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...America moves from shock, to grief, to revenge, there is an ever-increasing onus on our leaders and experts to explain the tragic events of Sept. 11. While everyone seems to have a slightly different version about why disaster struck and what might have been done to prevent it, most of these explanations fall squarely into one of two camps. Elements of the right argue that Islam is a violent religion whose followers are bent on destroying America. They hold up CNN footage of a small cheering group of hooligans in the West Bank as proof that all Arabs...
...from being besides the point, such songs had the power to soothe and uplift at a time when the nation was literally coming apart. Of course, some of the songs favored by the South sound misguided and tragic. ?I hates the Constitution/ This great Republic too/ I hates the Freedmen's Buro/ In uniforms of blue,? go the lyrics to ?Oh I?m a Good Old Rebel...
...Marc Anthony, reports on hip-hoppers in Havana and sitar rockers in London, and an opinionated guide to the 10 best bands on the planet. Months in the planning, the issue went to press before the horrific terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. But we trust that even during this tragic time, it will be heartening to see how people from different cultures can come together in harmony, in every sense of that word...
...heroism that are a constant part of most conversations and news clips have made whimsical decisions and activities harder to enjoy. And yes, I find that some amount of solemnity, or at least an awareness of the larger, oftentimes troubling, picture is needed in my life. No one wants tragic events like the one we have all witnessed to occur, but when they do, the healing begins, I think, with an assessment of our daily routine, of the activities that we take for granted...
...then, that afternoon, as Garvey stood in front a small group of FAA staff in the New York field office, near walls peppered with the tragic images of the burning World Trade Center Towers and dozens of American flags, she began to explain how grateful she was for the professionalism of the employees...