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Western Journalists on the Terrorist Attacks
An Introductory Note: This is not a survey of all perspectives on the terrorist attacks. In fact, it is a very selective collection of links. It consists entirely of links to articles by Western journalists in which they examine some of the possible causes of terrorism. Nearly all of these articles have appeared only in the independent (or, alternative) media rather than in the mainstream media. In fact, it is difficult to find these voices without doing a lot of searching. For this reason, one of my aims is simply to provide a resource about progressive and/or libertarian perspectives. My second aim is to show that it is not only Muslims who believe it is important to consider possible causes of terrorism, but that thoughtful Americans and other Westerners may feel the same way. It is for this reason that I have provided links only to Western journalists. I do not necessarily agree with the views of all of the columnists to whom I have linked; rather, I am providing these links in the hopes that you may, God willing, open your mind to consider new perspectives on this very difficult issue.
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'Why Do They Hate Us?', by Peter Ford
A Knife Is Enough, by John-Paul Leonard
A Sad State of Affairs, by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
A Time to Listen to What the World Says About the U.S., by Colin McMahon
Addressing the Sources of Middle Eastern Violence Against the United States, by Steve Niva
Alternative Perspective, by Stephen Garvey
America in Denial about Why Millions Hate It, by Wallace Shawn
America's New Crisis: Understanding the Muslim World, by John L. Esposito
Another Sarajevo?, by Eric Margolis
Attack on America, by Alexander Cockburn
Bin Laden's Appeal is to Arab Frustration Not Religious Values, by David Hirst
Blood Will Not Wash Away Blood, by Kelvin B. Reese
Blowback, by Chalmers Johnson
Blowback!, by Jeff Sommers
Bush is Walking into a Trap, by Robert Fisk
Civilians Are Innocent, the U.S. Is Not, by Andrew Hunt
Combating Terrorism, by Professor William Thomson
Death, Downtown, by Michael Moore
Despair Feeds Hatred, Extremism, by Sandy Tolan
Do Folks Out There Have A 'Distate of Western Civilization and Cultural Values'?, by Edward S. Herman
Doing something: Making peace and seeking justice, by Robert Jensen
Enough!, by Michael Betzold
Explaining Arab Anger, by Jim Muir
Faith and Terror, by Robert Malley
Fight the Roots of Terrorism, by Steve Niva
For the Arrogance of Power America Now Pays a Terrible Price, by Jonathan Power
Foreign Policy Has Consequences, by Charley Reese
Four Choices for the West, by Carl Haber
How Hate Replaced Hope, by John K. Cooley
Imperial Paralysis, by Justin Raimondo
Inevitable Ring to the Unimaginable, by John Pilger
Investigate Before You Retaliate, by Michel Collon
It's All about Oil...Again, by Mark Lynas
Looking for Them, Searching for Us, by Rich Cohen
Looking for a Few Good Policies on Foreign Affairs, by Molly Ivins
Miscellaneous Perspectives, by Institute for Public Accuracy
Not In My Name: A Jewish Perspective on Recent Events, by Jeffrey Rose
Now Is the Time to Speak for Peace, by Robert Jensen
Pearl Harbor II, by Eric Margolis
Radical Islam vs. Islam, by David Forte
Shocked and Horrified, by Larry Mosqueda
Should Muslims Apologize - Or Speak up for Justice?, by John-Paul Leonard
Some Perspectives on the Disaster, by David Lorge Parnas
Tackle Terror at Its Roots, by Tony Benn, MP
Terror Network Established by CIA, by James Ingalls
Terrorism and Religion, by Paul Findley
That Which Happened, by Chris Floyd
The Algebra of Infinite Justice, by Arundhati Roy
The Best Defense Against Another Attack is Justice, by Martin Woollacott
The Lessons of Blowback, by Chalmers Johnson
The Morning After, by Diana Johnstone
The Naivete in Asking 'Why Do They Hate Us So Much?', by Kenneth Zapp
The Price of Empire, by Alan Bock
The Reasons for Hate, by Joel Beinin
The Seeds of Terror Thrive in Land of Poverty, by R.C. Longworth
The Source of Terrorism, by Brig. Gen. James J. David (ret.)
The U.S. Only Applies Its Values to Itself, It Seems, by Charley Reese
The Unknown Enemy, by Joseph Sobran
The Wickedness and Awesome Cruelty of a Crushed and Humiliated People, by Robert Fisk
They Can't See Why They Are Hated, by Seamus Milne
Think First, Bomb Later, by Richard McGill Murphy
To Prevent Terrorism, US Foreign Policy Must Change, by Mark Weisbrot
Tough Talk Won't Solve the Problem of Terrorism, by Robert Jensen
Twin Towers, by Uri Avnery
Two Wrongs Never Make Right, by Robert Jensen
U.S. Foreign Policy - The Fertile Ground That Feeds Terrorism, by Mark Bumgarner
U.S. Foreign Policy Feeds Their Hatred, by Ross Nelson
U.S. Government is Not Without Fault, by Charley Reese
U.S. Pays the Price for Arrogance, by Jonathan Power
U.S. Shouldn't Fight Violence with Violence, by Stephen Zunes
United States Now Pays for the Error of Our Ways, by Sheryl McCarthy
War on Terrorism Should Address Grievances, by Michael Jansen
Western Dissidents on the Reactions to the tragedy at the World Trade Center, by Brent Herbert
What Can We Do About Terrorism?, by Robert M. Bowman
What Powerful States Call Terrorism May be an Inevitable Response to Injustice, by Seamus Milne
When Will We Learn?, by Harry Browne
Why Do They A) Hate, B) Fear, C) Envy, D) Resent U.S.?, by Chi-Dooh Li
Why Many Arabs Hate America, by Scott McConnell
Why They Attack Us, by Samuel Francis
Why They Hate Us: A Re-examination, by Marc Bumgarner
Why Would Anybody Want to Hurt Us: Some Answers, by Joseph Sobran
