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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (7995)	9/16/2001 5:59:19 PM
From: Sweet Ol	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

Don't forget that we have declared war against ALL terrorist networks and cells. This would include those in Pakistan who threaten to destabilize the government. Give the folks in Washington credit for thinking of that possibility long before some journalist published it. Bush stated publicly that he had a long personal conversation with the Pac leader. Don't you think that those issues came up in their conversation? Anyone who thinks about it realizes that the secret cells hiding out in Germany and France are eventually going to perform their mischief. Angering them, or not angering them, will not change their objectives. The only way they will change their minds is when they are put out of business. Also, never forget that journalists around the world tend to be left leaning and they have more contacts with, and input from, the liberal thinkers than they do with the the conservative side. Therefore, they are more inclined to report what they hear. They are just as lazy as the rest of us and that is usually the easiest way to get info for a story. Best to all, JRH Best to all, JRH

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (7995)	9/16/2001 6:32:50 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

Re: <<US military commanders plan a three-stage assault against training camps used by bin Laden, beginning with air strikes by cruise missiles, followed by carpet bombing and attacks by ground troops. Six training camps and rebel bases used by bin Laden's supporters in Afghanistan are understood to have been identified as targets. "We are going to go in hard and we are going to get it right," one Pentagon official told The Telegraph.>> This must be disinformation. Surely no one is stupid enough to believe that the situation in Afghanistan is static. What kind of intellect would choose to stand and defend a piece of ground against the tremendous killing power of the U.S. military. If those camps are still peopled, you can be sure they are a defensible trap but I can't see how that is possible. That is yesterday's target, today's target is moving or more likely has already moved into the shadows. Guerrilla wars are not fought for ground, they are fought for the sole purpose of inflicting damage; causing death and destruction to a more powerful and less committed enemy. Wars against guerrillas ARE NOT WON, unless and until the population no longer supports the guerrillas. In the interim, the only question for the more powerful force is whether the losses are acceptable and what means can be used to reduce casualties. I think we can all agree that these two choices bring no joy. If we fight a war against terrorism, we must be the guerrilla force. We must choose the time and place of engagement. We must keep them constantly vigilant, always alert, always afraid, guessing whether and when we are coming. We must strike quickly and quietly. They must die in the dark without glory. We should not give them military targets as we look for camps that are no longer there or, if there, no longer contain anything of importance other than a few martyrs in waiting who are prepared to die valiantly. If we are going to do it right, then let's take away the old minds with their old ways and big weapons. Let's give this job to those who can run with the elusive new dogs of war. Spotters on the ground to call in missels or bombs, assassination squads or solo snipers with lift offs a few minutes away. The world knows you don't stand in the path of the elephant, the world should soon learn that we have snakes that can strike as well. The other side of Ed.