On 6 Jun 96 at 11:19, jim bell wrote:

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I _do_ believe, however, that the number of people unjustifiably targeted will be rather low. <snip> Retaliation is possible, in that case.

Sorry Jim, I did not get that at all in the past. I assumed a context where the inner workings of AP would not be well understood by the population while here, you seems to indicate that everybody would operate under the threat / deterrance of mutual anihilation principle. A argued that an impulsive guy might target somebody unjustifiably while I overlooked that he could think twice before doing so. But by his nature, being a violent or thug at heart, he will understand this "peace based on threat" maybe even better than a pacifist at heart. So, my arguments might not stand. Have any constructive comments? (hey, just play devil's advocate from time to time :) Ciao JFA DePompadour, Societe d'Importation Ltee; Limoges porcelain, silverware and crystal JFA Technologies, R&D consultants: physicists, technologists and engineers. PGP keys at: http://w3.citenet.net/users/jf_avon ID# C58ADD0D : 529645E8205A8A5E F87CC86FAEFEF891