"Ray Haddad" > wrote in message
...
: On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 18:18:31 -0500, I said, "Pick a card, any card"
: and "0ld Yank" <same@ Isee.net> instead replied:
:
: >"Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message
: ...
: >> In article >,
: >> "0ld Yank" <same@ Isee.net> wrote:
: >>
: >> > "bomba" > wrote in message
: >> > ups.com...
: >> > > spademan o---[) * wrote:
: >> > > > Bomba is holed up in his office ATM.
: >> > > > The whole thing really sucks, must be bloody scary for anyone in
: >London.
: >> > >
: >> > > Aye, London's not a happy place at the moment. Pretty much the only
: >> > > sounds are sirens and helicopters.
: >> > >
: >> > > As far as I can tell, all my family and friends are ok. I've had a
: >fair
: >> > > few concerned phone calls and e-mails, as I normally work out of an
: >> > > office round the corner from Moorgate (scene of one of the blasts).
: >> > > However, I'm working out of our other office today.
: >> > >
: >> > > Anyway, **** 'em. We've been through worse, we'll come through
this.
: >> >
: >> >
: >> > Well said. Terrorism gains its superiority when it victims fold into
a
: >> > whimpering, fetal position and capitulate as did the Spaniards when a
: >> > similar act occurred on their soil.
: >> >
: >> > As to who's responsible (as asked mitchellNOSPAM) how can that even
be
: >in
: >> > doubt.
: >> >
: >> > My deepest condolences go out to the victims' families; and my strong
: >> > support goes out to the British people that they be strengthened by
this
: >> > rather than weakened.
: >>
: >> What I really hope is that any strengthening includes an improvement of
: >> our leaders' wisdom, not just their desire to take military action.
True
: >> strength comes from wisdom, not acts of violence.
: >
: >
: >Where did you come up with that simplistic ideology? Terrorism is evil
and
: >violent. And while wisdom is a marvelous virtue, it (wisdom) without the
: >military wherewithal to make its voice heard is impotent. Nothing short
of
: >military strength/action against the violence of terrorism will combat
it.
: >
: >Wisdom is born of experience. Your leader(s) and mine have shown
exemplary
: >wisdom and strength in dealing with Islamic terrorists. It's time we the
: >people get behind them in support rather than babbling aimlessly with
: >pacifist platitudes and touchy-feely statements that have no value in
truth.
:
: Geno,
:
: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

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