Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 03:59:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Jivko Georgiev <jivkox43georgiev-AT-yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Foes and allies and walls and aid Thats a perffect idea! But as I know, when it was up to the terrorism the intelegencies of east and west were in cooperation. --- Lionel Boxer <lboxer-AT-hotmail.com> wrote: > There is a rumour that the reason the Berlin Wall > came down was due to the > former Soviet Unions inability to deal with > terrorism without the aid of the > West. Aparently there were rabble-rowsers dropped > in to stir up the East > Germans. > > It is interesting to trace the history of US miltary > aid, its foes and its > allies. > > >From: Jivko Georgiev <jivkox43georgiev-AT-yahoo.com> > >Reply-To: foucault-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu > >To: foucault-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu > >Subject: Re: Second essay by Robert Fisk > >Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 10:22:33 -0700 (PDT) > > > >Excuse me for my persisting and borring > involvement, > >but here is said, that The Soviet Union fell appart > - > >Russia, as I know, is still there, never felled > appart > >realy. > > > >The Problem with russia, when was the war with > >affghanistan, was that Thallibans were regularly > >supplied by USA and Pakistan. They were trained by > >USA, in fact. > > > >Jivko > > > >--- Christopher Daly <dalyjazz-AT-hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > >By Robert Fisk > > > >12 September 2001 > > > > > > > > > > > >So the mountains of Afghanistan will be > > > photographed > > > >from satellite and > > > >high-altitude aircraft in the coming days, Mr > bin > > > >Laden's old training > > > >camps and perhaps a few new ones highlighted > on > > > the > > > >overhead > > > >projectors in the Pentagon. But to what end? > When > > > >America last tried to > > > >strike at Mr bin Laden, it destroyed an > innocent > > > >pharmaceuticals plant > > > >in Sudan and a few of Mr bin Laden's Muslim > > > followers > > > >in Afghanistan. > > > >For if this is a war between the Saudi > millionaire > > > and > > > >President Bush's > > > >America, it cannot be fought like other wars. > > > Indeed, > > > >can it be fought > > > >at all without some costly military adventure > > > >overseas. > > > > > > > >Or is that what Mr bin Laden seeks above all > else? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- from list > > > >postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- > > > > > > > > > > > Absolutely. The Soviet Union fell apart largely > > > because of the conflict in > > > Afghanistan. If we invade Afghanistan in search > of > > > bin Laden and other > > > terrorists, we will be there for years with > marginal > > > results and having sown > > > the seeds of hate in the next generation from > the > > > region. Only fools, macho > > > men and bullies retaliate. Sober individuals > with a > > > knowledge of history > > > and the current situation reform the prevailing > > > conditions that led to such > > > actions. > > > > > > As Dustin Hoffman's character in "Little Big > Man" > > > says to Custer just before > > > he charged into his last stand, "You go down > there > > > and you won't be coming > > > back." > > > > > > There is no doubt that the attck that occurred > on > > > 9/11 was years in the > > > planning and there is also no doubt that bin > Laden > > > as well as Afghanistan > > > and other countries of the region have prepared > for > > > reprisals. > > > > > > What should we do? Simply strengthen security > and > > > renegotiate the entire > > > set of issues that concern these people. This > is an > > > act of war but there is > > > no requirement that we should respond in kind. > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? > >Donate cash, emergency relief information > >http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/
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