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-*The European settlers of the U.S. ventured there to escape*You must login or register to view this content.*under British rule. During the*You must login or register to view this content.*the 13 North American colonies fought for independence against Britain.
Cole points out the irony of their fight for freedom, since they went on to*You must login or register to view this content.*in effect robbing another group of people of their freedom. Some slave owners*You must login or register to view this content.*as it was sanctioned in both the*You must login or register to view this content.*and the*You must login or register to view this content. You must login or register to view this content.
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-Cole compares the violent acts of terrorist group ISIS to the violent acts of retaliation carried out by America in the fight on terror—You must login or register to view this content.*He contends that groups like ISIS who claim religion as their motivating factor are just using their beliefs to justify their egotism.
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-You must login or register to view this content.*was the founder of the al-Qaeda, a terrorist group responsible for a number of worldwide attacks including*You must login or register to view this content.*Despite the report that he was*You must login or register to view this content.*on May 2, 2011, some conspiracy theorists*You must login or register to view this content.
One of the*You must login or register to view this content.*in the Bible is*You must login or register to view this content.*which the soldiers who assassinated bin Laden disobeyed. Cole highlights the hypocrisy of people’s joyous reactions to the news of bin Laden’s death, because they viewed it as a justified act. Their response was comparable to the excitement and cheering at a basketball game lead by famous player*You must login or register to view this content.*which he doesn’t feel was appropriate because he believes murder is reprehensible on principle. You must login or register to view this content.