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Mickey Z
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the Department of Homeland Security.
Friday, September 10, 2004
9/11...plus 3
I originally wrote this on September 11, 2001:
As I sit typing this here in New York City, the radio is blaring news of hijacked planes crashing into the World Trade Center. Instantly, I feared for friends who work in the area (note: it turned out a few died). Next, overwhelmed by the inevitability I felt and the sound of F-16s circling in restricted air space, I made a mental laundry list of suspects. Most observers, of course, will reflexively start with the generic term: “Arab.” It’s enlightening that Westerners use that word to describe people as diverse as Yemenis and Syrians, but rarely use “European” to label both an Irishman and a Swede. While it’s clear that only a few groups had the resources to pull off such a coordinated onslaught, I still couldn’t help but wonder who hasn’t the U.S. pissed off enough to warrant violent revenge?
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