Word: moussa
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TIME: So it's all America's fault? Moussa: I wouldn't say so, but since America is the most powerful country, the only superpower, it is more responsible than others. Everybody looks to America to intervene, achieve peace, exert pressure, convince governments to do this or that...
TIME: If the terrorists were Arabs, how would you explain what they did? Moussa: [U.S. Secretary of State] Colin Powell says that they will produce evidence. If it was Arabs or Muslims, they don't represent the Arab or Muslim people, but we have to see why. First, there is the frustration, the sense that a major injustice has been done to the Arabs. Israeli policy is challenging the dignity of the Arab man. And nobody cares. But nothing in what I say justifies the attacks. We condemn...
TIME: Are you worried that America's retaliation may turn out badly? Moussa: The situation is very fluid, very fluid. The [U.S.] goals are still not very clear...
TIME: Do Arabs accept America's plans to retaliate? Moussa: "Accept" is not the right word. But we understand the American predicament and the enormity of what happened. The President of the United States has to do something to punish the perpetrators...
TIME: Will the Arab states cooperate? Moussa: We are ready to cooperate as much as we can. But [retaliation] should be done in a way that does justice. You should retaliate against a group that has been proven to be the perpetrtators. If they want our help concerning military action, military bases, soldiers or anything of the sort, then the world has to be consulted. The best thing, if there is evidence, is to get bin Laden and try him. Attacking the Afghans will harm a lot of innocent people which we want to avoid...