Lawry,

 

You’ll note I’m saving you exertion by answering using your name.

 

Your Bush point was indeed well made.

 

Harry

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harry Pollard
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 3:08 PM
To: 'Lawrence deBivort'; 'Christoph Reuss'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Futurework] Re: "you can't negotiate with terrorists"

 

Thank you – and well said.

 

Lawry

 

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of Los Angeles

Box 655  Tujunga  CA 91042

818 352-4141

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From: Lawrence deBivort [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 1:17 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Christoph Reuss'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Futurework] Re: "you can't negotiate with terrorists"

 

Agreed, Harry. In kidnapping situations, ‘no negotiations’ probably means that future kidnappings will be fewer.

 

But the Bush administration and the Israelis use the phrase not to refer to kidnappings in particular, but the matters of negotiating peace with militant groups.  I wish both those governments knew enough to make the distinction that you, correctly IMO, make.

 

Cheers,

Lawry

 


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harry Pollard
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 3:35 PM
To: 'Christoph Reuss'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Futurework] Re: "you can't negotiate with terrorists"

 

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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Henry George School of Social Science

of Los Angeles

Box 655  Tujunga  CA 91042

818 352-4141

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