Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!EPHRAIM From: EPHRAIM@TECHUNIX.BITNET Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Re: Terrorism and TWA 847 Message-ID: <8468@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 08:20:45 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8468 Posted: Tue Jun 25 08:20:45 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Jun-85 06:36:19 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.ARPA Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 65 From: ephraim@techunix.bitnet (Ephraim Silverberg) > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Article 1 (SJ Berry) > > Each and every time those Shi'ite (or however you spell > it) terrorists kill a hostage, or let a hostage die, > let's execute 5 or so of the people they're trying to > have released. That'll shut 'em up... > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Article 2 (Scott Farleigh) > > We tell the terrorists this: "You people have screwed up. > If you release the hostages immediately we will only obliterate > your military camps. If you do not immediately release the > hostages we will not only obliterate your military camps, but > also your civilian population." > ----------------------------------------------------------------- When the State of Israel tries to neutralise the military camps of the Shi'ites in Lebanon, we are condemned as facists and murderers, although these people have waged an active war of terror on the Northern residents of Israel for over ten years. However, when the lives of Americans are af- fected then a "different" standard seems to apply -- anything goes: random killing, attack civilian populations, etc. I do *not*, Heaven forbid, take the lives of the endangered Americans lightly and I sincerely hope and pray that they all return safely to their homes and families. I am only sickened by the *constant* double standard the world applies to the State of Israel. We value the blood of our peo- ple and children as much as you do. I do *not* think any of the solutions mentioned above are reasonable; the terrorists regard their cause as holy and to kill their captives and then commit suicide would be considered by them as a ticket to heaven. On the other hand, I do not want their co-terrorists which they want released walking the streets of this country. I'd be more than willing to deport these criminals to countries sympathetic to their cause far from the bord- ers of Israel. Yes, there they will become instant "heroes", but there is no other way of both securing the release of the captives and ensuring the safety of the people of Israel. No, this will not deter further hijack- ings, but when dealing with people who consider themselves to be driven by the Word of G-d, nothing will. The only way to prevent such occurences in the future is to institute the same severe security measures on all air- lines as are presently used by El-Al Airlines. Granted this will make airline travel somewhat more cumbersome and unpleasant, but it is far more preferable than the alternative. May the captives soon be returned to their homes and loved ones safe and in good health. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ephraim Silverberg, Computer Science Department, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. BITNET : ephraim@techunix ARPANET : ephraim%techunix.bitnet@wiscvm.arpa UUCP : {almost anywhere}!ucbvax!UCBJADE!TECHUNIX:EPHRAIM CSNET : ephraim%techunix.BITNET@csnet-relay --------------------------------------------------------------------------------