755. London terrorism and the Bonaparte syndrome
Yesterday's terrorist attacks in London and the immense economic
consequences to this country that will follow -- never mind the human
suffering -- really bring us to the nub of the problem in today's
world.
This is that, despite all our modernity
Recall
that 9/11 happened "out of the blue" a la Pearl Harbor. It seems
that war was declared. This time by a network.
While
the reaction of the US vis a vis Iraq may have been misguided or overly
optimistic or whatever. The "bad guys" struck first and have been doing it
for some time.
The
infrastructure of modern society (electrical grids, rail lines, highways, the
internet, etc., etc.,) was all designed and put in place before the reality of
terrorism.
As we
replace infrastructure, design criterial will have to take into account the
reality of the "new" war.
arthur
Well
said.
John Verdon
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Searching for the pattern which
connects and to know the difference that makes a difference"
-Original Message-From: Lawrence deBivort
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, 08 July, 2005
10:56To: 'Cordell, Arthur:
The time when the
West can be seen as an independent entity is past, we live on the globe, on one
world. The lesson of 911 is that if this world is not a just one, then no-one
can have peace (unless we spend vast resources on sustaining ubiquitous
oppression). The only effective measure of
I
wonder if the jihadists would settle for something like this (or would the
"fundamentalists" on our side settle for something like
this)
Might
be interesting to do some scenarios of where such a process might
lead.
arthur
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The following two news items say a lot about our priorities. If the G8
countries were to contribute $50 billion to African aid by 2015, they would have
attained a level of aid equal to 5% of current global military expenditures or
about 10% of current US military expenditures. But I’m not
While grouting tiles in the kitchen this afternoon I've been meditating on
Blair's new predicament. If there's another Al Qaeda attack in London
anytime soon then questions will certainly be raised on the International
Olympics Committee. If there's another one after this within the next two
If we in
the West are going to develop, market and produce a global Pax Democratica to replace outmoded and
destructive tyrannical regimes and policies in order to stabilize the world susceptible
to terrorism, we will certainly have to review economic and sociopolitical
paradigms that no
Lawry,
At 11:23 08/07/2005 -0400, you wrote:
It
is not about giving in, Arthur, It is about crafting a fundamentally new
and respectful relationship with others in the world. Then we will be
able to live in an earned security.
Well said.
Keith
Nor
is it a matter of going back in time: we are
They force marched one million people out of Phnom Penh, abolished currency
and education overnight and started on a harebrained scheme to create an
agrarian communist culture. At the same time, intellectuals, teachers, gays, and
ethnic minorities were rounded up, tortured and executed.
They are cowardly and absolutely reactionary, as all such terrorist acts are.
The perpetrators set out to kill indiscriminately people unable to defend
themselves. Not only were the bombs timed to kill and maim ordinary people
on their way to work
Those hurt or killed in the attacks
John Verdon wrote:
It may seem like the easiest route to attempt to dump our baggage, to forget
(deny) our history. That is like the wife abuser saying I won't do it again,
I promise - and don't worry I don't need therapy!
Exactly. That's the zionist version of history -- It all started when
Thanks Arthur for posting something ON-topic! :-)
Across Germany, 106,000 people are currently earning 1 to 2.50 euros an hour
doing mostly menial jobs, part of the government's program to compel work
from the jobless to reduce the nation's 4.9 million unemployed.
Ohmygosh! No wonder they
Even if
the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld troika doesnt review their strategy, the rest of the
world is. KwC
World Opinion Roundup
Brits Debate Iraq Factor in Bombings: Commentators
Argue Over How Best to Fight Threat of Terrorism
By Jefferson Morley,
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer, Friday,
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