Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site oliveb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!oliven!oliveb!jerry From: jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry Aguirre) Newsgroups: net.followup,net.flame Subject: Re: Terrorism and TWA 847 Message-ID: <488@oliveb.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 20:56:19 EDT Article-I.D.: oliveb.488 Posted: Wed Jul 3 20:56:19 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 05:44:33 EDT References: <600003@ur-univax.UUCP> <518@hou2g.UUCP>, <1072@ihuxb.UUCP> <925@houxf.UUCP> <416@enmasse.UUCP> Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca Lines: 20 Xref: watmath net.followup:5056 net.flame:10996 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 {hplabs|fortune|idi|ihnp4|tolerant|allegra|tymix}!oliveb!jerry