NP - Fighting the Forces of Invisibility

[Henry Mu]

Overall, I thought the essay was rather reasonable. When emotions are
running high, people confuse explanations, their own or by others, with
excuses. Except that it echoes the obvious, i.e. that the attack was
inexcusable, I'm surprised that Dave brought this even-handed piece to
our attention. Thanks, Dave.

FWIW, the US never really negotiates with anyone, especially not with
terrorists. A less than peaceful solution will be necessary in order to
save face, even though "saving face" is something that American's
attribute to Asia. I read an amateur essay the other day that stated
that the US has been involved with most every war in the last 200
hundred years and so shouldn’t hesitate to bring on a new one. I would
really like to see a moderation movement (see my posts on the
utilization of covert assassination of family members, ala Mafia); peace
is never an option in this country and certainly isn't one now.

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₪ Henry

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On
Behalf Of Doug Millison
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:52 AM
To: pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: Re: NP - Fighting the Forces of Invisibility

I've yet to encounter -- in person or in print -- any
critic of U.S. policy who seeks "to excuse such an
atrocity."  In fact, virtually every response, across
the political spectrum, condemns the attacks.
Rushdie's rhetorical move here is weak.


> By Salman Rushdie
> [...]To excuse such an atrocity [...]



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