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to: Adam
from: Tony Williams
date: 2005-12-29 17:31:48
subject: Re: Bin Laden`s success

From: Tony Williams 

Adam > wrote:
> Tony Williams wrote:
>
>>Adam > wrote:
>>>
>>>Nah. Look at his sucesses when seen from the his Muslim/arab
>>>constituency. Saddam? Gone, Foreign troops in Saudi? Gone. Afghanistan a
>>>forgotten war with lots of forgotten dead? etc.
>>
>>
>>And the end justifies the means? Nah, he's a looney.
>>
>
> Hell how many did Washington & co kill? Did the ends justify the means
> or were Washington & the rest of the traitorous rebel terrorists looneys?

I don't know - did they attack and kill civilians without warning?

> How about Mandela & the ANC?

They did some bad things (rubber necklace, anyone?) even if they were in
the name of a good cause, so yes. I had friends in SA at the time and the
ANC were by no means saints.

> How about Ho Chi Minh? etc.etc.

In my mind it comes down to attacking civilians, with or without warning.
That's wrong, no matter the cause.

> 3K US people killed & look at the changes vs 20K Afghans killed &
> millions driven into exile & noone gave a sh*t.

I care, and I'm sure a lot of others do too.

--
Tony

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