Blair's evidence against Bin Laden

[Ken Hanly]

But when commandos enter terrorist training camps or whatever attempting to
arrest suspected terrorists surely they are bound to encounter resistance.
Are the commandos simply to surround a camp as police might surround a house
and use tear gas or whatever to get them out. In a situation where the area
is controlled by the Taliban or bin Laden supporters this is hardly an
option.

    The other main reason I have for supporting limited intervention to
"bring justice" to the terrorists is that this seems to be the minimal
response politically possible, even if it is not desirable in the abstract.
Should public opinion suddenly turn against Bush, he may be forced into
dramatic and reckless action to placate the people and regain his
popularity.

    I question the possibility of any terrorists getting a fair trial
anywhere in the present climate of opinion. Neither bringing justice to the
terrorists or the terrorists to justice will involve much justice. However,
it may to a limited extentm but only if accompanied by a whole range of
other policies, reduce the power of terrorism.

Cheers, Ken Hanly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Murray" <seamus2001 at home.com>
To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: Blair's evidence against Bin Laden


>
> From: "Wojtek Sokolowski" <sokol at jhu.edu>
>
>
>
> > At 08:06 AM 10/5/01 -0700, Ian wrote:
> > >Heaven forbid we should disagree and attempt to use collective
> action
> > >to thwart the will of Congress.
> > >
> >
> > Ian, you can do what you want. But it would be only fair if you &
> Co. offer
> > *your own* cheek to Mr. Bin Laden and his supporters.  I'd rather be
> safe
> > than sorry - hence I support killing these folks by any means
> necessary,
> > even if evidence against them falls somewhat short of high legals
> standards
> > set by judicial purists.  Better red than dead - remember that old
> saying?
> >
> > wojtek
>
> ==============
> No one is for offering their cheek to OBL and his supporters. The
> notion that by killing off one network we're going to rid the US of
> the biggest foreign policy crisis of the 21st century is a joke and if
> we don't attempt to use, as we struggle to evolve, international legal
> standards of due process etc.  will simply repeat all the horrors of
> the last century. Should the British Army simply go out and kill the
> IRA, should Israel just continue to kill Palestinians, yaddah yaddah,
> should "we" be Hobbesian cynics forever blissful in "our" cynicism? Do
> we really want this century to produce as many weapons and weapons
> lovers as last century?
>
> You're never safe.
>
> Ian
>
> "Your tyranny I was part of is now cracking on every side and your
> whole life is in danger your empire is on fire." [Front 242]
>