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From: db@cstvax.UUCP (Dave Berry)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Libyan Air-raid/ open letter to
Message-ID: <108@cstvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 9-May-86 11:26:42 EDT
Article-I.D.: cstvax.108
Posted: Fri May  9 11:26:42 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 14-May-86 01:21:47 EDT
References: <538@imsvax.UUCP> <8300002@unido.UUCP> <114@radha.UUCP>
Reply-To: db@cstvax.UUCP (Dave Berry)
Organization: Comp. Sc., Edinburgh Univ., Scotland
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In article <114@radha.UUCP> sanand@radha.UUCP (Sanand Patel) writes:
>I can't let this go. Why the *HELL* do you not "fear" the Libyan terrorists
>(et al) as much as you fear the "consequences" of self defense. It's
>incredible to see (on TV) the (European) outrage against U.S. actions.
>Where is the (visible) outrage when bombs are exploded in crowds of INNOCENT
>people ?

Are you SERIOUS??!!   Do you *really* think terrorists can bomb or machine gun
civilians and the rest of us turn a blind eye?!  These attacks cause immense
outrage - eg. the airport massacre was news for weeks, EEC ministers met to
sort out better co-operation against terrorism etc.

Maybe Europeans expressing outrage against attacks isn't reported on USA TV.
After all, outrage is to be expected, and could therefore be considered "not
newsworthy".

A similar argument is used to try & make CND & other pro-disarmament groups
look pro-Soviet.  People ask "why don't you object to Russian missiles?".
They do, but it doesn't get reported, because everyone else is doing it too.

Incidentally, the consequences of "self defense" ARE libyan terrorists.  We
do fear them.
-- 
	Dave Berry. CS postgrad, Univ. of Edinburgh		
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