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Were the 9/11 hijackers cowardly?

Background

On the day of the 9/11 attacks, George Bush made the statement "The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts". A week later, Bill Maher, host of 'Politically Correct', while agreeing with the president that the terrorists should be hunted down and punished, disagreed that the terrorists were cowardly. This caused a great deal of controversy, and shortly afterward, his show was canceled, making him a modern day martyr of free speech.


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United States President 2001-2008
The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts.     
11 Sep 2001   Source
Press Secretary for George Bush 2001-2003
[saying the 911 hijackers were not cowardly] is a terrible thing to say, and it's unfortunate. ...all Americans ... need to watch what they say, watch what they do. This is not a time for remarks like that; there never is.     
19 Sep 2001   Source
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Political T.V. Host, Comedian
We have been the cowards. Lobbing cruise missiles from two thousand miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building. Say what you want about it. Not cowardly.     
17 Sep 2001   Source
Radio Host
[that the 911 hijackers were not cowardly] was, in my mind, one of the few things Bill Maher has ever said that's correct.     
09 Nov 2001   Source