01-02-2003 00:00									#1
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at least one Poly regular seems to think so

this is what he posted
"The US is who is threatened with massive terrorist attacks the others (israel aside) are not

all targets in africa asia are for americans/ australians

youre alone and the serious target of attacks.

simple"

Leaving aside the logical issue of americans being alone if Aussie and israelis are also targets, do you think this is true. Do Non-yanks here (other than aussies and israelis) feel safe (wrt to terror)?? Do you think no terror attacks are targeted on your soil - or that such that are targeted are directed only against US (or aussie or israeli) targets????
are we alone?????

	01-02-2003 00:02									#2
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Haven't you read the paper at all lately?

	01-02-2003 00:02									#3
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It was me!

	01-02-2003 00:09									#4
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maybe you're not alone though.
Aliens should exist based on scientific logical assumptions.

	01-02-2003 00:09									#5
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Let's see... Terror cells busted in... Spain, France, Italy, Germany... Yep, the Americans are alone.

	01-02-2003 00:10									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Oerdin Haven't you read the paper at all lately?

I have, but i got tired of arguing the obvious with Paktis. thought i'd bring it out for all to see and comment on.

	01-02-2003 00:12									#7
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terrorist busts do not mean trheat on one's soil


actually US is very much like Israel on this.

Palestinians fight for their freedom against an oppresive gov

(15 people killed in Gaza last week, 1 of them a child of 4 years old)

	01-02-2003 00:14									#8
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Th EU (UK aside) simply has no reason to be as paranoid as the US and Israel is.
Sorry.

	01-02-2003 00:15									#9
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Of course Europe is in the target scopes of al-Qaida and other assorted terror groups. They're not breaking up terror cells there for the sheer joy of it all, y'know. I hope they get them all, because if they don't, they *will* experience a Sept. 11, 2001, type of attack.

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Stop being obtuse, Paiktis. As you should well know, any society that does not conform to the views of al-Qaida and its associated groups is a target. All it is is a matter of time, nothing more. So you'd best hope the law enforcement agencies in Europe keep doing a good job in regard to the terror cells, or you might find yourself face up on your backside one day, shrapnel sticking out of you at grotesque angles. Or dying some other sort of death.

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	01-02-2003 00:19									#11
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The US will recieve the first and the biggest terrorist attacks, but Europe will get its fair share of terror as well. European countries might limit the terror they get with their slightly pro-arabic policies, which channel the Arabs' hate against Israel and the US first.

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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 Th EU (UK aside) simply has no reason to be as paranoid as the US and Israel is. Sorry.

Ok, now its US, Israel, Australia and the UK.

We're alone. (never mind about the arithmetic)

Anyone from anywhere other than the 4 above nations have a comment. (and paktis, youve made your point, lets see what someone else has to say)

	01-02-2003 00:22									#13
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Paiktis- the next time you have to take off the subway because of a terrorist threat in ATHENS, ring a bell

	01-02-2003 00:23									#14
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US Australia UK and Israel, yep. Great combination innit?

	01-02-2003 00:23									#15
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So Data, do you support... Berlusconi?

	01-02-2003 00:25									#16
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As a yank, I feel relatively safe wrt terror. It doesn't seem any more dangerous than the various other things that could kill me. After all, deaths due to terror made up only a tiny fraction of the number of people killed due to intentional violence in the US. Add in accidental deaths, etc., and terror becomes totally insignificant. It's irrational to feel unsafe due to terror alone.

	01-02-2003 00:31									#17
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People engage in attacks against other people for things they have done to them.

it was always thus and always thus will be

hell take a look at what US/UK and Israel have done.

Is it really any wonder?

	01-02-2003 00:33									#18
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quote: terrorist busts do not mean trheat on one's soil

In all these cases the terrorists were planning attacks on targets in those countries, not in the US or Israel.

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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 People engage in attacks against other people for things they have done to them. it was always thus and always thus will be hell take a look at what US/UK and Israel have done. Is it really any wonder?

Well, gee, with that in mind, Paiktis, maybe Greece really should be on the look out for pissed off Balkan Muslims and their friends after all, hmm? Recent history has shown that Greek hands aren't exactly dishwasher clean when it comes to actions beyond their own borders.

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	01-02-2003 00:41									#20
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I have a sneaking suspicion that the Islamic terrorist networks are rather incompetant. So I'm not overly worried.

	01-02-2003 00:45									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Sandman I have a sneaking suspicion that the Islamic terrorist networks are rather incompetant. So I'm not overly worried.

Has Sept. 11, 2001, already slipped your mind? Or was that some sort of incompetent attack? Or irrelevant because it happened in the United States? Just curious, along with around 3,000 other (dead) people.

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quote: Originally posted by Sandman I have a sneaking suspicion that the Islamic terrorist networks are rather incompetant. So I'm not overly worried.

Ok i see you could answer my question that way. But that applies to the US too, at least post 9-11. what i meant to ask was do you fell targeted also, or do you think only the US, Israel and Australia are targeted. (of course Paktis has generously included UK along with the above 3, so i guess its academic as far as Brits are concerned)

	01-02-2003 00:56									#23
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quote: Has Sept. 11, 2001, already slipped your mind? Or was that some sort of incompetent attack? Or irrelevant because it happened in the United States? Just curious, along with around 3,000 other (dead) people.

It's my opinion that they were extremely lucky not to have been caught, given what they were up to in the flight schools.

quote: Ok i see you could answer my question that way. But that applies to the US too, at least post 9-11. what i meant to ask was do you fell targeted also, or do you think only the US, Israel and Australia are targeted. (of course Paktis has generously included UK along with the above 3, so i guess its academic as far as Brits are concerned)

I sincerely doubt where I live would be targetted, given Scotland's relative obscurity and only average sized Muslim population.

	01-02-2003 00:58									#24
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it wasnt only love that made me include the UK.
you're #3 target after US and Israel.
logically so considering you support the massacre of 500.000 people with the unparaleled enthusiasm of the acolyte.

	01-02-2003 01:09									#25
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But I have to be fair. around 70% of Brits dont support a war without UN mandate, just your government.

this distinction dont mean much to the militant groups mind you.

Also Eli, the busted cells planed attacks on the US or at worst on US interests (NATO facilities, US banks etc)

	01-02-2003 01:17									#26
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On the other hand, maybe they'll want to target Blair's hometown..... my town!

	01-02-2003 01:20									#27
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Whats that muslim guy in the UK who says that they deplore the inocent victims of militant attacks but civilians are not the targets?

	01-02-2003 01:37									#28
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Dunno, there's loads of them it seems.

	01-02-2003 01:39									#29
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Its that guy with only one eye - he's blind i think on one eye (yes it makes for a lot of conjectures I know)

	01-02-2003 01:50									#30
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"With his one eye and the two missing hands he says he lost while fighting in Afghanistan against the Soviet occupation, Abu Hamza al-Masri is a distinctive figure. The Egyptian-born 45-year-old is a former nightclub bouncer and bodyguard who gained British citizenship in 1985 and embraced religion. Since then he has become one of the most controversial characters in the British Muslim community."