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Aerogram said: bkw said: The same issues are being faced in Australia at the moment.
Some of you may know that a car bomba exploded in Kuta, Bali on the weekend that killed over 200 hundred people. This is a heavy tourist area and 75% of them were Australians. Many locals and tourists from Brittain, Canada etc were also killed and injured. This bomb was set off allegedly by one of the fundamentalist muslim groups with links to El Queda (sp?). News is now coming through that intelligence was passed onto Australia that in the weeks before the bombing that there were warnings of potential bombings at tourist spots such as night clubs and bars in Bali. It appears these warnings were never passed on by our government. It's hard to know whether it would hve made a difference for people to know of the dangers but at least they could have made a choice. As I was watching the Australian prime minister declare "war on terrorism", it was clear to me that terrorist organizations have it much, much easier than the "Barbarians" who took on Rome many centuries ago. The Roman military might was spread thin, trying to control vast territories. Well, with the present approach to terrorism, all the scumbags have to do is wreck havoc in different spots on the planet. Bush has already said he will fight on two fronts, but what if there are three, four, five, six, seven, etc.? Pretty soon, the West would be a very visible presence in different regions, looking every bit like they think the world is their oyster, costing a great deal of money to taxpayers while other issues are left unattended, etc. And of course, with such an approach, it would be hard to tell other powers not to do the same and attack or "liberate" other countries that are a "threat" to their security. The recent Bush-Sharon summit shows the way : Isreal is to retaliate if attacked by Iraq -- hopefully not with nukes, but eh.. who can say in this atmosphere were an armed response is presented as the only solution to all security problems, and no nation is to live "in fear". I wonder how long it will take for Pakistanis and Indians to use the same rethoric to justify attacks on each other. Scary world we've got there. Bin Laden, dead or alive, has got his wish. Indeed...I'm so confused, because I see right in both sides of THIS argument. 1. That this doesn't mean anything, or at least that Bush's regime is setting up a 'war' as a front for economic and politcal gain. 2. Or that there definitely IS a conspiracy and its so above most of our heads as to how corrupt the powers that be are. I guess I just believe that anything IS possible, like TheMax said noone would allow such an attack on ourselves/think of what a collaboration that would be...yeah, its possible...very scary. I DO think that there will be another WW, I'm sure the US and its allies, Israel, and Muslim countries will all be a part of it. Will China be involved? How about North Korea? I don't know...I'm very confused and afraid. Someone please hold me... -------------------------------------------------
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IceNine said: [Snip. Flame removed. Ian]
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ian said: IceNine said: IceNine said: [Snip. Flame removed. Ian]
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