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America's double standards

It is certain that those behind the recent terrorist attacks have maintained their feeling of anger against America. It is possible that they are groups who have been marginalized by the U.S. government.

But hasn't the U.S. been implementing a policy of double standards in facing conflicts around the world? That policy has claimed lives and property and created suffering among people, groups, countries that have a different attitude toward U.S. policies.

Look at how the U.S. government determined its attitude toward the conflicts in Palestine, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.

We fear that the Americans might become hotheaded despite their mourning. We are worried that the United States will be trapped by its anger, fighting back based on its own rules. If it does so, one could also call the U.S. government a terrorist.

Not a group of terrorists, but a state of terrorists.

-- Republika, Jakarta