On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, kelley wrote:
> NC explaining ObL:
> >It is also widely recognized that Bin Laden and others like him are
> >praying for "a great assault on Muslim states," which will cause "fanatics
> >to flock to his cause" (Jenkins, and many others.). That too is familiar.
> >The escalating cycle of violence is typically welcomed by the harshest and
> >most brutal elements on both sides, a fact evident enough from the recent
> >history of the Balkans, to cite only one of many cases.
>
>
> YF on high hopes:
> >Revolution must have seemed a distant hope at the beginning of the First
> >World War, and then look what happened. A protracted large-scale war of
> >the kind that appears to be in the works, with ground troops and all, has
> >a potential to destabilize many regimes, unlike a brief cruise-missile
> >strike from afar. It's a danger, but also an opportunity, for anyone who
> >seeks to bring about radical social change, be it for the left or the
> >right. Yoshie
>