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From: aouriri@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP (Chedley Aouriri)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Terrorism
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Date: Fri, 13-Dec-85 17:30:16 EST
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> I claim that the current terrorist activities are part of a world wide
> low level war between the Soviets and the west. Part of the idea
> is to induce conflict between various groups, so that the Soviets
> can move in while the others are preoccupied fighting each other.
> So these terrorist activities are most definitely acts of war.
> For example the Soviets support and exploit Arab terrorism against
> Israel in order to gain territory in the Middle East.

Viewing any international political problem or conflict from
the East-West angle only is a major reason explaining the failure
to comprehend, understand and eventually wipe out modern terrorism.
  The fact of the matter is that TERRORISM is always the
manifestation of an unresolved political conflict. It is the
SYMPTOM, NOT THE CAUSE OF THE CONFLICT.
  Of course, the superpowers try to exploit the conflict
by manipulating the "terrorists" (or "freedom fighters", depending
on which side of the fence you are) to further heir own geopolitical
objectives.
  Take for example the palestinian problem. Do you really believe
that it is induced by the russians? The russians do try to exploit
it -unsuccessfully so far- for their own purposes, but it is by no
means an East-West problem. It can however escalate to an East-West
conflict or even war. One of the most plausible scenarios leading
to Armageddon is a regional conflict such as in the Middle East,
escalating to an open war between regional parties, where each
side is backed up by one superpower. Unchecked, the escalation
can inch up to an East-West war, a nuclear exchange then a
"full-exchange" ie. Armageddon. An early beginning of this
escalation has been actually observed in the October 1973
Arab-israel war.