Paul Zarembka writes:
--On Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:55 AM -0400 Marvin Gandall
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yet, since 9/11 and the second intifada, where suicide bombings and
beheadings have become the calling cards of Arab diplomacy, and with
Hamas
and Hezbollah emerging as elected entities that, paradoxically, reject
the
first principles of liberal democracy, I feel a great deal of moral
anguish.
Marvin,
Your forwarding of Mr. Rosenbaum's message to the list is probably
suggestive about your own thought process in the current climate. In any
case, please notice how 9/11 drives Mr. Rosenbaum and thus how important
it
is for him that Arabs precipitated 9/11 for his message to have any
impact.
If the premise were false, ... For example, I could cite evidence that
some of the named Arab hijackers were not on the planes, including
evidence
from quite mainstream sources ignored by the Commission.
What's the reference to beheadings? And where did Hezbollah emerge as an
elected entity? Just factual queries here.
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Paul, I'm not certain what you interpret to be my thoughts on the matter -
support for Thane Rosenbaum's comments quoted above (they're not mine), or
rejection of them. Clearly the latter; I thought my sentiments about the
article would be plain enough from the subject heading. I don't know of any
beheadings having occured outside those Islamist groups which identify with
al Qaeda. Hamas and Hezbollah have entered the electoral arena with some
success.
I think the article indicates that what primarily drives Mr. Rosenbaum is
his emotional blind spot about Israel, which would still be there even if
9/11 hadn't happened.
