“Saudi Arabia is the most fragile of all Arab states, though we're not saying so. And, unfortunately, bin Laden puts his finger on the other longstanding injustices in the Arab world: the continued occupation of Palestinian land by the Israelis; the enormous, constant Arab anger with the tens of thousands of Iraqi children who are dying under sanctions; the feelings of humiliation of millions of Arabs living under petty dictators, almost all of whom are propped up by the West.” WorldChildrenStatesFeelingsMillionsLandDyingConstantWestFingersInjusticeEnormousOccupationFragilePalestinianDictatorHumiliationPettyBin LadenSanctionsArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisArab World Author:Robert Fisk
“Whatever the political injustices are that created an environment that brought this about, it was not Americans who flew those planes into those buildings. And we should remember that. The crimes against humanity were perpetrated by people who were Arab Muslims.” PeopleShouldRememberPoliticalHumanityEnvironmentCrimeBuildingInjusticePlanesFlewCrimes Against Humanity Author:Robert Fisk
“Unfortunately, Osama bin Laden puts his finger on the other longstanding injustices in the Arab world: the conying so. And, tinued occupation of Palestinian land by the Israelis; the enormous, constant Arab anger with the tens of thousands of Iraqi children who are dying under sanctions; the feelings of humiliation of millions of Arabs living under petty dictators, almost all of whom are propped up by the West.” WorldChildrenFeelingsDyingInjusticePalestinianDictatorHumiliationBin LadenOsama Bin Laden Author:Robert Fisk
“These terrible terrorism acts occur because of political situations and injustice in various parts of the world. The Middle East is heavy with injustice. After September 11,George W.Bush announced that he had always had a vision of a Palestinian state. Why didn't he tell us that before September 11, when it would have been a bit more impressive?” WorldPoliticalSituationVisionTerribleInjusticeVariousTerrorismPalestinianSeptemberImpressiveSeptember 11 Author:Robert Fisk
“The violence stems from injustice, because people feel they have been treated unfairly in the Middle East, whether that means military occupation, starvation under U.N. sanctions, whether it means that they have a dictatorship imposed on them, propped up by the West. This is why people turn to violence, because they have no other avenue left.” PeopleMeanViolenceMilitaryInjusticeDictatorshipStem Author:Robert Fisk
