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To: Taro who wrote (212876)	12/7/2004 10:51:10 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574879

ETA does not blow up their own people, they protect them while still trying to make their point. Are they criminals and terrorists? Sure. Do you see any difference? I doubt it. And the N. Irish shoot nails into the knees of their antagonists to insure they will be crippled for the rest of their lives. The Columbian drug lords have developed new ways to torture their victims.....painful, disgusting ways. Two Texans tied a black man to the back of a truck and made him run until he became dismembered. Two Wyoming guys picked up a gay man and took him to a deserted field where they beat the crap out of him, tortured him and then crucified him. A German killed six million Jews, Gypsies and gays just 60 years ago. So talk to me again about how nice ETA terrorists are. The truth is that by demonizing the Muslims and divesting them of any positive attributes, it makes it easier to kill them. Sorry, dude, I am not buying into that one.

To: Taro who wrote (212876)	12/8/2004 2:29:55 AM
From: boris_a	Respond to of 1574879

ETA ... Are they criminals and terrorists? Sure. It changed over time. They started as true freedom fighters and contributed a lot to the end of Spains Franco regime. After that, there was appeasement (shock, horror) in the Basque country, the ETA lost popular support and turned into a criminal organisation. Another example for such an ambivalent role was the confessing terrorist Ronald Reagan: "I'm a Contra". Fortunately, no president said "I'm a Taliban" when those guys got American support. <g> Of course, such ambivalencies are not suited for American main stream infotainment consumers zapping between TV-value-preachers and desperate housewifes.