George Bush has pledged in his second inauguration address to spread liberty and freedom to "the darkest corners of the world".

There was clearly no room in his address for these immortal words of the late Reverend Martin Luther King: "The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it... violence merely increases hate. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars."

It is ironic that King, a great advocate for peace, was violently murdered.

what do people think - is there any place for challenging darkness with darkness? can threats and confrontation ever achieve anything worthwhile?


freda