mary wrote >>It's easy to blame the victim. If these "root cause" proponents would admit that's part of what they are doing, I would respect them more.<<<
I do not believe that looking critically at US foreign policy has anything to do with blaiming the victim. I do not think that there is any justification whatsoever for the terrorist acts of 9/11. But I do not see how we can stop terrorism if we don't understand the forces that create it. >>Hindsight is 20/20. Yes, the US has screwed up in many ways. And your point is?<<< My point is to look at the current events from the historical perspective, to help give some answers to those of us who wonder "Why?" And by being informed, to hopefully not repeat our past mistakes. I think the point of the professor who wrote the letter that I posted was that the media, the "Fourth Estate," should be exercising critical thinking in its analysis of each day's events, not just serving as the propaganda arm of our government. ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics www.polysonics.com Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ********************************************
