And, yes, I DO take it personally...

Blog post from Think Progress...

1. Suicide: desperation or an act of war…?

   so, for admiral harris, when the bank robber stands in front of the teller cage with a gun pointed to his own head, demanding all the money under the threat of killing himself, that would be an act of war…

   They are smart. They are creative. They are committed. They have no regard for human life, neither ours nor their own. I believe this was not an act of desperation, but rather an act of asymmetrical warfare waged against us.

   — Rear Admiral Harry Harris, Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo

   what drives human beings to take their own lives, whether it be through suicide bombing or just plain suicide, is desperation, fueled by a belief that nothing less could possibly make a difference… [italics mine]
   

   And, yes, I DO take it personally

   Comment by profmarcus — June 11, 2006 @ 11:17 am