News for September 11, 2008
September 11, 2008 by Barbara
Filed under News and Analysis
Remembering 9/11, Seven Years Later …
On the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., commenators and bloggers are taking a look back at the moment that they saw the world change, but also turning their gaze ahead to see what next step can be taken to bring reconciliation and healing to the world. Articles also show how the U.S. and world are still dealing with the effects of 9/11. Links include:
Rep. Dennis Kucinich @ The Nation | “Before the Congress adjourns, I will bring forth a new proposal for the establishment of a National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation, which will have the power to compel testimony and gather official documents to reveal to the American people not only the underlying deception which has divided us, but in that process of truth seeking set our nation on a path of reconciliation.”
dotCommonweal | “Subsequent September 11ths have found me in different places — including, in recent years, Manhattan high-rise office buildings. But I always go to mass that day. It’s the one thing I can think to do with all my grief and anger and frustration. It’s one thing that hasn’t changed.”
The Associated Press | “New data from a public health registry that tracks the health effects of 9/11 suggest that as many as 70,000 people may have developed post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the terrorist attacks.”
Foreign Policy Passport | “A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 17 nations finds that majorities in only nine of them believe that al Qaeda was behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States.”
The FundamentaList (No. 49) | The American Prospect
The IRS is asked to investigate a Christian legal group, the GOP alienates Latino evangelicals, and religious leaders ask Sarah Palin to start acting like a Christian.
Initiative on International Volunteering and Service | Brookings Institute
As Senators McCain and Obama gather in New York at the ServiceNation Summit in New York on September 11, David Caprara and Steven Rosenthal examine the nature of volunteerism and service and how international volunteering enhances America’s public diplomacy efforts.
Who First Put ‘Lipstick on a Pig’? | Slate
When Barack Obama told a crowd at a campaign event on Tuesday, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig,” the McCain campaign swiftly took offense, claiming the analogy was directed at vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki countered the accusation, saying, “That expression is older than my grandfather’s grandfather and it means that you can dress something up but it doesn’t change what it is.” Is the expression really that old?
- Related link: Lipstick on a Pig, a View from Israel | Windows & Doors
In Defense of Community Organizers | Racialicious
Vice-Presidential Candidate Governor Palin and former Presidential candidate Rudolph Guiliani lampooned community organizers and the important work they do in their communities. Are they so out of touch that they do not realize that teachers, PTA members, football coaches and non-profit volunteers also have “actual responsibilities” too? Do they not realize – in their desire to smear – that these people have families as well? These people have love for their communities and strive to improve their own lives by improving the lives of others.
Barbara Schwartz is the editorial director at the Xenia Institute. She lives in Oklahoma City, Okla., and currently is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa.
