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

Quote by Jurgen Habermas

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Since our complex societies are highly susceptible to interferences and accidents, they certainly offer ideal...

Since our complex societies are highly susceptible to interferences and accidents, they certainly offer ideal...

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 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...

One never really knows who one's enemy is.

One never really knows who one's enemy is.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...