Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --- Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com> wrote: Yes, some times it can be difficult to define terrorism...however... > the problem is with defining terrorism > > was French or Polish resistance to Nazi occupation > terrorism? Of course not. It was "resistance" to occupation by a foreign power during a war. > was Bosnian muslim resistance to Bosnian Serbs > terrorism? > > was the Afghan war against the Soviet Union > terrorism? Ditto > > was the ANC resistance to the S African > administration terrorism? Of course not: It was resitance by the majority population by gross violation of virtually all human rights by a minority controling military and economic power > > we are all capable of supplying different answers to > those questions I think > > from which flows the question, should third-party > nations have become > involved AGAINST the 'terrorists' or countries which > harboured them? > > should the US have gone to war with England for > supporting the Resistance? See above > > with Angola for harbouring the ANC? Civil war > > with Afghanistan for fighting communist Russia? See above > you see the problem I think NO problem, JD, thus far with the examples you've provided.. _______________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca