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From: barry@ames.UUCP (Kenn Barry)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Understanding the Shiites
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Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 17:21:48 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  1 17:21:48 1985
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From cadovax!jefff (Jeff Fields):
>    It seems that the reaction of the average citizen of the USA to the
>    abduction  of  American  citizens  aboard  TWA Flight 847 is one of
>    self-righteous indignation.  I must say that  the  actions  of  the
>    Shiite  terrorists cannot be condoned and that my heart goes out to
>    the unfortunate Americans who  are  being  held  captive.   But  it
>    angers  me  to  discover the most Americans could give a flying fig
>    for trying to understand why our people were  taken  hostage.   Our
>    track record in regards to the Middle East sadly lacks humanitarian
>    regard and basic respect for the persons of the Islamic faith.

	As long as the Shiites promote their political goals by acts
like the hijacking of the TWA flight, I will indeed not give a "flying
fig" about their reasons.  I doubt they are qualified to teach me
anything about "humanitarian regard" or "basic respect".
	Terrorists are the best argument I know of in favor of the death
penalty.

-  From the Crow's Nest  -                      Kenn Barry
                                                NASA-Ames Research Center
                                                Moffett Field, CA
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