Dispoportionate reaction? I'm glad you're not protecting me. --- "Helio W." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I believe there's an similarity (superficial and > crude of course but > IMO somewhat valid) between what happens in Brazil > and what happens in > Lebanon. In Brazil the organized crime oppress AND > helps poor people > (substituting many state's functions) and everytime > the police strikes > heavily these poor and innocent people suffer from > state's violence, > on and on and on again. But the criminals are the > ones in direct > contact with those people in the day to day reality, > living amongst > them. It's easy for that people to think that their > real enemy is the > government (only present in crime repression > operations), not the drug > dealers. > > I think the lebanese people are by now so drenched > in hatred after > seeing bombs falling everywhere due to Israel > disproportional reaction > that they can only think in short term and about > revenge. > > > On 8/15/06, Stephen the Cook > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Helio W. <> wrote: > > > " ... Israel believed that, by targeting > Lebanon's infrastructure, > > > including highways, fuel depots, and even the > civilian runways at the > > > main Beirut airport, it could persuade Lebanon's > large Christian and > > > Sunni populations to turn against Hezbollah, > according to the former > > > senior intelligence official. ... " > > > > > > I think the opposite happens in these > situations... > > > > Israel is going for the long haul in time. I mean > 5 and 10 years. As the > > people rebuild their infrastructure and it will > take a long time in a cash > > strapped country. Lebanon's only real leader was > tourism for a gain in > > their GNP. > > > > So as the people suffer over the next few years > Israel is hoping that they > > realize that it's Hezbollah's fault for hiding in > the infrastructure. > > > > This comment was on the radio week one of the > conflict. > > > > > > Stephen Russell > > DBA / Operations Developer > > > > Memphis TN 38115 > > 901.246-0159 > > > > http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - > Release Date: 8/11/2006 > > > > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
