Author: Amir Ban
Date: 03:32:28 12/03/03
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On December 02, 2003 at 20:31:10, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On December 02, 2003 at 16:42:51, Amir Ban wrote: > >>On December 02, 2003 at 14:22:38, Anthony Cozzie wrote: >> >>>>If you don't want to participate in any event outside Alabama, that's fine, just >>>>say it. But don't give stupid excuses, especially that you know very well that >>>>New York has been the primary victim of global terrorism, and that visiting >>>>Tel-Aviv is not any more dangerous than visiting New York. >>> >>>This is just silly. New York is arguably more dangerous than Tel-Aviv, but it >>>has more to do with crime rate than terrorism :) The difference is that NY's >>>death total came from one incident that (probably) will not occur again, while >>>Israel is under constant threat from Arab militants. I also do not understand >>>why the ICGA selected a spot right in the middle of an ongoing ethnic conflict. >>>Why don't we have the WCCC 2005 in Chechnya next year? How about East Timor? >>>Even if one accepts your argument about NY v Tel-Aviv, it seems that there are >>>many sites which have no terrorist history at all . . . . >>> >> >>How about Damascus or Teheran ? No terrorists have ever targeted either. >> >>Amir > >Can you spell American Hostages? Sure you can. (Teheran) > >444 days ring a bell? Ok, so we settle on Damascus ... Hint: Terrorists don't attack too close to home. So that's the place to hold the tournament. Amir
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