caledesi
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Thu Apr-08-04 07:50 PM
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Think about it. We cannot go around the world trying to kill each terrorist and the results will be that terrorism will stop. The idea is absurd.
If this were true, then Israel would not have the terror problem it does today. It would have been solved long ago if the whole idea was to kill "each" terrorist.
Anybody else thought of this?
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Thu Apr-08-04 07:53 PM
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1. The whole idea of a "war on terror" |
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overlooks the causes of terrorism. Terrorism is spawned when people feel exploited and powerless. Declaring "war" on such people only feeds the flames of further terror. We have to examine how our actions help sow the seeds of terorism.
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salib
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Thu Apr-08-04 08:24 PM
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I thought they simply hated our freedom?!
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latebloomer
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Thu Apr-08-04 08:42 PM
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8. No, you got it all wrong |
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They hate us for our belly button rings, and our Double Crust Dominos pizzas, and our "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" shows, and. . . and. . .
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caledesi
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Fri Apr-09-04 06:50 AM
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10. LOL! Yeah, but it's interesting that they don't "hate" other |
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countries' freedoms like Canada for instance. * is such a moran!
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democracyindanger
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Thu Apr-08-04 07:56 PM
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2. Somebody recently said |
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on TV--I think it may have been Wes Clark--that the idea of a war on terrorism was ridiculous because you can't wage war on a tactic.
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Thu Apr-08-04 08:00 PM
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3. kinda like the War on Drugs? |
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another unwinnable war n/t
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Thu Apr-08-04 08:01 PM
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is like fucking for chastity
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Thu Apr-08-04 08:13 PM
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5. why not international law? |
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cuz the law would nail them, the true flys-in-ointment, as fast as any terrs.... some people are afraid of international law, of any damn law that isn't just a political tactic of cohersion.... notice the bush gang never mention 'international law' in connection to terror organizations... they wanna re-invent the wheel everytime they can
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Thu Apr-08-04 08:35 PM
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7. Completely absurd. Just like the War on Drugs and the War against |
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Communism...remember the Domino Theory. Strictly a way to sell arms, steal resources and overthrow governments not towing the US corporate line. How else you gonna sell fighter jets and huge bombs?
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Thu Apr-08-04 08:43 PM
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9. True, but like all myths |
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Edited on Thu Apr-08-04 08:43 PM by sangha
while they're not literally true, they are based on a profound truth about the nature of the world.
We ignore that at our own peril
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Fri Apr-09-04 07:10 AM
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12. Historical use of terror |
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Terror is used as a tactic whenver a people dedicated to a cause are over matched by a superior military power. Just because the opponent has superior forces does not mean they choose to lie down and take their dominance. Declaring war on them only furthers their need to use terror.
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Fri Apr-09-04 07:28 AM
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13. we are all terrorists; the terror is inside us |
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The war is an impossible thing. If any human being is pushed enough, they will resort to whatever resources are available to pursue justice. Without talking and realizing that we all harbour an area of the genetic mind that can bite like an animal, unconscious of any consequences to ones self, that anamistic root is the animal enraged, afraid, cornered and terrorized... and anyone knows a beaten dog is more likely to bite. A loved dog never hurts people, and a loved person as well. It is a social illness we spread around, by elevating our social defects to office and leaving real sane humanity in their homes aghast.
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