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To: tejek who wrote (188466)	5/12/2004 6:58:46 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575426

Have you seen the actual beheading video?

To: tejek who wrote (188466)	5/12/2004 7:13:40 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575426

As for us, the American public is too quick to look all surprised when something bad happens. However, our gov't isn't all that surprised because they know the $h*t they are pulling. The American public needs to pay more attention to what our gov't does if we want to prevent future WTC episodes. If we don't, I can assure you, we will have a lot more of those episodes in the coming years. In fact, Bush's policies all but assure that we will. You were doing fine with some of your points; however, we disagree here. I don't think we were to blame for 9/11. You imply that, not only do we have culpability for it, but that we are the precipitators of terrorism. These folks hate us, and it transcends the Holy Land or twisted notions of who has the right to do what. People who commit acts like 9/11 place themselves outside consideration of any purported justification for their conduct. Period. Perhaps if we spent more time being outraged by their behavior than falling into THEIR trap of blaming ourselves for everything, we would be far more successful in abating terrorism. Unfortunately, the terrorists know that they can tap into exactly the kind of sentiments you expressed. That's what makes them smart. They know how to get to us in the court of American public opinion, and that's what they rely on. I fully understand their mentality in that regard. Do you?