallest building around is a commercial structure and the military approaches the owner and gets permission to use the roof temporarily, what's the problem? Single family dwellings are not advantageous, and very unlikely to be chosen unless they're on a hilltop or such.

This may only apply in a declared war, but aren't there Geneva Convention rules about militarizing civilian buildings?

Never heard of one. Tokyo got burned because the Japanese decided to spread their war industries around the city into civilian homes. More people died in one raid in March, 1945 than in any atomic bombing.

[Tyrannical]

Never heard of one. Tokyo got burned because the Japanese decided to spread their war industries around the city into civilian homes. More people died in one raid in March, 1945 than in any atomic bombing.

I distinctly remember Colonel Hogan complaining to Colonel Klink about this

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Never heard of one. Tokyo got burned because the Japanese decided to spread their war industries around the city into civilian homes. More people died in one raid in March, 1945 than in any atomic bombing.

I distinctly remember Colonel Hogan complaining to Colonel Klink about this

[Tyrannical]

Never heard of one. Tokyo got burned because the Japanese decided to spread their war industries around the city into civilian homes. More people died in one raid in March, 1945 than in any atomic bombing.

I distinctly remember Colonel Hogan complaining to Colonel Klink about this

C'mon now, Hogan's Heroes? It's even syndicated in Germany!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Never heard of one. Tokyo got burned because the Japanese decided to spread their war industries around the city into civilian homes. More people died in one raid in March, 1945 than in any atomic bombing.

I distinctly remember Colonel Hogan complaining to Colonel Klink about this

C'mon now, Hogan's Heroes? It's even syndicated in Germany!

Oh, I watched it, but I don't get the reference. Were they talking about Dresden or something?

[Seth]

What's totally fucked up about it is that the missiles are intended to down an airliner used as a missile aimed at the Olympic venue. But what happens to the aircraft after they shoot it down? It falls on civilian populations and immolates them.

I'd rather it be allowed to crash into the Olympic venue than to be deliberately shot down over people who have nothing to do with the international wank-fest and universal international economic boondoggle that is the Olympics.

Fucking Greece is going down the economic tubes and may take the rest of Europe with it in large part because it spent so much money on the Olympics...which it can't pay back.

How about building a PERMANENT Olympic venue in...wait for it...Greece.

Have the participating countries fund the refurbishment of the existing venue and hold the games there, where they should have been held all along.

Fucking nitwits host the Olympics and spend BILLIONS of dollars building venues that are useless fucking white elephants for anything else.

Colorado is the only state that's officially turned down the Olympics (winter version, in the 70's) because of the costs, and the Olympic Committee has never forgiven us (thank God) and recently rejected Denver for the Games (again, thank God). It's weird though because Colorado Springs hosts the US Olympic Training Center. Of course the city just gave them 5 million in public money to STAY here, and built them a new headquarters, after they threatened to leave.

It's a fucking racket of monumental proportions and isn't worth the investment any nation makes in it.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

The money, Seth, the money. Having the Olympics in a town gets its name in the papers. so to speak, and the visitors get screwed six ways from Sunday by the locals.

[Rum]

I think you will find this filed under 'deterrent'.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I think you will find this filed under 'deterrent'.

And they've been very successful to date.

[Horwood Beer-Master]

...I'd rather it be allowed to crash into the Olympic venue than to be deliberately shot down over people who have nothing to do with the international wank-fest and universal international economic boondoggle that is the Olympics...

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggghhh!!!!!!!! I agree with Seth on something!!!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I guess they're not smart enough to put them on the edge of town, where the plane will go down in farmland. Damn their eyes!

[Clinton Huxley]

I guess they're not smart enough to put them on the edge of town, where the plane will go down in farmland. Damn their eyes!

This is all PR

[Horwood Beer-Master]

...where the plane will go down in farmland...

Bit of an assumption.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

...where the plane will go down in farmland...

Bit of an assumption.

Yep, but if they're engaged at twenty miles it's a fair bet. Farther away is entirely possible. And, with cold cruel calculation, if you had to chose between a bedroom community and a stadium with 50,000 men, women and children in it, what's your call?

[Clinton Huxley]

...where the plane will go down in farmland...

Bit of an assumption.

Yep, but if they're engaged at twenty miles it's a fair bet. Farther away is entirely possible. And, with cold cruel calculation, if you had to chose between a bedroom community and a stadium with 50,000 men, women and children in it, what's your call?

Hmmmmmm......how many of the 50,000 are corporate sponsors, members of the IOC, relatives of members of the IOC, or pets of relatives of members of the IOC?