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In message <[email protected]>, "Patrick W. Gilmore" writes: > >At 10:20 AM 9/12/2001 -0400, Randy Bush wrote: > > > >> Although there are Muslims that believe we should all live in peace and > >> harmony the fundamentals of the Muslim faith state that [x and y] should > >> be exterminated. > > > >this is the horrible desease of all fanatics, irrespective of religion. > >the disease is not restricted to one view of god. > > > >do not spread it yourself. resist the cycle of violence and hate. > >Randy, > >Honorable post, thank you. > >But I sincerely doubt Mr. Diffey realizes just how closely his thought >processes mirror the thoughts of those who did this. Precisely. We can't allow hate to breed hate. By all means hunt down the folks responsible -- but let's not overreact and forget about "innocent until proven guilty", civil liberties, respect for human beings, and common sense. If we do, the terrorists will have won. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb http://www.wilyhacker.com
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