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...that America is the enemy of Islam. According to Khan, the hijackers were warriors - not deranged terrorists - and their actions have guaranteed them a place in paradise. "It's true many innocents died in the U.S., but this is war. We cannot always make a distinction between military and civilian targets," shrugged Khan, 42, who is bearded and wears the traditional Pakistani garb of long shirt and baggy cotton trousers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sacrificial Warriors | 9/24/2001 | See Source »

...correct that men tend to be more violent then women—but why does it matter? How does placing this blame help us to prevent violence? That women don’t form terrorist groups and attack civilian populations doesn’t prevent some men from doing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 9/24/2001 | See Source »

...Seoul-bound airplane exploded over Southeast Asia, killing all 115 civilian passengers. When captured, the North Koreans tried to kill themselves, though only one succeeded. The surviving agent, a 25-year-old woman named Kim Hyon-hui, was taken back to Seoul...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 9/24/2001 | See Source »

...this campus which has missed the point. Their rally was noble in its intent of wishing for peace, but failed to provide an alternative reponse to the attack on America. They urge diplomacy and peace, but we are not dealing with a reasonable enemy: anyone who would dare turn civilian aircraft into deadly weapons to kill thousands of innocent people is not reasonable. He is evil...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 9/24/2001 | See Source »

...President Bush's forceful distinction between the people of Afghanistan and their Taliban overlords will also have underscored the fact that Washington shares the concern of most allies to avoid inflicting casualties on an already traumatized civilian population that has little control over the gunmen in its midst. Indeed, the President's eloquent denunciation of the Taliban's domestic reign of terror is a strong hint of the desirability for Washington of destroying the regime that has hosted Osama Bin Laden. Britain's Guardian newspaper on Friday reported that the U.S. is canvassing European NATO allies on ways in which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush Claims the Mantle of World Leader | 9/21/2001 | See Source »

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