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9/11-THE AGENDA INTERRUPTED AND THE LESSONS LEARNED


The seemingly gratuitous events of 9/11 that led to the violent deaths
of so many and the destruction of the towers that had come to symbolize
the wealth and power of New York, compelled me to…

Who's the Terrorist?

The United States of America is the largest terrorist organization in the
world. THAT is what the guys who blew up the WTC and Pentagon wanted us to
acknowledge. And have we? I think not.

Terrorism is defined as: attacking…

Armed with an arsenal of these weapons of terror, and seated atop 10 percent of the world's oil reserves, could then be expected to seek domination of the entire Middle East, take control of a great portion of the world's energy supplies, directly…

Has anything gotten better since September 11th?
It seems everyday the "mcmilitarial industrial complex
Corporation" tightens its grip around the necks of the
American Consumer (citizen?). Since September 11th,
the "liberal" mass media has reported…

I no longer feel safe. And our government seems to be doing everything it can to make this country as widely and fiercely hated as possible. The debate over global politics, the environment, and the bombing of other countries is not just about…

TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION:
LESSONS LEARNED -OR NOT- SINCE 9/11:

Humans are unique in that we can, and often do, engage in bouts of
self-examination, personal critique and navel contemplation It is how we
assess the effects of our behavior, gauge…

September 11th caused in us, as a nation, a tremendous insecurity. Like
children afraid to sleep when there is lightning and thunder outside our
windows, we have wished for the government to stay with us. There's only
one problem: we aren't…

Toward a More Perfect Union: Lessons Learned- Or Not-
Since 9/11

After the terrible tragedy on September 11 the world
has changed drastically. we went from fighting against
one another over political issues to being united
against the criminals who…

"Toward a More Perfect Union: Lessons Learned - Or Not - Since 9/11"

Many people considered the tragedy of September 11, 2001 as ""America's eye opener"" or ""wake up call"". Would you agree? Personally, I think that it was an ""eye opener"", but I…

Many of the issues that seemed never ending in the news
disappeared after Sept. 11. A few have returned while others are
left in the dust. The biggest one or one of the most talked about
was Bush's new presidency; whether or not he would be a…

September 11, a day that opened Americans heart.
T
his day was a wake up call for everyone. It made
Americans realize how evil people are out there. Just
to imagine how many people died in that disaster,
makes people understand how valuable life…

Toward A More Perfect Union: Lessons Learned - Or Not - Since 9/11


Good things can come from terrible acts, but 9/11 has made the union less perfect.

For a time there was a heartening compassion for 9/11 victims. It didn't generalize.

Mass…

"Toward a More Perfect Union (poem)"

As One

We saw the planes soar through the sky
with no question we accepted and made no reply
as we saw the smoke arise from the buildings
family and friends had just begun their grieving
we didn t move no one…

"Agenda Interrupted","Two Wrongs, Right?




We know what were doing, so get out of our way! Is this the motto of Team Bush as they deconstruct the Constitution in favor of business model based government?

Team Bushs attitude towards governance was…

He was barely president--in terms both of the election outcome and time in
office--and it appeared already that he was on his way out. Few saw him as
a two-term president. Then, mysteriously, on September 11, 2001 George W.
Bush ""hit the Trifecta""…

British journalist Robert Fisk has been among the most insightful commentators since September 11. In an essay focusing on the Wests history of broken promises to the People of the Middle East, he remarks that ""The problem, I fear, is that without…

Agenda Interrupted


The world didnt change on September 11th. You still work, if youre lucky; and probably still dont earn enough to make ends meet. The political battle is still between the working and moneyed classes, even if post-Reagan…

TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION

I worry. I worry that I'm just starting my life, and I have no idea where the world is headed. I worry that I could end up in the middle of a war. I worry that I could be just one casualty among thousands in some…

Before 9/11 I was preparing to go to the
demonstrations against the IMF/World Bank in
Washington. Due to the militarization of police forces
in the US and increasingly violent tactics used by the
police for crowd control, I was freaked out. The…

"LESSONS LEARNED: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FEDERAL COURTS","LESSONS LEARNED: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FEDERAL COURTS



A lesson we should be learning from the aftermath of September 11 is the
importance of all federal courts, not just the Supreme Court,…