From: John K Clark (jonkc@att.net)
Date: Tue Aug 13 2002 - 23:24:05 MDT
"Harvey Newstrom" <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com> Wrote:
>The main problems with the US image is not so
> much what we do, but the way we want to impose
>different rules for "us" versus "them".
True, but I don't see the problem. Can you think on any nation at any time
in the history of the world where a country (or individual for that matter)
did not want to be judged by different rules than anybody else? I can't. The
only variable is that some nations have the power to make it stick, and some
don't.
>We want our borders to be sacrosanct, but insist
> that we be allowed to infiltrate other countries and assassinate our
> enemies without notifying the country.
I think state sponsored assassination is a fine thing, certainly it's better
than the alternative, war and mass death. I like the fact that the person,
often the only person, responsible for your grievance is the one who is
punished; and if you're really good at it nobody will even know you did it,
or at least they won't be able to prove it. It's called taking personal
responsibility and no, I don't think it would be a very good idea to notify
them beforehand that you intend to do it.
John K Clark jonkc@att.net
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