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To: RetiredNow who wrote (9867)	12/13/2001 3:56:17 PM
From: Carolyn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

I know I would. That pack coming at me has no brains and runs on pure hatred.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (9867)	12/13/2001 3:57:28 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 23908

But my gosh, I think if I had an uzi and a bunch of people were running at me with bombs, I'd defend myself too. >>>> No country or politician would have a choice, really...Kashmire is just like that too..

To: RetiredNow who wrote (9867)	12/13/2001 7:05:55 PM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 23908

The strange thing is that bin Laden, his henchmen, and many of his operatives are upper and middle class--they did not live in poverty and desperation. Nor were the September 11 highjackers driven to their acts by despair over their situation in Palestine. Not one was a Palestinian. Nor did poverty and despair produce John "the American Taliban" Walker Lindh. I think it's time to re-think our traditional take on things, even though I know it's not PC to blame things on nationalism and religious zealotry rather than the more comfortable poverty and despair. (It's also scarier to admit this because we can do something about poverty--but what can we do about homicidal fanatical Islamic millionaires, and their well-heeled henchmen????).