Post by Hussar on May 23, 2004 5:20:26 GMT -5
Now that's true. The olympics have always had political tones. Sometimes moreso than others.
Terrorists do care where you come from. Why do you think the Japanese hostages were returned unharmed and the American hostage wound up about 9 inches shorter? Your nationality means EVERYTHING to a terrorist.
This idea that terrorists simply want to randomly spread violence is wrong. The violence a terrorist uses is used for a very specific and political reason. Killing sixteen Ukrainian swimmers means nothing. Killing sixteen Israeli olympic atheletes is a political statement.
The other thing is, tempers are very, very high right now. Walking around Europe waving an American flag is a good way to attract idiots who want to get on the 6 o'clock news. It isn't about terrorists. It's about some drunk guy walking down the street with a chip on his shoulder.
Terrorists do care where you come from. Why do you think the Japanese hostages were returned unharmed and the American hostage wound up about 9 inches shorter? Your nationality means EVERYTHING to a terrorist.
This idea that terrorists simply want to randomly spread violence is wrong. The violence a terrorist uses is used for a very specific and political reason. Killing sixteen Ukrainian swimmers means nothing. Killing sixteen Israeli olympic atheletes is a political statement.
The other thing is, tempers are very, very high right now. Walking around Europe waving an American flag is a good way to attract idiots who want to get on the 6 o'clock news. It isn't about terrorists. It's about some drunk guy walking down the street with a chip on his shoulder.