SON OF HARRY HOPE
2006-09-11 20:02:53 UTC
"For too long, the world was paralyzed by the argument that
terrorism could not be stopped until the grievances of terrorists
were addressed. The complicated and heartrending issues that
perplex mankind are no excuse for violent, inhumane attacks,
nor do they excuse not taking aggressive action against those who
deliberately slaughter innocent people... Effective antiterrorist
action has also been thwarted by the claim that... 'One man's
terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.' That's a catchy
phrase, but also misleading. Freedom fighters do not need to
terrorize a population into submission. Freedom fighters target
the military forces and the organized instruments of repression
keeping dictatorial regimes in power. Freedom fighters struggle to
liberate their citizens from oppression and to establish a form
of government that reflects the will of the people... [O]ne has
to be blind, ignorant, or simply unwilling to see the truth if he
or she is unable to distinguish between those I just described
and terrorists. Terrorists intentionally kill or maim unarmed
civilians, often women and children, often third parties who are
not in any way part of a dictatorial regime. Terrorists are always
the enemies of democracy." ---Ronald Reagan
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"Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against
an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage against
modern European troops, under the same handicaps and with the same
chances of success."
--Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) German Field Marshal.
terrorism could not be stopped until the grievances of terrorists
were addressed. The complicated and heartrending issues that
perplex mankind are no excuse for violent, inhumane attacks,
nor do they excuse not taking aggressive action against those who
deliberately slaughter innocent people... Effective antiterrorist
action has also been thwarted by the claim that... 'One man's
terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.' That's a catchy
phrase, but also misleading. Freedom fighters do not need to
terrorize a population into submission. Freedom fighters target
the military forces and the organized instruments of repression
keeping dictatorial regimes in power. Freedom fighters struggle to
liberate their citizens from oppression and to establish a form
of government that reflects the will of the people... [O]ne has
to be blind, ignorant, or simply unwilling to see the truth if he
or she is unable to distinguish between those I just described
and terrorists. Terrorists intentionally kill or maim unarmed
civilians, often women and children, often third parties who are
not in any way part of a dictatorial regime. Terrorists are always
the enemies of democracy." ---Ronald Reagan
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"Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against
an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage against
modern European troops, under the same handicaps and with the same
chances of success."
--Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) German Field Marshal.