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fortdixlover · Last edited by fortdixlover on Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:37 am; edited 1 time in total

This guy's a bigger wuss than John Kerry:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/29/INGHSGSE591.DTL

Why we should take Osama's olive branch
It's the first step in winning the peace

Osama bin Laden's offer of a truce has sunk from sight without leaving a ripple, but it should have made waves.

When the audiotaped proposal was made 10 days ago, the White House dismissed it out of hand. That was a politically logical move, given the need to appear tough on terror at all times. An image of strength and determination may be particularly important in the months ahead because Republican Party leaders have put security issues at the heart of their 2006 congressional election campaign strategy.

But there are reasons why bin Laden's overture should be carefully weighed and thoughtfully debated.

The moral imperative that should drive us is a sincere desire to end the long suffering of the people of Iraq and Afghanistan. Official figures suggest that 30,000 innocent noncombatants have been killed since March 2003 in Iraq alone. Many respected sources believe that this figure is grossly underestimated.

So if bin Laden were to call off his dogs of war, it would be a very good thing, saving lives by removing major elements in the insurgencies in both countries. Such al Qaeda withdrawals would sharply reduce the need for our forces to remain in these sad lands.

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...

While we're at it, lets go back in time and make nice to Hitler. It was all just a big misunderstanding...

Truly, truly unbelievable. Some people just cannot accept that there are megalomaniacal, psychopathic lunatics out there.

As written by one newswriter, "Who, we may reasonably ask, is crazier: the alleged crackpots who have a habit of delivering on their threats, or those who serially ignore history and assail policies that actually deal with those threats?"

-- FDL
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mtboone · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:51 am Post subject:

Scott McKenzie's song San Fransico "Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair" will be making a debut soon.

Been there and saw it in 67 and the loonies are coming out again. This guy should be released by the Navy and have a security check on how he got in with his thought pattern. Then they should ship him back to Frisco to the land of Fruiths and Nuts.
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Schadow · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:07 am Post subject:

A footnote about the author at the end of the article:

GoophyDog · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject:

John Arquilla is still trying to sell his book and concepts regarding networked warfare and he'll say or do anything to boost those sales. An interesting side note to it is that he basically took the concepts of the Patriot Act, rephrased them and pumped it out in a book as "original" thought.

Looking at the timelines and listening to some of his interviews, I just have to wonder if he is one of the leakers.
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