One never really knows who one's enemy is.

Quote by Jurgen Habermas

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Osama bin Laden, the person, more likely serves the function of a stand-in. Compare the...

Osama bin Laden, the person, more likely serves the function of a stand-in. Compare the...

Each murder is one too many.

Each murder is one too many.

The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be...

The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be...

I cannot imagine a context that would some day, in some manner, make the monstrous...

I cannot imagine a context that would some day, in some manner, make the monstrous...

Since the intervention in Afghanistan, we suddenly began to notice when, in political discussions, we...

Since the intervention in Afghanistan, we suddenly began to notice when, in political discussions, we...

After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond...

After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond...

A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly...

A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly...

Manhattan... capital of the 20th century, a city that has fascinated me for more than...

Manhattan... capital of the 20th century, a city that has fascinated me for more than...

From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of...

From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of...

Disappointment over nationalistic authoritarian regimes may have contributed to the fact that today religion offers...

Disappointment over nationalistic authoritarian regimes may have contributed to the fact that today religion offers...

The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism.

The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism.

Perhaps at a later point important developments will be traced back to September 11. But...

Perhaps at a later point important developments will be traced back to September 11. But...

The scenarios of biological or chemical warfare painted in detail by the American media during...

The scenarios of biological or chemical warfare painted in detail by the American media during...

Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what...

Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what...

Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the...

Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the...

What was new was the symbolic force of the targets struck. The attackers did not...

What was new was the symbolic force of the targets struck. The attackers did not...

Historically, terrorism falls in a category different from crimes that concern a criminal court judge.

Historically, terrorism falls in a category different from crimes that concern a criminal court judge.

The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes,...

The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes,...

If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history,...

If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history,...

In the U.S.A. or Europe there is no realistic way to estimate the type, magnitude,...

In the U.S.A. or Europe there is no realistic way to estimate the type, magnitude,...