Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Yet More Explosions:
Another 2 terrorist bombs have gone off in Turkey! It's amazing to me that these guys, the terrorists, wouldn't be more careful about who and what they bomb. There have always been people who had sympathy for them and their cause. Do they not realize that when they bomb men, women and children who are merely just trying to survive in this world that they turn everyone against them? There are many signs that this in fact is becoming the case. Countries that have offered refuge to some of these groups are now starting to toughen up. This is not only due to the American's insistence on co-operation in the fight. It is largely due to the fact that the bad guys are shooting themselves in the foot. The way things are going, the terrorists are going to find themselves up against a united front worldwide with everyone out to stop terrorism. While this is a very good thing, the downside is that the message of the injustices that these groups are trying to highlight will be lost along with these organizations. The PLO and IRA recognized this fact long ago when they created their political wings. The situation can be compared with the outlaw biker groups in Canada. As these bikers became more violent in their war against each other more and more civilians were being injured and killed in Quebec. The result was a major push by law enforcement to shut them down- hurting very much the bikers ability to conduct their business. The old concept of bad publicity or good publicity comes into affect. Right now, the terrorists are generating completely bad publicity, resulting in the loss of support from those who may have sympathized in the past.
Another 2 terrorist bombs have gone off in Turkey! It's amazing to me that these guys, the terrorists, wouldn't be more careful about who and what they bomb. There have always been people who had sympathy for them and their cause. Do they not realize that when they bomb men, women and children who are merely just trying to survive in this world that they turn everyone against them? There are many signs that this in fact is becoming the case. Countries that have offered refuge to some of these groups are now starting to toughen up. This is not only due to the American's insistence on co-operation in the fight. It is largely due to the fact that the bad guys are shooting themselves in the foot. The way things are going, the terrorists are going to find themselves up against a united front worldwide with everyone out to stop terrorism. While this is a very good thing, the downside is that the message of the injustices that these groups are trying to highlight will be lost along with these organizations. The PLO and IRA recognized this fact long ago when they created their political wings. The situation can be compared with the outlaw biker groups in Canada. As these bikers became more violent in their war against each other more and more civilians were being injured and killed in Quebec. The result was a major push by law enforcement to shut them down- hurting very much the bikers ability to conduct their business. The old concept of bad publicity or good publicity comes into affect. Right now, the terrorists are generating completely bad publicity, resulting in the loss of support from those who may have sympathized in the past.
# posted by Wil Smith : 5:26 a.m.
