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xelizer · Jun 19, 2004, 05:17 pm

I was watching Wolf Blitzer on CNN yesterday shortly after the Paul Johnson decapitation. Footage was showing a typical terrorist - black hood over his head, dark/camo clothing, and an AK-47 - talking to the camera. My mom was horrified at the sight of something that looked like that, a cold-blooded being that did not even seem human. I was used to the sight, playing video games and such. But this was different than video games, this was real.

Seeing this [lots of foul language here] made me think - what made them hate us so much? What did the "world" (the countries fighting terrorism) do to these people? Did we widow their wives and orphan their children? Did we destroy their homes and cause dispair? Did we constantly keep reminding them that they were in danger, did we keep them up at night weeping for their dead family members?

Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, and hundreds of other militant/terrorist leaders and groups all hate us, but WHY!? I am frustrated and angry beyond belief, but I am trying to bottle it up. My safety is being compromised because of people I do not even know, because of reasons I do not understand. American businesses, industries, and education are also being compromised in addition to Americans' safety. (The airline industry, American Airlines and United Airlines are hurting due to 9/11 and terror threats. Money supposed to go into education and other things goes to homeland security, defenses, and the military)

I understand that even more safety is being compromised because of the war in Iraq, but even before this there was still tons of hatred towards the U.S. and other countries. There has to be a reason why 9/11 occured. It cannot just be because they do not approve of our lifestyle and society...how would they even know? Are they affected by our lifestyle so greatly that they need to come over to our land and murder innocent people. Is our lifestyle taking away so much from them that they need to do this?

And one more thing, though I do not know if it has anything to do. I am taking World History right now during summer, and we are learning about Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. Even during the B.C. era, this area of the Middle East was fighting one another. They kept attacking each other and conquering each other. Could their roots so far back in time have anything to do with their current actions? Will they even change their brutal and inhumane ways?

Thanks for reading....thoughts? views? answers?

Jun 19, 2004, 05:17 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
xelizer Sedimentary Rock Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 6	I was watching Wolf Blitzer on CNN yesterday shortly after the Paul Johnson decapitation. Footage was showing a typical terrorist - black hood over his head, dark/camo clothing, and an AK-47 - talking to the camera. My mom was horrified at the sight of something that looked like that, a cold-blooded being that did not even seem human. I was used to the sight, playing video games and such. But this was different than video games, this was real. Seeing this [lots of foul language here] made me think - what made them hate us so much? What did the "world" (the countries fighting terrorism) do to these people? Did we widow their wives and orphan their children? Did we destroy their homes and cause dispair? Did we constantly keep reminding them that they were in danger, did we keep them up at night weeping for their dead family members? Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, and hundreds of other militant/terrorist leaders and groups all hate us, but WHY!? I am frustrated and angry beyond belief, but I am trying to bottle it up. My safety is being compromised because of people I do not even know, because of reasons I do not understand. American businesses, industries, and education are also being compromised in addition to Americans' safety. (The airline industry, American Airlines and United Airlines are hurting due to 9/11 and terror threats. Money supposed to go into education and other things goes to homeland security, defenses, and the military) I understand that even more safety is being compromised because of the war in Iraq, but even before this there was still tons of hatred towards the U.S. and other countries. There has to be a reason why 9/11 occured. It cannot just be because they do not approve of our lifestyle and society...how would they even know? Are they affected by our lifestyle so greatly that they need to come over to our land and murder innocent people. Is our lifestyle taking away so much from them that they need to do this? And one more thing, though I do not know if it has anything to do. I am taking World History right now during summer, and we are learning about Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. Even during the B.C. era, this area of the Middle East was fighting one another. They kept attacking each other and conquering each other. Could their roots so far back in time have anything to do with their current actions? Will they even change their brutal and inhumane ways? Thanks for reading....thoughts? views? answers?