Terrorism was: [geeks] POWER5!!!!

[Brian Dunbar]

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Dittman [mailto:dittman at dittman.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 3:07 PM
To: geeks at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: Terrorism was: [geeks] POWER5!!!!


> I fully believe, based on the reports I've read, that the
> attack was not an accident.  They were noncombatants that
> were attacked without provocation.  That's terrorism to me.
> <snip>
> 
> Minor point of discussion; the crew of the Liberty were in the Navy,
aboard
> a ship cruising near a war zone.  Terrorism or not, accident or not, they
I
> don't think they could be called non-combatants, could they?

Near, but not in a war zone.  Are military personnel fair
targets no matter where they are?


Eh.  I was shot at once, and I didn't think it was a bit fair <grin>.  From
my experience, wearing a uniform makes you a target.  

I'm honestly not sure about the 'fair' part.  I spent no little time at
Infantry Training School learning how to set ambushi of various flavors -
fair had very little to do with it.  A well run ambush is like a loud noisy
execution.

~brian