With Oklahoma City we learned very quickly, it was local. Law Enforcement
Officers probably knew that day. However the President at the time jumped
to conclusions and took the rest of the country with him.
I am not saying he was the only one who so quickly jumped to those conclusions.
This attack seems so different. Oklahoma City was an attack on a Federal
Building. These attacks were on both Government and civilian targets.
There are reports now that they have tapes of some of the hijackers while
on the planes. And intercepted cell phone conversations. Do they really
have anything, we don't know.
At 08:44 AM 9/12/2001 -0500, Angel Stewart wrote:
>I agree with you, except about 'acting like a guest' and me being out of
>line ;-)
>
>All I'm saying, is that carpet bombing Afghanistan off the map which is what
>some people are saying, is not the answer.
>You DO know that is what people are recommending be done yes?
>
>At a time when no one knows for sure who did this, and there is no evidence
>that would support such a reaction.
>
>You would recall that in the Oklahoma city bombing, they blamed Bin Laden
>and Afghanistan as well very quickly too...and who did that?
>
>I'm not saying its the same thing here, but it could be...you cannot rule
>anything out at this stage. And if it DOES turn out to be Americans that did
>this...then who are you 'At War' with?Who are you going to attack
>militarily? Think about that aspect of it.
>
>I live in a country that has gone through an attempted coup brought about by
>Terrorists who were backed by Libya.
>
>And in case you forget, everyone has the right and the Freedom to
>question,and give their opinions.
>That is a part of America's ideals which you stated "Compared to most of the
>world this country has definitely lived up
>to its ideals"
>
>-Gel
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
>Gel,
>
>I think that you are out of line on this one. We are both guests in this
>country. At this time in point lets act like it.
>
>I doubt that the US will "nuke" anyone. Remember what occurred with the last
>few terrorist actions that occurred against this country, the terrorists
>were captured, mostly, given a scrupulously fair trial and sentenced
>according to the laws of this country. To me that strikes me as being a far
>more ethical and moral approach than the actions like Bin Laden, or Saddam
>Hussein, or the former president of Syria - remember the Syrian town called
>Hama in the early 70's? All of its citizens were shot, man, woman and child,
>simply because the town was associated with an attempted coup. I do not
>think that you have any right to question the United State's ethics or
>morality. Compared to most of the world this country has definitely lived up
>to its ideals.
>
>larry
>
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