1. Fear: What Is It Good For?
- Author
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Alterman, Eric
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SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 , *TERRORISTS , *WAR , *TERRORISM , *INTERNATIONAL crimes , *POLITICAL crimes & offenses - Abstract
This article reports on the investigations made by the U.S. government on the terrorists responsible for the attack on September 11, 2001. It discusses the history of the planned neoconservative war against Iraq and the justifications of U.S. President George W. Bush in going to war with Iraq. President Bush offered two justifications in asking Congress for the authority to go to war with Iraq. First, he had decided that further diplomacy would be a waste of time. Second, the U.S. was continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those organizations, nations, or persons who authorized, planned, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
- Published
- 2004