[lit-ideas] Re: Israel's Invasion Pretext Under Fire
- From: Teemu Pyyluoma <teme17@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:39:03 -0700 (PDT)
--- John McCreery <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm not taking sides in this one. But here's a
> different angle to ponder.
>
> ===============================
>
> By BERNARD HAYKEL
[snip]
> For Al Qaeda, it is a time of panic. The group's Web
> sites are abuzz
> with messages and questions about how to respond to
> Hezbollah's success.
> One sympathizer asks whether, even knowing that the
> Shiites are traitors
> and the accomplices of the infidel Americans in
> Iraq, it is permissible
> to say a prayer for Hezbollah. He is told to curse
> Hezbollah along with
> Islam's other enemies.
>
Maybe I have an overly morbid sense of humor, but
still I'd like to thank John for giving me something
to smile about on a grim newsday. Really, it is
straight from Life of Brian.
On a more somber note, has it occured to any theorists
of asymmetrical warfare, that asymmetrical war can not
by definition be won and therefore will never end?
Cheers,
Teemu
Helsinki, Finland
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