Phil, You've got it, and so does Al Qaeda et al: Terrorism works. And the whole notion of a conventional "war" on terrorism, with all the usual fire power, is profoundly misguided. best, Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:31 AM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Europe's September 11 ? (correction) > I apologize for the confused note I just posted. It should read: > > David Savory wrote: > > "There is no contradiction between 'the incumbent centre-right party was > poised to keep power in Spain' and 'the will of the Spanish people was > not with American foreign policy.'" > > Who said there was a contradiction? My point was that the terrorists > were able to move the people from 'the incumbent centre-right party was > poised to keep power in Spain' to voting in line with 'the will of the > Spanish people was not with American foreign policy'. That is, the > terrorists successfully shifted Spanish foreign policy against the U.S. > and towards their own goals. > > > Sincerely, > > Phil Enns > Toronto, ON > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html