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"Homer J Simpson" <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "John Fields" <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote in message
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>>>Heck, even the UK sold arms to the Idonesians. Jet fighters in fact.
>>>
>>>That the US public could get so worked up over a minor sexual
>>>indiscretion yet
>>>not give a damn about killing tens of thousands of foreigners is very
>>>telling
>>>and a very depressing comment on the state of US society.
>
>> You pay _way_ too much attention to the media.
>
> What does Joe Sixpack pay attention to?
>

Six packs?


From: T Wake on

"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> T Wake wrote:
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>> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote
>> > T Wake wrote:
>> >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote
>> >> > T Wake wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> This implies that Jews, Christians, Hindus etc are all subject to
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> beheading.
>> >> >
>> >> > According to whom ?
>> >>
>> >> The original quote which was being discussed.
>> >
>> > And has that 'quote' any validity ?
>>
>> Not in my eyes. Which is why I pointed out its logical contradiction.
>> Why?
>
> I'd lost track of it. And I don't see it as being a likely method of
> supposed
> forced conversion either.
>

Neither do I.


From: Eeyore on


John Fields wrote:

> On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:10:51 +0100, Eeyore wrote:
> >John Fields wrote:
>
> >> How would you translate it?
> >
> >Without involving babelfish.
>
> ---
> Then do it, instead of your little waffle dance.

Tell you what. You stamp you little feet first ok ?

Graham

From: Eeyore on


T Wake wrote:

> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote
> > T Wake wrote:
> >
> >> The key is removing the lifeblood of the terrorists. Without this, it
> >> will never end.
> >
> > Their lifeblood is quite simply injustices ( real or perceived ). Can you
> > remove them ?
>
> It isn't always their lifeblood and if you don't the conflict will last for
> eternity.
>
> You can disable a terrorist group by stopping the local people from
> supporting them. This is where removing the perception of injustice comes
> from.

How are you going to persuade the locals of this ?


> Look at the [expletive deleted] from Leeds who blew up the underground. For
> them to function there has to be places where they can exist and move about.

Their homes it would seem and the streets in the places where they live.


> Educate people that these are not "Fighting for a cause" and you make it a
> little bit harder for them. Educate people that they (bombers) are evil
> criminals and you make it harder yet.

How are you going to educate them about this idea ? Why should they believe you
?


> Alternatively you could put every mosque under armed guard and provide them
> with no end of support.... :-)

Whose 'support' are you referring to ?

Graham


From: Eeyore on


T Wake wrote:

> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote
> > T Wake wrote:
> >
> >> If we stick to the WWII analogy,
> >> the French resistance were certainly terrorists
> >
> > More like insurgents in fact.
>
> In my lexicon there is no difference ;-)

Trust me, there is one.

Graham