How 9/11 Bred a "War on Terror" on Steroids
Tracing how the US response to 9/11 got us where we are, in a bad way for us and far worse for much of the Middle East.
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Tracing how the US response to 9/11 got us where we are, in a bad way for us and far worse for much of the Middle East.
This has been a violent American century—but even less recognized is how our War on Terror helped us to turn on one another.
( Tomdispatch.com ) - Blame Donald Trump and all too many of his followers, but don’t just blame him or …
Article: Tomgram: Andrea Mazzarino, The Violent American Century - Blame Donald Trump and all too many of his followers, but don't just blame him or them. Yes, he was indeed responsible for the nightmare of January 6, 2021, and, in his own fashion, for the incitement of right-wing militia (terror!) groups like the Proud Boys. ('Stand back and stand by!') But in this country, in this century, violence has become as all-American as apple pie[...]
Article: Tomgram: Andrea Mazzarino, The Violent American Century - Blame Donald Trump and all too many of his followers, but don't just blame him or them. Yes, he was indeed responsible for the nightmare of January 6, 2021, and, in his own fashion, for the incitement of right-wing militia (terror!) groups like the Proud Boys. ('Stand back and stand by!') But in this country, in this century, violence has become as all-American as apple pie[...]