On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 01:24:31 -0700, "Gary L. Dare"
wrote:

AJC wrote:

Exactly. The UK, Spain and other democracies have lived with terrorism
for many years. It is not always easy but it is important to keep a
balance between security and liberty. If you end up turning a country
in to a police state out of fear of terrorism, then the terrorists
have won.
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I disagree with the former, since Al Qaeda and its sympathizers/imitators
are out to perpetuate a version of "total war" with mass casualties, versus
the "a few die, many watch" style of terrorism of the past 150 years or so.


I agree that the nature of terrorism changed with the arrival of
suicide bombers targetting the mass general public, and I suppose that
started with Palestinian terrorists in Israel, or are there earlier
examples? That calls for new ways of dealing with the problem, but not
at the expense of dramatically altering our way of life, as the
terrorists want.



But I do agree with the latter, sadly ... )-;

The effect is more pronounced when the self-declared leader of freedom
loses freedom, versus former aristocracies/monarchies/dictatorships who
evolve through democracy and increasing freedoms.

gld


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