FWD: Why Bin Laden did it

[Bandwraith at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/26/01 4:03:16 AM, KXX4493553 at aol.com writes:

<< > Finally, it might be noted that these extremists are

 > not creations of poverty and economic oppression.  As

 > is usually the case with revolutionaries, most come

 > from the educated middle class, with a smattering from

 > the wealthy -- like bin Laden.  The regimes being

 > discussed here are in serious need of social, economic

 > and political reform, but none of them have the

 > poverty of a Brazil, a Mexico City, an India.

 > Whatever is wrong with American foreign policy - >>

One reason that "the west" is a target might be because "it" has
fueled the instability- accelerated and caused it to grow to such
monstrous proportions- by its dependence on middle eastern oil.

The huge influx of western cash has served to inflate already
present internal divisions within these cultures, and yet the west's
dependence on their oil means it has no alternative but to attempt
to maintain their status quo, no matter how corrupt.

The west should not only be looking to neutralize the likes of Bin
Laden, but also, to understand the reasons for its continued 
dependence on middle eastern oil.