(Note to literalists: the Watched column presently contains only a smattering of 'warblogs' because the facilitator of the template-change--Dr. Menlo--is not very familiar with them, and will be adding more as they are sent to him. Also, this blog may contain areas of allusion, satire, subtext, context and possibly even a dash of the surreal: wannabe lit-crits beware.)
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[Watch this space for: Pentagon and Petroleum, The Media is only as Liberal as the Corporations Who Own Them, Wash Down With, and Recalcify]
It is unreasonable to assume that those who attacked the United States on September 11 did not feel in some way justified for what they did because of the decisions made by the United States in numerous places throughout the world.
By that time, he would have read the 150+ Saudi intellectuals invite the West to peaceful dialogue, that human lives are inherently sacred, that it is forbidden to take a life unjustly, that it is forbidden to impose a religious faith on others, that human relations must be established on the highest moral standards, that all of the resources on earth were created for humanity to use within the limits of justice, that responsibility for a crime lies only with the perpetrator, that justice for all people is an inalienable right regardless of colour, creed, or ethnicity, and that dialogue must take place between Muslims and non-Muslims in the best manner.