At 09:58 PM 7/1/04 -0500, J.A. Terranson wrote:
Submitted for comment :-)
"...justice is a duty towards those whom you love and those whom you do not. And people's rights will not be harmed if the opponent speaks out about them."
Osama Bin Laden
UBL's morals, which he unfortunately gets from a book (being a smart guy, he could derive them himself like any half-cluefull atheist), are largely convergent with the pre-Judaic/Xian culture the Moslems forked a few hundred years ago. (And what, Haiwatha rooted the tree some time ago?) Ie, as the Gadsen flag says, "Don't tread on me". However, this is contrary to the methods of colonial agents, eg. Romans, Brits, and Yanks. Where yanks includes neocons. At this point I will quote the reluctant general, Trade with all, make treaties with none, and beware of foreign entanglements. -George Washington Where you can replace "all" with "oil" and "none" with Israel. Etc. Personally I think North America can be energy sufficient (nuke & coal sands) but this is an engineering/political issue. Morally I think our influence stops within 3 miles of our coasts, and as high as out ABMs can reach.