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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (176945)10/23/2003 7:14:08 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1574267
 
Ten,

re: why do you think there hasn't been another act of terrorism here in America? Is it because our domestic security is that much better, or our intellegence operations are more effective? I doubt it.

Good question. Along with that I think the better question is why we didn't have the terrorism that took place all over Europe in 70's-80's. It is hard to believe it's security, in those day the Europeans were really focused on preventing terror attacks, yet they happened almost every week in a Paris cafe or on a London subway. Those were the days when there was real terrorism, unlike these times when it is rare.

I don't know why terrorism, if you look at history, or the present for that matter, is so rare in this country. Maybe it's that our freedom and self-determination is so seductive to folks that immigrate, that they lose their hatred (???). That's got to be a pollyannish sentiment.

John



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (176945)10/24/2003 4:33:56 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1574267
 
JF, I think we agree more than we disagree. Where we diverge is our opinions on Iraq and the same old "vast right-wing conspiracy" theories that Democrats hypocritically spout.

I don't think there is a right wing conspiracy. I think the right wing has overstepped its bounds.......which it seems to do whenever its in power.

ted