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Hernanii, author of the forthcoming bestseller Golden Boys, writes:

Hernanii: ivo, do you really think 9/11 has this kind of explanation: american bombs pouring on an innocent world? which bombs? where? careful: you are only halfway of saying that 9/11 was "deserved".

Hernanii: reading more carefully, i realize now that you're not endorsing any specific views, you're just using an infortunate comic strip.

LHG: Hernanii, in no way does the LHG believe 9/11 was deserved. On this, there is a view that we do endorse - 9/11 was an atrocity. Perhaps the comic strip is unfortunate but it does highlight another view held at the LHG, that there are actually some valid reasons why the US is disliked abroad - which can be summed up by saying that the US relates to the rest of the world in terms of double standards. Just a few examples: a hypocritical foreign policy, the use of military might or covert operations or sanctions to unsettle foreign governments and punish populations, refusing to subscribe to international treaties, allowing itself the preemptive strike use of nuclear weapons, violating the Geneva convention and more.

Here's another article that reflects on the "hate US" phenomenon, this time focusing on the US's "soft power," its cultural influence.

PS. For the record (and for the office in charge of green card applications): the LHG is actually rather fond of the US...