CONTEXT:
An aggrieved nation mourns, considers its response
editorial, The Miami Herald
Attacking the Root of Terrorism: Violence, An Interview with Satish Kumar
by Sara Buckwitz, Special to Utne Reader Online
Flying Bombs: Who Saw It Coming?by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St Clair, CounterPunch
How Come the U.S. Trains All the Terrorists?
by Martin Kelley, The NonViolence Web
Live reports from Manhattan, A web log
by Laura Flanders, WorkingForChange
Now Rolling … Terrorism Described With Movies
by Bernie Heidkamp, PopPolitics.com
Waging Peace in a Terrorist Age
by Jim Slama, Conscious Choice
Waiting
by Matthew Klam, New York Times Magazine
When Will We Learn?
by Harry Browne, AntiWar.com
Who did it?Jane’s Foreign Report presents an alternative view
FILMS AND IMAGES
Break the Cycle (no photos) by FreeRangeGraphics.com, hosted on Alternet.org
World Trade Center Crumbling (striking imagery) hosted by The Bonkworld Organization
Watching the Change, A photo essay from two years of observation.
by Cynthia Malaran
PALESTINIAN AND ARAB REACTIONS
Israel declares day of mourning for US attacks
by Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post
Listening to the Arabs of New York
by Erik Baard, Village Voice
Palestinians Shudder After US Disaster
by Joharah Baker, Middle East New Online
You can’t bomb us back into the Stone Age. We’re already there
by Tamim Ansary, Salon
MEDIA CRITIQUE
A Scorecard for Net News Ethics
by J.D. Lasica, Online Journalism Review
A Media Day In Infamy
by Geov Parrish, AlterNet
Internet Performs Global Role
by Tim Blair, Online Journalism Review
World In Crisis, Media In Conflict
MediaChannel.org
THOUGHTS ON HOW THE U.S. SHOULD RESPOND
A Time For Peace, Not Retaliation
by Elijah Wald, TomPaine.com
Breaking the Cycle of Vengeanceby Paul Loeb, America’s Tragedy, a Spiritual Response (Rodale Press, Oct 2001)
Bush Antiterrorist Proposals Raise Concerns About Students’ Privacy Rightsby Sara Hebel, The Chronicle of Higher Education
No shield could stop it. So what of ‘Star Wars’ now?
by Stephen Castle in Brussels, The Independent
US Asks: How was World’s Most Sophisticated defense Network Breached?
by David Usborne in New York, The Independent
U.S. Shouldn’t Fight Violence With Violence…
by Stephen Zunes, Baltimore Sun
What does it all mean?
by Michael Klare, Salon.com
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Find your local Red Cross office online or call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
Make a tax-deductible donation online or call 1-800-HELP-NOW.
DISCUSSION AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Tolerance.org, a website dedicated to fighting hate and promoting tolerance, has together in-depth resources for talking about the terrorist attacks and providing information and space for discussions focusing on the Anti-Arab backlash.
AlterNet History, analysis and breaking news in the aftermath of September 11.
Hosted on Z Magazine’s Web site ZNET, you can find a section titled ‘Reactions from the Terror.’ Included in this section are thoughts from Noam Chomsky and Robert Fisk among others.