Interesting perspective. - Deborah
>Subject: "9/12"
>"January 27, 2001. . . [Cheney and Rumsfeld's] principal concerns will be
>to resurrect Reagan's science-fiction Star Wars defense system (against
>whom is unclear) and, equally terrifying, a return to Iraq. In their
>circles, the Gulf War is seen as a failure because it did not end with the
>assassination of Saddam Hussein. . . On Day One of the Bush presidency, the
>front pages of the newspapers were already carrying stories about the
>buildup of ëweapons of mass destruction' in Iraq. The only spontaneous
>news, of course, is earthquakes and plane crashes; the rest is always
>created by someone. If the economy sinks, as it probably will, a return to
>Iraq will certainly be the most expedient distraction."
>
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>
>In a series of snapshots before and after the attack on the World Trade
>Center, Eliot Weinberger offers thoughtful and provocative reflections on
>the city, the country, and the state of the world. Originally written for
>newspapers and magazines abroad, and translated into fourteen languages,
>these essays are now available together, and for the first time in English.
>Taken as a whole, they constitute a remarkable "archive of the moment,"
>way-markers for the story that is still unfolding.
>
>
>Distributed by The University of Chicago Press.
>
>
>Available at independent bookstores or on the internet at:
>
>http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/15795.ctl
>
>
>0-9717575-9-3
>Paper $10.00
>
>
>
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