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Comments on: Musings on terrorism http://sbbs.johnband.org/2005/03/musings-on-terrorism/ As fair-minded and non-partisan as Torquemada. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jimmy Doyle http://sbbs.johnband.org/2005/03/musings-on-terrorism/#comment-2670 Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:57:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=900#comment-2670 Interesting use of the word "rational" in your last sentence there, John.

]]> By: Chris Lightfoot http://sbbs.johnband.org/2005/03/musings-on-terrorism/#comment-2637 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 05:50:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=900#comment-2637 Oh <a href=http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/03/28/nuc28.xml>Really?]]> It’s a strange thing, isn’t it?

I firmly remember one of our present band of wise, rational and cautious tribunes remarking that the threat of terrorism is the gravest that this country has ever faced.

Oh Really?

]]> By: Matt Daws http://sbbs.johnband.org/2005/03/musings-on-terrorism/#comment-2636 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 05:39:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=900#comment-2636 Oh, the whole Cannabis thing.

Mental health charities welcomed the review, but charity DrugScope warned against the danger of the move being motivated by political and not scientific factors.

*I* thought the whole point of downgrading it was political. We all know, have known, and will continue to know that cannabis is, to some extent, dangerous. But so are booze, fags, living near a motorway, driving, getting out of bed in the morning (in some order of risk). Lots and lots of people use cannabis; wasn’t the point to concentrate on drugs which not widely used, which are *really* dangerous, bring real misery to people, and which are involved in making some nasty people very rich? But no, if that were true, we’d have had a plan about Afghan poppy production…

Is this part of a trend towards greater "morality" etc. etc. or is it just because of May 5th coming up?

–Matt

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