War.... (Historical: 9/11 discussion thread)

[tesco samoa]

those explosions are cruise missle attacks

[tesco samoa]

If your having trouble getting to news sites go to the washington post or Slashdot.

They have been working all day.

[disabled]

Those were not knifes. They was most likely islamic swords, the name escapes me. I just called the hindu temple and some relatives down the street, they are ready to enlist and go to war.

The attacks are on the taliban government in Kabal Afgahnistan. Most likely a US or US-allied attack. This is what they get for giving shelter to terrorist.

[ June 13, 2003, 07:00: Message edited by: General Talashar ]

[disabled]

I just got word that 20-30 senators are in favor of a declaration of war against the patron nations

[ June 13, 2003, 07:00: Message edited by: General Talashar ]

[Argh]

Well, gas prices all over the nation have more than doubled. Damn profiteering jerks!

As for the who/what/where . . . once again, we're almost 100% likely to be dealing with people who hail no nation as a home base.

The sad part about this sort of attack is that while we can(and will) find the people who did this, we'll never have just revenge, because jailing or killing a few fanatic psychopaths will never really solve the inherent problem, which is that we have no wish to go to war in the Middle East over land that's marginally useful(other than the oil). Moreover, our greatest potential enemy, Russia, has her fingers soaked with blood and lost treasure, and might go to war with us if we got really serious about clearing the muddy ground.

The world is a dangerous place, because while the concept of Empire has vanished, whilst each of the old imperial powers still continue to excercise their authority through blackmail, monetary policy, and the occasional proxy war. This attack is one of the results.

As much as I would like to join in the bloodthirsty cheering for revenge, therefore. . . I can't. We need to make some very hard choices- or just find the isolated scumbags, lock them away, and complacently wait until the next time. . .

[Joss21]

I just can´t believe what i´m seeing in CNN...

As far as i know, Bin Laden, supposed leader of the terrorists, is refugiated in Afghanistan.
But, instead of waiting one or two days for the American intelligence to find out where he is, and drop a bomb over his head, this crazy lunatic of Bush is bombarding the Capital city...

I thought Palestinian people were responsible for this... not Afghanistan
At least who were celebrating were the palestinians

That make US no better than the terrorists...
Its only a game of "I hit you because I´m greater than you, and you can´t fight back"

Please stop Bush. Is totally crazy.

[LazarusLong42]

Actually, AP is reporting that a US Defense official (speaking anonymously of course) indicated that we aren't the ones doing the bombing.

Whether that's _true_ or not we have yet to see. But the general consensus appears to be that bin Laden is involved.

As to determining where is is... the Afghan Taliban government allows him asylum. That makes them just as culpable. Therefore glassing them is justified.

LL