Posted by kid_A on October 9, 2001, at 13:19:10
In reply to Re: poem » kid_A, posted by shelliR on October 9, 2001, at 12:06:11
I'm willing to conced that Bin Laden's statements concerning Palestine may not be all that they seem... I think that the important thing to think about though is that it is not a matter of being for or against Palestine so much as being against Israel and the United States, and this has always been Bin Laden's stance...It wasn't my intention to infer that Palestine was some how connected as a major or even minor thrust of the terrorist attacks, I am only trying to say that this conflict and US unilateral involvement in it has been going on for years now and does play a role in the fostering of anti US sentiments... I may be incorect on the date, the 1979 invasion of Lebanon by Israel was sactioned by the UN, that sanction was vetoed by the US... as were several other sanctions against Israel... I'm not Israel bashing, or US bashing... Im just pointing out that there are -many- different reasons why there may be anti-US sentiments in the middle east...
I stand by my criticism of the quote-unquote poem... I feel it is trite and does not offer any more clarity or peace of mind than an American flag bumper sticker...
I never meant to rile anyone up, or get embroiled in a heated argument, these are just my points of view and I think I'm entitled to them... I fully agree with your points and I'm not disputing them, but I am disputing my right to post an op ed piece on this preievously posted work, a right which I don't feel is out of line in the slightest.
I hope you'll accept my appologies if In some way you feel that I have tried to incite an argument, I fully believe in the right of every individual to post their point of view.
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