Read the full paper before criticizing, people. It's really funny. It's also pretty clear that they didn't have a ton of researchers reading comics; they made good use of available Internet resources.
In fact, our bombing of the pharmaceutical factory in Sudan was neither announced nor preceded by a declaration of war. The only characteristics which distinguished it from a terrorist war are:
1. It was undertaken by a government, not a group.
2. It was undertaken with more expensive weaponry.
3. The vast majority of U.S. citizens were
completely oblivious to the fact that it occured.
To people living in that town, it seemed as if the US struck civilians without warning. A lot of people died. In fact, the U.S. has killed more Muslims through direct military action in the last 70 years than died in the WTC. Of course, I'm not trying to justify any violent act--and this includes the blood on U.S. hands, too.
Recognize that it's there. We are not the forces of good. They are not the forces of evil. What we are is a country who is trying to protect our interests, any way we can.
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http://arXiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0202174
In fact, our bombing of the pharmaceutical factory in Sudan was neither announced nor preceded by a declaration of war. The only characteristics which distinguished it from a terrorist war are:
1. It was undertaken by a government, not a group.
2. It was undertaken with more expensive weaponry.
3. The vast majority of U.S. citizens were
completely oblivious to the fact that it occured.
To people living in that town, it seemed as if the US struck civilians without warning. A lot of people died. In fact, the U.S. has killed more Muslims through direct military action in the last 70 years than died in the WTC. Of course, I'm not trying to justify any violent act--and this includes the blood on U.S. hands, too.
Recognize that it's there. We are not the forces of good. They are not the forces of evil. What we are is a country who is trying to protect our interests, any way we can.