Jihad needs scientists
in [Design]
|
From: Eeyore on 10 Oct 2006 22:46 John Larkin wrote: > It's not that big a leap... > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/ts_nm/security_qaeda_libi_dc_2 Why are you so fixated on utter loonies ? Graham
From: John Larkin on 10 Oct 2006 22:53 On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:46:04 +0100, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >John Larkin wrote: > >> It's not that big a leap... >> >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/ts_nm/security_qaeda_libi_dc_2 > >Why are you so fixated on utter loonies ? > Personally, I'm not. I'm fixated on the proposal I need to have done by Friday, and I really should start on it soon. But many of these loonies have influence and access to resources and can do a good deal of harm, so reasonable precautions are prudent, and excess precautions are often a political consequence. John
From: lucasea on 10 Oct 2006 23:26 "John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message news:ivmoi2p6langdjfh59umuho2vfefnjfeik(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:46:04 +0100, Eeyore > <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>John Larkin wrote: >> >>> It's not that big a leap... >>> >>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/ts_nm/security_qaeda_libi_dc_2 >> >>Why are you so fixated on utter loonies ? > > But many of these > loonies have influence and access to resources and can do a good deal > of harm, so reasonable precautions are prudent, I absolutely agree. > and excess precautions > are often a political consequence. Sadly, yes, but they are not a *necessary* consequence. They *are*, however, a direct consequence of politicians using fear to manipulate people into re-electing them. We (their constituency) have the power to not let them do that, but running around like Chicken Little, uncritically parroting political soundbites like "thry hate us for our freedom" and "they want to destroy all of Western Civilization" only plays into the hands of both the terrorists (by leading to unnecessary disruptions of our lives and freedoms) and the politicians (by getting us to re-elect them and turn over our Constitutional rights to them without question). Eric Lucas
From: Eeyore on 10 Oct 2006 23:45 lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > but running around like Chicken Little, uncritically parroting > political soundbites like "thry hate us for our freedom" and "they want to > destroy all of Western Civilization" only plays into the hands of both the > terrorists I've also only really heard these assertions ( especially the freedom one ) from ppl in the USA. I guess we're more rational about it all. Graham
From: JoeBloe on 11 Oct 2006 00:18
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:12:58 +0000 (UTC), kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) Gave us: >Yes that is true but they still it seems have a nuke. They were handed the technology. They developed NOTHING on their own. Gaineth Thyself A Clue. |