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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (456994)	9/11/2003 12:50:21 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Many view suicide as a cowardly act. Many view targeting innocent non combatants as a cowardly act. And still many view running and hiding in the mountains after committing mass murder as a cowardly act. Anyone who suggests those suicide killers, who have been taught to fear life more than death, are "brave" because they took their own lives while killing innocent men, women and children really doesn't understand what the word means.

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (456994)	9/11/2003 12:53:35 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

people get tired of hearing all the conspiracy babble and taking this day as yet another ill-timed opportunity to cheap shot a president they don't approve of, a political party they do not agree with and use it as a platform to promote a democratic agenda in the next election

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (456994)	9/11/2003 1:07:31 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

A very thoughtful post. However, I believe you're wasting it on the neocons here. The vast majority of the posters here (probably myself included, though I'll deny it) have already made up their minds on these issues. This thread is mostly simply a punching bag. When they see a post like yours, that tells them to move on, it simply compels them to vent what's still left of their anger onto you. Some will never make take that step. As far as the use of the word 'coward', I think there are two meanings. One is the most obvious; fear of physical danger or harm. I agree these hijackers were clearly not cowards in that sense. But I think that people who call them cowards are using a different meaning, one more of a moral cowardice, a ceding of humanity and self direction to some other power. The 9/11 hijackers made the mortal mistake of ceding their power to a Manson-like maniac, and now are burning in whatever hell exists. They were cowards in the sense that they stopped thinking for themselves and let a madman convince them to kill themselves for him. They were cowards in the sense that they threw out the moral code of their humanity and their religion and let it be supplanted by the evil moral code of murderers. It is something that we all must all beware. In our country today, there are many people who let someone else do their thinking for them, and cede their responsibility. It's one thing to look at the issues, and decide one side or the other; it's moral cowardice to shirk that responsibility and let someone else decide for you.