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Understanding the terms of this global conflict
is presented as a logical problem understood by the executive branch, but
only partially coming to be comprehended by the American public.
The novelty of the antagonist is key to his remarks on the South Lawn.
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This is a new kind of -- a new kind of evil.
And we understand. And the American people are beginning to understand.
(George W. Bush 9-16-01) |
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A few days later, in contrast, al Qaeda is presented
as a familiar enemy in the address before Congress.
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They are the heirs of all the murderous ideologies of the
20th century. By sacrificing human life to serve their radical visions
-- by abandoning every value except the will to power -- they follow in
the path of fascism, and Nazism, and totalitarianism. And they will
follow that path all the way, to where it ends: in history's unmarked
grave of discarded lies.
(Geoge W. Bush 9-20-01) |
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Bin Laden also presents a familiar enemy, but
one in which the reference point is World War I rather than World War II.
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Following World War I, which ended more than 83 years ago,
the whole Islamic world fell under the crusader banner - under the British,
French, and Italian governments. They divided the whole world, and
Palestine was occupied by the British. (Osama
Bin Laden 11-03-01) |
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