As the poor get poorer and the rich get richer the potential for social
unrest escalates and you are right....it can foster terrorism. Sending money
to the poor countries doesn't work as it winds up in the hands of the rich
ruling class and does little to help the real problems. The continual civil
wars are perpetrated by a bunch of spoiled brats that have no elevated
status if the warring stops. The so-called leaders cannot effect any
solution to poverty when at least half of them are thieving despots that rob
from their own people. The only thing that can bring these turkeys together
might be a common enemy....and as long as the rulers live well, poverty is
not that common enemy. All these words and still no solution. Perhaps it's
time for divine intervention. /jim
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Clemente Colayco
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:49 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: [OT] Attacks on the U.S.
I definitely am horrified at the whole disaster in the US. Do hope as well
the attacks stop as of now. My sympathies go out for all those who have
perished and so on with their families, friends etc. Such violence cannot be
justified under any circumstances indeed.
Allow me to comment though on Jim's wish for an effective solution. Often,
what is effective is not easy. It has been many times said that terrrorism
is a result of the alienation of parts of society. This we see all over the
world, my country too has this problem as you have seen in the news
kidnappings etc). Only cooperation among nations at reducing poverty,
inequality, access to education etc will gradually reduce the spectre of
"terrorism." I can only wish that leaders take greater efforts to pursue
this objective. Above all we cannot afford to take rash actions....
----- Original Message -----
From: James N. McBride <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 1:24 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] Re: [OT] Attacks on the U.S.
> This is clearly an act of war. The only thing to be confused about is who
is
> the enemy to be punished. There are so many potential candidates. Many of
> the U.S. bashers are probably quietly celebrating.....so much for our
> tremendous expenditure to promote world peace. The world has gotten to be
> such a complicated place and there are so many mad radicals able to
inflict
> great harm on those who disagree with their doctrines. The whole situation
> is deplorable. I wish there was an effective solution. /jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robert Winters
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:45 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Re: [OT] Attacks on the U.S.
>
>
> Garth
>
> Forums like this and others have brought people around the world together.
> Events like this can tear that apart. Seeing the Palestinians celebrating
> in the streets over the events taking place in NYC and Washington DC I
fear
> will have dire consequences.
>
> Bob Winters Vancouver, Washington
>
> > From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 10:30:49 -0600
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Attacks on the U.S.
> >
> > Some on this List have called for cooler heads to prevail. I
sympathize,
> > but I sincerely doubt this will happen. Let's look at the numbers:
> >
> > Property damage is already in the billions of dollars.
> > Early estimates are that as many as 35,000 lives have been lost. No
> > estimate I've heard believes the number to be credibly less than 10,000.
> > American Airlines alone has apparently lost three aircraft, each
> containing
> > several hundred passengers. So far, five or six large aircraft and one
> > smaller one appear to have been hijacked and used, successfully or
> > unsuccessfully. That's over 1,000 innocent people just on the aircraft.
> > Attacks took place against the U.S.'s chief symbol of capitalist
> > infrastructure and military infrastructure as well as important symbols
of
> > the governmental infrastructure.
> >
> > This makes Pearl Harbor look puny in comparison. Unlike Pearl Harbor,
> most
> > of the targets were innocent civilians going about their business. The
> > loss of life and property dwarfs Pearl.
> >
> > There will be no appeasement, and the world has become a very different
> and
> > much scarier place as of this day. Like sixty years ago, The Slumbering
> > Giant has awakened. Even the perpetrators will come to regret this day
> and
> > wish they could turn back the clock, as I suspect that they were more
> > "successful" than they dreamed they would be. This will become their
> > nightmare. Most of the terrorists in the world who are known to U.S.
> > intelligence agencies can now probably measure their remaining lifespan
in
> > weeks, if not days, and few will shed tears for their "passing". Even
the
> > Afghanistanian Taleban and the P.L.O.'s Yasser Arafat have rushed to
> > disavow these attacks, as have numerous known terrorist factions. Let's
> > hope there will be no safe harbor again for terrorists.
> >
> > God help us all.
> >
> > Garth
> >
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