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Don't believe the anti-semitic hype. Israel is not to blame for this.
Israel's neighbors want to wipe them off the face of the earth. They do
not want a peaceful co-existence, regardless of what they say. As the
old saying goes, "I hear what you say, but I see what you do." Remind me
again, how many Israeli suicide bombers have there been?
From the New York Times: INTERNATIONAL / EUROPE | July 10, 2005
For a Decade, London Thrived as a Busy Crossroads of Terror
By ELAINE SCIOLINO and DON VAN NATTA Jr.
Long before bombings ripped through London, Britain had become a
breeding ground for hate, fed by militant Islam.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/international/europe/10qaeda.html?ex=1121745600&en=c0b04466fbf5304e&ei=5070&emc=eta1
NYT: INTERNATIONAL / EUROPE | July 10, 2005
British Police Revise Time Span of Subway Blasts
By ALAN COWELL
Three bombs exploded "almost simultaneously" on London subway trains,
investigators said Saturday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/international/europe/10london.html?ex=1121745600&en=32755fe46795c24c&ei=5070&emc=eta1
----- Original Message -----
From: Devine Akabutu <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, July 9, 2005 6:11 pm
Subject: Re: FINALLY -- A VOICE OF REASON IN THE "WAR ON TERRORISM"
> Aggo and the Peters,
>
> Someone's Terrorist is another man's Freedom Fighter. In other
> words "Beauty is in the Eyes of the Beholder." Nelson Mandela was a
> Terorist when the US and Britain supported or saw nothing wrong
> with Apartheid. He became a Freedom Fighter only when they (US and
> Britain) changed their mind-set and saw the light.
>
> I do not by any means support Terrorism. Never. I, or my loved
> ones, could be victims. It is pure madness/barbaric to kill
> innocent civilians in the name of a Cause. But is this the first
> time innocent civilians have been killed in the name of a Cause?
> Let's not be one-track. Have the US removed the landmines planted
> in Angola at the height of the Cold War?
>
> Good that Tony Blair is now calling for the identification of the
> root cause(s) of Terrorism and dealing with it (them). Treating the
> symptoms and ignoring the root cause(s) of a problem will not take
> us anywhere. Any first year medical student can tell you that.
> We'll be moving in circles. Let's grab the bull by the horn.
> Identifying the problem is the first step to solving it. That's
> what the US and Britain should do. It appears they cannot identify
> the problem or they are behaving like ostriches - knowing the
> problem but side-stepping it. This is insincerity.
>
> Israel could be part of the whole Equation. I did not believe Oil
> was the reason for going to War with Iraq. Neither was Weapons of
> Mass Destruction (WMD). The real reason is somewhere - only in the
> heads of the war mongers. Bin Laden had warned that even if they
> get him and eliminate him one thousand more Bin Ladens will be
> born. So the struggle continues. What do the Terrorists want? That
> is the question that must be answered, and dealt with. The West
> should change tactics and rather think more of how to woo the
> terrorists than fighting them.
>
> Gratefully, the Israeli problem is sort of resolving itself. Once
> Israel shows good faith and moves out of Gaza/West Bank and give
> away lands seized in the Six Days War in 1967 some modicum of
> reason will prevail in the Middle East. I believe the new
> Palestinian Leader will guarantee the security of Israel. Yasser
> Arafat wanted to push Israel into the sea but that sort of thinking
> is now irrelevant. The anti-American or anti-West feeling has
> germinated and grown hydra-headed; so huge that it will take great
> conciliatry effort to diffuse it.
>
> What do the Terrorists want? That is the question.
>
> Funny that Iraq was an ally of the US when the US was fighting
> Iran. The US armed Iraq against Iran and provided the so-called
> Weapons of Mass Destruction. Now the stakes are turned and American
> Foreign Policy is caught napping.
>
> America, Spain and now Britain. Which is next? Sad indeed !
>
>
> Devine
>
>
> Peter Amakobe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> PETER
>
> You have to acknowledge the fact that for the first time ever, a
> member of
> the so called G8 has come out and admitted "we made a mistake"
> there is more
> to terrorism than the west understand. Instead of marshalling up
> his troops
> to invade yet another country, he actually s listening to his people.
>
> And terrorism is in the eye of the beholder.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AAM (African Association of Madison)
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of PETER W VAKUNTA
> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 1:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: FINALLY -- A VOICE OF REASON IN THE "WAR ON TERRORISM"
>
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>
> What is this type of chicken-and-egg speech made by BLAIR!
> What are the underlying causes of terrorism? And why is he scared
> stiffcalling a spade and spade? Indeed, one major cause of global
> terrorismis our refusal to desist from having recourse to veiled
> lingo. Double
> speak begets animosity.
> PETER VAKUNTA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Aggo Akyea
> Date: Saturday, July 9, 2005 12:06 pm
> Subject: FINALLY -- A VOICE OF REASON IN THE "WAR ON TERRORISM"
>
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> >
> > World must deal with causes of terrorism: Blair
> >
> > Sat Jul 9, 4:36 AM ET
> >
> > Agence France Presse: The world must deal with the
> > underlying causes of terrorism, British Prime Minister
> > Tony Blair has said, insisting that security alone
> > could not protect the country from attacks.
> >
> > The underlying reasons for terrorism must be "pulled
> > up by the roots", Blair told BBC radio, two days after
> > the rush hour attacks on London's transport system
> > that killed at least 50 people and injured some 700.
> >
> > "Probably with this type of terrorism the solution
> > cannot only be the security measures," Blair said in
> > an interview recorded on Friday and broadcast Saturday
> > morning.
> >
> > "You have got, as a government, to do everything you
> > can to protect your people," he said.
> >
> > However, if terrorists were prepared to blow up people
> > on trains or buses at random "you can have all the
> > surveillance in the world and you couldn't stop that
> > happening", he said.
> >
> > "That is why ultimately, although we have to take the
> > measures necessary, the underlying issues have to be
> > dealt with too."
> >
> > The government had to be "very cautious" in making
> > sure it did not restrict people's freedoms in the
> > battle against terrorism, Blair added.
> >
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