Nick.T wrote: ...... I think that I have a semi informed feel >for the attitudes prevalent in "third world" countries ... so I'll give >a shot at an answer: >(1) All colonial powers (US, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Holland) need ... >(2) Stop setting up and supporting puppet governments in other countries ... >(3) Stop using military or economic means to coerce other countries to ... >(4) Stop electing our US government officials based on their fund raising ... >(5) Improve our educational system to that a much larger portion of ... >(6) Break the habit of thinking that we must have somebody to hate. ... .......I would do the following: >Demand that the leadership and direct supporters of this attack >be delivered to the US within five days. Consequence for non- >delivery is that one major city (Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq, >Algeria, Iran, Libya offer a wide range of choices) will be >leveled with conventional weapons each five days (remember the >Arc Light missions in Viet Nam?). > Strange, Nick. Everything you said shows some deep understanding of the problem[s] and wisdom gained over years of experience, but your "course of action" seems to have been written by someone else entirely. ?????????????? -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body