Posted on 04/18/2002 9:10:41 PM PDT by Pokey78
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:04:24 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
These apologists tell us that the root cause of terrorism is the deprivation of national and civic rights, and that the way to stop terror is to redress the supposed grievances that arise from this deprivation.
But the root cause of terrorism, the deliberate targeting of civilians, is not the deprivation of rights. If it were, then in the thousands of conflicts and struggles for national and civil rights in modern times we would see countless instances of terrorism. But we do not.
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Your title led me to think the unthinkable . . .
Political Career
1979 - Initiated and organised international conference against terrorism
1982 - Assumes the position of Deputy Chief of Mission in the Israeli Embassy
1984 - Appointed Israel ambassador to the United Nations.
1988 - Elected to the 12th Knesset as a Likud member and appointed Deputy Foreign Minister.
1992 - Following the Likud Party's defeat, Netanyahu decisively defeated three other candidates for Likud Party head.
1995 - Accused of abetting, sedition and incitement against the government (allegations were refuted.)
1996 - Ousted Shimon Perez as Prime Minister in the election becoming the ninth and youngest Prime Minister of Israel.
Netanyahu gained 50.5% of the votes compared to Peres' 49.5% becoming the first Prime Minister to be elected directly and restoring the Likud Party to power.
Netanyahu, the Churchill of our times.
Got your attention, didn't it? I think its call "the hook." Peggy Noonan's column in today's WSJ is another good one.
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