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| Author | Date | Time | Title | |
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| B Ruberton | 2008-01-09 | 14:10:22 | Another Victory for the Terrorists |
| Since 1979 the Paris to Dakar Rally has been an inspiration to sportsmen and spectators alike. It has been something to look forward to during the beginning of the bleak US winter and a source of camaraderie for people from all around the world. Now terrorists have won another victory by causing the cancelling of the yearly event based on their threats against the race. A simple message from an unknown person and we may soon loose other events like the Tour De France or the Olympics. It seems the whole world will soon be held hostage by the people we’ve helped to create and then neglected over the last century.
Even if the United States hunkers down and protects its boarders and ports, even if the US monitors its citizens and banishes its nonconformists, even if the government puts a chip in everyone and takes away all of their guns, the effects of terrorism can never be ended unless terrorism itself is ended. As the world becomes smaller we had better start learning to share with everyone equally or it may wind up being a place not worth having. |
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