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2006-07-13 Terror Networks

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Posted by ryuge 2006-07-13 07:16|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So let me get this straight in my own mind. This author is glad that the Indians are "taking it like a man"? Would that not signal a victory, beating them into submission, accomplishing the terrorists goal? Give them some credit, it has only been a day. Public rage takes a little while to build to a boiling point, but rest assured they will be pissed when the shock wears off. This peace loving shitbird that is writing this article has a very naive and idealistic outlook on the realities of the world. Enemies kill each other, any way they can, and keep killing until they win.
Refusing to fight, like your mother's advice when you were bullied on the playground is not an option. It will only get your people killed. 9/11 wasn't the first attack we suffered it was the last, because we started busting heads on a truly suprising scale.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-07-13 14:01|| 2006-07-13 14:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Kaletsky's point of view is not "naive and idealistic", but more propaganda designed to strengthen terrorism and weaken everyone else. He explicitly calls civilized nations "united and wrong." He certainly favors "nuance." He explicitly says "terrorism remains a negligible risk." He explicitly says "To treat terrorist attacks as acts of war ... is the most counterproductive policy imaginable" He dedicates most of his article to confusing causes and effects, stating the "descent into anarchy in Afghanistan" is a result of "confusing terrorism with war." Afghan anarchy certainly predated 9/11 by many years. He states "the Taleban virus has been transmitted from Afghanistan to nuclear-armed Pakistan" thus denying the obvious, historical, roots of the Taleban in Pakistan. He holds George Soros up for admiration. spit etc., etc. Kaletsky deserves an honorary degree from the Noam Chomsky School of Rhetoric at MIT.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-07-13 14:26|| 2006-07-13 14:26|| Front Page Top

#3 While 170 deaths is a terrible tragedy, the Indians seem to recognise that terrorism remains a negligible risk in the greater scheme of things and need not unduly disrupt their lives.

Yep. A 100 here, 3000 there, 200 over here, 50 or 60 over there. What's the big deal?
He seems to favor the "Bend Over and Provide the Vaseline" Defense. But maybe I'm just being hysterical?

Posted by tu3031 2006-07-13 14:47|| 2006-07-13 14:47|| Front Page Top

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