Bin Laden

Having found myself utterly unable to understand bin Laden's and his supporters' rationale for their suicide bombings, I looked for and found his recent presentation. Having read it, I think much can be gained by initiating a dialog, in the Times editorial pages, between him and responders to his many statements. He, or at least some of his followers, might even be persuaded to change their tunes. And maybe the US might recognize the validity of some of his grievances.

Some years ago Mr John Stoessinger taught that differences where one party was right and the other wrong were relatively easy to settle. Problems persist when both are right, to at least some degree. I think this is a case in point, and that if both sides understood the validity of their opposition, progress could be made toward resolution.