07-26-2005, 11:56 AM
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Sleepy Head
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From today's Arizona Republic Opinion section:
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Did terrorists play psychological card?
Jul. 26, 2005 12:00 AM
Today we mourn the shooting death of an innocent Brazilian, thought to be a terrorist, by the London police.
After the police shouted at the suspicious man to stop, he bolted and ran into a subway. The police gave chase, caught the man and shot him to death. What a tragedy.
Or was it? If we have suicide bombers, why not suicide decoys?
One must remember that terrorism is not just of a physical nature - death, mayhem and destruction - but a psychological game. What better to create a lack of confidence, judgment, confusion, hesitation and slow reaction time throughout an enforcement agency than to seemingly have an innocent man slain?
What will the enforcement officers, anywhere in the world and of any kind, do if they confront a real terrorist, now that this psychological card may have been played?
So, why did this man really run? Did he intend to have the police kill him?
- Larry Short, Peoria
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