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To: Worswick who wrote (587)	10/13/2001 5:41:19 PM
From: Zeev Hed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 644

Interesting history, but what do we do about it? Right now we are bombarding Afghanistan with food rations, and that is quite good and original, but gosh, we are stopping half way. The packages themselves contains some parts that a typical Afghan would not know what to do with. Well, they'll learn fast enough. But, why is the message of peace and friendship on the package in English, why not Arabic or Pushtu, or Uzbek, wherever it is dropped. I would have one side the reason for our attack (like picture of the great catastrophe brought on innocent people for nothing they have done), and then explanation how these acts are diametrically opposite to the Kuran's dictum. I would even make sure that we have at least 20 different messages (local collectors may want to collect a "full series"?), developing an advertising message as continuation in parts. Sending wheat, rice, dry beans (very nutritious) and sugar instead of peanut butter would be better as well. Zeev Zeev Zeev

To: Worswick who wrote (587)	10/14/2001 1:13:47 PM
From: Bosco	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 644

Hi Clark - thanks for sharing the article. It is insightful, especially to people like myself without much understanding of the Islamic tradition in general and its history in particular. While it may be old hat to make paralllel, it does remind me of Hitler's corrupted idea of the Nistzschean Ubermensch. History will tell what kind of place humanity will reserve for ObL. A blip of zealotry [or lunacy] in a long human history of savagery and occasional sobriety? The shape of things to come? Or the evil that unites all good, at least in the convention sense? Well, maybe good vs evil is a bit far fetched. After all, at the risk of inviting counterpoints from others, we Americans were forced to open our eyes when our houses were burning. I am hopeful though that we are not going to come our back from the light and go back to the cave when [a big if,] this subsides. It is not surprising that many dispossessed and disenfrancised identify with ObL. After all, they were supposed to be good Muslim but they were in such wretched condition. So, even without any historical justification, the mind would demand an explanation. Any romantic clinging to the glorious past [which is more fiction than fact anyway,] like the article from NYT or this one in SF Chronicle sfgate.com does not help matter any. Personally, I do not wish humanity having another Crusade, or Spanish Inquisition, or the sacking of Nalanda. And let's pray we are merely making a two-step-forward-and-one-step-back in our time. best, Bosco