some thoughts on day 1

[Dan Jizzenberry]

I'm getting a bit a bit of a Cold War 'vibe' here: the idea that to protect 
our freedoms we must limit them. Not good. Should we allow that point of 
view to prevail? If we do, then I think the terrorists have won.


From: CyrusGeo at netscape.net
To: herlahp at inet.uni2.dk
CC: pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: Re: some thoughts on day 1
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 16:27:05 -0400

Arne Herl?v Petersen <herlahp at inet.uni2.dk> wrote:

 >It now looks as though most of the terrorists were residents of Florida.
 >So what should you do? Invade Florida, capture Jeb Bush and indict him
 >for sheltering terrorists?
 >The enemy is among us. There is no front. That's one of the reasons the
 >traditional military way of thinking is obsolete.
 >It's not even certain Bin Laden has had anything directly to do with
 >this, although he certainly was an inspiration to the terrorists. But
 >you can find groups of fanatics in Los Angeles as well as in Berlin or
 >Copenhagen. Any of them could have done this.
 >

And what do you think those 50,000 (or so) American reservers (i.e. 
soldiers) recalled to duty will do? Invade Afganistan? No way. Their job  
will be to hunt down the "enemy within." In effect, America is one step away 
from losing its internal freedom. And that will have tremendous 
repercussions throughout the western world. That's why I support your 
position on this whole affair. The situation right now could very easily get 
completely out of hand.

Best regards
Cyrus


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