The good, bad and the ugly

From: Per I. Mathisen (Per.Inge.Mathisen@idi.ntnu.no)
Date: 20-10-01


Mørk humor med ukjent kilde. - Per

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
 -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Subject: A Guide to telling the difference between the good guys and the bad
guys

Confused? Having difficulty telling the good guys from the bad guys? Use
this handy guide to differences between Terrorists and the U.S. Government:

TERRORISTS:
Supposed leader is the spoiled son of a powerful politician,
from extremely wealthy oil family
US GOVERNMENT:
Supposed leader is the spoiled son of a powerful politician,
from extremely wealthy oil family

TERRORISTS:
Leader has declared a holy war ('Jihad') against his 'enemies'; believes
any nation not with him is against him; believes god is on his side, and
that any means are justified.
US GOVERNMENT:
Leader has declared a holy war ('Crusade') against his 'enemies'; believes
any nation not with him is against him; believes god is on his side, and
that any means are justified.

TERRORISTS:
Supported by extreme fundamentalist religious leaders who preach hatred,
intolerance, subjugation of women, and persecution of non-believers
US GOVERNMENT:
Supported by extreme fundamentalist religious leaders who preach hatred,
intolerance, subjugation of women, and persecution of non-believers

TERRORISTS:
Leadership was not elected by a majority of the people in a free and fair
democratic election
US GOVERNMENT:
Leadership was not elected by a majority of the people in a free and fair
democratic election

TERRORISTS:
Kills thousands of innocent civilians, some of them children, in cold
blooded bombings
US GOVERNMENT:
Kills thousands of innocent civilians, some of them children, in cold
blooded bombings

TERRORISTS:
Operates through clandestine organization (al Qaeda) with agents in many
countries; uses bombing, assassination, other terrorist tactics
US GOVERNMENT::
Operates through clandestine organization (CIA) with agents in many
countries; uses bombing, assassination, other terrorist tactics

TERRORISTS:
Using war as pretext to clamp down on dissent and undermine civil liberties
US GOVERNMENT:
Using war as pretext to clamp down on dissent and undermine civil liberties



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