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...that this was not a reasonable response to a terrorist attack. But the final twist of the movie was that the ostensibly good Middle Eastern Arab did turn out to be a crazy terrorist in the end. The Arab-American cop was all right, but he was merely Denzel Washington??s sidekick, portrayed in a way reminiscent of Tonto—good, in a certain sense, but certainly not flattering...
Over the coming years, as Harvard College relocated to Lexington and continental troops were billeted in the Yard, Elmwood became a field hospital for George Washington??s troops and the command post of Yale University alumnus and future traitor Benedict Arnold...
...left’s explanation is less racist, but also misguided. It argues that Washington??s abysmal foreign policy record is responsible for the events of Sept. 11. It points to the sanctions that are responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million Iraqi children, as well as our government’s unwavering support for Israel, which has caused decades of unnecessary suffering for the Palestinians. They suppose that if Washington had pursued more humane policies towards Iraq and Palestine, then maybe there would not be so many angry terrorists...
Though most of the event was devoted to singing patriotic songs, both speeches made thinly veiled allusions to war as a positive option. The first speaker alluded to George Washington??s belief in a peace that must be fought for, as opposed to what she called a “superficial peace.” The second speaker alluded nostalgically to the Gulf War, fondly remembering his pride as America stood together to oppose a great dictator, as he phrased...
Cheney also disclosed that after hijackers slammed planes into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon on Tuesday morning, Bush ordered the military to shoot down any commercial aircraft that disobeyed orders to turn away from Washington??s restricted air space...