Re: A Letter from an Afghani-American attorney

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Posted by Maureen on September 18, 2001 at 00:54:34:

In reply to: A Letter from an Afghani-American attorney posted by Kree on September 17, 2001 at 19:33:12:

This will probably PO some people but here is the deal. There is a
serious propaganda machine at work on both sides of this issue. I
have received so many emails of such letters in the last few
days...including this one. There seems to be a misunderstanding
inherent in the thoughts that the US should not be baited by Bin
Laden into doing what Bin Laden wants the US to do. The fact is that
the US has decided that this is war based upon the attacks on the
WTC, the Pentagon and the other events that resulted in the deaths of
people on US soil last Tuesday. This is not a consideration of IF
the US will and should respond. This is just a matter of when. If
all things in the letter is absolutely true, the condition of the
Afghanistan people was not the fault of any of the people killed last
Tuesday. The shedding of innocent blood has already been done and
9/ll was not the first time innocent blood was shed...and will not be
the last. And that is unfortunate for the world but is a reality of
the world we live in. And has been the reality for a long long long
time. Except for people like you and I who go about our everyday
lives...the minor players...the pawns...there are no clean hands on
the worlds larger political picture. There is no moral high ground
to be claimed. When one is going to look at history they should look
at history in total and not choose some small part of history and
present it as the story.

So Bin Laden wants the US out of Saudi Arabia. OK what if everyone
agreed to leave the place they occupy, reside, captured, marshall,
whatever, and returned to the land of their origin. What would the
world look like? Who would be in America...the US, Canada or
Mexico? Who would be in North Africa, the Sudan, South Africa.
There is no moral high ground in the context of history when the
total story is told. And to tell less than the total story is to
create propaganda.

There will certainly be more coming from all directions. Just be
more skeptical when it comes at you.

Maureen

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: This will probably PO some people but here is the deal. There is a : serious propaganda machine at work on both sides of this issue. I : have received so many emails of such letters in the last few : days...including this one. There seems to be a misunderstanding : inherent in the thoughts that the US should not be baited by Bin : Laden into doing what Bin Laden wants the US to do. The fact is that : the US has decided that this is war based upon the attacks on the : WTC, the Pentagon and the other events that resulted in the deaths of : people on US soil last Tuesday. This is not a consideration of IF : the US will and should respond. This is just a matter of when. If : all things in the letter is absolutely true, the condition of the : Afghanistan people was not the fault of any of the people killed last : Tuesday. The shedding of innocent blood has already been done and : 9/ll was not the first time innocent blood was shed...and will not be : the last. And that is unfortunate for the world but is a reality of : the world we live in. And has been the reality for a long long long : time. Except for people like you and I who go about our everyday : lives...the minor players...the pawns...there are no clean hands on : the worlds larger political picture. There is no moral high ground : to be claimed. When one is going to look at history they should look : at history in total and not choose some small part of history and : present it as the story. : : So Bin Laden wants the US out of Saudi Arabia. OK what if everyone : agreed to leave the place they occupy, reside, captured, marshall, : whatever, and returned to the land of their origin. What would the : world look like? Who would be in America...the US, Canada or : Mexico? Who would be in North Africa, the Sudan, South Africa. : There is no moral high ground in the context of history when the : total story is told. And to tell less than the total story is to : create propaganda. : : There will certainly be more coming from all directions. Just be : more skeptical when it comes at you. : : Maureen
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