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Transforming enmity

9/11: Ten years later

Aug 18, 2011 by John Paul Lederach

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Unclear future

9/11: Ten years later

Aug 18, 2011 by Robin Lovin

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In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, Americans were unified. We had all been attacked, and we knew what we were defending. References to Pearl Harbor sprang readily to mind. This was our moment to stand up and stand together.

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Lament and renewal

9/11: Ten years later

Aug 18, 2011 by Stephen Paul Bouman

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United by hope

9/11: Ten years later

Aug 18, 2011 by Michael L. Lindvall

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Alternative responses

9/11: Ten years later

Aug 18, 2011 by Scott Bader-Saye

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On the Shelf

Sacred Violence

Torture, Terror, and Sovereignty

by Paul W. Kahn

The foundation of politics

Jul 26, 2011 by David Heim

Of all the books that might be read to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11, one of the most probing is by a law professor at Yale, Paul Kahn. In Sacred Violence, Kahn picks out two distinctive political problems of our post-9/11 world--terrorism and torture--and argues that they are parallel.

American Soundings

Why do we call it 9/11?

Nov 02, 2010 by Rodney Clapp

Despite all the attention given to re­membering the al-Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001, little attention has been given to one conspicuous aspect--the event has no name.

From the Editors

Remote-control warfare

Troubling questions
May 18, 2010
Unmanned drones have become the weapon of choice in the Obama administration, which launched more drone attacks in nine months than the Bush administration did in three years. When it comes to attacking al-Qaeda, said CIA director Leon Panetta, drones are “the only game in town.”
From the Editors

Christian terrorists?

Hutaree and the limits of Christian diversity
May 04, 2010
The Christian militia group known as the Hutaree, whose leaders were arrested by the FBI during Holy Week, is fond of quoting Christian scripture.
From the Editors

Homegrown counterterrorism

Successful self-policing
Feb 09, 2010
Terrorism has a homegrown dimension. Many of the terrorist plots uncovered since 9/11 have involved U.S.-born or naturalized U.S. citizens.