TEN YEARS AGO, a weekday that dawned in the usual fashion was quickly eclipsed by the unthinkable....As horrifying as the attacks were, it is also horrifying to think about how little has been made of the opportunities for change that 9/11 brought. American culture has budged little from the attitudes that fueled the disdain that resulted in the attacks. READ MORE.
* "Thoughts in the Presence of Fear" by Wendell Berry
I. The time will soon come when we will not be able to remember the horrors of September 11 without remembering also the unquestioning technological and economic optimism that ended on that day.
II. This optimism rested on the proposition that we were living in a “new world order” and a “new economy” that would “grow” on and on, bringing a prosperity of which every new increment would be “unprecedented”. READ MORE.
* from LCWR
As we commemorate the anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, let us reflect on the past ten years and how we have responded as children of God. We continue to pray for those families affected by the loss of loved ones and the many that were injured. ...People of faith have come together realizing that healing does not come through violence.
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* from Benetvision
CLICK HERE for reflections by Joan Chittister, Pablo Naruda, and Sister Camille D'Arienzo.
* "Looking Back on 9/11 a Decade Later" by Noam Chomsky
We are approaching the tenth anniversary of the horrendous atrocities of September 11, 2001, which, it is commonly held, changed the world. On May 1, the presumed mastermind of the crime, Osama bin Laden, was assassinated in Pakistan by a team of elite US commandos, Navy SEALs, after he was captured, unarmed and undefended, in Operation Geronimo. READ MORE.
* "Epitaph for Another September 11" by Ariel Dorfman
That September 11, that lethal Tuesday morning, I awoke with dread to the sound of planes flying above my house. When, an hour later, I saw smoke billowing from the center of the city, I knew that life had changed for me, for my country, forever.
It was September 11, 1973, and the country was Chile and the armed forces had just bombed the presidential palace in Santiago as the first stage of a coup against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende. READ MORE.
* "Why a policy of torture is always and unequivocally wrong," by Father Thomas R. von Behren, CSV
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the tragedies of Sept. 11, our nation has a chance to reflect on the past decade, both where we have come and where we are headed. Though we continue to grieve for the victims and their families, we must not ignore one of the devastating consequences of responding to al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups: the
U.S. government's use of torture on its detainees. READ MORE.
* "Let's put 9-11 behind us and end the blank check it has become for America's Endless Wars" by Tom Englehardt
I’m talking about the tenth anniversary ceremonies for 9/11, and everything that goes with them....Let’s just can it all. Shut down Ground Zero. Lock out the tourists....The attacks of September 11, 2001 were in every sense abusive, horrific acts. And the saddest thing is that the victims of those suicidal monstrosities have been misused here ever since under the guise of pious remembrance. READ MORE.
* "10 Years to Ponder our Losses" - an NCR editorial
In the autumn of 2001, with the ghastly images of jetliner terror still fresh in the mind and the national urge to do something and get somebody building to crescendo, NCR published three issues focused on three distinct but related questions.
We asked: “Who hates us, and why?” / “What is patriotism?” / “Was war the only choice?” READ MORE
* by Tom Hayden, Peace Exchange Bulletin, 9-8-11, Issue 61
CLICK HERE for reflections by Joan Chittister, Pablo Naruda, and Sister Camille D'Arienzo.
* "Looking Back on 9/11 a Decade Later" by Noam Chomsky
We are approaching the tenth anniversary of the horrendous atrocities of September 11, 2001, which, it is commonly held, changed the world. On May 1, the presumed mastermind of the crime, Osama bin Laden, was assassinated in Pakistan by a team of elite US commandos, Navy SEALs, after he was captured, unarmed and undefended, in Operation Geronimo. READ MORE.
* "Epitaph for Another September 11" by Ariel Dorfman
That September 11, that lethal Tuesday morning, I awoke with dread to the sound of planes flying above my house. When, an hour later, I saw smoke billowing from the center of the city, I knew that life had changed for me, for my country, forever.
It was September 11, 1973, and the country was Chile and the armed forces had just bombed the presidential palace in Santiago as the first stage of a coup against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende. READ MORE.
* "Why a policy of torture is always and unequivocally wrong," by Father Thomas R. von Behren, CSV
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the tragedies of Sept. 11, our nation has a chance to reflect on the past decade, both where we have come and where we are headed. Though we continue to grieve for the victims and their families, we must not ignore one of the devastating consequences of responding to al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups: the
U.S. government's use of torture on its detainees. READ MORE.
* "Let's put 9-11 behind us and end the blank check it has become for America's Endless Wars" by Tom Englehardt
I’m talking about the tenth anniversary ceremonies for 9/11, and everything that goes with them....Let’s just can it all. Shut down Ground Zero. Lock out the tourists....The attacks of September 11, 2001 were in every sense abusive, horrific acts. And the saddest thing is that the victims of those suicidal monstrosities have been misused here ever since under the guise of pious remembrance. READ MORE.
* "10 Years to Ponder our Losses" - an NCR editorial
In the autumn of 2001, with the ghastly images of jetliner terror still fresh in the mind and the national urge to do something and get somebody building to crescendo, NCR published three issues focused on three distinct but related questions.
We asked: “Who hates us, and why?” / “What is patriotism?” / “Was war the only choice?” READ MORE
* by Tom Hayden, Peace Exchange Bulletin, 9-8-11, Issue 61
"We’re 10 years past the twin towers attack and still fighting wars in its name. When will we open our eyes?"
CLICK HERE to see the chart of "Casualities and Costs, 2001-2011" and to read the one paragraph summary of "The Stragegy of Osama Bin Laden."
CLICK HERE to see the chart of "Casualities and Costs, 2001-2011" and to read the one paragraph summary of "The Stragegy of Osama Bin Laden."
CLICK HERE to read "9/11 Blind," Tom Hayden's analysis of the Long War theory, his proposal for a long peace movement, and his solution to the current fiscal crisis.
* "Empire of Chaos: How 9/11 Shaped the Politics of a Failing State" by Arun Gupta
"....Mere hours after the attack, in his address to the nation, President Bush began assembling the ideological scaffolding for endless war: “America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world”....Ten years later that dream has evaporated as the United States is being battered by an economic depression that shows no end.... So how did we get from the triumphalism of “mission accomplished” to the twilight of American Empire? READ MORE.
* "Empire of Chaos: How 9/11 Shaped the Politics of a Failing State" by Arun Gupta
"....Mere hours after the attack, in his address to the nation, President Bush began assembling the ideological scaffolding for endless war: “America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world”....Ten years later that dream has evaporated as the United States is being battered by an economic depression that shows no end.... So how did we get from the triumphalism of “mission accomplished” to the twilight of American Empire? READ MORE.
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