Not In My Name Mourns the Loss of Life in New York and other US sites
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Tuesday, September 11, 2001
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Not In My Name, a Chicago-based peace organization...
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We strongly caution against jumping to conclusions. We note that after the Oklahoma City bombing, some people were very quick to blame Arab sources, when, in fact, the criminal was home-grown. We note that attacks on Arab communities at that time were criminal and racist.
Therefore, we call for mourning and not misguided retribution. The former is natural and positive. The latter is natural and negative.
We call for all communities and all faiths to share their shock, sorrow, and grief as a community of human beings. We hope that the peacemakers will prevail.
