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From: jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry Aguirre)
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Subject: Re: Terrorism and TWA 847
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Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 20:56:19 EDT
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I hope most of the suggestions given are in jest.

The problem with any kind of retaliation against anyone but the
hijackers is that you are taking their word for who they are!

Assume some policy of retaliation like killing the prisoners they
requested freed was addopted.  The next group of terrists will demand
the release of whoever they would most like to see killed.

I believe that direct action against the hijackers is a solution.  If
the hijackers were given one chance to surrender before the plane was
boarded by force then there would be no encentive for hijacking.  The
most they could hope to accomplish would be the destruction of the
plane and passengers.  They could do that, using a bomb, without
getting themselves killed.  The news value would be reduced because the
situation would be over quickly.  Yesterdays news is never the lead
story.

				Jerry Aguirre @ Olivetti ATC
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