<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>>It is sort of like saying that. We draw different conclusions from the analogy, though. >I conclude that police investigation is in order to deal with crimes, but social upheaval >is necessary to deal with a psychotic superpower. What do you conclude, Luke? >Why do you think that the point is "weightless"? jks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Because I think such comparisons lack meaning in a strict sense (really, what is it to say that a given superpower is more "murderous" than a terrorist collective?), and, on their own, prescribe nothing. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As you know, I think police investigation alone into the doings of Al Qaeda would've done next to nothing to diminish the threat they once posed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-- Luke</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>