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Anthony Mundines comments were a “bit out of line” with the current events of the World Trade Center. I for one don’t condone attacks on innocent people and “inhuman” people committed these events.
As for Mundine himself I feel he has his faults (like everyone) but he also has his positive attributes. He is different to your boring and “tow the line” sports-people and most of the time I feel he says the things he does in order to create publicity.
This is a vital commodity in the sport and the industry he is and the old adage of “any publicity is good publicity” applies.
His comments have some fabric and credence as America has contributed to people/groups hating and thus attacking their members. I feel they have “butted in” regarding the Middle East as they have supported countries such as Israel in their civil wars.
If they didn’t get involved with this financial and military aid to feuding countries none of these attacks would have occurred. It reeks of the Vietnam conflict as America got involved with a civil war (the North supported by the Communists, the South lead by the Americans) that was none of their business and had been on and off for a number of years. (I feel I have a right to comment on this issue as my father served in Vietnam and I majored in globalisation studies in my Commerce degree)
What I’m trying to say is that if America didn’t stick their nose in the Middle East then these attacks would have never occurred.
However the acts by the terrorists were shameful and it was truly a sad day for mankind. Innocent people were killed (just like in the Middle East, not reported by CNN etc.) which is not acceptable.
Mundine was taking the “America deserved it” line a bit too far but it has some credence. I feel his motives were in order to create publicity
As for Mundine himself I feel he has his faults (like everyone) but he also has his positive attributes. He is different to your boring and “tow the line” sports-people and most of the time I feel he says the things he does in order to create publicity.
This is a vital commodity in the sport and the industry he is and the old adage of “any publicity is good publicity” applies.
His comments have some fabric and credence as America has contributed to people/groups hating and thus attacking their members. I feel they have “butted in” regarding the Middle East as they have supported countries such as Israel in their civil wars.
If they didn’t get involved with this financial and military aid to feuding countries none of these attacks would have occurred. It reeks of the Vietnam conflict as America got involved with a civil war (the North supported by the Communists, the South lead by the Americans) that was none of their business and had been on and off for a number of years. (I feel I have a right to comment on this issue as my father served in Vietnam and I majored in globalisation studies in my Commerce degree)
What I’m trying to say is that if America didn’t stick their nose in the Middle East then these attacks would have never occurred.
However the acts by the terrorists were shameful and it was truly a sad day for mankind. Innocent people were killed (just like in the Middle East, not reported by CNN etc.) which is not acceptable.
Mundine was taking the “America deserved it” line a bit too far but it has some credence. I feel his motives were in order to create publicity

