From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Fri 15 Nov 2002 - 18:36:24 GMT
Purposes will depend on who you are talking about, as far as I can see.
There are many terrorist sources around the world: they have their different
purposes.
Have you read any of bin Laden's transcripts (at least, as publicly
available?). The latest one is available in today's NY Times. It will give
you a pretty good sense of his purpose.
But I still pose the question: why do YOU call it 'mindless terrorism'? Is
it because you can't conceive of a possible purpose that those who engage in
it might have? Or is calling it 'mindless' simply a counter-meme?
Best regards,
Lawry
-----Original Message-----
From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf Of
Grant Callaghan
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 12:48 PM
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: RE: The terrorism meme
>
>Grant, why do you call it 'mindless terror'? It seems quite purposeful to
>me.
>
Lawry,
OK. What is it's purpose?
Grant
Bin Laden's Lament
America is
Destroying
Islam
One frenchfry
at a time.
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