After the Gloves Came Off: A look at state-sponsored terrorism of the United States in the post-9/11 era from a historical perspective

عنوان:      After the Gloves Came Off: A look at state-sponsored terrorism of the United States in the post-9/11 era from a historical perspective
مجموعه ها:      congress1
شناسه کتاب:      216
نویسنده:      Yuram Abdullah Weiler
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This treatise examines United States’ state-sponsored terrorism from a historical perspective, contrasting U.S. behavior before and after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., focusing in general on American terrorist tactics in the Middle East and in particular on the relentless, untiring U.S. efforts to demonize and terrorize Iran.

 

The thesis of the author is that while the so-called 9/11 attacks are often touted as a watershed event for America equivalent to a 21st century “Pearl Harbor,” the incident did not cause major changes in overall U.S. policy beyond the removal of what could perhaps be best described as the last vestiges of any governmental pretense of supporting human rights, freedom and democracy. If anything, actions by the United States in the aftermath of 9/11 have exposed the true nature of the country, which appears to be rapidly evolving into a surveillance/security state. Perhaps the most obvious post 9/11change to U.S. foreign policy was the Bush administrations’ revival of the concept of preemptive war, which was put on the shelf by Truman in 1950.

 

Iran was one of the first targets of the post-World War Two decision by the U.S. to use covert action (state-sponsored terrorism) to achieve foreign policy goals. For purposes of gaining perspective, relevant history of the United States is discussed, such as the issue of slavery and the inherent contradiction at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. These parallel, if not schizophrenic, contradictions, such as slavery vs. “all men are created equal,” democracy vs. communist witch hunts, budget cuts for human services vs. funding for “defense,” Blacks drafted to “defend freedom” abroad vs. being denied voting rights home, and civil liberties vs. an ever-expanding surveillance/security apparatus can be seen throughout the country’s short history.

 

Concluding remarks include hopeful signs for a halting and contraction of the U.S. global empire and projection of U.S. military power. While it would be more satisfying to see more enlightened leadership ascend to power in Washington, hopes for this outcome appear to be slim.   However, the current downward economic trend in the U.S. and resultant mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration appear to be acting as financial brakes on U.S. hegemonic ambitions. As a consequence, economic factors alone may be sufficient to force the United States to reduce its current exports of terrorism, which undoubtedly would be received as a most welcome development by the rest of the world in general and Iran in particular.

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