<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><BR><BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>><BR>> Being an agreeable chap, I agree with everyone on this.  Something should<BR>be<BR>> done, and nothing can be.  I don't know how long that's been the case, but<BR>I'm<BR>> pretty sure it's been so at least since the bombing started.  .<BR>><BR>> Cheers,<BR>> Rob.<BR><BR>I have been lurking on a number of listservs for quite awhile and this<BR>comment was most accurate description of the situation that I have read<BR>anywhere.  I was personally dissapointed when Hitchens and others attacked<BR>the Chomsky/Cockburn crowd for "justifying" the events of 9/11.  My<BR>understanding of Chomsky is that he advocates understanding,  and that this<BR>is basis of much of his appeal.  After the initial shock -- shock seems like<BR>much too mild a word -- how can anyone decide which course of action is<BR>justified without an understanding of the situation?  I know that I have no<BR>"solutions" to offer,  and actually this has been benficial when talking with people</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>about 9/11.  I just describe the situation and it's difficulties.  I have done fairly well</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>with conservatives and apolitical folk with this approach which is to say that they listen respectfully.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Supplying information seems to be the best strategy for those who oppose the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>war at the moment and leaving judgement to the "average person."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Thanks,  Robert Mahaney</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>