“There is no such thing as an "atrocity" in warfare that is greater than the atrocity of warfare itself.”

"All's Fair in War", http://books.google.com/books?id=CQgEAAAAYAAJ&q=%22There+is+no+such+thing+as+an+atrocity+in+warfare+that+is+greater+than+the+atrocity+of+warfare+itself%22&pg=PA4#v=onepage Strictly Personal syndicated column (31 August 1981) http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19810831&id=qeQcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q44EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4655,3549388
Pieces of Eight (1982)

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