On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Payam Heidary wrote:
> You should not be so quick to blame the tragedy on
> "terrorist acts" without sufficient evidence to
> support this claim. This is what the media likes to do
> on a regular basis which only serves to perpetuate
> myths and stereotypes in our society about who the
> terrorists are, who is to blame, etc.
>
This is absurd. An unprovoked attack on civilians by an unnamed group IS a
terrorist attack by definition. That's what terrorism IS.
That doesn't mean it was necessarily Arabs, or Muslims, or any other group
that is likely to suffer unjust prejudice because of this. I hate to think
of what individuals of Middle-Eastern descent will suffer now in our
country because of this.
But unless several planes flew into the Pentagon and World Trade Center by
accident, this is a terrorist attack.
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