Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] we're ok
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen2001@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 12:24:08 -0400 (EDT)

- --- 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..




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