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July 12, 2005

The Simon: What's Behind the London Attacks?

"Think about it. The attack only benefits empires desperate to maintain a foothold in the Middle East without further eroding public opinion. Will Parliament shrug their shoulders and push their soldiers into longer tours of duty because of this? Obviously it's too early to tell, but if that happens, insurgents and rebels will have lost more than they could have ever possibly gained in destroying part of the Underground."

Not plausible? Let's read this passage Ron Kraybill wrote in 2001 on the Mennonite site:

Two generations ago, revolutionaries throughout the world confronted a similar problem in their struggle against colonial powers. The answer, argued Che Guevera, icon of revolution in Latin America, is not direct conventional engagement with the enemy. Instead extremists must engage in surprise guerilla actions that outrage the enemy, and then disappear into the civilian population.

The enemy will be so angry that he will strike wherever he thinks the extremists are located, inflicting casualties on innocent civilians in the process. This will accomplish what the extremists themselves were unable to accomplish, for now the civilian populace will hate the enemy as well. Some will go in anger to join the extremists and the less courageous will quietly acquiesce. Voices of moderation will go silent. Instead of being on the margins of their own communities, extremists will be strengthened and catapulted into the mainstream, from where they can organize the next and bigger phase of battle.

Sound familiar?

Posted by timothompson at July 12, 2005 11:37 AM