NP Afghanistan

[barbara100 at jps.net]

For the record, I denounce the Taliban!  I think they're mean misogynistic
zealots who don't give a lick for anything or anybody but their own "numb
and joyless" power!  I just don't want to see 7.5 million people starve in
order to rid the world of them.  If we leave them alone (not that I say we
should do that either) they won't take out that many.  It's all about
numbers to me.  The path of least number-of-deaths.  That's the ticket!

Down with the Taliban!!!

Jbor, you're a pacifist?  I-I-I'm speechless!  Even I wouldn't say I'm a
pacifist, I'd have guessed I'm way less violent than you.  Are you sure
you're a pacifist?  I'm just so amazed!  How could I have misread you so?

Barbara


----- Original Message -----
From: jbor <jbor at bigpond.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: NP Afghanistan


> ocorrain at esatclear.ie wrote:
>
> > Oh for Chrissake stop using words like "Anti-American".
>
> I wrote: "the anti-American position you have staked out in regard to the
> current situation in Afghanistan". I did not and do use the term as a
> denunciation. It certainly appears to me that you (i.e. you and Doug, at
> least) are against (i.e. "anti-") the American-led military intervention
in
> Afghanistan, the U.S. food drops there, the current U.S. govt., U.S.
> intelligence organisations, U.S. allies, U.S. corporations, and the
attitude
> of 90% of the American population. Further, I can't honestly say that
either
> Doug or yourself has expressed views which could be similarly called
> anti-Taliban. As the current conflict is between the U.S. (and its
> international and Afghani allies) and the Taliban regime, I don't see any
> problem with the reference as I phrased it. We're discussing a military
> conflict in which there are two sides. Would you prefer "pro-Taliban"? As
> I've said to you before, it's becoming more and more apparent to me that
> that is in fact the stance you have adopted.
>
> I am "anti-American" in regard to much, if not all, U.S. foreign policy
> prior to 9/11. I am a pacifist, but I also recognise and acknowledge that
> appeasement in the current situation would have been foolish and
> irresponsible.