Friday, June 10, 2005

Root Causes of Terrorism

On a whim, I looked to see if anybody wanted to address the Root Causes behind the OKC bombing. Keeping in mind that that horror took place before the internet took off, Google returns this result:

Root Causes: The only long-term solution for terrorism is to rise above these divisions and address the political grievances which provoke it. We must try to understand what causes such violent anger, as well as what can be done about it. Progress requires a serious assessment of the successes and failures of government. We need to both confront pressing problems, such as government excesses, job insecurity, and family breakdown, as well as try to clear up gross misperceptions about what government is doing. It is impossible to read some of the claims of various underground groups without recognizing we have a long way to go in understanding the politics of hate.
-Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, D-Indiana, Congressional Record


Were I a professional hack, I would have already used this statement in late 2001 as the basis for an op-ed.

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