This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Though there is great danger of overreaction to the current crisis, = normal rules of engagement do not apply in all circumstances. It is = naive to think that we can assemble a public quorum to fight an enemy = that operates using such desperate and clandestine methods. I can only = imagine the 6:00 news: "Bush plans secret attack on Bin Laden". Though = I have been as cynical as any about the methods of government in the = past, there are times when duplicity and secrecy may be necessary to = protect oneself. We value our free and open society, but we forget = that we have in the past protected that openness with secret operations, manipulation and murder. Our call for freedom = of information has come with the naive belief that it comes at no cost. = We abhor international dirty tricks to take down malignant leaders, but = we call for the random bombings for entire countries who might harbor = our fugitive. We tie the hands of US intelligence and we blame them for = not knowing in advance. We operate in the post cold war as if no one = would dare. We, afterall, are the most mighty. We have the largest = army that marches together in step. We have the biggest ships, the = fastest aircraft and the most powerful missiles. We can flex our = muscles and show our strength. Well, sometimes the most powerful = weapons are those unseen and unreported. We seem to have lost the stomach for that. David Love ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/19/98/ba/f9/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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