From: f.visser3@chello.nl Sent: zondag 12 december 2004 17:49 To: f.visser3@chello.nl Subject: The War on Terror INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 131 Amsterdam, December 12, 2004 RECENT ADDITION TO THE READING ROOM: Mark Edwards: THE WAR ON TERROR Some Integral Reflections on Individualist Worldviews, International Terrorism and the “The war on ...” From the essay: "The war on terror shares many similar characteristics to the war on drugs." "One key reason for international terrorism being the dominant issue in world affairs is that the media and our political, corporate and civic leaders, for both conscious and unconscious reasons, want it that way." "The terrorist attacks on America were not carried out because of envy or because Islamic fundamentalists just do that sort of thing or because of the clash of civilisations or because of the “war of the memes” or any other “depth” theory. Frankly, I find such analyses historically naive. The terrorist attacks on September 11 occurred as a result of a history of 50 years of political violence, interference and manipulation in the Middle East by every US administration, Republican and Democrat." Read More... on Integral World.Net http://www.integralworld.net Go to the Reading Room > Mark Edwards Alternatively, check the Latest Additions section. Other stuff: 12/11/04: The essay "The Emerging Global Community and How Policy Must Address It" by Alexander Ruder has been added to the Reading Room. 12/08/04: The essay "The Empire Strikes Black: Oil, Narcissism & The Future Shape Of An Empire's Deadly Addiction" by David Peckinpaugh has been added to the Reading Room. Frank ======================================== Frank Visser, Waterpoortweg 279, 1051 pv, Amsterdam Author of: Ken Wilber: Thought as Passion SUNY 2003 Read all about Ken Wilber : http://www.integralworld.net ========================================