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Subject: 
Have you hugged a terrorist today? (was: A Measured Response...)
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Date: 
Sat, 15 Sep 2001 04:54:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
I decided I am not going to go through and point out the individual
instances in these threads where people have used language that
attempts to dehumanize our aggressors

I'll grant only that we share much genetic material. Maybe even moreso than we
do with, say, mold spores.

A measured response is called for

What would you consider a measured response?

Perhaps we could invite Bin Laden to a national barbeque and have a huge love-
in, then, when we've convinced him that we're such nice folks, we can strike a
deal with him...

1) We'll help you kill the infidels in Israel and sweep them into the sea.
2) We'll build all your people nice homes in the Jerusalem 'burbs.
3) We'll all convert to your perverted... errr... inspired version of Islam.

In return, you agree to kill only half of us.

I shoulda been a diplomat.

Amy



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  Re: Have you hugged a terrorist today? (was: A Measured Response...)
 
(...) I disagree with Richard and agree with you on this. I have said before that I personally require certain standards of behaviour before I will consider someone as human (and not merely genetically related to me). These terrorists, by my (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Have you hugged a terrorist today? (was: A Measured Response...)
 
"Amy Hughes" <lugnews@amyhughes.org> wrote in message news:GJotMs.A8t@lugnet.com... (...) Governments hug terrorists everyday. Yasser Arafat was the bin Laden of his day Irish terrorists now sit around the same peace table with those who thought (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Have you hugged a terrorist today? (was: A Measured Response...)
 
"Amy Hughes" <lugnews@amyhughes.org> wrote in message news:GJotMs.A8t@lugnet.com... (...) than we (...) love- (...) strike a (...) If it meant that what happened on Tuesday would never happen again - would it not be worth it? (...) Islam. ...and 4) (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  A Measured Response (was re: LP statement on terrorist attacks)
 
Hey: I'll give the LP statement this much (and beyond this I just don't care what else they said) -- it suggests a course of action that is a hell of a lot more reasonable than what many here have been offering up of late. It suggests we make a very (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)  

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