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To: Tom Byron who wrote (12162)	9/22/2001 8:24:14 AM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 80934

Guree, re suicide bombers etc, it's my belief, rightly or wrongly, that such extreme measures are employed only in situations where those involved are completely frustrated and thwarted from obtaining a redress to their grievances in any other way. As the article shows clearly, suicide bombing is not confined only to Moslems involved in a jihad. The Tamil Tigers, who are not Moslem, have used it more than all the Moslem groups combined. IMO, when a person commits suicide, in a bombing or any other way, involved in the act is an attempt to draw attention to their desperate circumstances. Considering the Kurds and the various Palestinian groups one can certainly notice that. (I don't understand reasons behind the Sri Lanka conflict) In both instances (Kurds and Palestine) there is manifest unfairness and frustration caused by the circumstances in which those involved find themselves in. The Kurds are victims of Britain's arbitrary decisions after WWI in which their homeland, Kurdistan, was broken-up and given piecemeal to Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Armenia. The Palestinians are also entitled to a homeland but Israel will not respect this nor any attempt by the US (Mitchell Plan) or the UN to arbitrate as peacekeepers, or in any other way. The persistence of Israel to build settlements in Palestinian land further aggravates the situation. It is my opinion that the failure of the US and the UN to obtain solutions to the polemics, above, has exacerbated the rise of terrorist bombing, particularly by Moslem "fanatics". Clearly, there has been and there still is no attempt to reach understanding with these "terrorist" groups. They are demonized and are to be destroyed, like vermin. In this regard, the attack on the WTC etc has failed to achieve its purpose because the US is adamant that it will not negotiate with anyone. Hence the frustration on the part of the bombers can only persist. Further attacks are therefore most likely. It is my experience in SA to have lived through a revolution where those who are now in charge (ANC) were similarly demonized as terrorists by the previous government. In fact, it is the previous apartheid regime who are now regarded as despicable. Indeed, when one looks back in history one finds that acts of so-called terrorism are the milestones of much change and revolution and, possibly, progress in human society. It is also clear that understanding and not just a knee-jerk response in kind is required before the problem can be solved.