FAO: AgentWood

It's long, but a good read on the war on terrorism:

Taking Stock of the Forever War

For the Bush crowd, here's something simpler:

They Hate Us Because They Hate Freedom

i'll read the NYT article later when i'm more sober.

as for the second link: quite a similarity, isn't it?

AgentWood wrote: i'll read the NYT article later when i'm more sober.

Good call.

as for the second link: quite a similarity, isn't it?

Another Republican fuckwit who just doesn't get what 9/11 was about:

""For Pataki, 60, a Republican serving his third and final term as the state's chief executive, rebuilding carries a message for the terrorists who brought down the Twin Towers four years ago."We're stronger than ever; we're just going to continue to rise," Pataki said."..."I think the Freedom Center, if done right, makes enormous sense because we were attacked because of our belief in freedom," Pataki said. "We were attacked because we believe in freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to choose our own leaders, and freedom to worship as we see fit, which some find unacceptable and threatening."

and...

"The focus of [the protester's] anger is a proposed museum called the International Freedom Center, or I.F.C., where visitors, according to the museum's mission statement, will learn through art and other exhibitions "how the lives of the victims of Sept. 11 were deeply connected to freedom's evolution." Detailed plans for the museum are scheduled to be submitted Sept. 23."

bLuE oRdEr wrote: Another Republican fuckwit who just doesn't get what 9/11 was about:

""For Pataki, 60, a Republican serving his third and final term as the state's chief executive, rebuilding carries a message for the terrorists who brought down the Twin Towers four years ago."We're stronger than ever; we're just going to continue to rise," Pataki said."..."I think the Freedom Center, if done right, makes enormous sense because we were attacked because of our belief in freedom," Pataki said. "We were attacked because we believe in freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to choose our own leaders, and freedom to worship as we see fit, which some find unacceptable and threatening."

and...

"The focus of [the protester's] anger is a proposed museum called the International Freedom Center, or I.F.C., where visitors, according to the museum's mission statement, will learn through art and other exhibitions "how the lives of the victims of Sept. 11 were deeply connected to freedom's evolution." Detailed plans for the museum are scheduled to be submitted Sept. 23."

God, these people are shortsighted.

it's not that they're shortsighted, it's that they probably have no knowledge of the development of political islam. if you asked pataki who sayyid qutb was he'd probably look at you with a blank stare.

As would I.

But then again, I'm not proposing to lead the charge* against an enemy whose motives I don't understand, either. Pataki's next paycheck against mine** that, after reading that article, I know more about 9/11 now than he does-- not that I ever believed that horseshit that they attacked us because they hate freedom (cue Mel Gobshite for rousing finale). Either that, or he does understand, and he's charging off on some Freedom mumbo jumbo crusade anyway because it suits his political agenda, which tells you something about what he thinks of the 9/11 victims.

* This fuckwit who appears to have no clue about who attacked his State and more importantly, why they attacked his State, wants to be the next President.

** I can't lose on this one