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Doug Powers's TAS article, "Peace at Any Cost," was a very interesting glimpse into the minds of those who self-charitably call themselves pacifists. And while the murder of anyone trying to do good works is a tragedy, Tom Fox's death also illustrates the hideous mindset of his Islamist killers.

Pacifists live in an idealized world that -- for most people -- ends in their teenage years when the real world intrudes with its less than ideal realities. To believe that evil will cease being evil because one refuses to respond to it with force is a juvenile vanity that most mature minds reject. Pacifist ideals didn't save Mr. Fox and they won't save civilization. The nature of this enemy (and all past enemies) renders pacifism a non-option in our survival.

The hard truth is that Islamists don't care what Hollywood or the New York Times says about anything; they don't care if westerners are gay or straight, black or white, liberal or conservative, married or single, rich or poor or male or female. If ANY westerner is not willing to accept Islam with its hyper-intolerant, medieval "culture," and live our lives strictly according to the Koran, they want us dead. Period.

p>Tom Fox's murder should illustrate what is at stake in the Middle East and what type of enemy we face. Denying these threats to world civilization is done at the cost of our personal liberty and our lives. br> -- Deane Fish br> Altamont, New York /p>

Well said, and none too soon.

One minor point.

Can we stop calling murders "executions," please? The term comes from the phrase "execution of sentence" and implies that the terrorists and gangsters in question have some kind of legitimate authority, and that there was some kind of due process. Neither of which is true.

The unfortunate Mr. Fox was murdered. No one had the right or legal authority or excuse of any sort to kill him, or any of the other terror victims.

p>God have mercy on him and them -- and on us if we don't get our act together and defeat these scum. br> -- Martin Owens

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