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  • Maybe Now We'll Get It. "Civilians" are a weapon to them

    07/24/2006 7:24:41 AM PDT · by Tolik · 23 replies · 684+ views
    tcsdaily.com ^ | July 24, 2006 | Ralph Kinney Bennett
    "Civilians" are a weapon to them -- as much a part of the fight as the AK-47 or RPG they carryMaybe, when this Lebanon thing is over, we'll finally get it: Guerrillas like to hide behind civilians.Muslim guerrillas take it a step further: "Civilians" are a weapon to them -- as much a part of the fight as the AK-47 or RPG they carry.Those who have visited any Hezbollah installation in Lebanon over the years always remark on the fact that there are always families, women and children, in and around the place. "Secret" installations are usually hidden in plain...
  • Routine Evil

    06/21/2006 8:22:30 AM PDT · by Jane2005 · 13 replies · 651+ views
    TCS Daily ^ | 6/21/2006 | Ralph Kinney Bennett
    There was an awful inevitability to what happened to those two American soldiers. Did anyone believe for one moment that they would be treated with respect according to the Geneva Convention? Only the fact that these fanatics have been on the run prevented a more spectacular staging of their deaths.
  • The Power of Hatred (You get more with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone!)

    06/27/2005 8:32:45 PM PDT · by quidnunc · 13 replies · 975+ views
    Tech Central Station ^ | June 28, 2005 | Ralph Kinney Bennett
    Hard pounding, gentlemen; but we will see who can pound the longest. – The Duke of Wellington, at Waterloo. The Islamoterrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown a resilience that some have found surprising. They have learned fast and learned much — about how to build more effective roadside bombs, for instance, and about the futility of engaging American forces directly in firefights. They have shown an ugly ruthlessness about spilling Muslim blood. They have demonstrated an extraordinary ability or extraordinary luck in preserving their leadership, sometimes with hairbreadth escapes. And, although they may be scraping a barrel or two...