When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Police Debate if London Plotters Were Suicide Bombers, or Dupes - New York Times:
To me its not their ages that make them unlikely to have carried out this bombing on their own (they are in the same age range as most military personnel) but the fact that their families were astonished.
Even if they kept their activities secret from their families, it would be impossible (in my view) to keep your opinions a secret from one's family-- or indeed the fact that they had opinions about the British government or people.
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Suicide Bombers, or Dupes
Police Debate if London Plotters Were Suicide Bombers, or Dupes - New York Times:
Several investigators said the July 7 bombers, ranging in age from 18 to 30, might not have been sophisticated enough to plan a synchronized attack, with three bombs exploding in the London Underground within 45 seconds.
To me its not their ages that make them unlikely to have carried out this bombing on their own (they are in the same age range as most military personnel) but the fact that their families were astonished.
Even if they kept their activities secret from their families, it would be impossible (in my view) to keep your opinions a secret from one's family-- or indeed the fact that they had opinions about the British government or people.
Palema
6:51 AM
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