The war on terror: A different enemy, a new reality

by JD Wentworth

I was too young to remember when JFK was assassinated but as I grew up remembered people saying "where were you when." to those old enough to have experienced the sad event. Now as an adult, I find myself in that same pos...read more

by Mark Hopkins

It was not just the USA which was stunned by the events of September 11th, the whole world was. Crucially, there was near universal sympathy for America and condemnation for a cowardly attack on defenseless civilians. Isla...read more

by Michael Fernandez

"The Big Picture" (at least at the beginning of this War on Terror) was the capture of Osama Bin Laden and the destruction of Al-Qaeda. Now, it's devolved into an undeniable mess which has no resolution in sight. How di...read more

by Michael Willis

The realisation of tragedy We come once again to an anniversary of an occurrence which shook the world. Those who are left behind go through the rituals of grief and remembrance for not ...read more

by Joyce Luck

What is the truth to take away from September 11? It was six years ago. I woke up to KFOG in the San Francisco Bay Area, as I did every morning; this day, no music, and no Dave Morey, the DJ. My partner was in the shower. ...read more

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by Annalise Rose

The Geneva Conventions, like many other government implementations, have become outdated and problematic, especially now fighting our War on Terrorism. Although there are over 190 countries that have signed the Geneva Conv...read more

by Richard G. Lanzara

We've never been told about the big picture nor has any politician or political pundit engaged in any meaningful public discussion regarding the factors leading up to 9/11. Saudi Arabia or at least the ruling monarchy is o...read more

by David Furritus

I find it interesting that the words "Big Picture" are in the title of this topic, yet so many of the articles I've read don't seem to look at the big picture. All I see is the same old rhetoric about about how the War ...read more

by Rex Coker

"Searching Ones soul" I sat in my chair that beautiful September Morning. I brewed a pot of coffee and sat back in the chair to watch the days events unfold on the news. What I saw confused me at first, it was a cha...read more

by Brendan Doolan

When we remember the horror of 9/11, and we think of all that has happened since then, we lust for revenge, to eradicate those responsible. However, the successful terrorist does not burst full blown onto the scene like a ...read more

by naughtynikki

9/11...a day that changed America, the visions of which will forever be burned in my mind as it will be for many. Our President, whom took 7 minutes to react to the news, and not with surprise I might add, declaring a war ...read more

by Nathan Hook

If you consider the big picture' then 9/11 was inevitable. Perhaps the twin towers as a target were not, but some form of significant attack was probably unavoidable in the USA; it is the last great imperial power left on ...read more

by Hammoudi Abdelwahab

THE 9/11 SYNDROME This century brought up a new phenomenon which tends to behave as a syndrome which we have chosen to call, in order to apprehend it, - "The Nine-Eleven Syndrome" Any country in the world could ...read more

by Firoze Hirjikaka

Mention the words Al Qaeda or terrorist; and chances are that you will conjure up images of swarthy, bearded men with cold, ruthless eyes who never smile. Well you are far from being the unique. This is the image implante...read more

by Amit Ranat

As everybody knew about the attack at Jaipur.It was a terrorist attack made in India after very long time.So terrorists are back again to harm India and this time they harmed Pink City Jaipur.Almost many people are killed ...read more

by Unstoppable Force

Most Americans can remember exactly what they were doing and where they were when the news of the twin towers being struck by hijacked airliners hit CNN and radio stations around the country. For myself, i was at work...read more

by Nancy Hewitt

In the mid 1980's American Government declared a war on drugs. Today drugs are as prevalent on the streets of the United States as they were then. The war was lost. September 11th, 2001, undoubtedly the worst ...read more

by J. B. Well

'EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA' read all about it. WAR strikes America. Those were the headlines that consumed my hometown on September 11, 2001, as it did many others. It was described as a nightmare. We were no more than animal...read more

by Raymond Ellis

Wars are a distraction from what really matters. I wrote of a way to end the war in Iraq, or at least coming to a better understanding of the situation in Iraq. When 9/11 happened we should have turned the other cheek. W...read more

by MM

As another writer has already said, most of us remember where we were and what we doing on that fateful day. The day of nine/eleven. I'd just sat in the dentists chair at the surgery in the beautiful serene village of S...read more