From: Alex F. Bokov (alexboko@umich.edu)
Date: Mon Oct 01 2001 - 19:33:28 MDT
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On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 CurtAdams@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/1/01 10:28:48 AM, alexboko@umich.edu writes:
>
> >Given that they [the WTC terrorists]
> >come from a culture that values bravery and honor, hammering away at
> >their cowardice in every public forum might in some small way make it
> >harder for the opponent to indoctrinate future terrorists.
>
> It would if they had actually been cowardly. But they obviously weren't,
> and saying they were just makes us look like kooks. Indicting them for
> violating the Koran (which they did in spades; it calls for killing infidels
> but not like this) is a superior insult.
You're right. As a former NYCer I may indeed be guilty of kookyness in
my postings of late, but criticizing them in the context of their own
values makes more sense than criticizing them in the context of
ours. Comment withdrawn.
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