9-11
Was There an Alternative
by Noam Chomsky
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Civil Rights
9-11 won't lead to any long-term restrictions of rights.
US censors Afghanistan coverage, except Al-Jazeera.
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Foreign Policy
Nicaragua sued US for violence in 1980s, and won.
Terrorists don't care about our "values", despite media.
Law plus history dictate that UN must approve War on Terror.
US condemned as terrorist state for actions in Nicaragua.
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Free Trade
Worldwide protests against corporate globalism.
Terrorists don't care about globalization, despite media.
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Homeland Security
For terrorists, use international courts, and ask "Why?".
For terrorists, use international courts, and ask "Why?".
Bin Laden is fighting a Holy War that harms local poor.
War on Terror used as an excuse for militarization.
Disallow CIA assassinations.
Bin Laden's anti-Saudi views resonated with Arabs.
CIA built bin Laden's terrorist network in the 1980s.
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War & Peace
Humanitarian intervention in Kosovo is euphemism for war.
CIA trained Islamist fundamentalists in Afghanistan.
Fight terrorism by arresting criminals, not bombing Mideast.
Use international court system & UN for grievances, not war.
US's low-level conflict is indistinguishable from terrorism.
Bin Laden's goal: Drive westerners out of Muslim lands.
9-11 is indirect consequence of US building Islamist army.
US pressured allies to join in war against Nicaragua.
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The above quotations are from 9-11
Was There an Alternative
by Noam Chomsky.
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