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----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth Van Oost <Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: Time to lower the boom (was: Dawkins View)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lawrence DeBivort <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:02 PM
> Subject: RE: Time to lower the boom (was: Dawkins View)
>
>
> > Past Septembers have seen 'memorable' black days in the Arab and Muslim
> > worlds, including, IIRC, the attacks on the Palestinian camps in
Lebanon.
> I
> > wonder if on the anniversary of those events there might be some new
> > terrorist acts?
> >
> > To clarify, by 'pointless' I do not mean that we won't be the targets of
> > terrorist acts again, but that the security measures now being taken
won't
> > stop them, if they are undertaken. By 'extravagant' I mean that the
> measures
> > are taking a big toll on people (airports, airport 'security', roads,
> > businesses in 'vulnerable' locations, etc.) and making it harder for
> people
> > psychologically to settle back into normal lives--without a real pay-off
> in
> > deterrence of terrorist activity. A friend who manages a mid-size
airport
> > told me that they, along with all other airports, are engaging in all
> sorts
> > of FAA-mandated security measures, even though they all know it is a
sham
> > and does not improve real security against real threats. He singled out
> the
> > questioning and searching of passengers in this regard.
>
> Hi Lawrence,
>
> Terrorist activity will continue even after the improved security
measures.
> Terrorists, and they already has been patient, will wait until everybody
> is off gard again. They are not stupid.
> One of the suspects, in jail right now in Belgium, was a professional
> football ( soccer) player, applauded every week by thousands of his
> " enemies ". Those guys lives ordinary lives, no fuss.
> They could be everybody's neighbour....
>
> Regards,
>
> Kenneth
>
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