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To: mph who wrote (24585)	7/20/2006 1:21:15 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540955

How about the notion that the radical Islamic leaders just want power and that terrorism is the way they think they can achieve it? Dunno about that. First of all, many of the terrorists are going against the state leaders. Secondly, if they need an enemy, the Sunnis and Shiites can just as soon use each other. They don't have to go all the way to the West to find one. What I find interesting is that you often find people willing to justify the terrorism, but not the response to it. There's a strong human inclination among many to side with the underdog. Conversely, there's a strong human inclination to side with the "strong horse." Cat people and dog people, I guess.

To: mph who wrote (24585)	7/20/2006 5:37:22 PM
From: MrLucky	Respond to of 540955

What I find interesting is that you often find people willing to justify the terrorism, but not the response to it. Yep. Part of their overall technique. Kill and terrorize innocents, blame the so-called powerful (in this case Israel and the USA) and then whine to the liberal media who pretends to care while mis-reporting the actions of the terrorists. The media (WAPO) can't bring itself to call terrorists terrorists. In Kofi Annan's speech for a cease fire today, he identified Hezbollah as: Lebanon's Hezbollah Militia. Not surprising given that it comes from the incompetent and prejudiced UN.