From: "Deranged Mutant" <WlkngOwl@unix.asb.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 1996 03:33:08 +0800
To: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Subject: Re: The Net and Terrorism
Message-ID: <199607041655.MAA00793@unix.asb.com>
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On  3 Jul 96 at 14:48, jim bell wrote:
[..]
> But as I've pointed out elsewhere, there's a big difference between "We're 
> gonna do this!" and "Someday we may have to do this."    My impression is 
> that the government has tried to completely erase the dividing line
> between these two concepts.

As far as the government is concerned, "gonna do this" and "may have 
to do this" is the same, since the "this" is illegal.  There is no 
dividing line. I suspect that since they (alegedly) had specific targets
planned it leaned closer to the "gonna do this".  From the minimal 
discussion in the media I have read, it appeared to be another 
'revenge for waco and ruby ridge' action rather than a 'defense of 
civil liberties from a potential totalitarian government' action.
 (I'm rather skeptical as to how blowing up a specific IRS office would
be effective were the government to change into a totalitarian regime.)

Rob.



 
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