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« Khatami at Monticello, calls for de-escalation with U.S. \| JWN front page \| National unity government in Palestine-- at last! » 9/11 article in Tom Paine Posted by Helena Cobban September 11, 2006 3:25 PM EST \| Link Filed in Writing and publishing TomPaine.com today carries a piece I wrote for them to mark the fifth anniversary of 9/11. « Khatami at Monticello, calls for de-escalation with U.S. \| JWN front page \| National unity government in Palestine-- at last! » Comments Comment from... Susan - NC, at September 11, 2006 03:50 PM: very well done, Helena. Comment from... lapsus, at September 12, 2006 02:21 AM: Reconnect with what? There is nothing to reconnect or talk with people that believe and teach that 9/11 was perpetrated by the CIA. The best response to 9/11 is unity. USA! USA! USA! Comment from... imran nasrullah, at September 12, 2006 01:10 PM: Dear Helena, I have been thinking about your statement, "Immediately after 9/11, a world shocked by the hate-fueled and inhumane nature of those attacks..." I cannot help but feel- watching our arrogated response to 9/11 juxtaposed with the recent war on Lebanon, fought by Israel and countenanced by the US- that if the Lebanese adopted the same attitude we did, would Americans understand their motive or would we still ask "why do they hate us" (Many Lebanese blamed America for the war because we supplied the bombs to Israel)? In fact, is this not the same line of thinking -I am not endorsing this in any way- extremist Jihadis took leading up to 9/11? Yet, the Lebanese are far from adhering to Al-Quaedism. Post 9/11, I have fervently come to believe that "all politics are local (hats of to Tip O'Neill) and that I don't believe Bush when he says we are safer today than 5 years ago.	Recent Posts on JWN • My IPS piece on dimming peace prospects (1) • Rahm Emanuel's disturbing view of US role (26) • Obama's peacemaking pledge-- to the world (35) • Obama: Peace in US interest (5) • Discussing Palestine, Israel, Iraq on Bloggingheads (0) • Long knives, Washington, Afghanistan, part 2 (7) • Long knives out in Washington over Afghanistan (3) • Amal Saad-Ghorayeb responds (10) • NATO and Lebanon (16) • IPS piece on Obama-Netanyahu tussle over priorities (0) • Gaza police and noncombatant immunity (46) • Gaza, the Obama administration, and the present (4) • Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, "benchmarks" (2) • Barak: Iran not existential threat (0) • Garlasco, suspended with full pay (15) • Me, speaking Sept 24 at Middle East Institute (3) • Goldstone Commission reports on Gaza-war war-crimes (23) • Another blunt No from Netanyahu (30) • Ramadan t.v. offerings, 2009 (2) • I-P: Borders first-- and fast? (4) • A testimony the world needs to hear (2) • Garlasco, part 3 (32) • Malley on refugees, settlers, etc (7) • In 2009, as 2001: US needs Iran, Russia (3) • IPS piece on the rights war over Gaza (3) • Garlasco, part 2 (20) • Continuing bad news for US/NATO in Afghanistan (4) • Marc Garlasco's little "hobby" (71) • Trashing one-staters with Hussein Ibish (12) • 500 new settlement homes in Jerusalem... (12) • When election results are disputed: Afghanistan, etc (6) • B'tselem's figures on Gaza assault toll (8) • American power has limits? Who knew? (13) • Israel's assault on Gaza: The final toll (1) • Hamas-related negotiations moving forward? (1) • Sweden, and the Israel-linked organs story (18) • Qtube-- what a resource! (2) • Cook and Elam on Israel's organ-removal problems (48) • "The White House regrets... " (48) • Lessons from the Soviet experience in Afghanistan (9) • IPS analysis of Iraq and related regional tensions (1) • Visser goes 2.0 (8) • More on Norway's targeted divestment (14) • Pat Lang on the dangerous, continued rise of 'COIN'-mania (8) • Bravo, Norway! (6) • An exiled Palestinian visits "home" (20) • Israel releases nine of 32 Hamas legislators (2) • Why Blair wants Dahlan to retake Gaza? (0) • Afghanistan debate: The missing international ingredient (9) • State-building: Palestine (3)

9/11 article in Tom Paine

Posted by Helena Cobban
September 11, 2006 3:25 PM EST | Link
Filed in Writing and publishing

TomPaine.com today carries a piece I wrote for them to mark the fifth anniversary of 9/11.

Comments

Comment from... Susan - NC, at September 11, 2006 03:50 PM:

very well done, Helena.

Comment from... lapsus, at September 12, 2006 02:21 AM:

Reconnect with what?
There is nothing to reconnect or talk with people that believe and teach that 9/11 was perpetrated by the CIA. The best response to 9/11 is unity. USA! USA! USA!

Comment from... imran nasrullah, at September 12, 2006 01:10 PM:

Dear Helena,

I have been thinking about your statement, "Immediately after 9/11, a world shocked by the hate-fueled and inhumane nature of those attacks..."
I cannot help but feel- watching our arrogated response to 9/11 juxtaposed with the recent war on Lebanon, fought by Israel and countenanced by the US- that if the Lebanese adopted the same attitude we did, would Americans understand their motive or would we still ask "why do they hate us" (Many Lebanese blamed America for the war because we supplied the bombs to Israel)? In fact, is this not the same line of thinking -I am not endorsing this in any way- extremist Jihadis took leading up to 9/11? Yet, the Lebanese are far from adhering to Al-Quaedism.

Post 9/11, I have fervently come to believe that "all politics are local (hats of to Tip O'Neill) and that I don't believe Bush when he says we are safer today than 5 years ago.

Recent Posts on JWN

• My IPS piece on dimming peace prospects (1)
• Rahm Emanuel's disturbing view of US role (26)
• Obama's peacemaking pledge-- to the world (35)
• Obama: Peace in US interest (5)
• Discussing Palestine, Israel, Iraq on Bloggingheads (0)
• Long knives, Washington, Afghanistan, part 2 (7)
• Long knives out in Washington over Afghanistan (3)
• Amal Saad-Ghorayeb responds (10)
• NATO and Lebanon (16)
• IPS piece on Obama-Netanyahu tussle over priorities (0)
• Gaza police and noncombatant immunity (46)
• Gaza, the Obama administration, and the present (4)
• Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, "benchmarks" (2)
• Barak: Iran not existential threat (0)
• Garlasco, suspended with full pay (15)
• Me, speaking Sept 24 at Middle East Institute (3)
• Goldstone Commission reports on Gaza-war war-crimes (23)
• Another blunt No from Netanyahu (30)
• Ramadan t.v. offerings, 2009 (2)
• I-P: Borders first-- and fast? (4)
• A testimony the world needs to hear (2)
• Garlasco, part 3 (32)
• Malley on refugees, settlers, etc (7)
• In 2009, as 2001: US needs Iran, Russia (3)
• IPS piece on the rights war over Gaza (3)
• Garlasco, part 2 (20)
• Continuing bad news for US/NATO in Afghanistan (4)
• Marc Garlasco's little "hobby" (71)
• Trashing one-staters with Hussein Ibish (12)
• 500 new settlement homes in Jerusalem... (12)
• When election results are disputed: Afghanistan, etc (6)
• B'tselem's figures on Gaza assault toll (8)
• American power has limits? Who knew? (13)
• Israel's assault on Gaza: The final toll (1)
• Hamas-related negotiations moving forward? (1)
• Sweden, and the Israel-linked organs story (18)
• Qtube-- what a resource! (2)
• Cook and Elam on Israel's organ-removal problems (48)
• "The White House regrets... " (48)
• Lessons from the Soviet experience in Afghanistan (9)
• IPS analysis of Iraq and related regional tensions (1)
• Visser goes 2.0 (8)
• More on Norway's targeted divestment (14)
• Pat Lang on the dangerous, continued rise of 'COIN'-mania (8)
• Bravo, Norway! (6)
• An exiled Palestinian visits "home" (20)
• Israel releases nine of 32 Hamas legislators (2)
• Why Blair wants Dahlan to retake Gaza? (0)
• Afghanistan debate: The missing international ingredient (9)
• State-building: Palestine (3)