Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!aplcen!jhunix!ins_ammm From: ins_ammm@jhunix.UUCP (Mazen Moein Mokhtar) Newsgroups: net.followup,net.politics Subject: Re: Air raid on Libya Message-ID: <2574@jhunix.UUCP> Date: Sun, 20-Apr-86 15:46:50 EDT Article-I.D.: jhunix.2574 Posted: Sun Apr 20 15:46:50 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 27-Apr-86 16:23:38 EDT References: <157@unido.UUCP> <720@ark.UUCP> <17340@rochester.ARPA> <2570@jhunix.UUCP> Reply-To: ins_ammm@jhunix.ARPA Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ. Computing Ctr. Lines: 29 Keywords: Murder Civilians Libya Xref: linus net.followup:5054 net.politics:14471 Summary: Murder of Libyan civilians In article <2570@jhunix.UUCP> ins_akaa@jhunix.ARPA (Ken Arromdee) writes: >>There's a simple approach to eradicating terrorism in the middle east: bomb >>them into submission. There would not be many people left there when that >>was completed, but who cares, we only want the oil anyway. >Unfortunately this is an argument by caricature. The bombing was not aimed >at Libyans in general, but at Kadaffi. Unfortunately, the president of the U. S. A. has said to the media on more than one accasion that the goal was not to kill Qadhafi. (Washington Post, most issues since last Monday). It does not require a genius to know that Qadhafi would not be in his home when it was bombed. The residence was in the middle of the city of Tripoly. Result : 15 month old adopted daughter of Qadhafi is killed 3 year old real son of Qadhafi in serious condition in hospital 4 year old real son of Qadhafi in serious condition in hospital Several civilian deaths Qadhafi intact, with more incentive to attack innocent Americans It is very unfortunate that the American government found it O. K. to kill foreign civilians in order to fight terrorism. It is a victory for terrorism. One does not punish a murderer by bombing his house and killing his children and claiming that the aim of bombing his house was not to kill him (and that it was known that only his children were in the house). One may fight fire with fire but may not fight murder with murder. Mazen MOKHTAR ---------------