http://www.inthesetimes.com/archives/tags/911/ In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. en-us Expression Engine jessica@inthesetimes.com seamus@inthesetimes.com Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:00:19 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/2788/the_good_war_on_terror/ On September 11, 2001, George W. Bush wrote the following impression in his diary: "The Pearl Harbor of the 21st century took place today." He wasn't alone in this assessment. In the days after the attacks, editorialists, pundits and citizens reached with impressive unanimity for this single historical precedent. The Sept. 12 New York Times alone contained 13 articles mentioning Pearl Harbor. Five years after 9/11 we are still living with the legacy of this hastily drawn analogy. Whatever the natural similarities between December 7, 1941, and September 11, 2001, the association of the two has led us to convert--first in rhetoric, later in fact--a battle against a small band of clever, murderous fundamentalists into a worldwide war of epic… war 9/11 politics Grace Lee Boggs