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Subject:RE: Ethics and Job-Hunting From:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 30 Nov 2001 08:52:23 -0600
I have worked for a defense contractor, but I do not want to work on weapons. To me, writing instructions on how to kill someone is helping to kill people. The bottom line is that I don't want to help kill people I've never met, but attack me or mine, and you'll get a different response.
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From: Paul Strasser [mailto:paul -dot- strasser -at- windsor-tech -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 6:39 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Ethics and Job-Hunting
I'd gladly work for a company in the defense industry per se. I have no
problem with it. Others do, for political, philosophical reasons.
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