Re: Rumsfeld Says He May Drop New Office of Influence

From: Wade Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Tue Feb 26 2002 - 19:40:07 GMT

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    On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 01:39 , Lawrence DeBivort wrote:

    > what we are doing - Afghanistan, "war on terrorism" language,
    > Ashcroft legal actions, emphasis on hardening US targets rather than
    > defusing terrorist motivation -- all of this is stupid and ineffective.

    Can you point to an _unstupid_ national policy and actions,
    anywhere in the world? We all want enlightened leaders, but
    really, I personally don't know of any government anywhere that
    is a shining example of non-stupidity.

    And I'm _not_ trying to wave any flags.

    - Wade

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