Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!ward From: ward@ttidcc.UUCP (Don Ward) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Responding to Terrorism Message-ID: <500@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 14:22:23 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcc.500 Posted: Mon Jun 24 14:22:23 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 05:57:03 EDT Organization: TTI, Santa Monica, CA. Lines: 23 It seems that Israel, with their wealth of enemies in close proximity to their country, have amply demonstrated the value of responding to terrorist activities at a level sufficiently disproportionate to dis- courage future would-be terrorists. Unfortunately, the USA doesn't respond at all. It appears that our government is unwilling to act unless all rules of evidence and legal nicities are satisfied and thus encourages acts of violence. All of our supposed military power is worthless if those transgressing against our interests and citizens are convinced that we will not respond with force. I remember vaguely reading about a case during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (the good Roosevelt) where TR said, in effect, our guy alive or your leader dead. All this crap about "innocent" Shias makes me want to puke. Are our citizens any less innocent? I'm sure we know where Khoumani lives. We ought to issue an ultimatum to these so-called terrorists (actually murderers and kidnappers) that unless our people are released immediately, Khoumani's house and surroundings will be missing tommorow morning. Had we retaliated thus when one of our citizens was murdered a few months ago, this wouldn't be necessary. If we don't do anything now, when will we?