Howie, re: soldiers at airport - landed at Tel Aviv in 1972, couple of months after the Japanese Red Army Faction did terror attack on airport terminal. very serious, very scary - and a lot more effective than what the U.S. is playing at re: security IMHO. And during our stay in Israel was the Munich Olympic massacre.
like McDonnell sent engineers to learn from the Israelis who improved the F4 Phantom fighter-bomber, I think we should send security personnel to school in Israel. Not that they're perfect, mind you, as evidenced by the number of terror bombers whom they are unable to stop. <sigh>] Take care... -Ben At 03:19 PM 6/2/02 -0400, you wrote: >I agree with you. I also hope that we do not have permanently diminished freedoms. However, I think that most Americans would >sacrifice a bit of freedom in order to live safely. > >I remember going to Germany once and seeing the soldiers with machine guns and German Shepards at the airport. At that time (1991) >it made me feel a bit uneasy (although I've always questioned the security at our airports). However, I find armed personnel at >airports make me feel more secure now and it just goes to show that times change and we all need to either evolve and take action or >lose everything in the end. It's sad, but true, that there are many people that are challenging our way of life and the very >existence of our country and we can's sit by and watch it happen. > >Regards, > >Howie > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ben Braver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 3:08 PM >Subject: Re: If you don't > > >> Howie, >> >> you said, >> >> > >> >In times of war (and, yes, this is a war - albeit a non-conventional one) >> a country needs to take extra steps to provide security. >> > >> I just hope and pray that the freedoms and privileges stemming from our >> constitution are not permanently diminished once the war is over. Or, does >> "terrorism" become a permanent enemy, the war a never-ending one, the >> freedoms only a memory? >> >> My fear right now is that government and law enforcement see the current >> crisis as the opportunity to implement long-held agendas that would have >> been roundly condemne in more secure times (before 9/11). >> >> -Ben > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
