the war is won?

here is an email i just recieved from the academic director at SIT:

"Dear All,

We all want Peace and stop the terror everywhere in this planet not just in the Muslim world. The USA managed to achieve their dream after 10 years of following up Osama, therefore, Kindly Please be low profile regarding this issue, there are Jordanians who will be upset about his death and they consider him as Martyr.

Please don’t defense the USA position in this regard, and don’t show public happiness about it.

Your safety and security is high priority for us."


on a related note, i just read a very interesting article in the NYT magazine about the current legal actions by the US military regarding the premeditated murder of three afghan citizens. here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/magazine/mag-01KillTeam-t.html?pagewanted=1&ref=middleeast. it serves as an important reminder of the psychological toll taken on soldiers by war (especially a war as chaotic and disorganized as this one) and how failures to deal with problems in the system and turning a blind eye to inhuman behavior lead to innocent deaths. and we wonder why osama is a martyr and we are viewed less than favorably in the middle east...