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In lugnet.general, Alex Farlie writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Tore Eriksson writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Scott Sanburn writes:
> > > Bush said he "would hunt down those folks" responsible for the attack. He
> > > said "terrorism against our nation will not stand."
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> > Good thinking, Mr Bush! Very clever!
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> > Am I the only one suspecting that the horrible attacks are acts in just that
> > very same spirit?
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> How can they be?
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> The US Government(and President Bush) wants to
> ensure that any reasonable action required to bring the 'extremists'
> responsible to justice is carried out.
Those who hi-jacked the planes are a little hard to reach for the moment...
And killing their leaders (along with thousands of innocent people?) won't
change anything.
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> The 'extremists' on the other hand,
> have commited an act of mass murder!!
Ever heard of the Vietnam war and many other in its likeness? Millions of
people call USA's interventions in various conflicts mass murder.
The attacks have been called a declaration of war. Is it possible that it is a
response to what other peoples have considered the same?
> How can the two possibly EVER be in the same spirit?
The spirit of revenge. An eye for an eye. No, rather the prinicple of Lemech
(Gen 4:23) from which eye for an eye was a great improvement.
I am really surprised to learn that even Russia beat "the world's greatest
democracy" in abolishing death penalty!
Not just one single maniac, but a group of terrorists obviously hate USA so
much that they are prepared to die for it. I ask myself: What can trigger such
hatred?
I would never, ever justify the deeds, but I wish to analyze the possible
motives. Also, is the hunting down of the terrorists the answer?
If USA responds with heavy bombing (which is most likely), will it make those
who hate USA hate less?
No, I don't have the answer to this. All I know is that the circle of
increasing violence must be broken, and the side that breaks it will be the
true heroes. If it isn't broken, we may see the dawn of WW3.
>
>
> Alex
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| Please...hold off on the debate...seriously...you'll all have plenty of time later to bitch and moan and argue...why not let today be for the people who have been injured or killed? I'm very serious here. Give it a break, huh? Matt (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Interesting quote from CNN online: Russian President Vladimir Putin also sent a telegram to Bush. "Dear George," he wrote, "such an inhuman act must not go unpunished." I'm sure that the US is going to strike back at the terrorist (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| There is no way to break the circle of violence short of annihilating the fanatics. Ignoring them and not fighting back does not seem to slow their attacks down at all. If NOT fighting them doesn't stop their attacks (as has been shown to date), (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) How can they be? The US Government(and President Bush) wants to ensure that any reasonable action required to bring the 'extremists' responsible to justice is carried out. The 'extremists' on the other hand, have commited an act of mass (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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