On Friday 17 Oct 2008 10:40:51 pm Perry E. Metzger wrote: > So what exactly do you disagree with?
It is possible that I am disagreeing with a Max Abrahms rather than the author I disagree with fundamental statements about "Who are the terrorists". This statement suggests that the author (or Max Abrahms) is talking crap > For example, several of the 9/11 hijackers planned to fight in Chechnya, > but they didn't have the right paperwork so they attacked America > instead. The mujahedeen had no idea whom they would attack after the > Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan, so they sat around until they came up > with a new enemy: America. If you don't know who the terrorists are you wil never find out who is recruiting and indoctrinating them. Once you start with not even knowing your basics, you can go ahead and do what you (and not I) suggested: > You believe that searching > people for shampoo before letting them on airplanes is of critical > importance to society? You think randomly assembled "watch lists" of > names with millions of entries helps us "catch terrorists"? It won't work. Naturally. GIGO. You can apply any damn solution to the worng group of people and it won't work. I would have thought that is obvious. shiv
