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On Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 2:08:42 PM UTC-6, MJ wrote: > > > November 28, 2015 > > *Why You BETTER Stop Terrorism and How To Do It *By L. Reichard White > > How can we stop terrorism? > > Before you commit yourself though, you might want to consider the > following – – – > > ~”There is no way to stop a dedicated terrorist who is willing to pay the > price.” –Desert Storm General Norman Schwartzkopf, Ret., MSNBC > > ~”The asymmetrical advantage a terrorist has is that he can strike any > place at any time, using any conceivable method of attack, and this is > impossible to defend against.” –U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, CNN > Late Edition “It’s impossible to have a police officer every place. That > would be unrealistic and it would change the nature of a free society.” > –NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, quoted by Brian Jenkins, CNN Live > > But let’s say we decide to take New York Mayor Giuliani’s prescription > seriously. We “change the nature of society,” and arrange to “have a police > officer every place.” Would that work? > > If you take a close look at pictures from the Boston Marathon bombing, you > will see that when those pressure-cooker bombs exploded, both sides of > the street were lined with police officers > <http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/04/22/sports/40943-moment/40943-moment-blog480.jpg> > . > > So even if you manage to “have a police officer every place,” that won’t > protect you. > > And the FBI can’t save you either – – – > > FBI Report: Agency Couldn’t Prevent the Boston Bombings > <http://news.yahoo.com/fbi-report-agency-couldnt-prevent-boston-bombings-214006394.html> > > In fact, FBI tactics may > <http://lreichardwhite.blogspot.com/2012/02/the-fbi-greatest-hits.html#entrapment_record> > > seriously endanger you > <http://lreichardwhite.blogspot.com/2012/02/the-fbi-greatest-hits.html#entrapment_record> > . > > Here’s the problem in a nutshell – – – > > The list of vulnerabilities is perilously long in Baltimore, as it is just > about everywhere in the United States. … ”So how would you defend against > frogmen blowing up half the harbor?” I asked [Sgt. George] McClaskey. … The > sergeant shrugged uneasily. “Honestly,” he confessed, “I don’t think it’s > possible.” …Now factor in the 276,000 natural gas wells in the U.S., the > 1.5 million miles of unprotected pipelines, the 161 oil refineries, 2,000 > oil storage facilities and 10,400 hydro, coal and gas-fired power > generating stations … –Fortress America, The New York Times Magazine > <http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/23/magazine/23FORTRESS.html?ex=1046989456&ei=1&en=b9d7b9dd891dca36> > > So clearly, we’re not protected from terrorists. And can’t be. It’s called > “ Fourth Generation Warfare > <http://lreichardwhite.blogspot.com/2012/03/why-goliath-is-underdog-001.html>.” > > There’s plenty more proof > <http://ncc-1776.org/tle2015/tle809-20150215-03.html>, but unless you’re > a masochist, you probably don’t want to know. Here > <http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2002/libe183-20020722-03.html>, for example. > And here <http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2002/libe191-20020923-02.html>, here > <http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2002/libe193-20021007-08.html>, here > <http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2003/libe212-20030224-06.html> and here > <http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/04/09/10/white.htm> etc. > > And there’s one other thing. The nukes – – – > > OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Investment guru Warren Buffett offered a bleak > prediction for the nation’s national security, saying a terrorist attack on > American soil is “virtually a certainty.” … “We’re going to have something > in the way of a major nuclear event in this country,” said Buffett … “It > will happen. Whether it will happen in 10 years or 10 minutes, or 50 years > … it’s virtually a certainty.” –Billionaire Predicts Nuclear Attack, JOE > RUFF, Associated Press > <http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/general/2002/05/06/buffett-nuclear-attack.htm> > BLOOMINGTON, > Ill. State Farm, the nation’s largest auto and residential insurer, is > changing its car insurance policies to clearly exclude claims stemming from > nuclear explosions or radioactive fallout. The Bloomington-based insurer > …says nuclear blasts or radioactive damage are not normal road hazards, > whether the incidents are accidental or intentional. –State Farm Cuts > Nuke Damage From Coverage, AP > <http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1708.htm> > > And don’t forget Dave Barry’s “Big Trouble > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246464/>” the movie that was postponed > because it was too realistic. It stars a backpack nuke smuggled into > Florida – – – > > OK, forget about the nukes. But before you do, do you remember that ABC > news team which, to test U.S. defenses, toted depleted uranium into the > U.S., definitively proving pissed-off folks could smuggle nukes into the > heartland? > > They did it twice, once through the > <http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Story?id=129321> premiere checkpoint in the > Port of New York <http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Story?id=129321> and then, > the following year, through The Port of Los Angeles > <http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129441>. > > They did it without getting busted. Until they published their Los Angeles > story, which apparently scared the kids and made the > law-and-order-industry look bad and fear for their plush budgets. Then the > ABC news team got busted. > > O.K. So, one way or another > <http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2014/tle766-20140413-03.html>, it looks like > we might get nuked. > > And don’t forget biological weapons <http://tinyurl.com/mozovob>. > > So now you have an idea of the first part of the title, “Why You BETTER > Stop Terrorism.” > > And about now, you may be thinking things like “That @#$&ing writer, the > $@$!@rd tells us we BETTER Stop Terrorism then convinces us we can’t! Get > me a rope and find me a nice stout tree branch!” > > Now hold on a minute! I hope I’ve convinced you that you can’t beprotected > from terrorism, not that you can’t stop it. I know it’s subtle, but there’s > a difference. > > Here’s the key: > > “You could kill all the terrorists in Afghanistan, all the terrorists in > the world. You could hang Osama bin Laden in sight of the White House. You > still wouldn’t have solved the problem because you will have created a > whole new generation of terrorists.” –Col. Richard Dunn, October, 2001 > > The torture and other abuses at Gitmo, Abu Ghraib, Kandahar, etc. > <http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/06/11/06/white.htm> are regularly cited > as main recruiting tools for foreign terrorists as are U.S. drone killings > <http://www.democracynow.org/2015/11/20/exclusive_air_force_whistleblowers_risk_prosecution>. > > And then, among other international crimes, there’s Uncle Sam’s unjustified > and illegal invasion of Iraq > <http://www.antiwar.com/orig/reichard.php?articleid=6684>. It’s one of > those gifts that just keeps on giving – – – > > LYDIA WILSON: …They had been found guilty of terrorism for various vehicle > explosions and assassinations within Kirkuk [a devastated Iraqi city]. … > And when I gave them a chance to talk and to ask more open-ended questions, > it became very clear that they were fueled by a lot of anger, anger > primarily against the Americans…. Lydia Wilson: What I Discovered from > Interviewing Imprisoned Islamic State Fighters | Democracy Now! > <http://www.democracynow.org/2015/11/17/lydia_wilson_what_i_discovered_from> > > And don’t forget all those other countries > <http://web.archive.org/web/20041013193153/http://www.kominf.pp.fi/4extra.html> > > Uncle Sam bombed, droned, invaded, etc., currently including Syria, > Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and I’ve probably > missed a few. And the wedding parties, funeral processions, hospitals > <http://www.democracynow.org/2015/11/9/rejecting_us_claims_msf_details_horrific>, > > etc. mistakes or not, blown up by bombing, drone attacks, etc. And just > plain “ collateral damage > <http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2011/01/08/collateral-damage-the-equations/>” > in general. > > “We came to the realization that the innocent civilians we were killing > only fueled the feelings of hatred that ignited terrorism and groups like > ISIS, while also serving as a fundamental recruitment tool similar to > Guantanamo Bay. This administration and its predecessors have built a drone > program that is one of the most devastating driving forces for terrorism > and destabilization around the world.”… Exclusive: Air Force > Whistleblowers Risk Prosecution to Warn Drone War Kills Civilians, Fuels > Terror | Democracy Now! > <http://www.democracynow.org/2015/11/20/exclusive_air_force_whistleblowers_risk_prosecution> > > I don’t want to shock you, but a whole lot of folks think Uncle Sam is the > terrorist. > > Here’s a recent example: > > “Today, Obama will arrive in the Philippines, and this is our welcome for > him a protest that rejects his presence because we do not want the leader > of the United States, the chief architect of aggression and cruelty toward > many nations around the world, to land in the Philippines.” –Diego Torres > <http://www.democracynow.org/2015/11/18/headlines#111810> > > Here’s what finally convinced me – – – > > > * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S1YkQs5nXQ&feature=youtu.be > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S1YkQs5nXQ&feature=youtu.be>*Now, > although U.S. officials might think half-a-million dead kids “*in pursuit > of U.S. Policy*” is OK, you can understand why it might seriously tick > other people off. Those kids’ parents, family, and friends, for example. > Maybe their countrymen in general. Maybe most folks of good will > everywhere. It might even tick *you* off – – – > > And even if Uncle stops behaving this way immediately, there will be a > time-lag because, by killing their kids, relatives, friends, neighbors, > etc., Uncle has ticked-off a LOT of folks over the decades. So you might > want to buy that new Glock you’ve been eying and spend a little more time > at the range – – – > > This is a burden that will also fall on the kids, grand kids and the yet > unborn. None the less, the way to stop terrorism *eventually* is to stop > Uncle > Sam from being a terrorist > <http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2005/tle308-20050227-04.html> *NOW*! > > I didn’t say it would be easy. > > http://www.thespiritof76.com/NEX_NEWS/MYWEB.HTM > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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