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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (38485)	11/23/2001 9:22:35 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 82486

Hi Jorg. Good points. Regarding labeling it a war, I spent a lot of energy on this thread in the first couple of days trying to decide what model applies: war, crime, or something else. I ended up with war for a variety of reasons mainly because, in solving the problem, civil mechanisms aren't workable. It's not a simple call and it seems to me that our perspectives are more alike than different. Regarding the comparison with Manson, I take your points but find them a bit of a stretch. IMO, Osama's fanaticism is more political than religious and his cause is more classically a clash of global cultures, the kind of thing that has historically provoked major wars. There are certainly similarities between Manson and Osama but I find them more peripheral than defining. I believe that Manson's actions were cowardly and I believe that OBL's were for the very same reasons. It was not my intention to get into a the cowardly-not cowardly debate. I took a pass the original discussion. My post was intended to point out that this is a more complicated subject than some seem to acknowledge and that there are enough legitimate points on both sides that neither point of view deserves the cavalier ridicule or contempt that has been expressed. Karen