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> I wouldn't want to get into a relative loss of life debate in WWII.
> We all know the Russians would win that hands down. There is a difference
> though between the loss of life amongst armed forces and civilians, say
> between Arnhem and the Blitz, the Dresden bombings, or the bombings in
> Japan.
I heard that Churchill actually OKed the terror bombing to goad Hitler
into doing the same, thereby cutting German bombing of our military
targets, allowing us to win the Battle of Britain (amongst other
things).
BTW anyone hear about the short selling (millions of dollars worth of
stocks) on the day before the atrocity? And about how these people
weren't the most devout fanatics out there (drinking etc. - could be
inaccurate though). And factoring in the CIA background of Bin Lid
here's my conspiracy theory...
OK. Bin Lid (or whatever corporate [small c] body he represents) stages
this to (a) make money for the organisation, (b) gain mega kudos amongst
his middle eastern audience, elevating him above other regional
authorities. Outcomes: *someone* (...) has a single known guy with power
throughout the arab world to deal with (control?); Bin Lid gets some
fame (how many now know that guy's name - hardly the religious super
ascetic). The only question left is how he got those people to do that,
but I just don't buy the fanatic stuff anymore.
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