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A contrarian look at the legacy of September 11, 2001

Posted by JACK GRANT, Assistant Editor in At TMV.
Sep 11th, 2006 | 3 responses

Since it is rather lengthy, my “Post number 1970” will not be cross-posted here at The Moderate Voice as many of my recent writings have been. If you are interested in my take on the fifth anniversary of the murders committed on September 11, 2001, you are welcome to visit my weblog, Random Fate.



3 Responses to “A contrarian look at the legacy of September 11, 2001”

  1. C.Prez says:
    September 11, 2006 at 12:53 pm

    If we, the citizens of the United States, focus on the sacred to the detriment of the secular, then we truly have created a war, but it is WE who have created it.

    The United States was indeed attacked on September 11, 2001, but not by a nation. We were attacked by a group of thugs whom we have elevated far beyond and above anything they deserved by our reaction to their crimes.

    By declaring a “war on terror� we have raised those who oppose us up from a bunch of thuggish wanna-be’s to a group that can challenge the sole superpower.

    And then those who claim they can lead us use the tactics of fear for their political gain.

    It is not only the ever-so-conveniently-difficult-to-identify-or-define “terrorists� who use fear for venal political ends.

    Like children, we serve our fears.

    Like children, we refuse to grow up and recognize that the world is a complex, dangerous place and the simple-minded strategies advocated by those who have been merchants of fear for decades are both wrong-headed and ultimately suicide for our nation and our society.

    Absolutely!

  2. Swaraaj says:
    September 11, 2006 at 1:30 pm

    An extremely thought-provoking piece Jack!

  3. Swaraaj says:
    September 12, 2006 at 9:49 am

    C Prez: By declaring a “war on terror� we have raised those who oppose us up from a bunch of thuggish wanna-be’s to a group that can challenge the sole superpower.

    On reading your observations, a thought occured to me. The reason why “a bunch of thuggish wanna-be’s” have become undefeatable could be that some countries now believe that by keeping these “thugs” alive and kicking could be one way of keeping at bay the ambitious sole super power, and check its global ambitions.

    If this is so, I may be totally wrong, then the U.S. is faced with a competitor/s far superior in a game of chess. America does not seem to have a temperament suited to play a complex game such as chess. Baseball maybe more to its liking. In the world of diplomacy the temperament of a chess player is more suited for success.

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