Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!ncs-med!sx7000!blake
From: blake@sx7000.UUCP (Chris Blake)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Air raid on Libya
Message-ID: <157@sx7000.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 30-Apr-86 07:42:57 EDT
Article-I.D.: sx7000.157
Posted: Wed Apr 30 07:42:57 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 14-May-86 11:35:43 EDT
References: <157@unido.UUCP>
Organization: SPERRY Information Systems - Roseville, MN
Lines: 38

> After watching the TV pictures of the american air raid against Libya
> I think that I have to regard this act as an act of state terrorism.
> In my eyes, Mr. Reagan is directly responsible for the death of
> children and innocent people. With this act, Mr Reagan uses
> similar methods as Gadaffi namely killing or wounding people who
> are not responsible for their leaders' politics.
> 
> I hope that on the net and in America are some people who share my views.
> 
> 	Andreas Bormann
> 	University of Dortmund  [UniDo]
> 	West Germany

  An important difference here is that Mr Reagan's raid was specifically
aimed at military and terrorist targets while Gadaxxzzy's attacks were
aimed specifically at people who had NOTHING to do with anything.  By the
way, I also heard on the news that many civilians were harmed because the
Libyans fired their anti-aircraft guns/missles straight up, and the result
being that the missles then came straight down after missing their targets.
Another fact I find somewhat humorous is that three hours after the raids,
reporters in Tripoli ( specifically CBS ) heard machine and handgun fire in
the streets.  The next day the world was treated to selected views of the damage
done by the raid, with a few cars being seen riddled by bullet holes.  Another
theory I heard as to why so much civilian damage was done ( this from the radio ) is that some of the more poorly constructed or older buildings fell down due
to the vibration of the ground when bombs exploded.  Getting back to whether
the raid was terrorist or not, think of this analogy:  If I was mad at you
and and came over and blew your house to pieces, that wouldn't be terrorist,
but if I was mad at you and went to the nearest airport and murdered twenty
people with a machine gun, that would be.

                                              C. Blake
The opinions expressed are my own, so there.
-- 
--------------------------
Christopher L Blake     --
@ Sperry's SX1100 group --
Roseville, MN           --
--------------------------