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To: Mani1 who wrote (155438)	11/30/2002 6:38:44 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579737

One mistake that almost everyone seems to make, is that trying to understand why a person performs an act is not the same thing as excusing it. It is OK to try to understand why a suicide bomber does what he does, and that should in no way be interpreted as excusing or endorsing that act. Mani, well said. ted

To: Mani1 who wrote (155438)	11/30/2002 9:55:25 PM
From: brian1501	Respond to of 1579737

I do not consider myself a Moslem but there have been plenty of unconditional condemnations by Moslem leaders and country through out the world. The problem is that these leaders are never invited to talk shows that most derive their opinions from. They are not invited because they do not make for a heated discussion and interesting sound bites. This could be true, but I'm basing my judgement on the leaders I have seen, and more than that, on the people I've heard via other means like calling into talk shows etc. The typical response I've heard has been that they are sorry for the attacks, they shouldn't have happened etc., then comes the "but". What I've heard following that but has not been trying to understand why they did the things they did, but rather defending their actions. In my mind, there is no defense for those actions. Brian