[thechat] Concrete actions

[Luther, Ron]

Hi Judah,


Nicely stated! 

[I don't think I'm convinced the ICJ has the balls or the inclination to
actually get anything done ... but overall I like what you've written.]

I would add to that my hope to also install some checks and balances to
prevent our covert ops organizations from going too far astray ... [I don't
want to hear about the CIA selling heroin to finance their operations ...
again, okay?]

I particularly agree with the need for cultural and educational measures.
[Okay - I agree with it as an adjunct to military operations rather than a
substitute... but that's a start!]  If we leave some wanna-be terrorists
bleeding in the sand ... well ... then maybe we've won a battle.  If we make
these wanna-bes more interested in whiter teeth and fresher breath ... more
concerned about getting home from their day job in time to watch 'Wild Women
of Wrestling' on the tube than in building bombs ... more excited about next
week's top 10 music video countdown than hardline religious tracts ... well
.... then we 'own them' ... and we'll have won the war.

Culteral Subversion ... an American Experience!

RonL.

-----Original Message-----
From: judah at wiredotter.com [mailto:judah at wiredotter.com]

Ok.  I've done alot of thinking and realized that the fundamental 
question we (applies to the U.S. and probably others) should be 
asking:  What can we do to stop terrorism?

So here is my answer:

<pretty good answer snipped>