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Old 07-11-2013, 10:24 PM #67
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I would imagine if you had been on the receiving end of one of the USA's many interfering policies or wars, you would harbour a deep resentment towards the country, the way of life it promotes and the values it holds. I would imagine that the men who carried out the attacks on that fateful day felt that they were doing what the USA had done to so many innocent people around the world. It wasn't the work of troubled individuals turning to desperation, it was the work of a group of people who believed that what they were going to do would serve as justice, a form of revenge.

I just find it fascinating that Western media chose not to make these men infamous. I would imagine that that decision was a political one, they sought to stamp out the very reason why those men did what they did. By refusing to draw attention to their cause and instead magnifying the atrocity of what they did, the USA managed to turn a negative thing into a positive. Strong messages of anti-terrorism, national pride and patriotism have been at the forefront in the USA ever since.
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