I find the over intellectualization of a hideous, purposeful act of violence...intended to harm people who could not possibly defend themselves, who could not possibly know it was coming and get out of the way.....masterminded by a sociopath who obviously enjoyed said violence and harm.......all in a twisted vision of the Islamic faith...... to be nothing short of vile and frankly sociopathic in and of itself.
And 'Oh by the way'....the attack on "symbols" included hundred of people who just happened to get on the planes.
I suggest there is something terribly inhuman when being an artist or evaluating or critiquing whether something like acts of violence and terrorism are art supersedes compassion for fellow human beings.
Email is a cold medium, with lots of intention and meaning lost, but so are some of these posts cold and heartless. Though I enjoy intellectual discussion and debate as much as anyone, perhaps it might be better to have another list for this kind of discussion.
John