Tim May writes:
Regarding "Nobody"'s forwarding of the FBI's plans to move into <Russia, this is also similar to the rationale used by the German BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst, if I rememer the spelling correctly) to move into Eastern Europe in various overt and covert ways.
Expect Germany and the U.S. to lock horns soon. The real intelligence war is just beginning, with Gehlen's boys battling their former OSS/CIA cronies for world fascist domination.
"Nuclear terrorism" is indeed a threat, especially when practiced by fascist nations--fill in the blanks with who you think I mean.
Those who thought "history ended" when the Cold War ended, now face the prospects of Goldfingers proliferating. Exciting times indeed.
Bid deal, a few cities get nuked. The greater danger is that of the control freaks like Denning clipping and skipjacking our remaining freedoms and ushering in the thousand-year Reich of Kaiser Willy.
Good point & good attitude Tim. While having a few big cities nuked is a truly horrible thing, its evil is completely dwarfed by the possibility of a world of billions of people crushed down by a long lived state using uncountable lies & computer monitoring to maintain control. That state evil would not have the flashiness & fear of a nuke. Its evil would be boring. Its horror would be in the hopelessness & lack of freedom of the people & in their lives being made up of lies. In the face of that threat, the idea of some ""terrorists"" or ""criminal"" gangs throwing around a few nukes on a wild Saturday night merely gives one cause for hope. Maybe a nuke would land on an oppressor & free us. Incidentally, what is this fear of ""criminals"" & ""terrorists"". I have never had a ""criminal"" extortionist take 40% of my income over a long period of time. I have never had a ""terrorist"" draft me into a war with people I don't know in a foreign country. Also, I don't know of any ""terrorists"" who occasionally murder millions of people. I think we have a problem with words. A ""terrorist"" is a soldier without a uniform. A soldier who ""failed to dress for success"". A ""criminal"" is a thug without proper papers & badges. WACO & the Weaver family were lessons for those who could set aside their prejudices for awhile. I am quite happy to share the internet with ""terrorists"" & ""criminals"" - if it gives me & my friends a chance for happiness & freedom! Anarchy is simply the absence of a monopoly on weapons & force. If anarchy gives me a chance for freedom & happiness I'll take my chances. Death before dishonor? How about an even better deal - a risk of death before a life of no honor & no hope! This is the offer of liberty. So, mr or ms State, please don't bother me. I'll take my chances with a few stray ""criminals"" & ""terrorists"".
War is Piece. No Gnus is Bad Gnus. Surveillance is Security.
--Winston May
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