> One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. This over-used
> cliche is as true as it is profound.
>
> The Brits considered George Washington a terrorist (at least a 18th
> Century version). Now we have the capital of the most-powerful
> nation
> in the world named after him.
>
> The Aparthied regime in South Africa (and its erstwhile Western
> supporters) considered Nelson Mandela a terrorist. Now he is the
> most
> respected international statesman alive.
>
> War is brutal and barbaric. No matter what the Geneva Convention
> says,
> there are no rules of war. How can it there be? Established nations
> would like to kill people their way (don't forget Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki). Liberation organizations have their way. Both are legit
> as
> long as you think war is legit. There is no morality in war.
>
> Now if you consider war wrong and you agree with a Gandhian way of
> doing things then you have a leg to stand on. Otherwise, don't waste
> you time arguing on-line, go back to your wars and killing.
>
> Remember - you live by the sword, you die by the sword.