You? I never would've thunk it, but, now that you mention it, the resemblance is uncanny!Gerald said:Beware, because The Terrorists™ are everywhere, and could be anyone...
You? I never would've thunk it, but, now that you mention it, the resemblance is uncanny!Gerald said:Beware, because The Terrorists™ are everywhere, and could be anyone...
Well, remember that serial killers look just like everybody else, so the same applies to terrorists; they work to blend in with the rest of the population. It isn't just wild-eyed brown guys with beards, you know.truthman said:You? I never would've thunk it, but, now that you mention it, the resemblance is uncanny!
No, they don't necessarily blend in, no matter what Hollywood wants to you to believe. You ever notice in movies that terrorists are always grumpy, white, European men?Gerald said:Well, remember that serial killers look just like everybody else, so the same applies to terrorists; they work to blend in with the rest of the population. It isn't just wild-eyed brown guys with beards, you know.
That quiet, inoffensive fellow down the hall of the apartment building, who helps the little granny ladies with their groceries: what do you really know about him...?
So, yes, anyone could be a terrorist...even the person standing right next to you...
I wouldn't know, as I don't watch those kinds of movies.truthman said:No, they don't necessarily blend in, no matter what Hollywood wants to you to believe. You ever notice in movies that terrorists are always grumpy, white, European men?
And yet, they managed to do the deed.Speaking of blending in, the 9/11 hijackers certainly didn't do that while wearing their green bandanas.
How would you know that if they haven't been caught?Gerald said:I wouldn't know, as I don't watch those kinds of movies.
And yet, they managed to do the deed.
But for every loud, stupid terrorist that gets caught, there's at least one and usually more quiet, smart ones who don't get caught.
Gerald said:So, yes, anyone could be a terrorist...even the person standing right next to you...
Given that I operate under the presumption that The Enemy™ is at least as intelligent (and as devious) as I am, it is a reasonable conclusion to draw.truthman said:How would you know that if they haven't been caught?
That depends upon how broadly one defines the term "terrorist".bob b said:Theoretically yes, but in this case pragmatically they have all been muslim facists.
Then we, the infidels, should exterminate them first. Simple self-defense, that.Not to mention that their stated goal is to exterminate all infidels.
But what if you have an "effective deterrent" coupled with the desire to use it?Remember, the whole point of an effective deterrent is to assure that you will never have to use it.