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July 22, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/22/opinion/22friedman.html?hp

Giving the Hatemongers No Place to Hide

(New York Times) Thomas L. Friedman - After every major terrorist incident, the excuse makers come out to tell us why imperialism, Zionism, colonialism, or Iraq explains why the terrorists acted. These excuse makers are just one notch less despicable than the terrorists and also deserve to be exposed. When you live in an open society like London, where anyone with a grievance can publish an article, run for office, or start a political movement, the notion that blowing up a busload of innocent civilians in response to Iraq is somehow "understandable" is outrageous. There is no political justification for 9/11, 7/7, or 7/21.

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