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Originally posted by Lyra Engel:
AS to the matter of the hijackings, don't worry, there is no way that we're going into WW III, or anything like that.
It's much too soon to say that for certain. It depends on who was involved. My personal feeling is that it was Osama bin-Laden and Saddam Hussein at the heart of it, but it's all just speculation and rumors now.
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Originally posted by Lyra Engel:
The worst that could happen is that they might TRY to hijack some more planes, but the goverment has made sure that that isn't possible.
It will be possible again once they resume flights, and extremely difficult to stop, if they try again with this much sophistication. Further, you can't say that nothing will happen. While I don't see additional attacks as likely at this point, there are other forms of suicide bombing besides plane hijacking.
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Originally posted by Lyra Engel:
My dad had a best friend and a patient pf his who were murdered. When I say, "murdered," instead of "killed," I do it for a purpose- These poor, innocent victems were murdered, not killed.
I'm very sorry to hear that, and you're also quite correct in using the term murder.
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Originally posted by Lyra Engel:
Dad didn't cry, or weep, he showed it in his own way. He just wanted to nuke the whole frickin Middle East, Left East, Right East, Northern East, Upper East, Southern East, Western East, Downward East, and Eastern East.
A rather natural reaction, but that's totally impractical. Just remember, they way the nuclear arsenals and deterrant systems are set up, in all likelihood, if anyone launches a nuke, the entire world will be pretty well wiped out within hours. Much like Independence day, except it'd be faster and there'd be no defense.
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Originally posted by Lyra Engel:
If we vote for violence and cruelty, we'd only be stooping to their lows. Put down your weapons, your guns, your torches, and instead- think. Use your god-given brain.
Excellent advice.
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Originally posted by Lyra Engel:
Think of all those helpless little 3 year old girls who've never seen BarnyΒ or Sesame Street.Β They've done one thing, everyday, 24-7, for the past 2 years- colect bottles on the streets. Or think of the old man, his dignity long forgotten, lying on the road, crying for help as the celebrants march by. All his life, he's lived in that hell, and you want to give him a long, excruciating death by radioactivity?
All quite true, but after today, I don't believe I'll ever be capable of having any sympathy whatsoever for the Palestinian people in particular, no matter how poor their conditions may be, or how badly Israel hammers them.
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