Ten years on from the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC, Al Qaeda appears to be largely a spent force – one hopes -- and its leader, Osama bin Laden, is dead.
But the September 11, 2011 attacks forced a dramatic change in the ethical course of the United States and have undercut whatever moral authority the country had. It did not have to be that way.
The standing of the United States in the world today -- militarily, economically and morally -- has been damaged almost irreparably not so much by Al Qaeda as by the presidency of George W Bush and the reign of his vice president, Dick Cheney. There is little sign that President Barack Obama is on track to do anything about it.
Perhaps the most telling remark to have appeared recently in the press was contained in a review of Cheney's new book, “In My Time,” in the Financial Times. It pointed out that the CIA's nickname for Cheney was “Edgar,” a reference to a famous ventriloquist in the 1940s and 1950s who had a dummy named Charlie McCarthy and the vice president's presumed control over Bush. Full story...
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But the September 11, 2011 attacks forced a dramatic change in the ethical course of the United States and have undercut whatever moral authority the country had. It did not have to be that way.
The standing of the United States in the world today -- militarily, economically and morally -- has been damaged almost irreparably not so much by Al Qaeda as by the presidency of George W Bush and the reign of his vice president, Dick Cheney. There is little sign that President Barack Obama is on track to do anything about it.
Perhaps the most telling remark to have appeared recently in the press was contained in a review of Cheney's new book, “In My Time,” in the Financial Times. It pointed out that the CIA's nickname for Cheney was “Edgar,” a reference to a famous ventriloquist in the 1940s and 1950s who had a dummy named Charlie McCarthy and the vice president's presumed control over Bush. Full story...
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