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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Nov 10 2003
Have You Seen This Man?
Jack Simpson wants Atlantans to know how to recognize Osama bin Laden, just in case he shows up in Georgia. You know, even in the Middle East, bin Laden is not exactly the type who blends in with a crowd. I've wondered for some time why all the reward money for his capture has not led to any success. Now both he and Saddam Hussein are on the run. I realize that people who are faithful to their cause(s) might not ever be persuaded to turn them in, because there might be some eternal religious reward which cancels out the money of this world, in their eyes. But I'm still a bit puzzled that no one who really likes money has come forward with one or the other of these men.
I understand that we have dedicated troops who risk life and limb daily in these countries. Order is being restored in some places. But the religious and political issues are not gone. We still have to deal with the fact that there are differences between major religious factions that threaten to keep the pot stirred, just as it has been stirred for centuries. Is it that would-be bounty hunters know some psychology that the rest of us don't know? Or is there just some secret assassination in the works that we'll be hearing about soon?
In the meantime, people who still have an axe to grind continue to commit terrorist acts in numerous countries. Will that end if Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein are captured? When our beloved troops come home, how long will they be able to stay home before the next terrorist leader arises? Do you think you could recognize the next Osama bin Laden or Saddam Hussein? Will someone have to? Would you bet that reward money on it?
posted at: 08:23 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
Jack Simpson wants Atlantans to know how to recognize Osama bin Laden, just in case he shows up in Georgia. You know, even in the Middle East, bin Laden is not exactly the type who blends in with a crowd. I've wondered for some time why all the reward money for his capture has not led to any success. Now both he and Saddam Hussein are on the run. I realize that people who are faithful to their cause(s) might not ever be persuaded to turn them in, because there might be some eternal religious reward which cancels out the money of this world, in their eyes. But I'm still a bit puzzled that no one who really likes money has come forward with one or the other of these men.
I understand that we have dedicated troops who risk life and limb daily in these countries. Order is being restored in some places. But the religious and political issues are not gone. We still have to deal with the fact that there are differences between major religious factions that threaten to keep the pot stirred, just as it has been stirred for centuries. Is it that would-be bounty hunters know some psychology that the rest of us don't know? Or is there just some secret assassination in the works that we'll be hearing about soon?
In the meantime, people who still have an axe to grind continue to commit terrorist acts in numerous countries. Will that end if Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein are captured? When our beloved troops come home, how long will they be able to stay home before the next terrorist leader arises? Do you think you could recognize the next Osama bin Laden or Saddam Hussein? Will someone have to? Would you bet that reward money on it?
posted at: 08:23 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
