its typical of you to give the west a free pass
I don't deny the existent of evil. and i do believe that the terrorists on the 9/11 flights were driven by their religion to fly planes into American Buildings. It's just that i dont conform to a narrow minded ideaology that insists that everything in the world fit into it's walls of comfort.
The problem with your viewpoint is that it is completely illogical. You put 1 quote from some nobody and you think that means that imperial events and human rights violations over the last century dont play a large part in molding the hate and angst that is tought THROUGH the Koran.
You really think foreign policy in the middle east and around the world has not had a major affect on the growth and ideaology of terrorism. i mean, i know that it doesn't fit into your perfect outlook on things, but you're a very smart man, how can you deny this?
look at me i found a quote
"We don't really give a damn for what anybody thinks. We rub everyone's face in it. We're Americans and you're not. We're really talking the Roman Empire here. We'll do anything we want to do and anywhere we want to do it. You're either with us or against us. Multi-lateral institutions like the UN are incidental and irrelevant to the powers that be. This is the image we're sending to the world. That is what much of the world feels about this country this minute."
Charles Lewis, from the Center for Public Integrity in Washington DC, USA
im looking forward to your comments on the other points.