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To: jcky who wrote (51635)	10/12/2002 9:35:31 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

I am simply pointing out that such a policy is foolhardy and prone for failure if this administration does not address what "terrorism" is, who the "terrorists" are, and the scope of the conflict involved. I agree with this, so how do we go about it? But with respect to Iraq, I see that not only the US, but Israel, Great Britain, and Germany are so apprehensive that Saddam will unleash smallpox that we have spent billions on smallpox vaccine. This suggests to me that we don't really believe that Saddam is a paper tiger, not even Germany. You will notice as the world goes forward that even Sinn Fein, the erstwhile darling of the Irish-American establishment, has its nuts in the wringer. It's a new day for terrorists, all across the board.

To: jcky who wrote (51635)	10/12/2002 9:45:16 PM
From: quehubo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Funny how you want to ignore Jewish American citizens slaughtered by these pigs. I guess they are Jewish first so they dont count.

To: jcky who wrote (51635)	10/12/2002 11:40:16 PM
From: spiral3	Respond to of 281500

I am simply pointing out that such a policy is foolhardy and prone for failure if this administration does not address what "terrorism" is, who the "terrorists" are, and the scope of the conflict involved. Otherwise, it is very easy for this war against terror to be politicized and hijacked by special interest groups which, unfortunately, has already occurred with Iraq. yes, there is much fog, undefined objectives confuse everybody, leaves lots of wiggle room to kick the ball around a bit. I'm probably about as happy as you are about all of this, but you know life is messy ...Vernon Smith just won the Nobel prize in Economics for his work in behavioral economics, some of which involved scientifically proving that decision making is not necessarily rational...go figure! this might not answer all your questions, I'm not even sure if it's the latest list, but it might help. It also might be helpful if you offered your own definitions to substantiate your opinion. THE 28 GROUPS ON THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT’S DESIGNATED FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION LIST >> To qualify for this designation, an organization must be a foreign organization and engage in terrorist activities that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security of the United States. On October 8, 1997, the Secretary of State designated 30 international groups as FTOs. Since that time, several groups have been removed from the list while others have been added to it. Three groups were added to the list on March 27, 2002, bringing the current total of FTOs to 28. fbi.gov