FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Fwd: McGovern & Rowley on that <war> on terrorism

[Robert Tapp (tappx001]

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> From: Robert Tapp <tappx001 [at] umn.edu>
> Date: January 6, 2010 6:53:12 PM EST
> To: Humanist Institute Discussion List <hidisc [at] humanistinstitute.org>
> 
> These two former CIA officials have been too-neglected by MSM -- for obvious 
> reasons. They speak truth from experience, and don't hesitate to puncture 
> comforting myths. After reading, you may well want to circulate.
> 
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> http://www.opednews.com/articles/Counterterrorism-In-Shambl-by-Ray-McGovern-100106-752.html
> 
> Personal note. At the end of WW II, I was trained as an anti-submarine naval 
> officer. It was axiomatic that the aggressor submarine would always innovate 
> new modes of attack and that we, at our best, would only be able to study 
> these and try to reduce their effectiveness. They could NEVER be completely 
> prevented. 
> 
> Ray McGovern and Coleen Rowley remind us that this military dogma still 
> holds. Much more importantly, they remind us that our continued refusal to 
> deal with the real grievances motivating the attackers is our basic mistake. 
> BUT it is a mistake that serves well many corporate and political interests 
> here at home.
> 
> Bob