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To: kumar who wrote (58659)	11/24/2002 8:39:22 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>many people from the asian region are used to accepting a few 000 casualties as part of life<< Maybe so, but we aren't. One of the perks of being an American citizen is not having to accept that which "many people from the asian region are used to accepting."

To: kumar who wrote (58659)	11/24/2002 9:01:53 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

If you accept that perception can be the reality, then 9/11 did change everything. It is possible to think that this perception is a bit off, or that perspective was lost (totally) and still recognize that it IS the dominant way citizens of the US perceive 9/11.