bullshit.
this is a load of shit and you and I both know it. and if you don't think so, then you have some serious questions to ask as to why you are so eager to see the u.s. go bombs away on random arab/muslim country.
maybe the leadership of al qaeda really have no concern for the truly oppressed masses of arab people. but fact of the matter is, if not for the u.s. presence in the region, if not for the u.s./zionist occupation/colonization of Palestine, if not for u.s. actions over the past 12 years in iraq, if not for u.s. imposition and support for undemocratic rulers in the entire region, if not for u.s./israeli behavior in general, do you think for one second that a tiny group of looney tunes like al qaeda would be able to gather a large following? or do you just believe that large groups of arab/muslim people are illogical fanatics and want to "imprison people under sharia law" which is a statement that makes almost no sense-- why would somebody "attempting to impose sharia" in western asia attack the pentagon?
people who were inventing algebra while europeans shitted themsleves in straw huts can't be that dumb.
"Drain the swamp and there will be no more mosquitoes" Noam Chomsky http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,788470,00.html
[...] As for a US attack against Iraq, no one, including Donald Rumsfeld, can realistically guess the possible costs and consequences. Radical Islamist extremists surely hope that an attack on Iraq will kill many people and destroy much of the country, providing recruits for terrorist actions.
They presumably also welcome the "Bush doctrine" that proclaims the right of attack against potential threats, which are virtually limitless. The president has announced: "There's no telling how many wars it will take to secure freedom in the homeland." That's true.
Threats are everywhere, even at home. The prescription for endless war poses a far greater danger to Americans than perceived enemies do, for reasons the terrorist organisations understand very well.
Twenty years ago, the former head of Israeli military intelligence, Yehoshaphat Harkabi, also a leading Arabist, made a point that still holds true. "To offer an honourable solution to the Palestinians respecting their right to self-determination: that is the solution of the problem of terrorism," he said. "When the swamp disappears, there will be no more mosquitoes."
At the time, Israel enjoyed the virtual immunity from retaliation within the occupied territories that lasted until very recently. But Harkabi's warning was apt, and the lesson applies more generally.
Well before September 11 it was understood that with modern technology, the rich and powerful will lose their near monopoly of the means of violence and can expect to suffer atrocities on home soil.
If we insist on creating more swamps, there will be more mosquitoes, with awesome capacity for destruction.
If we devote our resources to draining the swamps, addressing the roots of the "campaigns of hatred", we can not only reduce the threats we face but also live up to ideals that we profess and that are not beyond reach if we choose to take them seriously.
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"Why should there be one standard for one country, especially because it is black, and another one for another country, Israel, that is white?.. the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace." -Nelson Mandela