[AGL] there's a real world out there with independent actors benton mischief

[Wayne Johnson]

Boogy Men is exactly the right phrase and exactly the right context.  

"Ooooooh, children.....if you don't do what Daddykins and Mommykins want you to do..............the Big Bad Boogy Man will come and EAT you1"

Sort of clears out the old Moral Compass, eh what?

wgJ
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  From: michelemason 
  To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s 
  Cc: michelemason 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:16 AM
  Subject: Re: [AGL] there's a real world out there with independent actors benton mischief


  "nonsensical evil" —I like that Frances. mm

  On Sep 25, 2006, at 4:31 PM, Frances Morey wrote:


    I'm sick of the new boogy men having labels that describe borderless and geographically mysterious suicidal ideologues who become human bomb delivery boys, (occasionally girls). They are sensless slayers whose most poisonous effect is to provide fodder for the media maw that keeps us fearfully enthralled and engaged in war. Mischief is too small a word for this kind of nonsensical evil.
    Frances

    Michael Eisenstadt <michaele at ando.pair.com> wrote:

      Al-Qaida could use non-Arabs to attack Israel By Ze-ev Schiff, Haaretz
      Correspondent
      Shin Bet and other intelligence units have been put on special alert after
      Ayman Al-Zawahiri, an Al-Qaida strongman and Osama Bin Laden's deputy, said
      Israel was on Al-Qaida's list of upcoming targets. Intelligence sources said
      Al-Qaida could try to execute a surprise attack using non-Arabs.

      Zawahiri is believed to be taking over the leadership of Al-Qaida, due to 
      Bin Laden's illness. Zawahiri and Bin Laden have apparently disagreed over
      whether Al-Qaida's next target should be in a Western state or in the Middle
      East. Bin Laden wanted to act in the United States and Europe while
      Zawahiri, who is of Egyptian origin, wished to achieve goals in the Middle
      East; namely, Israel and the Arab states that cooperate with it.

      Zawahiri pushed to set up Al-Qaida cells in Sinai, taking advantage of the
      Bedouin economic plight to carry out terror attacks against Egyptian targets
      and Israeli tourists. He initiated terror acts in Jordan causing dozens of 
      fatalities and was behind the idea to intercept an aircraft carrying Israeli
      tourists to East Africa and attack the hotel where Israelis were staying in 
      2002.



      About two weeks ago, on the anniversary of September 11, Zawahiri warned in 
      a video recording that Israel and the Gulf states could be Al-Qaida's next
      targets of attack. Such attacks would be aimed at destroying the Western
      economy. Israel increased its preparations for a preemptive strike following
      his warning.

      Israel assumes that Al-Qaida will try to recruit non-Arabs to act against
      Israel, as it tried to enlist Africans for the attacks in East Africa..
      Israel knew of this activity, but had difficulty cooperating with the
      Americans to thwart it. However, Israel's cooperation with European
      intelligence brought about the arrest of Al-Qaida people in East Africa.

      The most commonly cited surprise attack in Israel was the bombing of Mike's
      Place in Tel Aviv by two Britons of Pakistani origin who were sent by 
      Al-Qaida.

      The two, who smuggled explosives into Israel, moved freely between Israel
      and the territories with their British passports. About a month ago, British
      authorities exposed British-born Al-Qaida activists of Pakistani origin, who
      were planning to crash passenger airplanes over the ocean with liquid
      explosives.

      Another possibility Al-Qaida is believed to be considering is infiltrating
      Israel via Lebanon.

      Israel today faces two main fundamentalist groups - Sunni Al-Qaida and
      Shi'ite Hezbollah.

      Hezbollah is set on harming Israel, but it is hardly likely at this stage to 
      allow Al-Qaida to act independently in Lebanon without supervision.




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