another good question: are the dancing and celebrating palestinians old footage from 1991? it's not that i do not believe there are enough people who would dance and celebrate but it reminds me on the fragile authenticity of footage. i mean, we're dealing with the tv station that "directed" the gulf war. and many european tv stations carelessly chew what cnn feeds them...
don beck and chris cowan: a spiral view of terrorism.
lloyd demause: "the purpose of this book is to reveal for the first time how the ultimate cause of all wars and human misery is the parental holocaust of children throughout history – an untold story of how literally billions of innocent, helpless children have been routinely killed, bound, battered, mutilated, raped and tortured and then as adults have inflicted upon others the nightmares they themselves experienced".
of special interest is chapter 2 of the book: "not every american president has been able to resist his nation's call for war. studies have shown the main determinant is the kind of childhood the president has experienced".
both links via net-time mailing-list.
the guardian: "shock, rage and grief there has been aplenty. but any glimmer of recognition of why people might have been driven to carry out such atrocities, sacrificing their own lives in the process – or why the united states is hated with such bitterness, not only in arab and muslim countries, but across the developing world – seems almost entirely absent".
john pilger: "if the attacks on america have their source in the islamic world, who can really be surprised?" – appropriate thread on metafilter and thanks to elephäntville.
dangerfinder: united states vs. afghanistan.
islam – a religion of terror? the answer is no.
while yesterday everbody knew that the war has just begun, today everybody shows and has understanding. understanding for the lament, understanding for the coming nato strike, understanding for whatever. i don't understand very much of all this. and sorry folks: i don't believe you do.
and i will not be told by anybody how to lament. especially not by journalists or politicians.
iran-iraq war 1980–1988: "perhaps as many as a million people died".
they don't know who is responsible. they don't know why it happened. they even don't know what exactly was going on, yet. but they want us to believe that we have a new enemy. and united they stand and will strike back, soon.
awaiting revelation.
although still nothing is said about the identity of the terrorists, german news magazine der spiegel already asks whether "witch hunts" are impending for the muslim people in the u.s.
nasa: satellite images of world trade center fire plume.
good question: could it not be that this attack already was retaliation?
i am still reading through the links i have posted in the last 30 hours.
songs by the the / matt johnson:
"this is your captain calling with an urgent warning we're about the gulf of arabia our attitude is fallling and i can't keep her up there's no time for thinking all hands on deck this bird is sinking." – "sweet bird of truth", 1986.
"it's war, she cried, it's war, she cried, this is war drop your possessions, all you simple folk you will fight them on the beaches in your underclothes you will thank the good lord for raising the union jack you'll watch the ships out of harbour and the bodies come floating back." – "armageddon days are here (again)", 1989.
ultrasparky: time-lapse view of the wtc explosions.
sorting out the myths and legends.
"it almost looks like a model".
wired: "anti-attack feds push carnivore – just hours after [...], fbi agents began to visit web-based, e-mail firms and network providers, according to engineers at those companies who spoke on condition of anonymity".
i am still not able to concentrate on my daily work... it's amazing how everyone tries to cope with the situation. i have seen fear in faces i was not suspecting it.
right now i was interviewed by a reporter of fm4 about the role of the web in yesterday's drama, stumbling over words. darned, i forgot to ask when it will be broadcast...