This one is somewhat more well reasoned (it's from the "moderate" probable-democrat who serves as what passes for a token conservative voice in Ithaca), and while defending Barlas' right to publish, takes her to task for "misguided ideological doctrines [that] have led her beyond thoughtful criticism ...to the paranoiac fantasy that compels her to demonize our country ...."
The article also provides a partial link to Barlas' original article
The link to the Ithaca College mag also reveals another Ithacite's article about how September 11 is our fault because:
If we really wanted justice, we would address the basic inequities that fuel the anger against us. We comprise less than 5 percent of the world’s population but account for nearly a third of the world’s energy consumption and a quarter of its wealth. We own a third of the motor vehicles and emit 25 percent of the greenhouse gases that change the climate for everyone. Even among our poorer citizens, our greatest health risks stem not from malnutrition but obesity. A sixth of the world’s population has to eke out existence on less than a dollar a day, or a third of the cost of a cappuccino grande. Where is the justice in that?
Ithaca is the City of Evil
This is SO true. I never buy cappuccino grandes for this exact reason.