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[integer at www.god-emil.dk]

> >>Although we do not know for sure the identities of the people
> involved,
> >>reports say they were mostly Saudis, Yemenis and an Egyptian (Atta).
> No
> >>information showing they spent any substantial time in Afghanistan has
>
> >>been presented to my knowledge, and Bush has refused to give evidence
> to
> >>the Taliban, but has said  a case will be presented to Pakistan.  I
> hope
> >>some version of those proofs is made generally public. Several of them
> had
> >>some US and European education.
> >
> >Thanks.  Do you know what sort of education it was?  Did it include
> anything besides
> >science, math, and technology?  I understand from people in
> international education
> >that people like those we are discussing are adept at taking what they
> want from American
> >education, and leaving the rest.  Will try to find that post. --I
> wonder if one reason the extremist
> >groups are opposed to the education of women is that women might bemore
> susceptible
> >to learning about values from other cultures than men, who seem more
> readily able to restrict
> >what they learn to how-to things.
> >
> >>Atta had a master's degree and was described as highly perceptive and
> >>intelligent by his thesis advisor (see earlier reports).  He flew the
> >>first WTC plane.  He obviously somehow felt deeply that this was an
> >>honourable act.  The ability of these groups to enlist intelligent
> support
> >>needs study.  Education is not a very strong antidote to extremism. I
> >>recall the oft stated point that 5 of the 9 men who planned the Nazi
> final
> >>solution had PhDs.
> >
> >I can understand that.  A narrow technological education can leave
> firmly
> >held attitudes intact.