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The event of September 11th was a terrible tragedy
that deeply scarred the nation and developed the
realization that unity was the only answer.

September 11th definitely was a wake up call for the
US in that the country was no longer seen as…

Mostly I remember the fear. My son was in college in NYC; my sister lives in DC. Fear felt that morning seemed similar to what Id read about WWII bombings.

The world was in chaos. That same pallor of anxiety seemed to give way to grief for most.…

The dreadful attacks on the US have been seized by the Bush
administration to provide a defining mission that otherwise would be
missing. The socalled ""War on Terrorism"" is broadly defined so as to
justify many different actions , both…

Labor Paper
September 11, 2001


Brothers and Sisters, it is with a heavy heart that I sit down to write this article tonight. The date at the top of this page (September 11, 2001) will undoubtedly be burned into the memories…

TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION:

Going Forward with Fundamentals in Patriotism Education


9/11 led to more therapy than learning in US classrooms in the three months after the terrorist attacks. Though not denying that children needed therapy to feel…

War and Civil Liberties


A time of war is the wrong time to weaken the presidents ability to protect the American people," President Bush recently stated, threatening to veto a bill containing standard labor protections for civil servants. This…

September 11 is a day that I believe no one, whether
in or out of the United States, will ever forget. I
think that as Americans we thought nothing to that
extent would ever happen in our country. We felt
safe. We would turn on our television…

Waiting for the Next Reichstag Fire

On February 22 1933 a deranged communist, Marinus van der Lubbe, 24, from Holland attempted to strike a blow against capitalism by burning down the German Reichstag. German Chancellor Adolph Hitler's SA agents…

The Top Ten Ironies 9-11-01


The difficulties in narrowing down the ten most ironic things over the past year

were enormous. Almost everything that happened was ironic. Unfortunately, many

grand ironies failed to make the list; the…

September 11, 2001 was a tragic event that will
remain in the minds and hearts of many for various
reasons. Our nation to this day is still in shock on
how the so-called most dominant country in the world
could receive a blow of this magnitude. After…

Dear Editor:

A year after the events of last September 11 we are all still trying to make sense of the attack and what has happened since. We abhor the events of that dreadful day, but the aftermath has left us far from united.

1. Osama Bin Laden,…

We oppose terrorism and mourn its victims. Terrorism was used against innocent people, we denounce that, and mourn its victims. Terrorism is being used against the people of Iraq and Afghanistan by the United States and its underlings. We oppose this…

I am well aware the reader(s) of this article may be in different stages of acceptance what befell the Country September 11, 2001. Some by now will have gone on with their lives, others still depressed to do so. Some will still be asking in God's…

We have learned in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center that we can prevent terrorist acts on our nation. How do we know that? No subsequent attacks have occurred. And how did we do it? In several ways.

One of the primary…

"9/11 Hype"

I'm disgusted and not at all surprised at home many
TV shows will hype this anniversary. Only we can turn
tragedy into product. I don't want to sit watch and
read as media turns this into a day of maudlin drek
journalism. I'm turning…

Toward a More Perfect Union

September 8th, heard the news,
another bomb
Didn't notice,
arguing with Mom.
September 9th, drove to work,
traffic jam
Peddler at my car window,
don't give a damn.


September 10th, taught the kids,
lost my cool
Decided…

I was very disappointed with the path America took following the World Trade
Center attacks. The established protocol of the international courts could
have been utilized to bring the responsible to justice. But this
administration chose war, quickly…

"I'm Afraid"

September eleventh was the day
America was hit, in a different way.
Planes, chaos, unwanted death
We sat in horror, and lost our breath.
Like many of us, I sat in sorrow
Hoping, praying, for a better tomorrow.
As I watched the media, I…

Long, long ago, a million years ago -- before September 11 -- we reached
the ""end of history."" In the mythic struggle between the good guys and
the bad guys -- wouldn't you know it -- the good guys won. American
ideals like human rights were free…

"Toward a More Perfect Union"

I don't believe we have learned much of anything since 9/11. I still run into the same idiots everyday. Common courtesy is still dead. The almighty dollar still remains the most worshiped thing on the planet.…