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Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004 12:10 p.m. EDT
Teresa Urged Understanding for Terrorists on 9/11 Anniversary
Just six months after the Sept. 11 attacks, Teresa Heinz Kerry urged Americans to try to "understand the roots of international terror," while contending that the Sept. 11 attacks were best viewed as an "isolated catastrophe."
In a March 10, 2002, Boston Globe op-ed piece co-written with the late children's TV star Fred Rogers, the would-be first lady said:
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"We pray that one day we will view Sept. 11 as an isolated catastrophe, triggering a successful world campaign to try to understand the roots of international terror as well as to work cooperatively to remove it."
The rest of the editorial focused primarily on advice to parents on how to help their children cope with the 9/11 attacks.
It's not clear why she and her co-author departed from the topic at hand in order to urge understanding for global terrorists.
Editor's note:
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