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Thought it was over... Guess again
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Just read this.
Should the man recieve a 5-star treatment and a thank-you note by world leaders, for having managed to prove that airline security isn't as it should be? Or should he actually be held accountable for the action which he was well on his way, to commit?
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Should the man recieve a 5-star treatment and a thank-you note by world leaders, for having managed to prove that airline security isn't as it should be? Or should he actually be held accountable for the action which he was well on his way, to commit?
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The only other option is to look into the causes of terrorism, which are varied, and treat the disease rather than the symptoms. Doesn't win elections, that.
Doesn't make it right and its not nice but nether is childbirth i hear.
Terrorism, like childbirth, has been around since man could terrorize one another... But I'm not comparing terrorism to childbirth now!
You can never stop it, you can slow it down, you can make it more difficult to grow, its like a cancer. In doing this you make them more determined to succeed.
First it starts off as a noble cause, or noble in their own head, but then it normally becomes a money making organizations. The crusades, Nazis, IRA and now maybe Mr. Bush... There are allot of oil fields where he is planning to go next, but i can't talk, I'm British and everyone know how great our empire was at one time, sure we bought civilization to other countries not so civilized but we had our own agenda and these countries had lots of natural resources and spoils.
Maybe everyone is as bad as one another, we can only see what the media lets us see. Unfortunately it shapes minds.
What do you know, we agree on something.
Doesn't matter if there are planes, trains or whatever. Terrorism dates back as far as recorded history. Just part of the human condition. We can make it rarer, difficult, expensive for those who would attempt it... we will never eradicate it. There are always those who will hate and they will find a reason.
http://www.cswnet.com/~erin/anon.htm
God and the Soldier
God and the soldier
All men adore
In time of trouble,And no more;
For when war is over
And all things righted,
God is neglected--
The old soldier slighted.
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/newsre/1999/990917_senate_us_senator-cleland.htm
Remarks by Senator Max Cleland
POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at
Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery
September 17, 1999:
'I was in Belgium, not long ago, and on the battlefield at Waterloo. After the battle, one of Wellington's troops wrote a friend and basically put it like this: "In times of war and not before, God and soldier men adore. But in times of peace with all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted."'
http://members.aol.com/cavsgt2107/quotes.html
"God and Soldier, all men adore,
In time of war, and nevermore.
In time of peace, when all is righted,
God is forgotten, and the Soldier slighted."
Found on a tombstone in a military
cemetary on Gibralter.
http://acam.ednet.ns.ca/curriculum/poetry.htm
"God and soldier all men adore,
In times of danger and not before.
When the danger is past and all things righted,
God is forgotten, and the old soldier slighted."
- Friar Tuck
http://tomallen.house.gov/showart.asp?contentID=474
Nearly four decades ago, President John F. Kennedy cautioned the graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to expect ingratitude in times of peace. Quoting a poem found in an old sentry box in Gibraltar, he said: “‘God and the soldier all men adore, In times of trouble – and no more, For when war is over, and all things righted, God is neglected – and the soldier slighted.’”
http://www.virtualvegas.com/home_popunder_ext_flash.asp
God and Soldier
"God and the Soldier, all men adore
in time of strife,and not before.
When the danger is past, all wrongs arighted
God is forgotten the Old Soldier slighted."
by an anonymous soldier serving under the Duke of Marlborough, circa 1705
This one has the ring of veracity, though:
http://www.vbnhq.com/JDsBunker/ThanksSoldier.htm
Our God and soldier we alike adore Ev'n at the brink of danger; not before; After deliverance, both alike requited, Our God's forgotten, and our soldiers slighted. - Francis Quarles, 1632
I should probably get out more
Like others have said, there will always be attempts to hijack airplanes. At their present form they are an attractive option because of their vulnerable nature: self-contained, almost impossible to rush by security forces whether in the air or on land...
However security has overall improved enormously over the last 30 years. One has only have to look at news reports from the 70s to see there were hijacks every other week of the year.
Since the 9/11 atrocities our perception of damage limitation has obviously changed. In the past the safety of the passengers was the main concern. Now we must ensure that the cockpit stays out of bounds for any hijackers. If every passenger on the plane it's killed, it will unfortunately be a small price to pay compared with what could be done with control of the aircraft.
Got told that the ways to smuggle things up the plane are unbeliavebly well-thought, and that people not dealing with this stuff would be amazed by the creativity, and sometimes pure simpleness wich goes into it.
I guess that, it's also easier when you know the procedure. Have flown with them for 16 years, and by now I know the line-up of questions, and what to answer to get less hassle. So it shouldn't be that hard for people with the wrong intentions to use this kind of info as well.