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,A P]SON :O HAS A S5SE ?AT H] LIFE IS MEAN+FUL & H] DE/9Y IS 9 H] H&S IS 9 FUNDAM5TAL WAYS MORE ALIVE ?AN A P]SON :O DOES NOT4 ,9 ?AT S5SE1 ON ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 T]RORI/S US$ AIRPLANES TO KILL ?\S&S ( PEOPLE1 & POLITICIANS & M$IA US$ ! EV5T TO KILL A LITTLE BIT ( EV]YONE :O SURVIV$4 

,H]E'S ONE ( ?OSE R>E /ORIES ?AT GETS ! SAME SP9 FROM BO? ! CORPORATE & ! 9DEP5D5T M$IA3 !RE WAS A BRIEF W9D[ ( TIME BETWE5 ,NOVEMB] #aiii & ,SEPTEMB] #ba :5 ! MO/ FUNDAM5TAL CONFLICT 9 ! WORLD WAS BETWE5 P[] & PEOPLE4 ,UP UNTIL ! ,B]L9 WALL FELL .<#a.>1 IT HAD BE5 BETWE5 CAPITALISM & COMMUNISM2 N[1 AS EV]YONE KN[S1 IT'S BETWE5 T]RORISM & SO-CALL$ DEMOCRACY4 ,BUT = ?AT BRIEF1 EXHIL>AT+ P]IOD1 ! PRIM>Y DI*OTOMY 9 MORE & MORE PEOPLE'S M9DS WAS BETWE5 HI]>*Y & DOM9ATION ON ! ONE H& & AUTONOMY1 LIB]TY1 & COOP]ATION ON ! O!R4 

,EV]Y:]E ACROSS ! PLANET1 PEOPLE W]E />T+ TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES1 TE/+ !IR H&S AT SELF-DIRECT$ ACTIVITIES & PU%+ BACK :5 /ATE & CORPORATE 9T]E/S TRI$ TO 9T]F]E4 ,AS SUMMITS ( ! ECONOMIC ELITE W]E %UT D[N1 LOCAL COLLECTIVES ASSEMBL$1 & GLOBAL NETWORKS ( RESI/ANCE L9K$ UP1 IT BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE ! FUTURE WAS UP = GRABS4 ,BUT NO ONE ON EI!R SIDE ( ! B>RICADES HAD FACTOR$ 9 ! UNSETTL$ ACC\NTS ,U4,S4 =EIGN POLICY HAD WR\<T 9 ! ?IRD WORLD1 & EV]Y?+ *ANG$ ! DAY T]RORI/S1 DIRECT$ BY A =M] EMPLOYEE ( ! ,C4,I4,A41 BR\<T ?OSE *ICK5S HOME TO ROO/ 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4 

,EV]YONE KN[S ! UNUTT]ABLE TRAG$Y ?AT OCCURR$ ?AT MORN+1 :5 ?\S&S ( HUMAN BE+S LO/ !IR LIVES 9 AN ACT ( COLD-BLOOD$ VIOL5CE4 ,BUT ANO!R TRAG$Y1 A /RANG]1 SUBTL] ONE1 COMP\ND$ ! FIR/3 ! TRAG$Y ?AT OCCURS 9 ?IS SOCIETY :5 A L>GE NUMB] ( PEOPLE HAVE ! MIS=TUNE ( LOS+ !IR LIVES LIVE ON 9T]NATIONAL TELEVISION4 

,AN 9T]E/+ SIDE EFFECT ( ! EV5TS ( ,SEPTEMB] #aa WAS ?AT TELEVISION NEWS RAT+S %OT ?R\< ! RO(4 ,EV]YONE WAS GLU$ TO ! TELEVISION3 & ALL CONV]SATIONS1 9 EV]Y CITY1 /ATE1 & NATION1 W]E AB\T ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4 ,SUDD5LY -- BECAUSE :AT ONE ?9KS AB\T IS ONE'S REALITY -- ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 & MORE SPECIFICALLY ! ATTACK & DEA?S1 W]E ! EPIC5T] ( REALITY1 & ! ZONES RADIAT+ \TW>D FROM IT W]E LESS & LESS REAL4 ,! MO/ A MAN 9 ,I[A C\LD HOPE = WAS TO HAVE A FAMILY MEMB] 9 ! T[]S1 SO HE C\LD BE CONNECT$ BY BLOOD TO ! ?+S ?AT MATT]$4 ,?AT1 ( C\RSE1 IS AN 9S5SITIVE OV]/ATEM5T -- BUT LET'S NOT D5Y ?AT SOME ( US :O DIDN'T HAVE SU* A RELATIVE FELT A TW+E ( SECRET1 P]HAPS SUBCONSCI\S JEAL\SY ( ?OSE :O DID1 :O C\LD SPEAK ) SU* ANGUI% & \TRAGE AB\T ! ONE & ONLY SUBJECT ON ANYONE'S M9D4 

,9 ! SAME WAY ?AT S]IAL KILL]S & S]IAL DRAMAS1 DISA/] MOVIES & REAL DISA/]S COMM& ATT5TION1 SO DID ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY3 & EV]YONE \TSIDE ! CITY WAS P>ALYZ$1 LOOK+ ON FROM A DI/ANCE1 WOND]+ :AT W\LD HAPP5 NEXT AS ONE DOES 9 A MOVIE !AT]4 ,WE W]E ALL P[]LESS1 \R S5SE ( AG5CY GONE AT ! MO/ URG5T ( TIMES4 ,?OSE ( US :O OPPOS$ CORPORATE M$IA & O!RWISE REFUS$ TO BE COMPLICIT 9 \R [N PASSIVITY /ILL />$ AT ! SCRE5 ) EV]YONE ELSE2 ?OSE :O DID NOT HAVE SU* AN ANALYSIS WAT*$ & ACCEPT$ ! CONCLUSIONS ( ! TALK+ HEADS AS IF !Y W]E !IR [N4 ,LAT]1 DO+ AS !Y W]E TOLD1 !Y RAIS$ A FLAG ?AT WAS NOT !IR [N1 EI!R4 

,SO-CALL$ 0ACTIVI/S0 W]E AMONG ! ONES MO/ P>ALYZ$1 COMP>ATIVELY SPEAK+4 ,?OSE :O HAD %>$ A S5SE ?AT !Y C\LD *ANGE ! WORLD N[ FROZE UP AS IF HYPNOTIZ$4 ,?IS WAS C]TA9LY CONV5I5T = ! P[]S ?AT BE1 :O SCRIPT$ ! COV]AGE & SP9 ( ! TRAG$Y -- BUT :Y DID ?IS HAPP58 

,IF Y\ WANT TO DISABLE PEOPLE1 MAKE !M FEEL 9SIGNIFICANT4 ,FEEL+ 9SIGNIFICANT P>ALYZES2 )\T MORALE & MOM5TUM1 ALL ! P[] 9 ! WORLD -- & REMEMB]1 ?AT P[] IS MADE UP ( ! ASSEMBL$ P[]S ( ALL 9DIVIDUALS1 IT IS NOT SOME SCEPT] WIELD$ FROM ABOVE -- CAN ONLY BE APPLI$ ACCID5TALLY1 ACCORD+ TO ! DICTATES ( ! FEW :OSE S5SE ( 5TITLEM5T IS RE9=C$ BY !IR TITLES & TELEVISION EXPOSURE4 ,FEEL+S ( 9SIGNIFICANCE R5D] 9SIGNIFICANT2 DESP]ATION TO BE 0:]E ! ACTION IS0 REPLACES ! ABILITY TO DECIDE = ONESELF :AT ! ACTION %\LD BE4 

,! UND]LY+ MESSAGE ( ! NEWS1 ! IMPLICATION HAMM]$ DEEP] HOME ) EV]Y REPLAY ( ! T[]S COLLAPS+1 WAS ?AT :ATEV] WE LITTLE PEOPLE DID1 WORLD HI/ORY1 & !RE=E REAL LIFE1 WAS \T ( \R H&S4 ,! TRIVIAL LITTLE GAMES ACTIVI/S & COMMUNITIES HAD BE5 PLAY+ W]E IRRELEVANT2 NO ONE W\LD PAY ATT5TION ANY LONG]1 LET ALONE JO9 94 ,?IS WAS NOT NECESS>ILY TRUE1 ( C\RSE4 ,BUT IT WAS NEWS BECAUSE IT WAS ON ! NEWS1 & BECAUSE IT WAS NEWS IT MADE ITSELF TRUE4.<#b.> 

,IRONICALLY1 ?IS DISPLACEM5T ( MEAN+ -- ?IS C5T]+ ( ATT5TION UPON ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY AS ! GLOBAL NUCLEUS ( MEAN+ ITSELF -- WAS EXACTLY :AT HAD \TRAG$ & BAIT$ ! T]RORI/S4 ,BUT /RIK+ BACK AT ! HE>T ( ! EMPIRE ) ! SAME VIOL5CE !Y HAD LE>N$ FROM IT1 !Y SIMPLY F$ ! BEA/ -- = :E!R Y\ SUFF] IT OR APPLY IT1 T]RORISM IS ! ULTIMATE SPECTATOR SPORT1 & SPECTATOR%IP CAN ONLY CONSOLIDATE P[] 9 ! H&S ( ! ONES :O DIRECT ! SPOTLI<T4 

,?OSE T[]S W]E NOT JU/ A LOCUS ( F9ANCIAL P[]1 BUT EV5 MORE SO ( ICONOGRAPHIC P[] -- ! MO/ VALUABLE CURR5CY 9 ?IS 9=MATION AGE4 ,H[ IS ?AT K9D ( P[] GA!R$ & REPRODUC$8 ,9 ! SAME WAY F9ANCIAL CAPITAL IS GA!R$ & REPRODUC$3 MOGULS C5TRALIZE & MONOPOLIZE IT BY IMPOV]I%+ O!RS ( ! S5SE ?AT !IR LIFE HAS MEAN+1 ?US =C+ !M TO BUY 9 TO !IR MASS-PRODUC$ MEAN+S4 ,= EXAMPLE3 PEOPLE 9 SMALL T[N ,AM]ICA WAT* TELEVISION 9/EAD ( TALK+ ) EA* O!R1 JU/ AS 9DIG5\S PEOPLES \TSIDE ! ,U4,S4 SEEK SWEAT%OP EMPLOYM5T1 BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE ! ONLY GAME T[N4 ,?IS ISN'T NATURAL -- = ! MASS-MANUFACTUR$ ALT]NATIVES TO APPE> DESIRABLE1 ?OSE TELEVISION WAT*]S HAVE TO HAVE LO/ ! 9TIMATE CONNECTIONS & ONGO+ PROJECTS ?AT W\LD HAVE BR\<T !M TOGE!R (F !IR C\*ES1 JU/ AS ! NATIVES HAVE TO HAVE HAD !IR TRADITIONAL LIFE WAYS DE/ROY$ BY CONQUI/ADORS4 ,DISNEYL& IS AS FUN AS ,DES ,MO9ES IS DULL1 JU/ AS ,MI*AEL ,JORDAN IS AS RI* AS A ,NIKE SWEAT%OP WORK] IS POOR -- !SE >E NOT CO9CID5CES4 ,ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION & M$IA DOM9ATION >E ESS5TIALLY ! SAME PROCESS1 C>RI$ \T ON DIFF]5T LEVELS4 

,SO 9 T]MS ( ! W> = S5SE ( SELF ?AT HAS GONE ON BETWE5 US & MASS M$IA = G5]ATIONS N[1 ,SEPTEMB] #a#a?1 #ba SAW AN ACT ( SUP]LATIVE T]RORISM C>RI$ \T AGA9/ EV]Y ONE ( US3 NOT JU/ 9 ! HIJACK+ & CRA%+ ( ! PLANES1 BUT 9 ! WAY ! EV5T WAS US$ TO HIJACK & CRA% ! BUDD+ S5SE ?AT WE C\LD DET]M9E REALITY = \RSELVES4 ,?IS CONSOLIDAT$ P[] 9 ! H&S ( ! ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5T1 AMONG O!RS1 :O US$ IT TO FUR!R P>ALYZE & DI/RACT PEOPLE BY />T+ A S]IES ( CONTROV]SIAL W>S4.<#c.> ,9 A TIME :5 ! HI]>*ICAL ELITE WAS ANXI\S TO COME UP ) A NEW FALSE DI*OTOMY TO DI/RACT EV]YONE FROM ! FUNDAM5TAL /RUGGLE BETWE5 P[] & PEOPLE1 NO?+ C\LD HAVE BE5 MORE OPPORTUNE4 

,! QUE/ION1 N[ -- ! ULTIMATE QUE/ION1 ON :I* ALL LIFE H+ES -- IS H[ WE CAN ONCE MORE REFRAME ! T]MS ( ?IS CONFLICT4 ,IT IS NOT A QUE/ION M]ELY ( PEACE V]SUS W>3 ! DECADE ( 0PEACE0 ?AT L$ UP TO ! ,SEPTEMB] #aa ATTACKS WAS SUFFICI5TLY BLOODY TO P]SUADE A G5]ATION ( SUICIDE BOMB]S ?AT IT WAS WOR? DY+ TO GET REV5GE ON ! ,WE/1 & A NEW PEACE UND] ! CURR5T CONDITIONS W\LD BE EV5 MORE TREA*]\S4 ,NOR CAN WE CA/ ?IS AS A CONFLICT BETWE5 IDEOLOGIES3 WE CANNOT AF=D TO BE >M*AIR QU>T]BACKS ANY LONG]1 BACK+ \R FAVOR$ TEAMS OR !MES AGA9/ O!RS :ILE BULLETS & BOMBS RA9 R&OMLY 9TO ! /&S4 ,! QUE/ION IS -- ALWAYS IS1 NO MATT] :O IS DY+ OR KILL+1 NO MATT] :AT IS SAID ON TELEVISION -- :AT WE CAN DO \RSELVES1 :AT WE MAKE ( \R LIVES1 H[ EA* ( US 9T]ACTS ) GLOBAL EV5TS 9 \R DAILY DECISIONS4 ,\R OPPON5TS >E ?OSE :O W\LD H9D] \R EF=TS & OBSCURE ?IS QUE/ION = !IR [N 5DS1 :O W\LD RA!R RULE OV] A WORLD ( PASSIVE SPECTATORS WRACK$ BY T]ROR & W> ?AN TAKE A PLACE AMONG EQUALS ACT+ TO CORRECT ! 9JU/ICES ?AT PROVIDE JU/IFICATIONS = POLITICIANS & T]RORI/S ALIKE4 

,EV]YONE KN[S1 IF IT W]E UP TO US !RE W\LD BE NO MORE W>S1 NO MORE EXPLOITATION1 NO MORE T]RORISM4 ,IT IS UP TO US4 

.<#a.> ,HI/ORY IS RIFE ) IRONIC CO9CID5CES1 NOT ! LEA/ ( :I* BE+ ?AT ! ,B]L9 WALL FELL ON #a#a_/#i4 

.<#b.> ,?IS %[S H[ MU* WE'LL HAVE TO LE>N AB\T BE+ ABLE TO IGNORE ! M$IA1 IF WE >E TO BUILD A SU/A9ABLE LIB]ATION MOVEM5T4 

.<#c.> ,AS ,HITL] SAID1 IF Y\ WANT TO KEEP SOLDI]S FROM /OPP+ TO ?9K = !MSELVES1 KEEP Y\R >MIES M>*+ -- & ?AT GOES = LIB]AL PROTE/]S AS WELL AS >MY RECRUITS4 

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