On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 02:26 PM, Chuck Ryan wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fred White [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 2:54 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: OT: Terry Jones (from Monty Python) on War
>>
>>
>
> <snip>
>
>> The fact that the Palestinians resort to unconventional means to
>> battle, is not attributed to the fact that, unlike the Israelis, they
>> do not have support of the most powerful nation on Earth. Instead, we
>> just write them off as "terrorists" who "get what they deserve".
>>
>> If you recall our own revolution, the British red coats marched along
>> in military formation while we resorted to ungentlemanly (terrorist)
>> tactics such as ambush. We didn't  possess a trained military with
>> comparable weaponry so were forced to adopt a strategy which seemed to
>> have the best chance of success. That's what today's terrorists have
>> been forced to do.
>>
>
> Nice try but there is no comparison between the two.
>
> Using unconventional military tactics against a superior military
> force is
> not terrorism.
>
> Strapping a bomb to a teenager and sending them into a crowded bar to
> kill
> themselves and any civilians present IS terrorism.

Would it have been OK for them to do that in a military barracks? No
civilians.

FW

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