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The Ludwig von Mises Institute  Advancing Austrian Economics,
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Blowback  Mises Daily: Thursday, May 17, 2007 by    Such was the
case after 9-11. Every close observer of the events of those
days knows full well that these crimes were acts of revenge for
US policy in the Muslim world. The CIA and the 911 Commission
said as much, the terrorists themselves proclaimed it, and Osama
underscored the point by naming three issues in particular: US
troops in Saudi Arabia, US sanctions against Iraq, and US
funding of Israeli expansionism.  So far as I know, Ron Paul is
the only prominent public figure in the six years since who has
given an honest telling of this truth. The explosive exchange
occurred during the Republican Presidential debate in South
Carolina.  Ron was asked if he really wants the troops to come
home, and whether