On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 09:36:41PM +0000, Richard Baker wrote: > Terrorism being pretty much such organised use of violence by > non-state groups, the War Against Terror is perhaps better seen as > an attempt to uphold and strengthen the monopoly of states on the > machinery of modern warfare.
I don't "better see" it that way. You left out a key phrase in your "terrorism being pretty much" sentence: AGAINST CIVILIANS. Don't you see a difference between intentionally killing civilians vs. attacking military targets? Are police "better seen" as attempting to uphold and strengthen the monopoly of governments on the machinery of modern bounty hunting? -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
