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2005-07-11 Europe

Simple 20th-century techniques in the service of 14th-century fanaticism

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Posted by anonymous5089 2005-07-11 09:41|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think he's on to something here. I ride a subway twice a day, so I do not take 7/07 lightly. But 7/07 does not compare to 3/11, which did not compare to 9/11. Maybe that really was the 'best' they could do.

Project for the serious student: Plot the number of innocent people killed by political terrorists per year from, say, 1970 to the present date. Don't forget the Israelis. Not sure where to include tribal warfare (i.e., Somilia), or ethnic cleansing (Bosnia).... Where does Pol Pot fit in? Gassing Kurds and Saddam's other excesses? Might not be as easy - or useful - as I thought.

Posted by Bobby 2005-07-11 10:54|| 2005-07-11 10:54|| Front Page Top

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