Re: The End of Privacy ?

mark@unicorn.com
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 03:56:17 -0700 (PDT)

VirgilT7@aol.com wrote:
>He said terrorist groups... not freedom fighters.

Now children, what's the difference between terrorists and freedom fighters?

Yes, that's right, terrorists are freedom fighters that the government doesn't like... freedom fighters are terrorists who the government likes.

Most terrorist groups (aside from those who are merely criminal, including the ones run by governments to defame their opponents) see themselves as freedom fighters, regardless of what the rest of the world may think. If you ignore that, you'll never understand why they do what they do.

>And one doesn't have to be
>an "oppressor" to favor the study and elimination of terrorist groups.

Really? If you don't oppress people or support groups who do, then what reason do freedom fighters have to attack you? You, of course, support the US government, one of the most hated and oppressive organisations on the planet, so I'm not surprised you're worried about "terrorists".

Mark