At 17:26 13-9-01 -0400, Jon wrote:
> > I did not see the footage. How many people were there, celebrating? I have
> > heard somewhere that there were ~6,000 people celebrating. Not much, when
> > you consider that are millions of people living in that region.
>
>It was approximately 4000 and not 6000. (Attached AP article has references)
>
>Let me ask you this, do you think it's right that these 4000 are celebrating
>the murder of innocent human beings?
No, I do NOT think such behaviour is appropriate. Even though I can
understand why people might turn to violence (and perhaps even sympathise
with them), I do not believe that it is *ever* justified to kill innocent
people.
> Should I interpret your statements to mean that you are defending them?
No, you should not. I am not defending them. Where did you get *that* idea?
The problem I have with this is that footage of 4,000 people celebrating is
enough for some people to say that pretty much the entire Middle East
(Israel excluded) was celebrating.
Jeroen
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