Guest guest Posted October 2, 2001 Report Share Posted October 2, 2001 --- Raghav Mittal <raghav_iitkgp wrote: > This scheme is really marvellous if ever it can be > executed..Love begets love.....the eternal indian > belief...terrorism comes from some > deprivation.instead > of reducing a already ravaged country..why not we > alleviate them out of their distress and poverty... > > war can't be an end to terrorism...... > --- Vivekananda Centre <vivekananda > wrote: > An interesting post received by us...... > > > > Govert Schuller > [schuller] > > Sunday, September 30, 2001 11:15 AM > > schuller > > BOMB THEM WITH BUTTER > > > > > > BOMB THEM WITH FOOD, BRIBE THEM WITH HOPE > > > > A military response, particularly an attack on > > Afghanistan, is exactly what > > the terrorists want. It will strengthen and swell > > their small but fanatical > > ranks. > > > > Instead, bomb Afghanistan with butter, with rice, > > bread, clothing and > > medicine. It will cost less than conventional > arms, > > poses no threat of US > > casualties and just might get the populace > thinking > > that maybe the Taliban > > don't have the answers. After three years of > > drought and with starvation > > looming, let's offer the Afghani people the vision > > of a new future. One that > > includes full stomachs. > > > > Bomb them with information. Video players and > > cassettes of world leaders, > > particularly Islamic leaders, condemning > terrorism. > > Carpet the country with > > magazines and newspapers showing the horror of > > terrorism committed by their > > " guest " . Blitz them with laptop computers and DVD > > players filled with a > > perspective that is denied them by their > government. > > Saturation bombing with > > hope will mean that some of it gets through. Send > > so much that the Taliban > > can't collect and hide it all. > > > > The Taliban are telling their people to prepare > for > > Jihad. Instead, let's > > give the Afghani people their first good meal in > > years. Seeing your family > > fully fed and the prospect of stability in terms > of > > food and a future is a > > powerful deterrent to martyrdom. All we ask in > > return is that they, as a > > people, agree to enter the civilized world. That > > includes handing over > > terrorists in their midst. > > > > In responding to terrorism we need to do something > > different. Something > > unexpected.... something that addresses the root > of > > the problem. We need to > > take away the well of despair, ignorance and > > brutality from which the Osama > > bin Laden's of the world water their gardens of > > terror. > > > > Peace > > > > Abhilashi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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