America Should Talk to Hamas

Russia is making a good gesture by inviting leaders of Hamas to Moscow. France concurs. Bush/Cheney say America shouldn't deal with terrorists. Did Hamas terroize America? No. Hamas has terrorized Israel. Although Hamas has stuck to a self-imposed truce for over a year. But Israel continues its F-16 airstrikes against " aledged" terrorists.

In the 1960s America's government met with Civil Rights activists including some who fomented riots across the nation. I was called up for the riots in Watts and Berkeley. People died and buildings burned. These acts of insurrection led to Civil Rights legislation of questionable legacy. But that's not the point. Ignoring reality only compounds the problem.