title: Fire in the Hole
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    <p>To the city of London: the sooner you stand up, the sooner
    you will feel better.</p>

    <p>To Her Majesty's Government: please do not make the same
    mistakes we did four years ago.</p>

    <p>To the perpetrators: fuck you.</p>

    <p>Here's a naive answer to a complex problem.  Terrorism is
    not born in a vacuum; it is a reaction to something objectionable.
    Stopping the objectionable behavior may curb the tendency towards
    terrorism.  Then again, it may be quite wishful thinking; some
    people never let go of the past, and would blame me for the
    sins of my distant ancestors.</p>

    <p>Here's a much ruder answer: rescind the policy of never
    negotiating with terrorists.  Invite them to the table, then
    fuck 'em hard when they get there.  The government of the United
    States appears to be quite good at lying to its own people; why
    not use all that experience against real enemies?</p>

    <p>There is a lot to ponder.  None of it is simple, and much
    of it begs deep moral questions.</p>