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,AU?OR 3 ,*RI/OPH] ,Z4 ,HOBSON 

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,I TOOK ADVANTAGE ( A DAY (F--& ! OCCASION ( ,YOM ,KIPPUR SEEM$ RI<T--TO GO TO ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] SITE4 ,) A FRI5D ,I APPROA*$ S\?W>D ALONG ,*UR* ,/REET & !N WE/ TO ! ,HUDSON ,RIV]4 ,FROM !SE VANTAGE PO9TS ONE IS HALF A MILE AWAY & SEES ! SITE ONLY ?R\< GAPS 9 ! BUILD+S2 SO WE CIRCL$ >\ND & APPROA*$ ON ! EA/ SIDE1 ALONG ,BROADWAY1 :]E ONE CAN WALK )9 A FEW BLOCKS ( ! RU9S4 ,! SC5E IS V]Y GRIM4 ,! CR[DS >E KEPT SOME BLOCKS AWAY FROM ! ACTUAL DE/RUCTION1 & ONE DOES NOT SEE ANY?+ NOT ALREADY SE5 MORE CLE>LY 9 PHOTOGRAPHS1 BUT IT IS 5TIRELY DIFF]5T TO BE !RE4 ,! S5SE ( REALITY IS HEI<T5$ BY ! /ILL-ACRID AIR ?AT MAKES EYES /+ & PHLEGM BUILDUP4 ,ONLY AT ! REAL SITE1 NOT 9 PHOTOS1 CAN ONE REALIZE PHYSICALLY ?AT RI<T !RE1 9 ?OSE SEV]AL ACRES ( RUBBLE 9 SOME PLACES F\R TO FIVE /ORIES HI<1 W]E ! TWO HUGE & SEV]AL SMALL] T[]S & ?\S&S ( PEOPLE :O >E N[ SIMPLY A%4 

,IT'S DIFFICULT TO IMAG9E !SE ?\S&S--,I MEAN ?IS LIT]-ALLY1 IT IS H>D TO HOLD 9 M9D A CONCEPTION ( !IR PRES5CE & N[ !IR ABS5CE4 ,BUT !RE AMID ! ,NEW ,YORK]S & T\RI/S /RA9+ = A LOOK OR PHOTO--ONE WELL-DRESS$ ELD]LY MAN POS$ = A SNAP%OT AGA9/ ! BACKDROP ( COLLAPS$ BUILD+S--ONE CAN BEG9 TO IMAG9E :AT ?OSE NOT IMM$IATELY KILL$ EXP]I5C$2 ONE CAN HE> !IR E*OES1 LIKE ! EMAIL MESSAGE PR9T$ 9 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES 7,SEPT4 #a#b7 FROM SOMEONE 9 ! BUILD+S TO A RECIPI5T AT ! ,NEW ,S*OOL ,UNIV]SITY1 0,I DON'T ?9K ,I'M GO+ TO GET \T4 ,Y\'VE BE5 A REALLY GOOD FRI5D40,ONE'S HE>T GOES \T TOO TO ! SOLDI]S1 SOME /ILL ADOLESC5TS1 :O >E N[ ON DUTY AT ! SITE & WILL BE S5T--!Y OR !IR BRO!RS1 SI/]S1 LOV]S & FRI5DS--TO BOMB &_/OR ADVANCE ON L& AGA9/ !IR BRO!RS & SI/]S1 MILIT>Y & CIVILIAN1 9 ,AF<ANI/AN & P]HAPS O!R C\NTRIES4 

,VIRTUALLY UNANIM\SLY1 AN>*I/S1 ANTI-IMP]IALI/S1 & DEC5T PEOPLE 9 G5]AL HAVE CONDEMN$ ! ATTACKS ON ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] & ,P5TAGON4 ,IT W\LD BE SUP]FLU\S TO ADD MY [N VIEW4 ,NONE!LESS !RE >E SOME PO9TS WOR? MAK+ OR UND]L9+4 ,FIR/1 ! ATTACK WAS WRONG NOT BECAUSE IT WAS AN ATTACK ON ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BUT BECAUSE IT WAS AN ATTACK MA9LY ON UN9VOLV$ CIVILIANS1 MO/ ( !M WORK+ & OPPRESS$ PEOPLE4 7,EV5 9 ! ,P5TAGON1 :I* ( C\RSE IS A MILIT>Y COMM& C5T]1 MO/ ( ! VICTIMS W]E L[-LEVEL CL]ICAL & S]VICE WORK]S47 ,?IS IS :AT MAKES T]RORISM SO /UPID1 AS WELL AS MORALLY WRONG3 ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 :O %\LD BE & 9 MANY CASES >E OPPON5TS ( ,U4,S4 P[]1 CAN IMAG9E !IR SP\SES OR BRO!RS DY+ 9 SU* AN ATTACK--OR !IR SP\SES_/BRO!RS DID DIE--& WI%1 NOT UNREASONABLY1 TO KILL ?OSE RESPONSIBLE4 ,BUT--= US IT GOES )\T SAY+--WE %\LD OPPOSE ! ,U4,S4 RETALIATION ?AT IS PLA9LY AHEAD4 ,:ATEV] ITS SPECIFIC T>GETS1 ! ,U4,S4 CAMPAIGN WILL NOT BE AIM$ JU/ AT PUNI%M5T BUT AT REMOV+ POLITICAL OPPON5TS & REASS]T+ ,U4,S4 WORLD P[]1 OBJECTIVES EV]Y OPPON5T ( OPPRESSION %\LD RESI/4 ,MY IMPRESSION--P]HAPS BIAS$ BECAUSE ,I AM 9 ,NEW ,YORK ) ITS MULTICULTURAL POPULATION--IS ?AT MANY PEOPLE >E ON A K9D ( KNIFE-$GE1 ) AGGRESSIVE RESPONSES BALANC$ BY AW>5ESS ?AT ! ,U4,S4 HAS A LOT TO ANSW] =4 ,BU% & HIS ADVIS]S WANT TO KEEP ?IS EQUIVOCAL S5TIM5T FROM GR[+4 ,IT IS VITAL ?AT !Y NOT SUCCE$ & ?AT PEOPLE BE 5C\RAG$ TO VOICE !IR [N D\BTS AB\T ! ,U4,S4 RESPONSE 9 :ATEV] T]MS !Y F9D MEAN+FUL4 ,N[ MORE ?AN EV] AN>*I/S & O!R RADICALS %\LD NOT TALK AS IF WE HAVE ALL ! ANSW]S1 BUT WE %\LD HOLD TO AN UN%AKABLE OPPOSITION TO ! ,U4,S4 W>4 

,SECOND1 AN>*I/S MU/ BE CLE> AB\T \R POSITION ON T]RORISM4 ,9 ! PA/ SOME AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 SYMPA!TIC TO REVOLUTION>Y GR\PS ?AT WAG$ T]ROR ATTACKS AGA9/ CIVILIANS4 ,I ?9K ?IS POSITION HAS ALWAYS BE5WRONG4 ,!RE >E TWO CLASSICAL >GUM5TS AGA9/ REVOLUTION>Y T]RORISM1 BO? VALID4 ,FIR/1 T]ROR OP]ATIONS--NECESS>ILY SECRET & WAG$ BY SMALL B&S--DO NOT 5C\RAGE OPPRESS$ PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION !MSELVES = !IR LIB]ATION4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y R$UCE !M TO PASSIVE SPECTATORS & 9CREASE !IR DEP5D5CE ON & SUPPORT = ! GOV]NM5T1 S9CE !Y CAN SEE ?AT !Y !MSELVES MAY BECOME VICTIMS4 ,FUR!R1 WORK+ & OPPRESS$ PEOPLE >E \R CLASS BRO!RS & SI/]S1 EV5 IF !Y MAY BE DIVID$ FROM US BY ADH]5CE TO ! OPPRESSOR'S IDEOLOGY4 ,WE DO NOT ATTACK !M1 OR WE DO SO TO ! SMALLE/ EXT5T POSSIBLE 7= EXAMPLE1 IT IS LEGITIMATE TO ATTACK AN OCCUPY+ >MY74 

,ADDITIONALLY1 ! ORGANIZ+ ( T]ROR ATTACKS REFLECTS ! T]RORI/S' [N ANTIDEMOCRATIC POLITICS1 !IR VIEW ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE AS EXP5DABLE PAWNS & !MSELVES AS A FUTURE RUL+ P[]4 ,IT %\LDN'T TAKE MU* IMAG9ATION TO REALIZE ?AT PEOPLE :O >E WILL+ TO BL[ UP UN9VOLV$ CIVILIANS EI!R TO /RIKE FE> 9TO ! 5EMY SIDE OR TO IMPOSE DISCIPL9E ON0!IR [N0 POPULATION >E NOT GO+ TO SET UP P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES IF & :5 !Y GA9 P[]4 

,:AT IS CRUCIAL1 9 MY VIEW1 IS ?AT SUPPORT+ A POLITICAL GOAL IS NOT ! SAME AS SUPPORT+ ANY P>TICUL> GR\P ?AT HAPP5S TO BE FI<T+ = IT1 OR !IR /RATEGY OR TACTICS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ONE CAN & %\LD BE = ,PALE/9IAN 9DEP5D5CE )\T 5DORS+ ANY ( ! ,PALE/9IAN POLITICAL GR\PS1 & :ILE CONDEMN+ ,PALE/9IAN ATTACKS ON UN9VOLV$ ,ISRAELI CIVILIANS4 ,BY ! SAME TOK51 NO FALSE COMP>ISON BETWE5 ! NUMB] ( ,PALE/9IAN ATTACKS ON ,ISRAELI CITIZ5S & ! NUMB] 7L>G] OR SMALL]7 ( ,ISRAELI ATTACKS ON ,PALE/9IAN CIVILIANS %\LD MAKE US =GET ! BASIC DIFF]5CE ?AT ,ISRAEL IS D5Y+ ,PALE/9IAN 9DEP5D5CE1 :ILE ,PALE/9IANS >E FI<T+ = 9DEP5D5CE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 9 MY OP9ION1 WE MU/ BE CLE> ?AT NOT JU/ ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] BOMB+ BUT EV]Y K9D ( REVOLUTION>Y T]ROR AGA9/ CIVILIANS IS BO? C\NT]PRODUCTIVE & MORALLY WRONG4 

,A F9AL PO9T IS ?AT ! ,U4,S4 & ,ISRAELI GOV]NM5TS %>E RESPONSIBILITY = ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] & ,P5TAGON ATTACK4 ,!Y >E RESPONSIBLE 9 A G5]AL S5SE--! ATTACK1 NO MATT] H[ WICK$1 IS P>TLY A RESPONSE TO ! ,ISRAELI GOV]NM5T'S OCCUPATION ( ,PALE/9E1 ITS REFUSAL TO GRANT 9DEP5D5CE TO ! HALF ( ,PALE/9E /ILL POPULAT$ BY ,PALE/9IANS1 ITS DAILY DISCRIM9ATION & VIOL5CE AGA9/ ,PALE/9IAN CIVILIANS1 & ITS ASSASS9ATIONS ( ,PALE/9IAN LEAD]S--= EXAMPLE ,MU/AFA AL-,ZIBRI1 LEAD] ( ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT = ! ,LIB]ATION ( ,PALE/9E1 :O WAS KILL$ BY TWO MISSILES FIR$ ?R\< HIS (FICE W9D[S BY ,ISRAELI =CES ON ,AUGU/ #b#g4 ,ALL !SE ACTIONS W]E SUP-PORT$ OR ONLY WEAKLY CRITICIZ$ BY ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! ,U4,S4 & ,ISRAELI GOV]NM5TS >E RESPONSIBLE 9 A V]Y SPECIFIC WAY4 ,ISRAELI PRIME M9I/] ,%>ON1 !N 9 OPPOSITION1 SET \T DELIB]ATELY TO WRECK ! FALT]+ PEACE NEGOTIATIONS 9 ,SEPTEMB] #b1 ) HIS POLICE-BACK$ ASS]TION ( ,ISRAELI P[] OV] ! ,AL ,AQSA MOSQUE >EA 9 ,J]USALEM1 A HOLY SITE = ,MUSLIMS ?AT ,ISRAELI =CES HAD G5]ALLY /AY$ \TSIDE (4 ,%>ON'S ACT WAS DESIGN$ TO DEP?-*>GE ! PEACE TALKS & SET ,ISRAEL & ,PALE/9E ON A W> FOOT+1 & IT SUCCE$$ 9 DO+ SO4 ,! ,U4,S4 NEI!R BROKE ) ,%>ON NOR OPPOS$ !SE TACTICS 9 ANY EFFECTIVE WAY4 ,! ATTACKS ON ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] & ,P5TAGON >E ! LONG-T]M RESULT ( ,%>ON'S & ! ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5T'S [N POLICIES4 

,FUR!R1 ! ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5T 9 AN OV]ALL S5SE IS A T]RORI/ P[]--NOT JU/ IMP]IALI/1 ?\< IT IS ?AT1 BUT T]RORI/1 9 ?AT IT CLAIMS ! RI<T TO USE =CE AGA9/ A WIDE RANGE ( POLITICAL OPPON5TS4 ,BESIDES ! ANTI-P]SONNEL ATTACKS 9 ,ISRAEL JU/ M5TION$1 ! ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5T CONT9UES TO BOMB ,IRAQ BETWE5 ONCE & TWICE EV]Y WEEK1 9 A POLICY BEGUN UND] ! FIR/ ,BU% & CONT9U$ 7EV5 9T5SIFI$7 ?R\< ! ,CL9TON ADM9I/RATIONS UNTIL N[4 ,A LONG LI/ ( SIMIL> ACTIONS C\LD BE ADD$4 

,GIV5 ?IS HI/ORY IT'S NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT SOME ,PALE/9IANS 9ITIALLY *E]$ ! ATTACK4 ,A WIDELY-CIRCULAT$ EMAIL CLAIMS ?AT ,C,N,N FOOTAGE ( !SE CELEBRATIONS WAS FABRICAT$1 BUT ?IS SEEMS NOT TO BE TRUE & 9 ANY CASE IT MISSES ! PO9T--IT IS 5TIRELY UND]/&ABLE ?AT SU* REACTIONS W\LD OCCUR4 ,REPORT$LY1 SOME CR[DS 9 ,*ILI ALSO CELEBRAT$1 ) COMM5TS LIKE1 0,N[ !Y KN[ :AT WE W5T ?R\<0--REF]R+ TO ! ,U4,S4 SUPPORT = ! #a#i#g#c-#a#i#i ,P9O*ET MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IP1 :I* R\ND$ UP ?\S&S ( OPPON5TS 9 A SOCC] /ADIUM1 TORTUR$ & KILL$ !M !RE1 & PU%$ LEFTI/ Y\?S \T ( HELICOPT]S TO !IR DEA?S4 7,SU* REACTIONS TO ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] CONFLAGRATION1 H[EV]1 DI$ D[N AS ! HORROR ( ! DEA?S ( 9NOC5T PEOPLE & RESCUE WORK]S SANK 947 

,?IS HOME TRU? ISN'T V]Y FA%IONABLE N[ 9 ! ,U4,S4 ,LE>N$ COMM5TATORS TELL US ?AT ,OSAMA B9 ,LAD5 HATES ALL ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION1 NOT JU/ ,ISRAEL OR ,U4,S4 SUPPORT = ,ISRAEL4 ,TRUE 5\<1 BUT :AT AB\T ! *E]+ CR[DS ! SAME COMM5TATORS >E QUICK TO D5\NCE8 ,! ,U4,S4 %\LD TAKE A LONG LOOK 9 ! MIRROR2 :5 IT DOES IT WILL REALIZE ! SAME PO9T ,W4 ,H4 ,AUD5 /AT$ 9 HIS POEM ON ! BEG9N+ ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I1 PR9T$ ELSE:]E 9 ?IS ISSUE3 0,\T ( ! MIRROR !Y />E1 _/ ,IMP]IALISM'S FACE _/,& ! 9T]NATIONAL WRONG40 

,!SE PO9TS 9 NO WAY LESS5 ! CRIM9ALITY ( ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] BOMB+1 ! HORROR EXP]I5C$ BY ITS VICTIMS1 ! SUFF]+ ( ?OSE AFFECT$ BY IT4 ,!Y ONLY 9DICATE ! CRIM9ALITY ( :AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ITS ALLIES HAVE 9FLICT$ ON C\NTLESS O!RS4 

,MANY DEC5T PEOPLE1 NON-MILIT>I/S :O >E APPALL$ BY ! T]RORI/ ACTION1 >E N[ ASK+3 ,:AT %\LD ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES DO 9 RESPONSE TO ! ATTACK8 ,9 MY VIEW ! ANSW] IS V]Y SIMPLE1 AL?\< ALSO 0UTOPIAN40 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES %\LD RECOGNIZE ! 9DEP5D5CE ( ,PALE/9E4 ,BEYOND ?AT1 ! ,U4,S4 %\LD /OP BOMB+ ,IRAQ1 RECOGNIZE ! ,TALIBAN GOV]NM5T 9 ,AF<ANI/AN--IT IS A BRUTAL DICTATOR%IP BUT IT IS ! GOV]NM5T ( ! C\NTRY--/OP S5D+ BILLIONS 9 MILIT>Y EQUIPM5T TO PRO-,U4,S4 DICTATOR%IPS 9 ,EGYPT1 ,SAUDI ,>ABIA1 & ELSE:]E1 & CON-DUCT ALL ITS RELATIONS 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ 7& ELSE:]E7 ON A BASIS ( EQUALITY4 ,!N WE C\LD SEE H[ MU* SUPPORT = T]RORISM REMA9S4 ,! ,U4,S4 H[EV] WILL NOT DO ANY ( ?IS2 NOT JU/ BECAUSE ,BU% PREF]S A W> POLICY BUT BECAUSE ! :OLE ECONOMIC-MILIT>Y SY/EM WE LIVE 9 IS MOV+ T[>D AN ATTEMPT TO BUILD UP1 NOT SCALE BACK1 ,U4,S4 DOM9ATION ( ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 

,?IS SY/EMIC GRASP+ ( AN IMP]IALI/ SY/EM = GREAT]1 MORE UNIV]SAL P[] ALREADY EXI/$ BE=E ,SEPTEMB] #a#a4 ,! ORD9>Y CITIZ5S & WORK]S 9 ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T]1 NOT TO M5TION AIR TRAVEL]S & FIREFI<T]S--& EV5 COPS1 :O >E OPPRESSORS ON A DAILY BASIS BUT W]E NOT ACT+ AS SU* AT ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] 9 ! *AOS FOLL[+ ! EXPLOSIONS--W]E 9 P>T ITS VICTIMS1 VICTIMS NOT JU/ ( ! VICI\S & ANTIDEMOCRATIC POLICY ( ! IMM$IATE ATTACK]S BUT ( ,U4,S4 IMP]IALISM'S /&+ AIM ( DOM9AT+ ! WORLD4 ,?OSE ,U4,S4 SOLDI]S & ! SOLDI]S & CIVILIANS ( O!R C\NTRIES :O WILL 9EVITABLY LOSE !IR LIVES 9 ! COM+ WEEKS >E VICTIMS ( ?IS SAME P[]1 :I* WE MU/ OPPOSE AS WELL AS WE CAN4 

,NOVEMB] #c3 ,! REM>KS ABOVE W]E WRITT5 BE=E ! ,U4,S4 ATTACK ON ,AF<ANI/AN BEGAN ,OCTOB] #h4 ,EV5TS HAVE ONLY CONFIRM$ :AT ,I WROTE !N3 ! ATTACK IS ! SPE>-HEAD ( AN (F5SIVE AIM$ AT 5=C+ ,U4,S4 SUPREMACY ?R\<\T ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 CEM5T+ NEW IMP]IALI/ ALLIANCES1 & ISOLAT+--IF POSSIBLE DE/ROY+--ANTI-,U4,S4 GOV]NM5TS4 ,! ,TALIBAN REGIME'S APP>5T COLLAPSE HAS H&$ ! ,U4,S4 AT LEA/ A MOM5T>Y VICTORY & LOTS ( PROPAG&A PICTURES ( GRATEFUL ,AF<ANS4 ,BUT IT WILL ONLY EMBOLD5 ,BU% TO EXT5D HIS AMBITIONS--& HIS ATTACKS ON CIVIL RI<TS AT HOME4 ,ALREADY ,BU% & HIS ADVIS]S >E TALK+ AB\T AN ATTACK ON ,IRAQ2 & ,ATTORNEY ,G5]AL ,A%CR(T IS OV]SEE+ ! BIGGE/ EXT5SION ( GOV]NM5T REPRESSIVE P[] S9CE ! #a#i#eS1 REM9D+ US ?AT 9TOL]ANCE ( DISS5T1 NOT TOL]ANCE1 IS ! HI/ORIC ,U4,S4 NORM4 

,TO /ATE :AT %\LD BE OBVI\S BUT HAS BE5 OBSCUR$ BY ! MASS M$IA'S COLLUSION3 ! ,U4,S4 IS NOT WAG+ A CAMPAIGN AGA9/ T]RORISM BUT = 9T]NATIONAL DOM9ATION4 ,! RAY ( HOPE IS ?AT UNEAS9ESS AB\T ! W>1 AW>5ESS ( ,U4,S4 IMP]IALISM'S ROLE1 & \TRI<T OPPOSITION >E ALL GREAT] ?AN ! M$IA ADMIT--,I HE> ?IS 9 ! SUB-WAY & ON ! CORN]--& GREAT] ?AN AT A COMP>ABLE P]IOD 9 ! ,VIETNAM W>4 ,WE CAN ONLY TRY TO BUILD ?IS S5TIM5T 9TO A P[]FUL MOVEM5T TO MAKE ! IMP]IALI/ BULLIES FEEL !IR %AME4 

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