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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (17075)	11/21/2003 11:27:14 AM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 793743

I would discourage that only because it would take a resource away from watching the enemy. ATTN: DARPA WATCHERS - my point was that I'd fight TO PRESERVE our Constitution and Representative Republic against those who would throw it over in favor of an international collectivist goverment.( see post I was replying to, evaluate author )

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (17075)	11/21/2003 3:41:10 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793743

"Jerked to Allah" would make a fine headline! New York Daily News - nydailynews.com We must not hesitate to execute terrorists Friday, November 21st, 2003 The hideous war of the world's terrorists against the countries that yearn for peace for themselves, their people and their people's children may end sooner than we have thought. But achieving this goal will require an essential step by sovereign nations, whether or not they are members of the United Nations: the execution of all who are caught, tried and found guilty of murder by terrorism. The death penalty would be imposed as fairly as possible, but also as swiftly as possible. Let's say that after a high-level jury - composed of judges who have sworn by their nation and their God to do justice - finds the terrorists to be guilty that the executions should be carried out within three weeks. I know, I know. Almost anybody who sees or hears this suggestion will be revolted by it - except maybe people who live in states terrorized by Al Qaeda and similar murderous clans. I think that the legal execution of a terrorist whose business is murder is the efficient way to prevent more outright murders of civilians. I also think the majority of people would be for the proposal that terrorism should be defined under the law by its consequences. That is to say, the wholesale murder - or attempted murder - of victims selected for who and what they are equals terrorism. Terrorists pick their murder victims. They select those whose politics or religion or clan they consider detestable. Take, for example, the wildly mad Muslim militants who slaughtered at least 27 people and wounded hundreds more yesterday in Turkey, a nation of mostly moderate Muslims. The motive was to inject terror into the entire Turkish population. And to send a message to President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair that the terrorists' war against them will continue indefinitely. And, of course, the murders were like a brand of fire meant to terrify not only Turks, but Muslims everywhere who may sympathize with America and Britain. It must be especially frightening to Turks to know that the murdered people were slaughtered by a combination of foreign Al Qaeda operatives and terrorists of their own nation - and that all these killers are members of their own religion. In my heart and mind, I believe that when it comes to killers who live by murdering fellow countrymen or co-religionists, the right response is execution. But I have some hesitations. How about terrorists who kill from the air? Are pilots and bombardiers to be convicted as terrorists? I think so, if the crew of the plane has any idea that the bombs contain poison gas or nuclear material - and you are fooling yourself if you don't believe such material has been stashed away by rogue states. I can think of many people who would refuse to join a jury empowered with the right of voting for capital punishment. Would I vote, without being racked by doubt, for the execution of torturers whose victims lie in their graves? How could I not? A few days ago I met a man from the Middle East, a brave man. I was sure that one day he will be tortured or murdered, so great are the chances he takes. Would I help as he screamed his agony? Would I walk away? Not one of us from any part of the world can tell when the war against terrorism will come to an end. But we do know that to win with any rapidity we will have to use all our manpower and armor and intelligence and resources to locate and destroy the terrorists and their leaders. One of our resources is the death penalty. There is no other way.