Re: Islam and Terrorism

Steve Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >Perhaps not.  It may have begun with Cain killing Abel.  But as an
> >historic force in its current form, terrorism took on its present,
> >distinct identity in the Middle East, after a few decades of
> >Munich-olympics-style crimes, coalescing into an organized coherence
> >in about the 1990s.

"I think we can all agree...the past is behind us" Dubbya

> I get the picture -  they're all bad people who hate freedom. Thanks
> for the heads up.
>
> >> The US has been
> >> the main instigator of terrorism across the world for decades. As Pat
> >> pointed out, it helped train what became Al Qaida. But only recently
> >> have retaliatory acts of terrorism been carried out against US
> >> citizens, and on US soil.

"Most of our imports come fom overseas" Dubbya

> >> If you want to stop terrorism, tell your government not to take part
> >> in it.
> >>
> >It helps your case to blur distinctions, expanding your definition of
> >terrorism until it includes (however vaguely) anything the US did.
> >This mentality is what leads people to say that any use of force is an
> >act of terrorism, even in self-defense.

"Show us the Weapons of Mass Destruction" The rest of the world.


> I'm terribly sorry, Robery. I meant to say "freedom fighters" to
> distinguish them from the bad people who hate freedom.
>
> ka kite
> Steve