Author Event: Party in The Street
The Institute for Policy Studies co-sponsors a discussion and signing of a book on “The Antiwar Movement and the Democratic Party after 9/11” by Michael T. Heaney and Fabio Rojas.
The Motive for Terrorism That Officials Dare Not Acknowledge
The intelligence and counter-terrorism communities concede that America’s continuing wars actually increase the risk of terrorism against the United States.
The Hidden Culprit of 9/11: Clinical Depression
The four al Qaeda pilots were traumatized individuals.
Ian Williams’s Lost 9/11 Chronicle, Part II
After reporting on the World Trade Center attacks for Canadian Broadcasting, Ian Williams wrote a heretofore unpublished account.
Ian Williams’s Lost 9/11 Chronicle, Part I
After reporting on the World Trade Center attacks for Canadian Broadcasting, Ian Williams wrote a heretofore unpublished account.
10 Years after 9/11, Phyllis Bennis says, “September 11th Didn’t Change the World. September 12th Did.”
“The horrific attacks killed 3,000 people, left hundreds of thousands mourning. But that enormous crime did not – could not – threaten U.S. survival, and it did not destroy U.S. democracy,” said Phyllis Bennis.
Resurrecting the Truth in Chile: The Other 9/11
To remember what has come to be known as “The Other 9/11”, two torture victims will be joined by Chile expert, Peter Kornbluh, and others in an afternoon of sharing, including stories of the current political protests in Chile.
Endless War Isn’t the Answer to 9/11
Washington’s reaction to 9/11 damaged our country as much as the attacks themselves.
Author Event: Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice
Join FPIF and Teaching for Change Bookstore for a talk and book signing with Alia Malek, author of Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice. Alia’s book seeks to tell the life stories of the innocent men and women who have been needlessly swept up in the “war on terror.”
Making an Exception for Osama bin Laden
We are afraid as once we were not, not even in the darkest days of World War II when the Nazi monster threatened us.
Good Riddance
The 9-11 attacks assaulted our self-confidence and delivered a blow to our sense of well being from which we have yet to recover, a decade later.
Playing into Osama Bin Laden’s Hands
His greatest magic trick was to persuade the United States and its allies to expend enormous sums of money to fight a small, isolated, and anachronistic force that operated on the very margins of the Muslim world.
Why I Can’t Celebrate Osama Bin Laden’s Death
War isn’t, and never has been, the answer to terrorism.
Jihadi Butch Cassidy
We have, once again, played right into Osama bin Laden’s hands.
Justice, Vengeance, and Osama Bin Laden
This could have been a moment to replace vengeance with cooperation, replace war with justice.