From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of the motive or the situation under which they are carried out.

Quote by Jurgen Habermas

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Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense:...

Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense:...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Global terrorism is extreme both in its lack of realistic goals and in its cynical...

Global terrorism is extreme both in its lack of realistic goals and in its cynical...

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

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

Instead of the international police action we had hoped for during the war in Kosovo,...

Instead of the international police action we had hoped for during the war in Kosovo,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He...

I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He...

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...

Each murder is one too many.

Each murder is one too many.

One never really knows who one's enemy is.

One never really knows who one's enemy is.

The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its...

The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its...