But as Americans we will not let the rules change. I hate to arrogant here.
Security may tighten at airports. But we make our rules and we don't screw
around when people try to change them.
At 12:30 PM 9/12/2001 +0100, Wayne Putterill wrote:
>The rest of the world have been suffering with this sort of thing for
>years - and we know that there is no easy answer, in particular an answer
>that suggests that killing innocents is acceptable cannot be considered by
>any civilised nation.
>
>I understand the anger and the desire to hit back, but this is a time for
>accepting that for America all the rules changed yesterday, the Governments
>and people of the world will be behind you as long as you act reasonably and
>responsibly in handling the situation.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Wilker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 11:54 AM
>Subject: RE: Communication about the attack
>
>
> > I think the problem with taking little to no action is that it will put a
> > big open season sign on the US. I think many terrorists and "Rogue
>nations"
> > have been afraid of retaliation from us, and if we do little or nothing
>now
> > the world will see that it's ok to pull this stuff on the US like it is
> > around the rest of the world.
>
> > I think harsh, severe retribution is required to ensure that this doesn't
> > happen again. If it is found or decided that Bin Laden is responsible, and
> > Afghanistan wants to keep him, then sever military action needs to take
> > place. Yes many innocent Afghani's would be killed, but the message needs
>to
> > be "If I attack America, they will come for me with a vengeance and even
> > attack the country harboring me."
> >
> > I think a third world war would be unlikely, possible, but unlikely.
> > Afghanistan would fall quickly to an all out assault, that left them in no
> > way capable of fighting back. Sad as it may be, unfair even, they may need
> > to be martyrs to the ad campaign that says, "F with America and we will
>get
> > you, no matter what."
> >
> > And I'd be 100% OK with that, the thing that scares me is that if we do
> > nothing we end up living under constant attacks. we need to assert that
>this
> > type of behaviors is NOT acceptable and will NOT be tolerated, and if it
> > means we gotta kick someone's butt six ways to Sunday well then get the
>heck
> > out of the way.
> >
> > J.
> >
> >
> > John Wilker
> > Web Applications Consultant
> > Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Developer
> >
> > www.red-omega.com <http://www.red-omega.com>
> >
> > What does Snoop Dogg use to do his laundry? Blee-otch!
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 2:55 AM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: Communication about the attack
> >
> >
> > Believe me, if America dusts off its nuclear weapons the rest of the world
> > will not sit by and watch, everything possible would be done to persuade
>you
> > to back off.
> >
> > What happened yesterday was truly awful, but similar things (on a smaller
> > scale but far more frequently) have been happening worldwide for many
> > years - last week there was a bomb thrown at children going to school in
> > Ireland for example. America has just had a huge wake-up call, you are not
> > immune to terrorism and must now learn to handle it. You are desperately
> > hunting around for someone to retaliate against but terrorist
>organisations
> > do not provide a good target, members are spread out worldwide hidden in
> > innocent communities and using sophisticated communication systems to
> > protect their identities even from each other. They will have planned for
>a
> > possible American response and will almost certainly have counter measures
> > in place themselves, I don't want to sound alarmist but you have to
>realise
> > that this is a very different enemy you are facing than any you have met
> > before and knee jerk responses will play right into their hands.
> >
> > Watching the reports yesterday I saw images that shocked me to the core, I
> > never want to have to see anything like it again but bombing the crap out
>of
> > the first available target and risking a third world war is not the
>answer.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: Communication about the attack
> >
> >
> > > > The fact is that a palestinian group claimed responsibility for the
>act
> > > > initially, and then retracted that statement.
> > > >
> > > > THe fact is that the world community has denounced Israel's actions
> > > against
> > > > the palestinians as amounting to war crimes, and have labelled the
> > country
> > > a
> > > > racist and apartheid state. When Israel walked out of these talks, the
> > > > United States followed.
> > > No, the non-aligned governments condemed Israel. Not a single democracy
>in
> > > the bunch. The slave masters of Sudan condemed Israel, the occupiers of
> > > lebanon (syria) condemed israel, the nice little african nation that
>says
> > > kill all the whites and take the land condemed israel. This is not the
> > world
> > > community.
> > > Now watch as America nukes some country into the stone ages as a
> > retaliatory
> > > strike and the world dosn't say a thing
> >
> >
> > >but when women and children are
> > > killed by the same basic act in Israel the response is "you've got to
>hold
> > > back". The only answer to terrorism is to kill all the terrorists.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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