Philip, The quotes are accurate but I cannot believe them literally any more than I can believe in Santa Claus today. It would be nice, but it ain't just true. I do not expect the 9-11 commission to come out and say Islamic terrorism (which is the more popular term used in the USA), a message sent out by the Bush administration and media. It is NOT IslamIST terrorism which I believe is paying lip-service and being politically correct.
I am not saying everyone in the USA is anti-Muslim (there are 6 million American Muslims) but I believe the 9-11 commission blessed the status quo on a number of fronts: the belief that America is innocent in terrorism matters, the bad guys are always the other guys, the roots of terrorism is external to the USA and non-white in nature, capitalism is kind and gentle and that's what the Middle East needs, America's national security is at stake (translation: control of Middle East oil), etc. Hence, I am very apprenhensive about the 9-11 commission's report. Regards, George --- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 9/11 Commission Report never says "IslamIC" terrorism. It clearly says > "IslamIST terrorism" (p.362) and specifically focuses on the al Qaeda > network. > > So there should not be any apprehension about the focus of the 9/11 > Commssion.
