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He is certainly not embarassing himself. His insights into the root causes of 9/11 are much more intelligent than the whole "they're just evil" mentality that I see from many here. It's about time people started holding the West accountable for its actions around the world and how it affects the poor and exploited. Can you possibly imagine what so much of the world's population deals with because of the US "free market"? Is it so surprising that from time to time these people will strike back? Instead we focus on religion and good guys vs. bad guys.
What's important to realize though is that the US decided on destroying Afghanistan long before any of these money trails and "terrorist" connections were revealed. People spend all their time trying to cure the symptoms instead of looking at the root causes behind them.
I'm not advocating a communist society, but Strange Famous is right, we're heading down a path that will lead either to change or the end of the species. Can you imagine the destruction the US will wreak when its hegemonic status finally comes into question? They'll go down shooting, that's for sure, and with thousands of nukes you'll have to excuse me if I'm a tad nervous. I'd hate to think what would happen if Israel felt similarly threatened.
War is not part of our nature, it is merely one way of solving problems that has been very effective for the victor. It's not absolute in this world, and not all societies have resorted to it.
Thank you for your contribution, Strange Famous.
SLM3
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