September 11th

September 11th
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	Links Guides to Online Resources Web Resources for Journalists http://www.journalism.berkeley.edu/weblinks/ A very comprehensive site of links to online resources. AfghanistanTeaching Resources: Asia Society http://www.asiasource.org/profiles/ap_mp_03.cfm?countryid=32 General Works: Afghanistan Online http://www.afghan-web.com/ Afghanistan Online is a privately owned, independent web site that provides updated news and information on Afghanistan. CIA Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html Letter from Afghanistan William Vollman, The New Yorker, May 15, 2000 http://www.newyorker.com/FROM_THE_ARCHIVE/ARCHIVES/?010924fr_archive05 Yahoo http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Afghanistan/News_and_Media/ Tamim Ansary, "An Afghan American Speaker" http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/14/afghanistan/index.html History: Michael Creswell, "The United States Must Learn From the Soviet War in Afghanistan" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/100601a.html Calls for careful study of reasons the Soviets failed in Afghanistan. "Blundering into Afghanistan" David Greenberg, Slate, September 19, 2001 http://slate.msn.com/historylesson/01-09-19/historylesson.asp Stacy B. Haldi, "Why Afghanistan Will Not Be a Quagmire" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/100201a.html Unique characteristics differentiating the present conflict from past Afghan wars. Maps: Afghanistan Maps http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/afghanistan.html Civil Liberties In the past, insecurity led many Americans to lash out against people of different ethnicities. What historical lessons should we bear in mind as we seek to deal with current threats? How can society best balance a concern with security with personal freedom and civil liberties. John H. Barnhill: "Security May Be Too Expensive" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/100701a.html Examines the Mobilization Against Terrorism Act and the potential loss of civil liberties. Diane M.T. North, "How Does a Nation Protect Itself in Wartime?" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/100401a.html The Office of Homeland Security and protection of constitutional liberties. Allan M. Winkler, "War Can Threaten Civil Liberties at Home" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/100301a.html Examples from the past of the violation of the civil liberties of perceived enemies at home. Film and Media: Media Coverage Over the past six decades, the news media have had to respond to many shattering events, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the seizure of American diplomats in Iran, and the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. Is the current coverage more or less restrained than coverage of previous events. Is it fairer or more biased? Is it stirring or restraining ethnic animosities? Anti-Islam in the Media http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/issues/minrep/resource/reports/cdnislam.htm A 1998 publication of the Canadian Islamic Congress. The Portrayal of Muslim Women in Canadian Mainstream Media http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/issues/minrep/resource/reports/jafri.htm By Gul Joya Jafri of the Afghan Women's Organization. Middle Eastern Film "Movies of the Middle East" by Janelle Brown Salon, October 9, 2001 http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/10/09/film/index.html "These films frequently personify an intense anger directed at the United States…. Despite a seemingly relentless struggle with censorship, some Middle Eastern filmmakers have produced work that addresses -- often directly -- the issues of politics, war and religion." Government Sites Response to Terrorism http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/ Official statements of U.S.government policy toward terrorism. Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism: http://www.state.gov/global/terrorism/ Reports from the U.S. government office responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing American counterterrorism policy. Patterns of Global Terrorism http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pogtrpt/2000/ Includes a chronology of terrorist incidents and background information on terrorist groups. Islam Islam: Empire of Faith http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/ Companion site to the PBS documentary Islamic Studies http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/ The academic website of Dr. Alan Godlas, professor of Religion at the University of Georgia, provides a scholarly overview of Islam and related subjects. The Status of Muslim Civil Rights in the United States http://www.cair-net.org/civilrights/ From the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Lesson Plans Choices: Attack on the United States http://www.choices.edu/Sept11/top.html Students have the opportunity to explore policy options. New York Times Learning Network http://nyt.com/learning/general/specials/terrorism/index.html?rd=hcmcp?p=04 Osama bin Laden Frontline: Hunting bin Laden http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/ MSA News http://msanews.mynet.net/Scholars/Laden/ Includes an extensive collection of links. The Real bin Laden by Mary Anne Weaver, New Yorker, January 24, 2000 http://www.newyorker.com/FROM_THE_ARCHIVE/ARCHIVES/?010924fr_archive03 The Near East Meeting with the Muj http://www.thebulletin.org/issues/2001/jf01/jf01stern.html A visit to a radical religious school in Lehore, Pakistan by Jessica Stern, a lecturer at Harvard UniversityÍs Kennedy School of Government, an adjunct fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. News Reports CNN http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/interactives.html Salon http://www.salon.com/news/terrorism/ http://www.salon.com/news/terrorism/archives/2001/10/08/1721/index.html Yahoo http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Crime/Types_of_Crime/Terrorism/ World_Trade_Center_and_Pentagon_Attack/ Pearl Harbor Analogy Robert S. McElvaine: "Black Tuesday II" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/100101a.html September 11 as combination of Pearl Harbor and Black Tuesday. Edward T. O'Donnell, "Another Pearl Harbor? Not by a Longshot" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/091401b.html Inappropriate analogies between the World Trade Center/Pentagon terrorist attacks and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Presidential Power During times of crisis, Americans turn to their president for words of reassurance, comfort, and resolve. Our president, unlike Britain's prime minister, has multiple responsibilities: to serve as head of state, commander-in-chief, and the symbolic leader of our country. A President must not only manage our government, but also lead and inspire our citizens. Ira Chernus: "Bush Should Consider the Fate of Wartime Presidents" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/100901a.html Advises President Bush to heed the examples of Eisenhower in Korea and Johnson in Vietnam. Terrorism September 11th re: constructions http://web.mit.edu/cms/reconstructions/ A website created by the Comparative Media Studies program at MIT designed to spark discussions and reflections about the media's role in covering the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath. Terrorist Attacks 2001 Archive http://www.archive.org/ The Internet Archive, in coordination with the Library of Congress, webArchivist.org and Alexa Internet, have created an archive of information on the terrorist attacks. Television Archive http://www.televisionarchive.org Broadcasts and critical commentary on coverage from television stations worldwide. The History of Terrorism Beverly Gage, "The First Wall Street Bomb" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/091701a.html Historical precedent to New York terror bombings. "The Changing Face of Terrorism" David Greenberg Slate, September 13, 2001 http://slate.msn.com/historylesson/01-09-13/historylesson.asp Max Page, "The 'Unimaginable' Has, in Fact, Often Been Imagined" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/091801b.html Predictions, in popular culture, of disasters in New York. Donald R. Shaffer: "The Osama bin Laden of 1916" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/091901a.html Earlier precedent in Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico. Recent Commentary The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/jihad.htm Congressional Quarterly: Recent Terrorist Events http://www.cqpress.com/context/ Special Briefing: The Terrorist Attack on America: Background -- Foreign Affairs http://www.foreignaffairs.org/home/terrorism.asp This special briefing from Foreign Affairs collects the full text of ten previously published articles and thirteen book reviews that "contribute to an understanding of the tragic attacks on New York and Washington." The articles range from David Fromkin's 1975 "The Strategy of Terrorism," which gives the history of terrorism and some governmental strategies for combatting it, to Richard K. Betts' prescient 1998 "The New Threat of Mass Destruction," discussing the dangers of terrorist attacks on the US. Other writers include Ahmed Rashid, Walter Laqueur, and Ashton Carter. War Keith Edgerton, "War Can Take On a Life of Its Own" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/091501a.html The unforeseeable results of military reactions to terrorism. K.R. Constantine Gutzman, "On the Verge of War, Look Before You Leap" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/091401a.html The often unexpected results of the quick use of military force Robert Brent Toplin, "War and "The Law of Unintended Consequences" http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/articles/recent/100501a.html Calls for intensified analysis to foresee the unexpected results of our actions. Back to Top