Briefly

Just to clarify briefly before I hit the road, the 9/11 attacks were terrible crimes. The fact that the US government and Western corporations have also committed great crimes doesn't change that, or even mitigate it. It does explain the 9/11 attacks though, and give a roadmap to preventing future violence against us. What goes around, comes around--and every single US citizen with the vote is guilty to some degree.

On the one hand, Ward Churchill's tone and language do little to bridge this country's gap between left and right. He pisses people off by speaking bluntly and dramatically. On the other hand, had he used less provocative language, we wouldn't be talking about this. In his recent speech at CU, Churchill says we should thank Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter and the other conservative pundits who attacked him, for bringing attention to him and his ideas. Similarly, we should all thank Ward Churchill for starting this conversation.

Now, to the woods.