Ten conservative myths about national security
Tom Paine/Our Future
by Sara Robinson
09/12/08
True confession: I was terrified on 9/11 — for all the right reasons. I wasn’t afraid of the terrorists. There are plenty of countries where people have lived for decades under the constant threat of unholy acts of terror — and yet people still get on buses and subways and airplanes, and life goes on. … No, what I was really afraid of was that too many of my fellow Americans would forget the lessons of their own history—that they’d lose track of who we are and where we’ve been and what we’re made of. I knew there was a real possibility that this time, we’d fail to live up to our reputation for cool, calm clarity in the face of crisis, and instead be goaded into taking counsel of our fears...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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by Sara Robinson
09/12/08
True confession: I was terrified on 9/11 — for all the right reasons. I wasn’t afraid of the terrorists. There are plenty of countries where people have lived for decades under the constant threat of unholy acts of terror — and yet people still get on buses and subways and airplanes, and life goes on. … No, what I was really afraid of was that too many of my fellow Americans would forget the lessons of their own history—that they’d lose track of who we are and where we’ve been and what we’re made of. I knew there was a real possibility that this time, we’d fail to live up to our reputation for cool, calm clarity in the face of crisis, and instead be goaded into taking counsel of our fears...
http://tinyurl.com/4pe4wz
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=national+security
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Sara+Robinson
rudkla - 15. Sep, 09:14
