Europeans successfully settled the American West at the expense of indigenous populations, and quickly eliminated terrorism, and restored peace. Considering the lack of effective modern communications at the time, one wonders if ther history of the mid-West might not have been so quiet if settlement was occuring in the 20th century.
Even today, due to a controlled press in much of the Arab world, we hear little of atrocities except when a country is spotlighted by the western press. Iraqi campaigns of ethnic cleansing in the north and south come to mind as a result of the Gulf war as well as Afghanistans Taleban rule as a result of 9/11.
If Israel declared martial law and muzzled the press, The terrorists would not as easily communicate “victories” , perceived atrocities, and recognition for suicide bombers. At the moment, the free press seems to be a major factor in perpetuating the violence.
This is not to promote righteousness on the part of Israelis any more than the European right to the mid-west, But people have been dying here for decades, and nothing else seems to work.
Presumably once Israel suspended free press, they could secretly kill all the Arabs in the Middle East with nuclear weapons. Nobody would ever find out.
Yeah, it’s very unfortunate for Israel that they cannot commit mass genocide on the scale of the American Settlers and Manifest Destiny because of that pesky free press. God damn those liberals killing off their own people by publishing what’s actually happening there.
Erek
P.S.
If they cut off free press the Palestinian side would still be heard, it would be the Israeli opinion that is squelched. Israel’s free press from what i’ve seen is in general superior to that in the U.S.
No, not like the PA Tamerlane, but like the Liberal government of Canada under Pierre Elliot Trudeau. following an escalation of terrorist activities (that had been going on for several years) by a segment of extreme separatists of a substantial ethnic minority in the fall of 1970.
I might add that Canada today has not known political violence for 30 years and its citizens enjoy rights comparable to that of America. The brief suspension was fortunately very effective indeed.
No, not like the PA Tamerlane, but like the Liberal government of Canada under Pierre Elliot Trudeau. following an escalation of terrorist activities (that had been going on for several years) by a segment of extreme separatists of a substantial ethnic minority in the fall of 1970.
I might add that Canada today has not known political violence for 30 years and its citizens enjoy rights comparable to that of America. The brief suspension was fortunately very effective indeed.
No, not like the PA Tamerlane, but like the Liberal government of Canada under Pierre Elliot Trudeau. following an escalation of terrorist activities (that had been going on for several years) by a segment of extreme separatists of a substantial ethnic minority in the fall of 1970.
I might add that Canada today has not known political violence for 30 years and its citizens enjoy rights comparable to that of America. The brief suspension was fortunately very effective indeed.
It’s also important to realize that the War Measures Act, which was first enacted in 1914, was repealed in 1988 and replaced with the much less-sweeping Emergencies Act.
The Law Connection, a resource for BC educators, has this to say:
Not everyone here is from Canada. Few know anything about the October Crisis. Elaborate? That’s precisely what I did. That’s it, nothing more, no point.
