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Re:What can be done about terrorism?
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Ok, I've been critical of the Israeli government earlier in this story, but you're way out of line here. The location that Israel was founded in is the historical home of the Jewish people. To tell them that they can have a homeland somewhere in Oregon wouldn't have cut it.
That's a good point. When we say "War on Terrorism", we'd better mean all terrorism, whether it be by Arabs, Irish, Indonesians, Central American Drug Lords... Even those in America responsible for enabling these people to continue to operate.
To do any less would show us to be the hypocrites that those who dislike us seem to believe.
Re:"Racism" the word we're looking for here.
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Should have thought about that a bit more... The second paragraph is a bit of a non-sequitur. The connecting point is that if I disagree strongly with Israel's behavior and the United States' unconditional support of Israel is what the terrorists are so pissed off about, doesn't the presence of at least one American who does not feel that the Israeli government can do no wrong mean that not all Americans are evil?
"Racism" the word we're looking for here.
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Straight on. After I calmed down, I realized that not only is blaming all Arabs for this racist, but the terrorists committed an inherently racist act. I can only assume that their attitude is/was "All Americans are evil devils, and deserve to die." This is a generalization, and a racist one to boot.
I, for one, have become more and more disapproving of Isreal's behavior over the past few months. If they and the Palestinians have gotten us into a war because of their personal squabbles, I'd plainly support turning the area into a DMZ. Obviously the Palestinians and the Israelis can't keep off each other's backs by themselves... If this horror is a result of that, I guess somebody's gonna have to do it for them.
They knew enough to turn off the IFF transponders, at any rate. If we're talking about people who didn't know their way around a cockpit, I think they'd have probably missed a detail like that.
I consider myself an aviation nut, and even I would be hard-pressed to figure out where the controls for the IFF are on short notice.
I was thinking that it would be fitting for it to not only be a memorial, but a cemetery. Much like the tomb of the unknown soldier. Think about it... That's some of the most expensive real estate on the planet... I can't think of a greater honor to those who lost their lives than for us to inter and memorialize them at the site of their deaths.
But then, I've been accused of being a sick bastard at times. *sigh*
Do we have good evidence that the person on the other end of that interview was in fact Tom Clancy? If he spells like that all the time he must have one hell of an editor... Or maybe just caught up in the emotion of the moment?
I agree on that one. Yeah, I got a bit carried away once I realized that it was a terrorist act... And have been rightly admonished by some of the replies. I'm still very angry, of course... But I don't advocate the random tossing of high-explosives that our nation has gotten a reputation for in the last few years.
We will find and deal with those responsible. Our job is to do that without doing the sort of evil that was perpetrated yesterday.
As I said in my first reply, they don't have me running scared. I'm pissed. And I'm ready to do whatever I'm called to do to. They haven't won. I will not break.
History has shown that the best way to unite the American People is to give them a common enemy. Whoever is responsible fucked up, and fucked up badly. If they're trying to scare me, they did a piss-poor job of it. My resolve is firm. If called upon by my country, I will do everything within my power to make sure this does not go unpunished.
You can run. You can hide. For a while, you may even succeed. But the United States of America will not forget. And we'll be waiting. Say hello to my little friends.
I don't understand that ad at all... It says to me, "Microsoft: We keep you from getting access to the good stuff." I mean, is equating your company with sexual frustration really a winning strategy?
I have yet to hear of a material that stops helium from diffusing across it that's also light enough to build a gas envelope out of... Unless you're dealing with an atomic crystal, helium atoms will eventually diffuse out. This, of course, limits the airtime, Q.E.D.
Wrong analogy. I'd take it, but not use it for anything important. In this case, however, it's more like the box instantly teleports all your important documents into itself from wherever they happen to be...
Mandate a certain xml dtd (I think dtd is what I'm looking for) as the preferred document type for government information exchange, and get on with it.
Funny you should mention that... XML is directly descended from SGML (as is HTML), which was created as just such an information exchange device for the U.S. government. I'm just amused by the full-circle aspect of your point...
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Aren't the emergency masks deployed automatically due to a pressure drop?
That's a good point. When we say "War on Terrorism", we'd better mean all terrorism, whether it be by Arabs, Irish, Indonesians, Central American Drug Lords... Even those in America responsible for enabling these people to continue to operate.
To do any less would show us to be the hypocrites that those who dislike us seem to believe.
Should have thought about that a bit more... The second paragraph is a bit of a non-sequitur. The connecting point is that if I disagree strongly with Israel's behavior and the United States' unconditional support of Israel is what the terrorists are so pissed off about, doesn't the presence of at least one American who does not feel that the Israeli government can do no wrong mean that not all Americans are evil?
Straight on. After I calmed down, I realized that not only is blaming all Arabs for this racist, but the terrorists committed an inherently racist act. I can only assume that their attitude is/was "All Americans are evil devils, and deserve to die." This is a generalization, and a racist one to boot.
I, for one, have become more and more disapproving of Isreal's behavior over the past few months. If they and the Palestinians have gotten us into a war because of their personal squabbles, I'd plainly support turning the area into a DMZ. Obviously the Palestinians and the Israelis can't keep off each other's backs by themselves... If this horror is a result of that, I guess somebody's gonna have to do it for them.
I consider myself an aviation nut, and even I would be hard-pressed to figure out where the controls for the IFF are on short notice.
But then, I've been accused of being a sick bastard at times. *sigh*
I went to try that and it wouldn't let me try to contribute more than a dollar. Gotta find another way of doing it, I guess.
Do we have good evidence that the person on the other end of that interview was in fact Tom Clancy? If he spells like that all the time he must have one hell of an editor... Or maybe just caught up in the emotion of the moment?
We will find and deal with those responsible. Our job is to do that without doing the sort of evil that was perpetrated yesterday.
Right fucking on.
As I said in my first reply, they don't have me running scared. I'm pissed. And I'm ready to do whatever I'm called to do to. They haven't won. I will not break.
History has shown that the best way to unite the American People is to give them a common enemy. Whoever is responsible fucked up, and fucked up badly. If they're trying to scare me, they did a piss-poor job of it. My resolve is firm. If called upon by my country, I will do everything within my power to make sure this does not go unpunished.
You can run. You can hide. For a while, you may even succeed. But the United States of America will not forget. And we'll be waiting. Say hello to my little friends.
Which, oddly enough, is probably the most succinct description of the DMCA that I've ever seen...
Funny you should mention that... XML is directly descended from SGML (as is HTML), which was created as just such an information exchange device for the U.S. government. I'm just amused by the full-circle aspect of your point...
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