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Re:U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afgha... by emptyfile on Friday September 20, 2019 @04:32AM (#21024428)
>Were any of the 9/11 attackers widowed/orphaned by the US? Or were they just whipped up in religious fervor and an abstract idea of a cultural war with the US?

It's so sad that you don't know this.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/nov/24/theobserver

>Full text: bin Laden's 'letter to America'

>As for the first question: Why are we fighting and opposing you? The answer is very simple:

>(1) Because you attacked us and continue to attack us.

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Re:U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afgha... by fit2rule on Friday September 20, 2019 @07:25AM (#21025382)
Cannot upvote this enough. Folks just don't want to know the truth: Asymmetric war just guarantees more war.
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Re:U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afgha... by oh_sigh on Friday September 20, 2019 @07:12AM (#21025304)
Funny how a CEOs public letter is looked at with more skepticism than OBL on here.
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