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To: Eric K. who wrote (57643)10/8/2001 10:51:44 AM
From: Pravin KamdarRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
Erik,

It is not "questioning our values" to contemplate why 20 educated, intelligent people plus a network of at least a few dozen supporters, all of whom spent
at least some time in the West, chose to blow up American buildings and kill thousands of cilivians. It is very convenient to posit that they are an evil,
depraved bunch somehow offended by the existence of prosperity and freedom in America. Jealousy and irrational beliefs have motivated many terrible
incidents in human history, but after having read around twenty of Team Bin Laden's pieces over the last decade, what I see is a bunch of (mostly) Arabs
who are really pissed off about persistent and sustained American support for Zionism over the right to hope and opportunity for their Palestinian
"brothers" and frustration over the million or so Iraqi people who have died after a decade of sanctions that have yet to yield any positive changes in the
leadership of Iraq.

Of course nothing can justify the NY attacks, but your analysis of the reason is spot on. And, although I am impressed with the Bush administration's performance since the attacks, they do not do the country service by trying to hide the real reason for resentment of American under the veil of a hatred for our freedoms.

Pravin.
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