tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558118390114549284.post4372098529596368130..comments2023-10-07T15:06:47.413+01:00Comments on Muddy roads & dusty trails: Does NATO contribute to Peace?Tumbleweedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867259940208471963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558118390114549284.post-10336212818784636592008-03-18T12:40:00.000+00:002008-03-18T12:40:00.000+00:00So long as NATO exists, and so long as the US is a...So long as NATO exists, and so long as the US is a major director of it's activities, all peoples of the world must get used to the idea that they are all, potentially, 'collateral damage'.<BR/>For the US has the ability to know what anyone, including you and your neighbor, says on the phone or e-mails to a friend. And should a US computer 'determine', in it's infinite wisdom, that you or your neighbor disagree with the status-quo, the 'established' government, you or your neighbor may be adjudged a 'terrorist'.<BR/>And should there be a 'computer glitch', or a 'glitch' in the mind of a human reviewer of the computer's judgment, the US has the ability and the power and the lack of good sense to remotely direct a missive to 'remove the terrorist threat' posed by you or your neighbor, by destroying your (or his) home(s).<BR/>In which case, you (or he), and perhaps several (many) of your neighbors become, 'regrettably', 'collateral damage'.<BR/>Think it couldn't happen to you? It's happening today, and almost every day, in several places. Is your neighborhood special? Will it be so tomorrow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com