[lit-ideas] Re: Counterterrorism Blog: New Report/Chart: "State of the Su...
- From: Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:56:13 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Brian, we created these terrorists. OBL's brother said that bringing down the Trade Towers was the end of al Qaeda because it got an 800 pound gorilla after them. Then when we invaded Iraq we handed them a gift beyond their wildest expectations. We gave them a terrorist recruiting and training ground they couldn't have imagined. We turned a handful of wackos into a worldwide movement. We did that Brian. Now we thrash impotently around, creating terrorists at every turn, far more than we can ever kill, counting down on blogs. Do you think there's something wrong with this picture, or am I just not looking at the bright side again?
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From: Brian
Sent: Dec 31, 2006 12:36 PM
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Counterterrorism Blog: New Report/Chart: "State of the Su...
Julie, what do you mean here? I assume you are being ironic but I don't understand it.
Regarding Somalia the NYT is
reporting that Ethiopians are advancing on to Kismayo, the Islamists' last city. It is too early to call this a complete victory but the Ethiopians are hard charging on this one.
Money quote:
"It's self-defense," said Amare Aregawi, editor of the Reporter newspaper and a former rebel fighter. "People always say, 'Don't touch the terrorists. You'll aggravate them.' What are we supposed to do? Flatter them?"
~Brian
Birmingham, AL
I'm waiting for charts on Somolia, Darfur, Gaza, Timor, Indonesia (Sri Lanka esp), and Kashmir. When these charts are bar-graphed, line-graphed; and at least 3-D topical, political, and physical graphs color-coded in streaming video from a sattelite, I'll try to figure out who's right, who's wrong, who's been naughty and who's been nice, who to vote for, and to what charities to contribute.
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