October 01, 2001 (vol. 112, iss. 1) • Page Image 4
…4 4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 1, 2001 OP/ED 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 daily. letters@umich.edu EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE…
… Arab/Muslim citizen of the world, the average man or woman who abhors Osama bin Laden and his actions, and would never consider join- ing his group or any others like it. First of all, we must do away…
… with the idea that Arabs and Muslims throughout the world somehow harbor a sort of hatred for democracy, free speech, and individual rights. The connec- tion between specific U.S. policies on the one…
… hand and resulting opinions toward America on the other has very little to do with these "Ameri- can values." As Edward Said has recently noted, "On the contrary, every Arab or Muslim that I have ever…
… obliviousness of less- er peoples." Many Arabs and Muslims are also sorely conscious of the influence of the pro- Israeli lobby and pro-Israeli publications like The New Republic or Commentary. I of course do…
… like, who all happen to publish in mainstream media. The roots of disgust for America's policies reside in three major topics. First, most Arabs and Muslims are outraged by America's unwa- vering support…
… and Gaza into Bantustans in order to control the resources, gross violations of the Geneva Con- ventions, and the list goes on. Second, many citizens of the Arab and Muslim world look to the decade…
… while watching Saddam Hussein strengthen his hold on the weak nation. We should not forget, as Arabs have not forgotten, that Ameri- ca supported Saddam during his worst atroci- ties, among them the…
… gassing and killing of countless thousands of Kurds. Third, and this is the most important factor by far, America has been picking and choosing which dictators it is deciding to support in the Arab and…
…- tions where we can affect our country's actions in other parts of the world. Let us engage those members of our and other communities who come from Arab and Muslim roots in an intel- lectual debate…





