carefulwiththataxeEugene Wrote:I think he's advancing the theory that it was in fact the World Health Organization that masterminded the attacks. Glad somebody else finally figured it out.

Or else, he's taking the "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" line and testing the waters. It's an idea with a pretty short fuse, especially this time of year. Many people refuse to admit even the smallest possibility that America's foreign policy may, just may, have contributed to the decision to execute the attacks. Still fewer are willing to consider the possibility that certain U.S. actions throughout the country's history could, on the other side, be construed as terrorism. I mean, the atomic bombings that ended World War II were arguably terrorism.

When this issue is raised, these people fall back on a very, VERY limited definition of terrorism that includes suicide bombings and little else. Then they start screaming about disloyalty and anti-

Americanism. I'm wondering if I should even post this, knowing for certain that there will be some mighty nasty backlash.

Now, I don't pretend to be a political scientist, nor do I have a particularly extensive knowledge of American foreign policy. And I am certainly not condoning what happened eight years ago. But I do know that nothing happens without a cause. Osama bin Laden was not sitting around one day with his compatriots, and out of the blue decide to attack the U.S. If ever we are to truly understand what happened that day, we can't just say "They hate America and freedom" and end the debate, and verbally abuse anyone who says otherwise.

In fact, such a response would be playing into the terrorists' hands. They seek to inspire disunity and chaos. This happens not only due to their actions, killing people and disrupting infrastructure, but in the aftermath of their acts, when an intense and perverted notion of "patriotism" emerges that does not allow for dissent. Soon the "us against them" mentality that started as "us vs. those who attacked us" becomes "us vs. anyone who disagrees." Such a situation will lead to one of two things: anarchy or dictatorship. I have no doubt that such a response is exactly what terrorists are looking for.

This is just a really, really longwinded way of saying "Come on people now, smile on your brother; everybody get together, try to love one another right now."

Mr. Mojo Risin Wrote:First of all I do have my own idea of what happened, but I was just asking if you really thought that there is/was a man sitting on his chair who suddenly decided to hire 19 hijackers to tear down the WTC.

There's plenty of evidence (or lack of it) that insinuates that the attacks were not made by some Afghanistan terrorist organization whatsoever. I'm not going to list everything I've heard, which are consistent pieces of evidence to backup my point, but I do tell you that American citizens (most of them) are uncapable or unwilling to think or even question what happened. The government created an enemy in order to spread extreme patriotism, scaring people out so that they would not question any further foreign politics and even encourage upcoming wars..[/align]

carefulwiththataxeEugene Wrote:The U.S. had knowledge of the attacks? Sure, we saw that in 1941 as well. The U.S. conceived, planned, organized, and carried out the attacks? Makes no sense.

sea green queen Wrote:I feel for those people above the impact area, having to choose jumping over the overwhelming heat of the burning & raw odor of the kerosene jet fuel. I actually feel more sorry for those fools that actually believe there is a place in heaven for them if they blow up crowed buildings, buses & planes. People reap what they sow, may they have an endless supply of pork to eat and their 70 odd vessel virgins be in fact drag queens with aids.