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To: Neeka who wrote (685)	9/11/2006 7:49:46 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

You have too many "/" in your URL......4 instead of 2.

To: Neeka who wrote (685)	9/11/2006 7:51:17 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Getting Into Pacifists' Heads NY Sun ^ \| September 11 2006 \| JOHN McWHORTER nysun.com September 11 has lent me one of the most nettlesome mental challenges I have ever encountered — seeking coherence in the leftist orthodoxy on what has happened since. For me, especially confusing is those who rue our not having met 9/11 with "pacifism." To wrap one's head around others' views and perceive how those views are compatible with intelligence and morality is an urgent task. But I have been just barely adequate to it when encountering a Berkeley professor who vehemently opposed our attacking Afghanistan, or another who thought that we should turn the other cheek to terrorist attacks. In my experience, these people would not urge pacifism on, say, Taiwan if attacked by mainland China. Their sense seems to be that America owes the world passivity in the face of attack because of our power, as well as our less honorable moments on the world scene. (Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ....