THE ONLY ANSWER TO AMERICA'S TERRORISM DILEMMA
Terrorists have tremendous power considering their tiny numbers. They
have the advantage of surprise. In addition, they can choose the time,
the place, and the method of their violence - especially in a relatively
free society as the United States. The ease with which only
19 Islamic terrorists succeeded in hijacking 4 passenger jets and crashing
3 of them into predetermined targets proves the point. Even now, anyone
can
load a suitcase with explosives, set it to explode at an altitude of a few
thousand
feet, send it through as checked-in baggage, and destroy the jet and all
aboard. Few flights scan such baggage, hoping the owner who checked-in
the baggage wouldn't want to go down with the plane.
So, you
don't want to go
down with the plane? Then just send the parcel by air via UPS or Fedex. As
of October 2001, the US Postal Service doesn't fly parcels over one pound
since they, by congressional order, must use the scheduled commercial
passenger-carrying airlines
for their mail (UPS and Fedex have their own planes for parcels
only - no passengers).
So what can we do, given our vulnerable position?
The only
workable answer was
provided by Adolf Hitler in World War II. Any killing of a Nazi soldier by
a "loyal partisan" (= resistance-fighter = guerrilla-fighter = terrorist),
in the occupied
countries, was answered by killing 10 local young men for every Nazi.
After the assassination (terrorist murder?) of SS-Leader Reinhard
Heydrich, by partisans, near Lidice, Czechoslovakia, Hitler ordered the death
of 30,000 Czechs. In Lidice, on 10 June 1942, 192 men, 71 women, and 82
children were killed. The city of Lidice was
then razed to the ground. The few remaining women and children were
deported to concentration camps.
Despite what we read and hear, and the Hollywood hype, this 10-to-1
practice solved the problem for the Nazis. And would also solve our
ongoing terrorism
problem except for our wimpy bureaucrats who don't have the guts to murder
28,000 innocent and not-so-innocent folks in Afghanistan in retaliation
for the 2800 young
(average age: 39) white-collar folks at the World Trade Center.
It's estimated that from 10,000 to 15,000 widows and orphans
resulted from the WTC tragedy.
Only 28,000 corpses would greatly deter any more terrorism if future
perpetrators
KNEW FOR SURE they'd lose 10 of their compatriots for every one of us
they
killed. Many millions of Americans, and our allies, could be
saved (as well as 10 times as many terrorists and their
"compatriots") over the years.
These people respond to force, and
only to force.
They laugh at forgiveness, and strike again. Remember when Libya's
Khadaffi was terrorizing us with bombings? Then we dropped a bomb in
Khadaffi's living room and the bombings stopped immediately and
permanently! Massive retaliation worked for Hitler, it worked for
us against Khadaffi, and can work for us again, now, against Bin Laden!
They just need to know our
intentions FOR SURE! Those terrorists don't know how deadly a
Jihad can be - until they've experienced an AMERICAN
JIHAD!
And, we must remember, in the case of the 2800 people of many nations
killed at the World Trade Center, that these victims were the cream of
their nations. The young, the upcoming leaders of the future, the
contributors of our society, the best of their respective gene pools.
Thus, and this is important, we must make sure that the 10 we kill,
for every one of ours, have
the same potential, or greater, for them as ours had for us. We
must be certain that we don't improve their gene pool at our expense.
Sorry, good people, I can see no other answer. All other solutions I've
seen just won't come close to solving, permanently, America's, and
the World's, Terrorism
Problem. Anyone questioning the value I place on life, please read
"Life, Death, and Large Numbers" at
www.nutri.com/wn/ldln.html
I welcome all constructive comments and criticisms, or any solutions
having a hope of success. Any interesting comments or solutions will be
incorporated, and credited (unless requested not-to) on this page.
Angry diatribes
will be ignored.
Links to "The Only Answer to
America's Terrorism Dilemma" found at
www.nutri.com/terrorism are allowed and encouraged.
© Oct 11th 2001
Oscar Falconi, Saratoga CA 95070, U.S.A.
Osc@nutri.com
FALCONI'S ANSWERS TO READERS' "TERRORISM" RESPONSES
YOUR WELCOMED RESPONSES CAN BE PUT INTO 4 CATAGORIES:
1. Prof. Sternhell agreed completely: "If only more people thought on
these lines!"
2. Troy Prouty agreed, but: "I would like to point out that using Hitler
in
your text weakens your point a little. Hitler was a very evil man and
really should be left out of this."
3. Critics Crowley, Moola, and Dorst, objected only because of my mention
of Hitler:
Tim Crowley: "I will never again purchase your products. Hitler? You want
to emulate HITLER? Impossible. I feel sorry for you and your profound
ignorance."
Faisal Moola: "Your apparent solution to stop terrorism is fascistic. I
will no longer purchase your products and will encourage my family and
friends to follow."
Henry Dorst: "I will make sure I never buy your products again. As a child
I lived under the Nazis. This sounds like them."
4. Marcello Aurelio Lanfranchi objected: "Is murdering 10 Afghans for
every one American killed on 11 Sept the official position of Wholesale
Nutrition? If so, consider my business irrevocably terminated."
Russ Horner also objected: "Your article steps way over the line. I will
no longer be a customer of yours."
(In both these cases my Hitler comments were NOT invoked as a
reason
to object.)
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MY ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE RESPONSES
Of the 7 responses, so far, 2 were "Pro" and 5 were "Con". This surprised
me - since the vast majority of comments, that I've heard and read, are
for immediate and violent retaliation. After thinking about this
inconsistency, I've concluded that persons disagreeing with me are much
more likely to email me than persons agreeing with me. After all, if you
agree, what can you say - other than just stating what I've already
written? Persons that disagree need to show where they disagree and
explain why - which requires a response. And so the vocal minority, as
usual, is seen as a majority.
Another surprise was that all 5 "cons" said they'd never buy from
Wholesale Nutrition again. "This is a shame because you make good
products" said Mr Horner. But I really can't see a connection - you either
accept or reject my vitamins and my opinions according to their merit.
Rejecting my vitamins doesn't mean my opinions are no good, and,
conversely, rejecting my opinions doesn't mean my vitamins are no good.
But I suppose these 5 cons are so angry at my position that they'd choose
to suffer a bit so I'd suffer as well. But when you're at a Chinese
restaurant, do you ask about their politics or loyalties? Wholesale
Nutrition sells to China and Taiwan, to India and Pakistan, to Israel and
Syria, to both Irelands, to Greece and Turkey, to everybody - no questions
asked. One of the great American principles is to treat everyone equally,
however they look, whatever they believe. Sure, we'll lose some business
because of my hard-to-accept, but honest, ideas - but the most happiness
for the most people is my only goal. This is why, 30 years ago, I started
Wholesale Nutrition in the first place. It'd be hypocritical, in fact
dishonest, of me to alter any of my webpage statements merely to
increase business.
Four of the responses, three con, one pro, thought my mention of Adolf
Hitler was offensive, or at least counterproductive. Some good ideas, of
potential benefit to mankind, are angrily rejected only because they were
once associated with Hitler. Yes, hated persons can have good ideas, too.
Hitler successfully controlled terrorist activities in the occupied
countries from 1938 to 1945. We can learn from history. We MUST learn from
history. If you want an informative insight into the Teutonic mindset of
the '30s and '40s, then go to:
www.nutri.com/harrer#PHONE
Only one person, Mr Lanfranchi, was offended by the high level of violent
retaliation I recommended (murdering 10 Afghans for every victim). But
just as dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved possibly
millions of lives, mostly Japanese, the same sort of violent, massive,
retaliation will save possibly millions of lives, mostly Muslim.
Maybe Mr. Lanfranchi would also be offended by how General "Black Jack"
Pershing dealt with Islamic terrorists back around 1911. Merely read
the next article, below.
It's interesting to note that none of the cons suggested a better answer,
or ANY answer, to my solution of America's terrorism problem. I wonder
what they think should be done? Any good ideas to prevent a century
of terrorism and unnecessary deaths will be posted here
immediately.
Thanks to all, pro or con, for your interest, your time, and your
comments. I hope I've helped you understand the reasons for my position.
Oscar Falconi
wn@nutri.com
(My thanks to Ed Guerrant for the following article.)
HOW TO STOP ISLAMIC TERRORISTS - It worked once in our history.
Once in U.S. history an episode of Islamic terrorism was very quickly
stopped. It happened in the Philippines just before World War I. Gen. John J.
Pershing, U.S. Military Academy, 1886, was in charge of the garrison. They
were defending against Islamic fanatics in the Southern section of the
Philippines who had declared Jihad on his troops and had killed several
soldiers. There
had been numerous Islamic terrorist attacks, so "Black Jack" told his boys
to catch the perpetrators and teach them a lesson. Pershing rounded up 22
ringleaders and put 19 of them before a firing squad.
Forced to dig their own grave, the terrorists were all tied to posts,
execution style. The U.S. soldiers then brought in pigs and slaughtered
them, rubbing their bullets in the blood and fat. Thus, the terrorists
were themselves terrorized when they realized they'd be contaminated with
hogs' blood.
This would mean they could not enter Heaven, even if they died as
terrorist martyrs.
All but three were shot. The 19 men were wrapped in pigskin, their
bodies dumped into the grave, and hog guts dumped atop the bodies. The three
survivors were allowed to escape back to
the terrorist camp to tell their brethren what happened to the others.
This
brought a stop to terrorism in the Philippines for the next 50 years.
Pointing a gun into the face of Islamic terrorists won't make them flinch.
They welcome the chance to die for Allah. Like Gen. Pershing, we must show
them they won't get to Muslim Heaven (with its endless supply of virgins),
but instead will die with the hated pigs of the devil.
New Thoughts as of May 2002
As a result of their
extremely high
rates of population growth, the proportion of Muslims in the world will
continue to increase dramatically, from 20 percent of the current world's
population, soon surpassing the number of Christians in a few years, to
about 30 percent of the world's population by 2025. There are now over
1200 million Muslims increasing by 2.9%/yr, the only religion growing
faster than the world population. There are 13.4 million Jews increasing
only 0.4%/yr. Thus there are over 90 Muslims for every Jew in the world!
Jews are increasing by about 140/day. Muslims are increasing by
96,000/day. There are almost 700 new Muslims for every new
Jew!
So then, since he's fully aware of the above numbers, what
will
Arafat do? Presently, Israel is killing about a half dozen Muslim peasants
for every young Jew killed - the cream of Israel. This is NOT a game
Israel can win. Why should Arafat want peace? He's winning the war.
Terrorism pays - handsomely. Now we can understand why Arafat rejected
generous proposals recently offered by Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Now,
too, because he was also fully aware of the above numbers, we can
understand why Barak was so generous.
How long can Israel hold off the Muslim tide? Indeed, it's a Muslim
tsunami. Will Israel try to invoke its friendship with America to ask our
300 million people to face up against 1200 million Muslims? How long can
the West prevent the development of biochemical and nuclear weapons by
countries having almost limitless oil money to finance terrorism? It
behooves Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to contemplate these numbers. I must
admit I, too, wasn't aware of how one-sided the Arab-Israeli
confrontation
stands. Arafat would laugh at my proposed ten-to-one Arab-Israeli kill
ratio. He'd be most happy to sacrifice 14,000 peasants per day in order to
put to rest the 140 Jews per day mentioned above. This 100 to 1 kill ratio
against the Muslim tide would still result in a net gain of 82,000 Muslims
per day.
So, what should Israel do? What do you do when you're surrounded
and outnumbered 90 to 1 by rich, angry, and dedicated neighbors? Well, you
tread very carefully. Frankly, I don't think
Israel will be around to celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2048. Time is on
the side of the Muslims. In about 5 years, the Jews of the world will
be outnumbered by over 100 to 1, and by the year 2048 - over 270 to 1. For
every new Jew (175/day), there will be over 2000 new Muslims
(350,000/day)!
My October 2001 thoughts, at the top, will remain in place in
order to demonstrate how thinking can change in half a year. Note that
none of the respondants found the population flaw in my thinking.
Oscar Falconi 12 May 2002
Wafa Sultan, a Spokeswoman for Logic & Reason
But will Muslims listen to reason?
Wafa Sultan is a Syrian-American psychologist practicing in California.
Her very persuasive video, lasting less than 6 minutes, can be viewed at:
http://switch3.castup.net/cunet/gm.asp?ai=214&ar=1050wmv&ak=null
Since this site will probably soon be removed, you can try:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Wafa+Sultan&search=Search
(Caution: after the .com/ all web addresses are case-sensitive)
Or, you can just Google "wafa sultan". Perhaps there is hope for some
terrorism-free peace in the near future.
This last paragraph added Christmas 2006, Oscar Falconi