Posted on 06/12/2006 12:26:42 PM PDT by VoodooEconomics
LONDON (AFP) - The US-led "war on terror" is increasing the risk of terrorist attacks and distracting governments from greater threats to global security such as climate change, a think-tank warned in a report.
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The Oxford Research Group urged countries, especially the United States and Britain, to rethink their security policies to counter future instability.
"The war on terror is a dangerous diversion and prevents the international community from responding effectively to the most likely causes of future conflict," a press statement about the report said.
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So why did we have 9/11? Wasn't that before we went to war?
Instead of terrorism, the report cited climate change; competition over resources; socio-economic marginalisation and global militarisation as the main threats to peace and the likely causes of future conflict.
How can some people reach this level of stupidity?
Talk about a think tank full of stupid.
[sarc]omg what wil we do? what will we do? If we leave them alone maybe they'll content thelseves with flying a plane, or 2 into our most important goverment buildings.. if we don't leave them alone... why they might fly twice the number of airplanes..! [/sarc]
Stop it, no smart questions are allowed. This article is no meant to be read by any person with an IQ over 50.
This "think 'tank'" is empty.
Anyone need more proof that liberalism is a mental disorder?
Sounds more like a septic tank
This article is truly a gem of cognizant dissonance!
Ok, I give up who is the girl?
Years and years of intensive, cloistered, higher education...
These people are GALACTICALLY, no SINGULARITY STUPID. So stupid that even light from their stupid-burning systems cannot escape.
Sheesh.
Useful idiots.
"diversion"??????????????
The ultimate flame has similar sentiments :)
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a3709544a6e.htm
It probably increases the risk of terror attacks on other countries, but it has reduced the frequency of terror attacks on the US.
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