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Ridge Says Terrorism Is Permanent
Washington Post ^
| 29 APR 02
| Ron Fournier
Posted on 04/29/2002 1:56:27 PM PDT by tomakaze
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:24 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: emergency; permanent; problem; reaction; ridge; solution; terrorism
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posted on
04/29/2002 1:56:28 PM PDT
by
tomakaze
To: tomakaze
Thus the War on Terror is Permanent.
To: tomakaze
Ridge Says Terrorism Is Permanent Somebodys thinking about job security...
What a bunch of BS! They know damn well what to do to significantly curtail backward-a$$ ISLAMIC terrorism and don't do it. As usual, the gov's lack of common sense and un-ending submission to the politically-correct doctrine of politics kick the average American Joe in the a$$. Guv'mommy will take care of everything!
To: tomakaze
Thanks Tom. Need to post this in the Revelation section.
No one else had figured this ont.
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posted on
04/29/2002 2:14:01 PM PDT
by
Warren
To: Doctor Stochastic
Astounding. They don't even bother to hide it anymore.
To: tomakaze
"we are naive. We have got to believe there are more here."We all know that.
They are here under visas granted by U.S. Consulates in the Middle East. They are Arabs and Muslims. They must be deported.
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posted on
04/29/2002 2:15:49 PM PDT
by
angkor
To: tomakaze
It's not a War on Terrorism. It's a war against Terrorist Groups of Global Reach. The War on Poverty and the War on Drugs are ill-defined and always will be since there are no specific persons involved. Same with the War on Terrorism.
When those persons who are members of Terrorist Groups of Global Reach are apprehended, then the war will be over. If it is merely terrorism that is the enemy, the war cannot be won or even fought. Close the Office of Home Security, beef up the FBI and the INS, and follow the Terrorist Groups of Global Reach back to their lair. Also, find someone who can actually read their book and read it to the members of the Terrorist Groups of Global Reach since they apparently are illiterate.
To: Doctor Stochastic
Well, we can be thankful that Ridge is temporary.
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posted on
04/29/2002 2:22:32 PM PDT
by
Twodees
To: tomakaze
Here comes the police state.
It's for our own good.
War is peace and peace is war.
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posted on
04/29/2002 2:23:08 PM PDT
by
texlok
To: tomakaze
Thus the War on Terror is Permanent. Say, I recall once reading a book set in a country waging permanent war.
Not a very nice ending, that one. Something about a boot in a face.
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posted on
04/29/2002 2:23:32 PM PDT
by
freeeee
To: BureaucratusMaximus
Must respectfully disagree with you.
How else can a very small (but extreme) minority, get significant attention, and dictate actions by a majority of people? As long as there is a pacifist majority, who are unwilling to go in and kill the extremist minority; there will be terrorism. When a minority of extremists who's moral clarity cannot distinguish between combatants and children, there will be terrorism. I for one, have formed a view that author Frank Hubert (Dune series) had a point. His book claimed that there are 'men', and 'animals that walk on 2 legs' in society, and the only way to distuingish between the two was by their actions. I view the terrorists as nothing more than dangerous animals.
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posted on
04/29/2002 2:25:08 PM PDT
by
Hodar
To: SteamshipTime
This comes off as a "CYA" tactic. So the next time a major terrorist attack occurs in USA borders the gov't can say, we told you this would happen.
What needs to be done is a ruthless destruction of terrorist groups operating in the US, and severe punishment (whatever that may be) for state sponsorers of terrorism.
Not this wishy-washy, oh well terrorism will happen but were doing our best to stop it. This is the exact method the War on Drugs has been fought, and we all know how successful that has been.
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posted on
04/29/2002 2:32:07 PM PDT
by
caa26
To: tomakaze
We have always been at war with Eastasia.
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posted on
04/29/2002 2:51:43 PM PDT
by
meadsjn
To: RightWhale
Get with the program, RW. If we declare war on individuals, and the individuals are killed, then the war is over. Wars mean popularity. Popularity means votes. Wars also mean lots and lots of tax dollars and carte blanche on how to spend them. Do you really think George Bush or anyone else in government will declare a war that actually ends?
To: SteamshipTime
then the war is over Planting season is just weeks away. Finish the war so I can git home and yoke up the oxen. The Missus can do it, but it ain't a pretty sight. It's a man's work, so let's find the SOB, shoot him, and git home.
To: tomakaze
"We are at war. If we think there are only 20 terrorists the one we just caught and the 19 others" who attacked on Sept. 11, he said, "we are naive. We have got to believe there are more here." Did Mr. Ridge just wake up ? Or more likely, thinks the sheep are just waking up ?
To: Warren
RE:Thanks Tom. Need to post this in the Revelation section. No one else had figured this ont.
I don't think alot of folks have seen/heard about it yet.
Usually shortly following the posting of something like this, what usally happens is a flood of blindfolded koolaid drinkers with who jump up and down shreiking "tinfoil!" while stuffing their ears with cotton and droning on about how cleverly Bush didn't apologize to Red China by apologizing to Red China, and how dreamy the reelection strategy of "out-Clintoning Clinton" is, chanting about the virtue of electing republicans who legislate just like the democRATs they replaced.
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posted on
04/29/2002 3:13:36 PM PDT
by
tomakaze
To: meadsjn
RE:We have always been at war with Eastasia.
I thought we'd never been at war with Eastasia?
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posted on
04/29/2002 3:15:52 PM PDT
by
tomakaze
To: tomakaze
I suppose he's right, assuming we change neither our immigration nor foreign policy.
Still, it's sickening.
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posted on
04/29/2002 3:33:55 PM PDT
by
Tauzero
To: freeeee
Say, I recall once reading a book set in a country waging permanent war. So when cameras start going up in public places, and more of our money starts going towards the government, and government officials began discussing IDs and suspension of parts of the Constitution we should be worried shouldn't we? Oh wait, ummm...
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posted on
04/29/2002 3:46:19 PM PDT
by
texlok
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