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2005-11-08 Down Under

Terrorists planning for attack in Ocean Grove

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-11-08 00:38|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "I mean 20 years ago or 10 years ago you used to be able to leave your front door open and the kids could play in the street â that's what Ocean Grove's still like today."

Okay, okay, okay . . . here it is, hidden between the lines. The Islamists LOOK for what's best in western culture, which generally features safety, prosperity, family, stability, etc., because, from a para-military viewpoint it's WEAK. People on holiday are busy with their family and friends. They're relaxed. The perfect "bombing" spot. Like Bali. The most "bang for the buck" in terms of instilling terror--innocent people having fun are more traumatized than a barracks full of soldiers, and so the trickle-down effect among their families and friends is also greater. That's why I agree with a poster the other day about educating these guys in western universities. They also see that as a WEAKNESS and will exploit it to the hilt.

Time to get very, very non-ethnocentric about this. Easier to think of the Islamists as aliens from another planet--then there wouldn't be any "huh, they were gonna do what?" coming from the gullible earthlings.

Posted by ex-lib 2005-11-08 16:16|| 2005-11-08 16:16|| Front Page Top

#2 that is, NOT educating them in the West

Posted by ex-lib 2005-11-08 16:17|| 2005-11-08 16:17|| Front Page Top

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