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[Brad DeLong]

>>From: LeoCasey at aol.com
>>
>>But what is real offensive, so offensive I have difficulty finding the words
>>for my rage about it, is the series of posts from the Heartfields, the
>>Hanleys and the like which offer the intellectual equivalents of the
>>celebrations of joy in the streets of Nablus. It is obscene beyond belief
>>that they should foist upon us these justifications and explanations for mass
>>murder as a blow against American imperialism at a time like this.
>
>What bettter time than this, Leo?  We are finally seeing the true 
>cost of America's imperial ambitions and recklessness.  The hatred 
>expressed in Nablus did not arise ex nihilio.  You can either try to 
>understand that hatred and take steps to address its root causes...
>
>
>Carl
>

If 250 deaths in the Al Aqsa intifada create (say) such a strong 
feeling that Israel needs to be abolished, what sort of feelings will 
the (say) 10000 deaths in the World Trade Center cause?

Brad DeLong