Chris and Lawry,

 

We are mixing apples and Oranges.

 

The “no negotiation” applies to specific instances - such as kidnapping. The argument - surely a good one - is that negotiating the release of a victim merely encourages more kidnapping.

 

No negotiation might mean fewer kidnaps.

 

This is very different from (say) negotiating a peace.

 

Harry

 

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> [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Christoph Reuss

> Sent:          Saturday, July 09, 2005 4:32 PM

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> Subject:     [Futurework] Re: “you can’t negotiate with terrorists”

>

> Lawrence deBivort wrote:

> > The US and Israeli view that ‘you can’t negotiate with terrorists’

> is

> > fundamentally wrong, as the long history of such successful

> > negotiations shows.

>

> This assumes that successful negotiations are the goal.  Wrong

> assumption.

>

> Who wants successful negotiations—i.e. a peaceful solution—when

> the

> bogeymen of terrorism are _needed_ (not only “wanted” ;-} ) to

> “justify”

> domestic Orwellian measures, booming armaments & “security”

> industry

> sales (Israel’s only growth sectors), and globalized hegemony (you

> are

> either with us or with the bogeymen, forget neutrality) ?

>

> Plus, the bogeymen help to deflect global attention from the

> environment,

> sweatshops, social decay, Codex Alimentarius etc. etc.—it all

> becomes

> unimportant if you have to think of your bare survival in the bus.

>

> So perhaps the question is:  Can you, as a voter, negotiate with state

> terrorists ?

>

> Chris

>

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