From: Adam Flinton 

Geo wrote:
> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:42d0ec58$1{at}w3.nls.net...
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>>Is the aim to stop political violence or to spark more & more intensive
>>rounds of it?
>
>
> I realize 911 shocked a lot of people, myself included but upon reflection
> it's pretty clear that the terrorists are pikers. What happens if we really
> piss them off?
>

It's not them it's the mass of people they exist within. Your troops are
pikers. However as people who get to equip them the CVN'es, F16'es etc.etc.

e.g. USS Cole etc was aimed at the US mil/US diplomats etc. whereas the
twin towers was aimed at the US people. I think you'd agree there was a
difference.

> The reality of the situation is that while 911 killed 3000, we kill 40,000
> each year in auto accidents.

Oh indeed. the power of 9-11 was not the numbers. It was the sheer visual
art of it. Clear sunny day. Vast structures. Huge palls of dust akin to a
n-bomb. New York skyline etc.etc. Imagine if it had been winter & the
attacks had happened just after night fall (e.g. 4:30-5:30 ish).



> So how about you total up the totals and see
> where terrorism falls as a leading cause of death. It's bullshit, I can't
> believe people make the fuss they make about it. INSECTS kill more people
> every year than terrorism. (which probably explains microsoft's war on bugs)
>

Poverty kills far far more. Esp coz poverty kills via so many ways from
hunger to not being able to afford mosquito nets to exposure etc.etc. But
noone really cares about the poor dying by their millions.

Poor african child dying in the street? Dude did well coz he made it to 8.....

Adam

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