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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (11088)	1/23/2002 7:47:24 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 23908

Gus you said....." Replace "Al-Qaeda" with "Red Brigades", "Communism" with "Islam(ism)",...... Red brigade were communist against capitalist, one form of gov. against the other. The red brigade were not made up of religious crazies who strapped bombs on them selves for the purpose of killing innocent people. And these religious murderers actually believe that the more innocent people they kill the better time they will have in paradise. Bunch of nut cases. The red brigade did not necessarily hate the people they may have killed, their purpose was to change the Gov. The crazed muslim killers kill innocent people only because they are Jews or unbelievers of their religion. Oh, and where are the red brigade now?

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (11088)	1/23/2002 10:57:42 AM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 23908

Terrorists often strike at ordinary, innocent people--even children. They want to show that the government cannot protect its own citizens. When the government tries to increase public safety by restricting certain freedoms, the terrorists are likely to charge that it has become a dictatorship not worthy of public support. The aim of terrorists is to turn people against the government. While most Americans may not know much about terrorists and how they behave, other nations have had a great deal of experience. Many democracies have shown that terrorism can be eliminated or at least greatly reduced. How have other countries fought terrorism within their borders? What should we do about it here? crf-usa.org At first, the West Germans granted concessions to the Red Army Faction terrorists in hostage situations. But this only prompted the RAF to take more hostages and demand that the government release RAF leaders in prison. In 1975, West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt reversed the policy of granting concessions to terrorists. When he refused to give in to RAF demands after it took over the West German embassy in Sweden, terrorists murdered two diplomats and blew up the embassy. The blast killed two of the terrorists. The other four were deported to West Germany, tried, and sent to prison. Hostage taking by the RAF dropped off after this incident. Most governments today say they do not negotiate or grant concessions to terrorists. Israel: A Target of Terror Perhaps no nation on earth has had more experience in combating terrorism than Israel. Numerous groups oppose the existence of Israel or its policies toward the Palestinians. For example HAMAS, the Islamic Resistance Movement, has used terror to promote its goal of establishing an Islamic Palestinian state in place of Israel. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Marxist-Leninist group that has used terror to oppose détente with Israel among moderate Arab countries